The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-29
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Great Activity Among the Troops stas
toned Thore-InSpsetion To-day.
CHICKAMAUGA = CHATTANOOGA
NATIONAL MILITARY PARK, Tenn,
July 2S.-The One Hundred and slxtleth
Indiana infantry broke camp at an ear
ly hour to-day and marched 1--WE miles
to Rossvllle, Ca, where Southern rail-
way trains were boarded for Newport
News, thence TO Porto Rico In place OF
the Fifth Illinois, which was ordered
back to camp after It had half finished
loading for departure.
The First South Carolina will leave
during the next twentV-tour hours for
Jacksonville, Fla. to Join Fltzhugh Lees
command. No other commands have or
ders to leave. The Sixth regiment, Uni
ted States Volunteers, will reach Camp
Thomas from Knoxville, Tenn, during
the next few days.
Clear, cool weather prevails to-day
and regular work Is maintained by all
the regiments except those preparing to
move.
General Boynton, chairman OF the
Chlckamausa Chattanooga Park COM
mission, Is having an analysis prepared
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at Camp Thomas. This Is being done In
order that the troops may know Just
what sort Of water they are drinking.
General Boynton has no doubt as 10 the
pure quality of the water from the
wells. the creeks and springs and he
believes the analysis will show, as has
been demonstrated heretofore by two
or three anaiysises that all water from
whatever source at Camp Thomas is
chemically and microscopic pure.
General Boynton is having the surface
springs in the park which are liable to
become contaminated by frequent use
filled. Colonel Grigsby's rough riders
are getting in readiness to move into
their new camp on the Brotherton
lield. Lieutenant Sunderland. Of troop
G, the tegimental ordnance officer, has
been detailed TO superintend the laying
Of the camp.
The regiment has completed the reg
ulRr target practice and has sent for
two hundred yard targets. AS soon as
they arrive the men will shoot at that
distance and when this practice 10 COM
pleted they will shoot at six hundred
yards.
Some very fine records were made by
the boys In the recent practice.
The officers Of the regiments have
discontinued the saber drill The on
GERS were drilled by Adjutant Sues, who
IL an expert swoFdsman and under his
direction they have become very, prob
Client in the handling OF the sabre.
Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd who IS in
command OF the regiment, has ihstItu-
ted a reglmental mounted parade in
the regular work. The parade Is held
late every afternoon and IS quite inter-
estlng. The horses OF the regiment are
rapidly becoming trained to the differ
emit drills.
The entire transportation OF the
third division, first corps, including am-
balances, will assemble for inspection
on the SmIth-WhiLe held Friday after
noon at 2 o'clock. The ambulance COM
pany and the trains OF each regiment
will be IN charge Of their respective
quartermasters, those Of the brigade In
charge Of the brigade quartermasters.
while the division quartermaster Will
have charge OF all. The trains will be
packed in three lines and arranged
from right 70 left in the order OF the
briaades In the division and OF the
regiments OF the brigade.
This promises to be one Of the most
striking exhibitions yet witnessed at
Camp Thomas Since the arrival Of the
volunteers There will be a Rotal OF 243
wagons and mule teams in the review
besides the ambulances. There will be
at least 1000 mules in the review.