New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-10
cprAT CHATTANOOGA CAMP
v.y GOVERN 1T BY MARTIAL LAW
TREATMENT OF SICK SOLDIERS
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,her ~ staff officers. inspected II. Battle
,o,v,es were gone through with, and at II
-, tho regiments marched back to their re-
o' s,,,,e encampments After mess the men
in q spring branch which flows through
'' Gods near by The regiments partcipa ting
Wv 49, re,iev were the ID Ohio. lst Pennsyl-
.c,a and 14th Minnesota.
rhora are yet remaining at Chickamauga
.ro hundred men OF the Regular Army.
r.so are encamped near General Brooke's head
W.. ard who STAYED as bodyguard TO the
or,, The Regulars have little or no COM
0''.t ,.o.ton with the Volunteers. and in the
'""', - either one would suppose that the other
cur cran,sh or some equally hostile army.
Al not love each other In the least and
- 4, unon every occasion. All the cavalry
g.. that are furnished with horses drilled
.V 'Nfor,,rr and were greatly benefited by the
exercise
NAY ESTABLISH MARTIAL LAW
odsrstood to-day that martial law may
.o,ushed at Camp Thomas in short time
ats NJ authority between the county CIVIL
,.sor,,ies Of Georgia and the Army officers arc
-.o,tlv occurring. making the establishments
.,ortial law much preferable TO the present
-.,,on Of affairs Then all orders could 20
,-., from one headquarters regarding the IL
-. q, merchants doing business IN the park.
= lines and hundreds OF other things ihs'eau
>. ~, two or three as is now the case Ten
-, Brooke has long since made UP MS iniho
.sa. martial law would greatly help things
~, or, now two divisions established OF the
o,or,ern,aster's Department. and an extra rorce
:, clerks has been put to work. All 'hrous"
~. Comuissary Department additional help mas
49,, added Horses mules and camp equip
.on,s ore being assigned to the different resi-
-..s &C fas, as possible. The Letter Hosp'ai
-. today formally turned over to the Gov
..n,ro,, and Is now open TO all patients DR.
>,,.ho,oo Som has established headquarters
,.ora 10 is assisted by Captain f. F.. Garter
...,s,ort surgeon. l. s. A. More surgeons 10
..n,., g., tho work are needed. and Will report
TO Surgeon Sem. Forty-three OF
49, u.ors, cases 81 illness are now there
RECRUITING ALREADY BEGUN
Many Of the recruiting squads have peen
.,.r,ea home and the rest Of them VIII start d.
.noa within few days thousands OF recruits
.,r, hsoin - nour in 10 ill up the ranks or the
companies and regiments The equip
-. o., these recruits Will OF itself be a task
7, ,s announced that many soldiers Will nave 70
=. sischorred on account of physical disability.
- ,.,. ,,a total number needed to Ali up the
Army 70 the war footing Will amount to fifteen
This is an army OF itself
senaxo3 Allen is a visitor at Camp rhonas'
be,nc al the camp Of the I'd Nebraska where ne
has a son. Lieutenant Henry Allen. OF company
T. Senator Allen Is well pleased with the cohol-
,on NJ affairs at the park and he commendea
tho officers highly for their work OF making SOL
diers ont Of raw material The LIST Tennessee
Reg,nent will not start tonight for San fran
cisco as had been expected. on account or 'he
navrnent o. the men by the Government not oe-
ing finished The work will be conciudeo 10
morrow when the troops will go West
CAPTAIN Russell Harrison son OF ex-President
BENJAMIN Harrison reported at Camp Thomas
10 General Brooke to-day. He will probably ne
assigned 10 staff duty. Governor Bradley ana
party lief, Chattanooga for Camp Thomas TINS
morning. and have spent the day In camp win
The Kentucky boys. Miss Bradley. who has
Joined the Governor here. Is greatly admired ana
nonular in all the camps she has visited. She is
fond OF horseback riding, and one or the oinCers
has placed his horse al her disposal she has
pass from headquarters. ano is perli,'eu e., ~
90 In and out Of the picket lines at VIII she
has ridden all over the encampment Ov hersel
CAUSES OF ILLNESS OF TROOPS
Ing Of the troops here involved trying change
rom the windy days and cold nights Of the North
10 the hot DAYS and humid climate Of this region
The cold weather Of that section had produced
throat and bronchial diseases. as well as nasal
and ocular troubles. The difficulty principally
here is heat exhaustion, producing intestnai
catarrh or cholera morbus.
Most Of the regimental surgeons have estab-
ished a plan in case Of cholera morbus OF using
bc stomach
moving all irritating fermented contents, WIN
The most gratifying success; the cramps ana
vomiting cease within half an hour. ana rapia
recovery follows. The solution Wnlch is useu
10 wash the stomach is antiseptic, overcomes AL
fermentation and removes the whole cause or
the trouble. The use OF this plan has largely
diminished the sickness
Such is the objection the men nave 10 'he
operation that they don't report sick unless
compelled 10 do so from their really serious con
iition. The men have sometimes useu sdc hri
Gus duties Of drill. but this plan prevents All
subterfuges
NEW-YORK'S NEW COLONEL"
Colonel Wilder T. 6. A., this morning as
sumed command Of the 14th New-York. General
Grants old regiment He gave the men little
talk. which was heartily received by them. The
LIST kentucky Colonel Castlemans was to-day
ordered TO come 10 Chickamauga at once. and
wil arrive probably tomorrow. Postmaster
Sharp Of Chattanooga has been placed In
charge NJ the Lytle Ca postoff'ce al Camp
Thomas. by order OF the Postmaster General.
The erection Of a new postofiice building began
this morning
The Chattanooga branch of the National Re-
lief Association held a meeting this morning 70
map out plan for it's work. large tent from
Which supplies will be distributed throughout
The camp, will be erected at once. 1t is the op-
tect Of the society 10 keep full supply OF pro-
visions and other necessaries on hand all the
time, and have the regimental surgeons issue
acquisitions for supplies on the society. III VIII
ne the object Of the society 10 honor all requsi-
IONS from the surgeons Immediately, and In
ms way avoid all Governmental red tape.
The movement has the strong approval Of Cen
e'ai Brooke. and he has given his ready permits
son Tor the erection OF tho large tent. The
aaairymen in this section are all contributing
zee zee OF charge from twenty 10 thirty gallons Of
mig daily for the hospitals.
.u's Fred Grant will arrive here tomorrow.