The evening times., 1898-06-11

| over a number OF boats with a view I,
purchasing one for Red Cross work II
the South. Members of the organization
have also gone to Boston to look at
boat which has been offered them. Thi
boat. whe npurchased, will be named tn
Maynier. in honor of the president of tn,
International Red Cross.
At meeting held yesterday afternoon
at the Seventy-first Regiment armory tn,
| Woman's Relief Corps decided to coliec
| funds and send help to the men at the
front through the Red Cross.
The officers of the Womans Patriotic
Relief Association also met yesterday Al
| the home of Mrs. Egbert Guernsey, No
| $50 Central Park South, and held another
| conference with the representatives ol
the New York Soldiers Family Protec-
tive Association. Emerson McMillin and
| Frank Sullivan Smith. The two associa-
| tions will unite, but the exact relations
| are not yet decided on.
In Brooklyn yesterday Mrs. Scrymgeour
chairman for that borough, organized an
auxiliary to the association. Mrs. Ralph
| Trautmann. Mrs. Scrymgeour Mrs. An
drew Perry. Miss Smith, who was a
nurse during the civil war, and Mr.. Mich
oils. general secretary of the Bureau OF
Charities, all In1de addresses. Mr.. Mich
OILS offered the services of his bureau In
investigating all cases of alleged need in
his borough. This offer was accepted.
The treasurer of the Brooklyn auxiliary,
| to which funds are to be sent, is Miss
Ella McDermitt, No. IS Macon Street
The New York State Society of Daugh-
ters of the Revolution of which Mrs.
Charles F. Roe is president, has jus:
| shipped large quantity of delicacies for
conValescents to the camps at Fall
Church and Tampa.
Students Want to Enlist.
New York, June n.-Lester L. Roos, of
No. 1874 West Eighty-fifth Street, who is
a member of the class OF 1890. College of
Physicians and Surgeons. went to the
Ninth Regiment armory last night to
talk with Major Japha, of the 1O9th Reg
iment, in regard to his accepting COM
pany of medical students from the col
lege for his regiment. He explained that
forty students of the college were anxious
to go TO war. and that a full company
could easily be raised He will see the
major again today.
Everything was hustle and excitement
about the Ninth Regiment amory last
night, for word had been received there
that three officersswould arrive during the
night to recruit 37s men who are needed
to fill out the ranks of the Ninth now at
Camp Thomas. The officers. who did not
arrive, but are now expected this morn
ing, are Capt. T. w. Timpson, of Com
pany F; First Lieut.. Wilcox. of Company
G, and Capt. william F. Morris. of Com
pany X.
Plenty of Food.
Several kilograms have been received
in Washington from Major Gen. Miles,
commanding the Army. in which he gives
brief description of the general condi-
ton of the troops at Chickamauga, Jack
sonville, Mobile and Tampa. 1t seems
that complaints have been made by the
corps commanders to Major Gen. Miles
as to the lack of equipment for troops
under their command.
Much has been said and written in re-
gard to the poor equipment given the
Army up to the present time. This criti-
cism. officials themselves admit, is not
without foundation, but they all insist
that IL is not the fault of the officials in
the War Department. but is due solely to
the lack of railroad facilities.
Chiefs of the different bureaus in the
War Department have made today an
official report to the major general COM
manding the Army as to the amount OF
supplies that have been sent up to the
present time to the troops. These reports
show that sufficient supplies of all kinds
have been sent to the troops now in
camps in southern points.
For the 4G,O0e men at Chickamauga, the
commissary has on hand at that place
two months rations for each man. At
Jacksonville there are 10000 soldiers, for
which the commissary department ship
ped some time ago 1,0O0, 900 rations At
Tampa. after deducting three months ra-
tions for Gen. Shafter's army. there are
still left at that place 100000 ra:ions.
Tampa is the base of supplies for the en-
tire invading army.
In its work the quartermasters depart
ment has been greatly hampered by the
poor facilities offered by the country for
making Army uniforms. tents. hammocks
and all other necessaries for an army in
actual service.
cod at Camp Tampa.
Tampa, Fla. June 11.-Reports that the
soldiers here have not been properly car
ed for have been exaggerated in almost
every instance.
In all camps and regiments there exist
few disgruntled men, who seek every
opportunity for the dissemination of un-
reliable reports.
Many of the volunteers have been ac-
customed TO all the comforts of home and
The change from home comforts and free
uoIu dt al llIiiSS 10 lidl OF lie
renders the situation entirely different
The disposition on the part of the volun-
teers to enjoy life too much made 1t nee
esSary on the part of commanders to
exercise a strict discipline. which has
worked wonderful good to the men, and
improved their condition In many ways.
At the beginning of the encampment
here, and on one or two occasions of
late, there has been n scarcity of food
This unfortunately existed for several
days. but this is changed now. The
scarcity was due to the arrival of so
many troops at once that the commissary
department was crowded beyond its ca
pacity. and as a result somebody had to
go hungry until the remedy was applied.
Now the boys say they are fed regular
ly. and the only complaint is that the ra-
tions are not up to the standard of hotel
life.
In addition 10 the above Inconvenience.
there was another experience that all |
volunteers have to encounter. That was
the cooking. which was done principally
by novices, and was by no means con-
ducive to good digestion. The same food
often pronounced absolutely unfit to eat
would have been made appetizing in the
hands of ffrst-class cook.
Camp AstOr.
New York, june lit is not likely that
to any body of soldiers in the present war
was reveille less welcome than to the
members of the Astor Mountain Battery,
in their camp near Bronxdale, at o'clock
yesterday morning. After their long
march from their Broadway barracks on
the day before, the men were so tired that |
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