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

away all right. but this afternoon the usual de;
lay and wait occurred when the LIST District OF
Columbia mon tried to get off. They marched
down to the station. little expecting TO get away
because Of the many delays that have taken
place before. 90 when they were tea up AT the
depot for few hours. there was no surprise on
the part OF any one.
To-day the trains had been waiting since be.
FORE DAYLIGHT bur when Il became dark to-nlGh'
they were still waiting. The trouble, so tar as
can be located by l0ng-dls,ance telephone was
ar New York.
Anyhow. things were straightened out or
straightened themselves oit about $50 oclocK
and the men from the Nations capital heaIeu
hOmeward. With good luck ard no more deIay
than usual. they NAV get home before Sundhy'
It is well for the Bay State men that they
were being cared for and transported ny their
State FOR they did not leave the camp In good
shape Not even New-Yorls list vas more
torn Ia pieces than the 9th MASSACHUSETTS,
Probably rot q score Of men In the regiment IS
It went home were really fl for The mile march
10 the boat The regiment went into service
with oG3 men. II mustered to-day 80 well men
well. as we'll goes here-ard eiehty-two SICK
About one hundred arc still In the hospitals
here The regiment has lost fftv-fve dead, incluh
ing its colcne, and lis two senior majors. me
remainder % the regiment not accounted for are
furloughed home on sick leave. The regiment
was sixteen Aavs In TIE trenches before san-
tiago without shelter and practically without
food Major Donovan. who commands the reei-
ment warned all the men who did not feel anle
10 walk to get into wagons this morning. put
march and had 10 10 picked up Company IL
Of the regiment TODAY mustered only Twelve
mon for the march TO the station.
Tho shifting Of commanders places Coionel
Roosevelt in command Of \ brigade or the cav
airy. Mrs Roosevelt was IN camp o-day on
visit 10 the Colonel.
RECRUITS JOIN THEIR REGIMENTS.
Several hundred recruits for the Regular regi-
ronts arrived last night and today In small
patches. ard several hundred more are re-
ported on the way The last 81 the twenty
four hundred ordered here are now expected
within day or two This will complete the list
II Incoming troops, and by the first Of next
week unless other orders come. the depletion
~ tho camp viii begin The Regulars are be-
ginning 10 take account NJ their belongings 70
soc that they have all that belongs "a them be.
fore they leave here The first men to so VIII
be those who have been ordered 10 report at
posts in tho South Then VIII so the Western
men. and when they have gone tho remainder
will nnxiously await the orders that send them
to thei- home posts. There is much anxiety as
10 what regiments will be selected % form the
backbone ~ the army of occupation. which Is 10
march in when General Blanco marches out
To-days death LIST was as follows william
Keene. Company II, 9TH Massachusetts,; Eden
IT Kecne. Company H. 9th Massachusetts. QUO
Sandhammcr Company A S'h Ohio. Frank \.
Griffith. COMPANY T. 1st District ot Columbia;
Joseph Bcrgmlr. Company a "a Infantry;
J G Long Company &. Sth Ohio: Philip Fitz'
patrick. Company T.. Engineer Corps; Henry
Driscoll Company r. ON Massachusetts. Albert
T Becker, Company j, 35d Michigan ana WIZ
lam RON Company F. SD Michigan.