The times., 1898-06-28
TROOPS FOR THE FRONT
Soldiers at Camp Thomas Will
Be Dispatched to Cuba.
ARDING TIE VOLUNTEERS
The Work of Distributing Eight
Thousand Stands of Arms Is Be
gun nt ChiciSamnuGa-RaiI
Are Ready to Transport Men to
Points of Embarkation.

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Chickamauga Park, Ga, June 27.-The
| Twelfth New York will be the first of
| the four New York regiments at Camp
| Thomas to get into Cuba Ii will arrive
at the scene of hostilities as soon as it
can possibly get there. and indications
are that it will be in good time to do
some of the fighting.
Gen. Brooke commander of Camp
| Thomas. today received orders to prepare
an expeditionary force of 1900 men for
immediate service in Cuba. The general
! at once began acting on these orders.
| Without delay he notified the various
regiments decided upon as the best fit
! ted for service. The regiments notified
/ compose the First division of the First
| Corps and two brigades of the Second
division OF the First Corps.
| In the First Brigade First Division,
! under the command of Gen. Earnst will
| go the Eighth Massachusetts, the Third
! Wisconsin and Fifth Illinois.
| In the Second Brigade First Division,
| under the command of Gen. Sanger. Will
! go the Fourth Ohio Third Illinois and
! Fourth Pennsylvania.
In the Third Brigade first division, un-
der the command of Gen Wiley, Will go,
the Sixteenth Pennsylvania, Second Wis
consin and First New Hampshire. In the
| First Brigade. Second Division. under the
command of Col Gardner. viii go, the
! Twenty-first Michigan. One Hundred
/ and SiXtieth Indiana and First Georgia.
In the Second Brigade. Second Division.
! under the command of Gen. Mckee, will
/ go the Twelfth New York First West
| Virginia and Fifteenth Indiana.
1 AS soon as Gen Brooke officially noti
/ fed the regiments selected, rare scene
! of activity was presented The men
! gathered in groups eagerly discussing the
/ news, orderlies rushed hither and thither
with commands and everywhere great
excitement was in evidence. In very
! short time after the issuance of the or
ders the distribution of 5000 stands of
arms was begun.
Before night every one of the regiments
was fully equipped and now practically
! all that remains TO he done is 10 pack
up and move out The expectations are
{ rtat Ire Hrst regiment will leave Tues.
day, and that all under orders will get
out Tuesday and Wednesday. The rail-
( roads have heen expecting rush orders
! for some time. and had prepared for
| them Gy concentrating scores of lOcomo-
tives and hundreds of cars here.
lie so tieFS Will ne IO1leu on special
trains. which will have the right of way
over all others. and will be rushed
/ through to Tam11a- At Tampa trans
ports Will be in waiting. and the whole
force xiii be in Cuba in a very short
time.
Private Peters Brave Act.
New York June 27.-Private Rober.
Peter of Company A, Third Regiment,
New Jersey Volunteers, proved himself
| of the stuff that heroes are made of Sat
urday night at Sandy Hook.
During the heavy thunderstorm OF that
night the pier caught fire BY its side
was moored float, which was loaded
! with explosives.
Soon after the pier had begun TO burn,
| Peter, who was the first man present, saw
the flames were licking the float. He fed
to Lieut.. McGreg0r. of the Engineers
| Corps, and asked him TO give the order 70
cut the ropes. The officer said the dan
ger was too great. as the boat was loaded
with explosives, and two mines. con-
tanning 1d2 pounds of dynamite each, lag
on the pier, enveloped in the flames
Give US the order. lieutenant. and we
will cut The ropes, or allow US 10 so with
cut the order" said Peter.
The officers silence was accepted as
consent. and Peter and his command
Arthur 1TOWeli ana i nOlnaS OEtell, QdSn-
ed forward, severed the hawser and sci
the boat adrift. saving the boat and its
cargo. and other property and lives which
would have been destroyed had the mines
been exploded.
They returned from their daring trir
just before the mines stored on the pieI
exploded.
The explosion was heard for miles
around Five hundred soldiers and volun.
Ia tar 1a1 aFn
the fire department soon had the flame:
under control.
| Canvas Uniforms Sent South
At the outbreak of the war the Army.
at the suggestion of Major Gen. Miles,
adopted an entirely new style Of uniform.
This uniform is made of the lightest style
of canvas, and, it is asserted is nearly
| waterproof.
Before the troops left Tampa for San
tiago the Government had supplied eth
er the new canvas uniform or very light
blue woolen suits. The underclothing
furnished to the Army in Cuba is OF
the lightest cotton, and is especially fit
ted for hot climates. Every precaution
was taken by the quartermaster' de-
partment 10 have the men furnished with
suitable clothing before the troops left
the United States.
Inc new canvas uniforms are parucu-
larly tasteful in design. They are oil
light brown color trimmed with blue foI
the infantry; yellow. for the cavalry, and
red for the artillery. A pair of canvas
leggins is provided, which serve to give
the trooper most trim appearance.
The quartermaster's department is hay
ing thousands of these new uniforms
made in New York On Saturday 20 00
suits were shipped to Tampa to supply
the soldiers that are to join Major Gen
Shafter. AS soon as these men have beer
fitted out with light clothing it is the
intention of the War Department to sup
ply all he troops in the United State:
with either the canvas suits or with the
lightweight blue cloth uniform The
majority of the soldiers still in the
United States are wearing the regulation
heavy cloth uniforms, which are far toe
| heavy for summer wear