New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07
WORKS
Violet Orris

r ,tuev Acting Inspector General: Major 5
w. Groessbeck Judge-Advocate: Major Roudz
Ouarterna ST err General. Major II. J. Gallagher
Chief Commissary; Captain Sands. Chief Engi-
neer: Captain Gilmore. Assistant Adjutant-
General. and Captain Johnson. Assistant Quar-
termaster.
General Shafter still occupies his tent In the
detention camp although his period of deten
ton is over He will remain in the tent unti
such time as the clubhouse is fitted for his occu-
pancy and he will then remove the headquar'
tiers to that point and from there direct the
camp
1t is said. but not officially. that the camp VIII
within a short time be increased by the arrival
Of number Of men from Por.o Rico. Inis IN
formation is said TO have come from Washlng-
ton. but not from Official headquarters IN regular
form General Shafter said to-day he had hearo
the run7or that the Porto Rico troops were com
ing here and that the Regulars who We're IN
that campaign will be sent here as rapidly as
possible. but that he did not know this was
fact. and that It might be camp gossip Inc
story which says the Porto Rico men are 10
come here says that General Shafter VIII remain
in command Of the camp, as no superior officer
will he sent here.
General Wheeler's position here is uncertain.
although he is a volunteer general, and almost
any general In the Army would outrank him.
He does not think he will long remain in the
position he now holds. and now that the work
he enlisted for is done he would not be much
disapnointed If an order came directing him to
report for muster out.
GOOD.SIZED ARMY IN CAMP.
When the Regular troops already under or
ders to leave get away. and that will be just as
soon as possible. there will still he respectable
sized army here The assignment OF the reSi-
rnents made yesterday said nothing about the
majority Of the regiments here. and they do not
know when they will get away The regiments
here not under orders TO so to their regular sta
tons are:
Infantry-1st. I'd, 9th, 9TH, Sth, 9th. loth. I'm,
10th. 22d, 24th and o5th.
Cavalry-2d, 9th, 9th and 10th.
Artillery-Battery F, 4th
This will leave about eleven thousand men,
and. besides, there are 400 recruits coming or
about TO start for the camp. which will bring
the number I'D TO an excess OF fifteen thousand
There is also the first battalion Of the I'd EnSi-
neer Volunteers wlD will probably remain for a
considerable time as their services are in con-
slant demand here, and the Regular Engineers
have all they do elsewhere.
Just how soon the Regulars viii get away 10
hard to say. They are making preparations
now and will by the latter part Of the week
have made a start and expect TO get away
rapidly.
The outgoing Of the volunteers is now rapid
and they will be out Of camp within a short
time. The Sth Ohio got away to-day after mucn
delay and is now on its way home. Colonel
Hard mustered 1.030 men this morning when
ready to leave camp.
About one hundred are left behind In the hos.
pitals. and will be sent home rapidly as II
is safe 10 move them. The soldiers marched
TO the depot expecting 10 find the cars ready
and that all they would have TO do would BE
to get into the cars and start The cars were
there, but no orders TO move them. This was
the result Of a change in yans.
PLANS FOR EIGHTH OHIO CHANGED
II was originally intended and planned that
the regiment should go by the Pennsylvania
road from Jersey City. When President McKin.
ley was here on Saturday Colonel Hard pro-
posed that the regiment be divided at Jersey
City, and that part go by the Erie, and th@n
there would he no change Of cars. and the dr.
ferent companies could leave the trains a. tie
towns whore they belonged the Erie passing
through several OF these towns and the Penn
syvana through others. The desired change
directed
The result appears 70 have been that the first
orders were recalled and no new ones issued
Colonel Kimbali. the depot quartermaster at
NewYork said he did not know what to do ard
IL useless 10 start unit! something was ar
ranged. the regiment could only get as fa- as
Long Island City. as things stood.
The matter carried 10 General Smarter,
and then there was some lively graphing be-
tween this camp NewYork and Washington,
and. after spending hours in the cars and
lounging abou: the depot, the regiment started
for Long Island City. They viii go out Of Jersey
City by the Pennsylvania and Erie, as desired by
Colonel Hard. The men suffered considerably
as a result Of their waiting, they had no
shelter except the cars. which were hot and un-
comfortable.