New-York tribune., 1898-06-21
LAST or THE TROOPS LEAVE HEMPsTEAD-
GENERAL. PEHNINGTOH LEFT At THE CAMP
WITHOUT ORDERS. As YET.

GENERAL. PENNINGTON LEFT At THE CAMP
WITHOUT ORDERS. AS YrT.
tn. last of the Regular troors which have been
stationed On Governors Island went away yester-
dav and now the only garrison IS composed O.
volunteers % the lst New-York Regiment When
Companies and II OF the latter were ordered
from Uempstead Plains 10 Fort Columbus. The
garrison ,n the latter Battery y OF the 5th Ar
tuierv United States Army. returned 20 Fort So-
cum with tho exception % detail ~ ten men
left 10 guard the prisoners in Castle william They
were commanded by Sergeant Bliss. Yesterday he
took his men 20 Fort SocIm. 10 rcjoa ne battery
which under Captain Luigi Sorma ina. been or
do-ed 20 Tampa The following batteries % the
heavy artillery were also ordered 20 the same
place. Battery 6 of the 5,h Artillery. under 'ap-
tain Henry a Reed stationed - Fort Monroe
virginia. Battery u Of tho 1th ARTILLERY under
Captain James 6 Bush. 80 Fort Adams. khod"
Island and Battery Z OF the 6th Artillery under
CartaiI Sage at Fort Monroe. Transportation VIII
be- furnished thom Tomorrow those from tais Fi-
cinity going over the Pennsylvania Railroad
Nothing was known al Army headquarters in
regard 10 the disposition 20 De- made Of Rrrafior-
General Pennington. who was assigned 10 Ga" com
mand OF tho camp at Hampstead az the same t!me
that General Frank was appointed q no com
mard of the Department % the East one i} one
the regiments in General Penninfions command
have been taken away. until ye-f'r-a> tho last r'-
manning troops at the camp hospital corps oi a
ecore of men departed. and BE- and Lieutenant
Wcipcl of his star. were Jeff alone While mo
caup is in the Department Of General Frank, he
has no Jurisdiction over H. any more IMAM ne mas
over Camp Aiger. AZ Falls Church. Va. which Is
also in his Department Th" troops ca"ip'd NJ
r5ou,rsfoad and under Federal authority after
fhoy were mustered n. wcr" assigned 10 pc"eit4
Israuk and he ordered them 10 garrison INC l'F-
cral forts Of the vicinity NhciHfr P'Hofhl i~A-
,fugOu As 10 remain at The camp uNtH moro u'"p3
.rr mustered into the service und"r 10" second
can is unknown II was thought hc wo44G uc pHt
In command OF tho camp a. Mo1tauk folnt, II one
ir 10 be established there. NoiAiNg ol'lAi mas !''
iecn made known n that matter
Captain George o. Squler. OF mo 30 A1tiAeiE. u
tho signal Corps Of the bepartfncn, ot Ine 1iiiad
VINO has been signal officer on Governors lslanu
and censor OF the Hayn cable dispatches was OF,
Gered yesterday report 70 the sia:, OF ,,c1ein, M
IVade OF the Third Army Corps. az chicka.ihaIeA
T,ark Irs work Governor . Island WI. u-V".ee
MAN Second Lieutenant Walter Clark. ol INC %.
IIr(antry. but General Greely has not de7israte9
ms As e11po fno Of iieutenant- Colonel Cloun q
,he s,srr Of General Frank, II devoted az p,G3rent
80 ~ ,,rt'1np u review o. Colonel Dayise .4Nltfy
11av ~ for The journal Of Military servlc, lnsltu-
.iors of which Captain bush. who hsB )N,t ro|h
ordered south Ii the EDITOR. end wnich - punn,
itstod b,-rnonthly Governor's lsInnd "p"lItt
r,7,ah has bcon detailed assistant conInissHt! .;
eannrIlos on Governors Island for hummer o'