The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-01
NEW HOPE AROUSED
CHICK AMAUGA TROOPS LEARN FIJI
TEEN REGIMENTS ARE WANTED.
Gen. Wade and STAFF left Camp Thorn
as Last Night to Report at
Washington at Once.


CHICKAMAUGA PARK. Ga, July 31.-A
genuine surprise was sprung at Camp
Thomas this afternoon. Instead of further
troops being ordered out, as might have
been expected, Maj. Gen. James F. Wade,
commanding the army at Camp Thomas
was ordered to report forthwith to the sec
rotary of war at Washington. In compli-
ance with the order General Wade and
the following members of his staff proceed
ed Immediately to Chattanooga and left
thence at ID O'Clock tonight for Washing
ton. Maj. w. E. Amy assistant adjutant
general; Capt Lloyd c. Grlscom, assistant
quartermaster, U. S. "; Capt. j. Cooke
third commissary of subsistence, i. S. ";
Lieut.. G. w. Reed and Lieut.. j. p Wade
of the Fifth United States Cavalry, aids
de-camp.
There was no inkling at Camp Thomas.
until late this evening, of the purpose of
the order, but it was pretty generally inter
preted to mean something like what the
press reports from Washington later out
lined--that fifteen regiments we're to be
lected for provisional force in Porto Rico
and for this reason the order had the effect
to arouse new hopes among the troops, and
especially among those of tie Third Corps,
who had about come TO think they would
not be .called for in the present war. Gen.
Wade and staff will reach Washington some
time tomorrow afternoon.
Brig. Gen. Royal T. Frank u. S. ", COM
manding the First Division of the Third
Corps, assumed command al Camp Thomas
this evening. which position he will hold
until the return Of General Wade, or until
further orders.
Owing to almost continuous rain at the
park from II a. m until tonight the day
was very disagreeable, and the soldiers re-
manned in quarters. The commanding Off
GERS took advantage of this excellent op-
portunily to muster the regiments prepar
atOry to receiving their government pay for
the north of July and the result is that
Tonight practically all the regiments had
been mustered. The pay rolls have been
made up and while the paymasters had
not arrived up to this evening, the regi-
ments are expecting their pay during the
week. frhe task of paying the men will
probably begin not later than Wednesday
of this week
The percentage of sickness at Camp
Thomas5 Notwithstanding there has been
rain for week. continues very low. The
report Of Maj. c.. NJ. Drake, surgeon in
charge bf the First Division of the Third
Corps. issued this morning, shows that out
of the LEGO troops in the division there are
22S sick lin the hospital. This is less than
one and nine-tenths per cent.
1t appears that William Henderson, of the
Twelfth New York, is a deserter, and, to
deceive the authorities, reported his own
death to the undertaken and the newspaper
reporters. Colonel Leonard states that there
was no killing at the rifle practice of his
regiment Saturday and that the man Hen
derson had not been in camp for two weeks.
Private Lawson. of the Second Arkansas,
who was killed at the rifle range, was buried
to-day in the National Cemetery.
1t was announced tonight by one of Gen.
Wades staff, just before boarding the train
for Washington. that Gen. ]. S. c. Breckin-
ridge had been assigned to the command of
the army at Camp Thomas, and would prob
ably arrive Tuesday or Wednesday.
An interesting marriage occurred in this
city to-day. The groom is a member of
Company A. Fifth Illinois Infantry, and
gave his name as ]. F. Reynolds, Ii. D.,
d. D., of Denver. Col. The bride was Miss
Alice X. Larned, of Ann Arbor Mich. a
nurse graduate of Grace Hospital, Detroit,
Mich. and at present employed at the Letter
Hospital.
Two deaths occurred at Letter Hospital
to-day. Ben f. Savage, Company d. Ninth
Pennsylvania, the remains being shipped to
his former home at Reading, and Ed Vert
Second Ohio Infantry; remains to be sent
to his family. at Gallon, o.. tomorrow.