The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-07-30
WILL MOVE THE CAMP.
Prospect that First Regiment will
Get Better Quarters.
IMPROVE SANITATION.
Drills Temporarily Abandoned Be
cause the Rain Soaked Tents
and Occupants.

Camp Cuba Libre, Jacksonville, Fla,
July 26-[ Special. lit Is reported on
good authority that the Wisconsin regi-
mental camp will be moved about one-halt
mile west of its present location, near the
signal corps camp, on account OF the sup
posed better sanitary conditions to he had
there No definite orders have been re-
ceived however. and much work of laying
i'll water mains, drains. etc. VIII be neces
SaTV before the change can be mau>.
Several changes have been made III the
afternoon schedule of camp routine. No
dress parade will be held hereafter and
retreat will be sounded at Gao p. m No
drills were held today on account OF last
nights hard rains and the men were
busy in drying out their wet quarters.
Lieut.. Tucker of Co. | has been de
tached from his company and will have
full charge of the engineering work OF
the brigade in the future. y permanent
detail of twenty men from the regiment
will be selected for service IN the en-
ciuecring corps and practical instruction
viii be given them i'll this line of work.
Lieut. Thorp of the Second battalion Is
greatly improved IN health ana VIII soon
he able to assume active duties once
more.
Chickamauga Park, Tenn, July Go
The Third brigade. First division. First
corps. is expected TO leave Camp Thomas
at an early hour tomorrow for Newport
News This brigade is commanded by
Brighten. Fred Grant and is composed
of the First Kentucky, Third Kentucky
and Fifth Illinois The brigade will be
accompanied by the Third battalion of
the Sixteenth Pennsylvania, which ar
rived after the departure of its regiment
for Porto Rico. The four commands VIII
march five miles TO Rossvlile ana there
load The route tn Newport News will
be over the Queen Il Crescent and Chesa-
pcake X Ohio via Lexington, ny, and
Richmond, Va.
With the exception of the regiments
which 60 out tomorrow and which are
busy today packing, all commands are
hard Ut work drilling. The weather ~
cool and pleasant Late this afternoon
there will he two highly interesting shoot
ing contests, In which a team of twelve
men from the First and Second divisions
will participate. The contests will de-
eide which regiment If the division IS en-
titled to lie known rs having the finest
team.
rhe .iring will be at Il distance Of 80
yards and each man will be entitled to ten
shots.
Mai Skunk. chief engineer of the See
ond division. First corps. Is now lecturlnS
the commissioned and noncommssioncd
officers on the art of constructing hasty
field Notifications.
Maj. Nyc, cOmmssarv of subsistence
of the local military supply depot has
shipped eighty ears of provisions 10 the
park during the iasJ fortyeight hours.
Judging from the heavy shipments. it
would appear as though more troops
would shortly arrive gt the park.
Nineteen ears Of potatoes arrived from
Columbia, Tenn. today.
An enormous quantity df letter mail is
now being handled 1T the Chickamauga
postal station. All Of the soldiers mail
goes to this office and all civilian mail
is sent to the Lytle (GaJ regular postof.
fee. The mails are now being received
and dispatched without delay and much
credit Is due the postal authorities.
DIR. {. NJ. Drake. former chief surgeon
of the Southern railway, has been trans
ferred from the Third corps to take charge
of the First division, First corps hospital.
| 'fhcr" are a number of patients i'll this
hospital left by the commands which are
now en- route to Porto Rico. Troop VI,
First Illinois cavalry. from Chicago, has
been named by Gen. Wade as his guard of
honor. The guard will 60 on duty as
soon as Gen. Wade decides on the location
of his headquarters.