New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-07
AT ICKAMAUGA CAMP.
TRANSPORTS-MONEY PLENTIFUL
AMONG THE MEN
(BY TELEGRAPH 10 the TRIBUNE.

lBY TELEGRAPH TRIBUNEl
Chattanooga, Tenn. July 8-The Second
| Brigade. consisting Of the 4th Ohio 4th Penn
| sylvania and Sd Illinois. did not this
morning expected. The three regiments had
| broken camp and were on the way to Ross
| Vile under orders. but stopped General
Brooke desires that they wait until the First
| Brigade arrives at Charleston before starting
from here 1t is more than probable that the
| three regiments Will move out tomorrow morn
| Ing.
The movement has not been given up. but at
| headquarters. 1t is said. the delay is being
caused by the uncertainty of the arrival OF
| transports at Charleston and elsewhere. Cen
| eral Brooke desires to arrange matters so that
| the troops Will not have to pitch camp upon
their arrival at the seacoast. but can go right
aboard transports.
Private Edward D. Clarke. OF Company C,
l4th New York. died to-day at the division hos
pital of tyohoid fever To-day has been ex-
ceedingly hot and tedious to the soldiers at
| Camp Thomas. as many Of the regiments were
taken out on battalion drill early this morning
and for two hours target practice this after
noon This has proved too much for many Of
them. and the hospitals are full Of exhausted
soldiers.
Target and rifle practice on the ranges has
now become part of the daily routine in camp
and General Brooke intends that particular at
tention shall be paid to it as long as he is in
command here. The regiments that have not
erected rifle ranges are doing so now
SUPPLIES ISSUED TO SOLDIERS
To-day three hundred Springfield rifles two
hundred belts and fifty thousand rounds OF
cartridges were issued to the 9TH Illinois, 31st
Michigan and 9th Ohio commands Shelter tents
a o hei
moving orders
Inc regimental cantecns for several DAYS have
been practically deserted. as all the soldiers who
can do so come to Chattanooga and drink all
they want. whereas they are limited to three
glasses AT their respective canteens
The defence Of the canteens by General O q
Howard was not received by the Army chan.
lains with the best Of grace The Sth Massa
chusetts canteen has been abandoned. and the
Young Mems Christian Association workers are
serving ice-water there
over SIX thousand soldiers spent to-day in
Chattanooga and on Lookout Mountain. fully
"ne-half Of them without passes. The dreaded
dead line" has been placed at the depot at
Lytl". The guards now have their guns loaded
and any soldier passing this line without pass
j. TO be shot. according to military rules Few
vrn'ured within hundred yards OF the line
without pass Many cf the soldiers go below
Lyle through the woods. where the passenger
trains stop and get them.
TROOPS NEARLY ALL PAID.
The force OF tho pay station at Camp Thomas
IL cut to less than half a special sleeper car
ried party Of ten Of the paymasters who have
been here for a week to Atlanta at an early
hour this morning They 60 there under orders
10 report to the paymaster- n-chlef. This leaves
eight men In charge Of the station at Chicka-
manga. tn" payment ~ the regiments In camp
for the time from their date Of muster to July
! Is well under way. and will be completed. per-
hapS. tomorrow or reXt day.
Money is flowing more freely than water In
the enctin2ment for in some Of the remote sec
lions not adjacent 10 wells and pumps water
is scarce and selling for five cents glass.
great cake for the boys Of the 18th New-York
was received on the Fourth Its exact weight
and dimensions were not taken, but they were
commensurate To the occasion. In other words
"a" cake was so large that every man In the
regiment received some Of II. 1t came from
brooklyn. the veterans Of the command having
purchased IL for a Fourth OF July present to
the boys AT Camp Thomas.
Brigddicr- General Frederick D Grant is to
First Divison. Third Corps. OF the volunteer
army. lie viii be succeeded by General Frank.
who is expected tomorrow. Genaral Frank.
before the present war. was chief artillery in
structor at Fort Monroe. ranking as Colonel in
the Regular Army. lie outranks General Grant
I'm seniority. General Grant will be assigned
to another command and II is believed will be
sent 10 the front He Is anxious 10 see active
service and Will not In the slightest object 10
the change
Many OF the officers in the camp have mi-
tatcd the example Of General Grant and have
bought canvas uniforms. which they wear all
the time
Four men fell out OF the ranks OF the 18th
Pennsylvania Regiment from actual exhaustion
on the march TO the railroad station last even
ing and five from the I'd Wisconsin. Eight men
were carried strctchers TO their destination.
The people OF the little town OF Rinegold turned
out in n body 10 greet the soldiers. Cheers
greeted the boys on every side. and the church
bell was merrily rung for an hour.