The evening times., 1898-06-04
TROOPS At THE CAMPS
Grants Division Passes in Re-
view at Chickamauga.
RECRUITING NEW REGIMENTS
Camp Black Is to BE Abandoned,
and the Troops May BE Trans
fcred to Shelter lsland or Car
diners nay-IncreasinE the Hos
pital Corps.

Camp Thomas, Chickamauga Park
Chattanooga, Tenn, June 4-Under com
mand Of Brig. Gen. Fred D. Grant the re
view of the Third Division of the Thirt
Army Corps took place today by Gen
Breckenridge. Col. John Jacob Astor wa'
present with Gen. Breckenridge during
the review and manifested marked pride
in the showing made by the New Yorl
volunteers. The Eighth, Ninth and Four
teenth New York Regiments participated
Chauncey and the latter under Col
Kline.
Gen. Grant expressed himself at being
delighted with the excellent work o.
these regiments He said that there wa,
not regiment in the division that die
not march well. He also remarked thai
he was particularly interested in the
Fourteenth at this time, because he had
given the men explicit Instructions.
Col. Kline was especially proud of the
record made by the Fourteenth. He said
he had never beheld review that was
more satisfactory. Col. Kline took his
place on the line on the right of the re-
viewing officer from which position he
saw his regiment go by.
Col Kline says that false impression
has gone out to the effect that the Four
teenth was anxious to have Col. H. w.
succeed tne command he as
serts that Col Michelrs name has never
once been considered by the Fourteenth.
The regiment, he adds. will have in COM
mand the person of its choice If Col W.
8. Wilder is appointed. The battle drill
OF the First Division, Third Corps, will
take place on Monday next.
The Twelfth New York. under comm and
OF Col. Leonard, is gradually getting in
better TRIM though not by any means out
OF complaining mood. The members are
particularly provoked because they have
not received their State pay from New
York State. This regiment is getting fresh
meat and vegetables now. but both Off
GERS and men are wrathy because they
cannot get good water. There are about
twenty indisposed in the regiment.
Col Leonard. whose patience was al
most exhausted waiting fog supplies from
headquarters. had occasion to feel better
today, when he received wagons and
mules sufficient to meet the demands of
the regiment.
Camp RIack.
New York, June 4-Camp Black is to be
abandoned and a new camp will be es-
tabished for the reserve Army under
the command of Major Gen. Frank, at
either Montauk Point Shelter Island or
Gardeners Bay. In all probability Mon
tauk Point will be the place selected by
the War Department
Officials in the War Department ever
since President Mckinley made his sec
ond call for volunteers have seen the ne
cess,ty of changing the situation of the
camp for the reserve corps army to some
place at the eastern end of Long Island.
The first action in regard to this change
was taken yesterday, when Gen. Frank
was notified by Adjutant Gen. Corbin
that the War Department would move
the camp of the troops under his COM
mand. He was further notified that an
addition to his command of at least twen-
ty-five thousand men would be made By
June Is.
There is diversity of opinion at pres
ent among the leaders in the Army as TO
the place that should be selected for the
new camp on Long Island. Adjt Gen.
Corbin is strongly in favor of establish
ing the reserve army at Montauk Point.
ana other officers are equally positive in
their opinion that the camp should be at
either Shelter Island or GARDENERS Bay.
commission has been appointed to de-
eide the matter by making personal
observation of the facilities offered by
States will be organized in two corps
the three places.
This reserve army of the United
All the troops under the command of
Gen. Frank and 5000 additional voluu-
necessary at any time to send re-enforce-
ments TO the troops in either Porto Rico
or Cuba, regiments will be drawn from
these corps and sent by the water route
to the place at which they may be need
ed. The so-called reserve army will be
included in what is known as the Depart
ment of the East, and Gen. Frank will
be assigned to the permanent command
OF the whole department.
Two Soldiers Discharged.
By order of the Assistant Secretary of
War, Private Thomas NJ Ward, Company
A, Fifth Maryland Volunteers, will be dis
charged from the service of the United
States. This soldier is not entitled to
travel pay Private William Carter, of
the same company and regiment, has been
discharged. This soldier is entitled to
travel pay.
The Hospital Corps.
BY an order issued from the War De-
partment, the transfer of enlisted men
of the volunteers to the hospital corps of
the Regular Army by the commanding
general of the army corps in which the
soldier is serving is permitted upon the
recommendation of the chief surgeon of
the corps.
Acting hospital stewards will be detail
ed from privates of the hospital corps
who are recommended by their medical
officers as possessing the necessary quail
ifications. Hospital stewards will be ap-
pointed from acting hospital stewards
who have served not less than three
months in the corps.
Guard Gains Five Hundred Men.
New York, June i.-In the Sixty-nnth
Regiment Armory last night 500 stalwart
young men took the oath of allegiance
and were mustered into the National
Guard as the One Hundred and Sixty
ninth Provisional Regiment. The muster
ing officers were Major John McClintock
and Major T. O'Donohue, of Gen. George
Moore Smiths staff, under whose direc-
tion all the provisional regiments of the
First Brigade have been mustered in. The
mastering in of the One Hundred and
Sixty-ninth completes the brigade. All
the recruits were in civilian attire and
without arms. The two mastering Off
GERS were the only men in uniform on
she floor. Owing to the small space avail
able, few spectators were present. Seven
companies were mustered in under the
following officers: Company A. Capt John
HALEY; Company B, Capt George w