The times., 1898-05-19
VOLUNTEERS REACH CAMP
The Nucleus of a Formidable
Army at ehiekamauga.
THE QUESTION OF UNIFORMS
Many of the Troops Are without
That Important DesidcratuRs.
Many Tnarned, While some Re-
port Fully Equipped-An Indiana
Rushing Hnsiness-

Chattanooga, Tenn, May 1S.-over 5000
men are now encamped at Chickamauga
Park Every train brings in its new con-
signment OF boys in blue Most of the
commands have been fortunate enough
10 come 10 the park all the way in trains.
A few have been detained at Rossville
and have done the rest of the distance,
about five miles. on foot and in heavy
marching order In view of the fact that
the mercury is now high up such a tramp
is not pleasant.
The first regiment to reach camp to-
day was the One Hundred and Sixteenth
Indiana which came in late last night.
The men were not armed and only about
half of them We're in uniform. They have
a band of eighteen pieces. sixteen horses,
an ambulance. hospital corps. tents and
sufficient quantity of rations to last ten
days. There are three veterans of the
civil war in the regiment.
Following the Hoosiers. the First West
Virginia Inrantry, LOCO strong, which
spent the night in the cars arrived AT the
station and pitched camp near Vineyards.
/ The regiment was organized in 1889 and
F. was mustered into the Federal service on
! the 10th day of the present month The
men were completely uniformed and all
were armed with Springfield rifles. Col
onel Spilman. its commander, is a grad
uate OF West Point
The One Hundred and Fifty-eighth In
diana Infantry, 102i men, divided into
/ twelve companies and three battahons.
! Col Smith in command. arrived in the
city last night and Joined Gen Brooke S
army this morning. These men are all
uniformed and armed with Springfield
rifles.
The Second Ohio Infantry sl6 officers
and men, which arrived last night, reach
| ed Chickamauga at noon. marching from
Rossrille to its camping grounds. The
regiment is in command of Col. Kuert.
Shortly after midnight Light Battery A.
Of the First Missouri Artillery, came in
from ST. Louis and went to the park to-
( day. The battery is composed of l2l men,
commanded by Capt Humboldt. 1t is en-
tirely equipped, with the exception of
guns which will be furnished by the Gov
! ernment.
The First Pennsylvania Infantry, of
! Philadelphia, Lieut.. Col Good. in COM
mand, arrived at o'clock this morning.
J 1t was better equipped than any of the
other volunteers that have passed through
the city to the park. The men were uni
formed, armed with Springfield rifles of
Is caliber, had their tents and ten days
1 field rations with them and a hospital
corps of twenty men
| The One Hundred and Fifty-scventh
| Regiment officers have held meeting
and decided that the men should ali be
clean shaven. The regimentaI barber
shop is doing a land office business to-
day. The order will affect half of the off,
GERS and nearly two-thirds of the men.
The Columbia Receives Orders.
Lewes, Del, May 1S.-The cruiser Colum-
bia was anchored at the breakwater from
1890 to p. m. today. She sailed from the
breakwater yesterday morning. and her
| return today was presumably to receive
| orders. 1t is reported on good authority
that she was ordered to join one of the
squadrOns.