Evening star., 1898-05-23
District Volunteers Arrive at chatsa-
nooga This Morning.
ALL WELL at ROLL CALL
Start on ateFour-MiIe March to
Chickamauga Park.
INCIDENTS OF THE TRIP

Special From Staff Correspondent.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. May 23.-The 1st
Regiment, District Of Columbia Volunteers,
reached here shortly after o'clock this
morning. The trains were held until about
O'Clock. They We're then moved to point
about four miles from Chickamauga Park,
and held for hour. They then started
on four-mile march to the point where
the camp is to. be pitched.
At roll call this morning not single man
reported sick.
1t has been a subject of great pleasure
to Col HarrieS that the men have been
greeted with such great cordiality all along
the route. The District Of Columbia boys
have been highly complimented on their
good behavior. A better disciplined set of
men has not passed along this route say
those who have seen them.
AT daybreak the men were ordered out
for roll call, and then given run for about
twenty minutes to supple them up. 1t is
expected that there will be several changes
in the non-commissioned officers when the
camp is reached.
The weather is fine here today, and the
men are in fine fettle for the march. The
wagon trains will meet the regiment to
carry the baggage al once to Camp Thomas.
There have been no casualties since the
boys left home.
Receive an Ovation En- Route.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn, May 22.-The three
sections of the train which left Washing
ton Ss turday night with District troops
have reached this point without any
trouble on the line. We are about two
hours behind the schedule time. The first
section carries Col. Harries and the regi-
mental staff and the officers and men of
the first battalion.
From the time the train left Washing
ton until midnight the boys were given a
great ovation as each station was passed.
At several of the stations fireworks were
used. The boys were very tired after their
hard days work packing up at Camp
Alger. and many of them went to sleep
shortly after the train started. The officers
soon followed the example set by the men,
On the first section there were no Incl
dents of Importance during the night. One
of the privates, Moses Osterheimer, had
an epileptic fit. He was attended by Sur
geon Weaver. Osterheimer will receive
his discharge as soon as Chattanooga is
reached and will be sent home.
The train reached Roanoke shortly after
noon. when the men We're given breakfast.
CONSISTING Oh canned DeanS, nara TACK ana
coffee. The officers took breakfast in the
restaurant at the depot.
Bath ia the River.
Mr.. w. B. Bevill, superintendent of the
train bearing the troops. stopped near
Marion, Va, for forty minutes and all
hands had a bath in Holston river Col.
Harries joined the men, but was unfortu-
nate enough to cut his foot on the ragged
edge of a rock 1t was not serious, how
ever. 30 e--
The boys have been very comfortable and
happy Ell route. The train has been in
charge of Mr.. Lockwood, passenger agent
of the Norfolk and Western, and he has
done everything possible for the comfort of
the men.
All along the route the boys have re-
ceived enthusiastic greetings from the
people who had gathered at the stations
to see the train go by. AT East Radford
lot of coffee was taken for the men.
When the train reached Bristol it was
stopped for dinner. The men were served
corn beef and coffee At Bristol the
second section, which left Washington one
hour behind the first, caught Up
Col. Harries has been presented with a
number of punches of flowers along the
route. BECKHAM.