Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-30

! Chickamauga National Park, Ga,
April 29.-This has been hustllng day
among the artillerymen at Chickamauga
| Park.
| The entire eight batteries of artillery
| besides the Twenty-fourth Infantry and
| four companies of the Ninth Cavalry.
broke camp to-day under orders to pro-
coed TO Tampa, Fla, at once. AS fast
| as possible, men, guns, horses, Gals
sons, ammunition and camp parapher-
| MALTA were loaded on the long line of
cars waiting for them at Battlefield Sta
ton and started on their journey
south. The trains will be given pref
erence over everything between here
and Tampa. and a speed of twenty-five
miles or more is expected to be made.
Though no intimation of the ultimate
destination of the troops has been given
out here, there is no doubt in the minds
of the officers and men that an imme
diate invasion of Cuba, or at least the
capture and occupation of some Cuban
seaport is in contemplation in order to
open up a line of communication with
the Cuban forces in the immediate re-
lief of the starving reconcentradOs and
driving of the Spanish forces from the
island
All these batteries are at present on
the former peace footing as regard
men, but recruits to fill them to the
maximum strength will be sent as fast
as possible 1t is the general belief
bot tho co1oro6 trcOnc
at Chicamauga will be on their way
south before Saturday night. This will
include the Tenth Cavalry, Colonel G.
V. Henry, and the Twenty fifth In
fantry, Colonel A. S. Burt Two COM
panies of the latter regiment are al
ready in Tampa. The Sixteenth In
fantry from Washinging and Idaho
posts were brought out TO the Park to-
day after spending the night in the
Chattanooga yard This was a great
disappointment to the men, Who hoped
to receive orders to proceed to Tampa.
1t will be made part of the first brig
ade.
The Twenty-fourth infantry and the
Ninth cavalry are under orders to move
in the morning; the infantry regiment
will break camp and by night they will
be on their way to the coast The cav
airy will leave Sunday morning.
1t was learned tonight that orders
would be issued tomorrow for the re-
moyal to Tampa of the Twenty fifth
infantry and the Tenth cavalry and a
semi-offcial rumor is current tonight
to the effect that the second cavalry
and the Seventh infantry VIII go early
next week. None Of these commands
has been filled to war strength, very
few enlistments having been made up
to this time.
Later, the Ninth cavalry received per-
emptory orders tonight to move at
once and the men are packing up to-
night. 1t is stated they will march to
this city and take the train here to-
morrow morning. The Twenty-fourth
infantry will leave tomorrow by train
direct from the park.
There were this morning S,146 men,
not including officers, in the various
regiments encamped at the park. OF
this number, about 1000 have been Or
dered away.
Quiet preparations were being made
for the shipment south of the Second
cavalry as well as the Ninth 1t is
not probable that orders will be given
to break camp before tomorrow, as it
will be impossible to move all the cav
airy, artillery and infantry already
under orders before that time. Capt.
A. II. Lee, OF the British Royal Artil-
lery. called on Major General Brooke
to-day to observe the workings of
American troops in the field. AS al
accredited representative of the Eng
lish government he will follow the
troops to Tampa and across into Cuba.
Quartermaster General Lee to-day let
contracts for several million pounds of
| oats, hay and straw for the use of the
cavalry stationed here.
Washington, April 29.-Gen. Shafter,
with his adjutant general, Col Bah
cock, is expected to leave Washington
tonight on his return to New Or
leans. The War Department is very
seriously concerned over the publica-
ton in some of the morning papers OF
its intention to select Gen. Shafter to
command the first detachment OF
troops to be sent to Cuba. 10 prevent
any further disclosure of the plans or
campaign of the department. Secretary
Alger this morning issued a most
sweeping order directed to all bureau
chiefs of the War Department and all
officers on special duty, from the high
est to the lowest, instructing them
under no circumstances to give any
information to the press on any sub
ject connected with the war.
Mount Gretna, Pa April 29.-The
camp of the Pennsylvania militia was
| formally opened at sunrise to-day
| when the flag at division headquarters
was swung to the breeze and the guns
| of battery B belched forth the national
| salute of II guns The experience of
1 the soldiers last night sleeping in the
mud around bivouac fires, in freight
i cars and wherever they could get shell
| ter had no i'll effects except in one in
| stance. Samuel Manahan, of the Fiji
| tenth regiment, was taken i'll with
pneumonia and has been .slt to Leb-
| anon hospital.
| The work of enlisting volunteers will
| begin tomorrow morning After each
| command has been inspected the In
| spector General will read Governor
| Hastingss call on the guard for vol
unteers and will also inform them that
| it is not compulsory. Immediately fol-
| lowing company commanders will re-
| port those in their commands who
| have consented.
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