New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-10

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-. win which brought them from ChcKamauga
VIZ ,|a...d On ire way for long time. otherwise
,.,,id have arrived about the Same time
=, 80 rest ~ the regiment
.,a men we're greaty fatigued when they ar
-. -ba arnory they were told that they might
- ,,nor The floor % The drill hail II they wished.
80 majority preferred 20 so Al once 70 their
'a' =. The~e we're few people al ne arrnory 70
O0- tie 1ast detachment, and there was food
-, rem They we're sorry looking lot of
nd :, was said by more than one q them
me 80. urho we're most robust had been purpose
'''' ,.t.d 20 come 70 New-York on the first sec
=, mo train in order 70 conceal the true
~ ~ he regiment from New Workers The
,,or vas in charge Of Captain Theodore
AS -. NJ company 3 About seventy-fVe men
-. s.ep in the arrory rolling themselves
TO- ,,.,- blankets ~ the foor OF the drill hall.
Ip :" we're greatly disappointed because there
mo :, food waiting for them. and had 10 sleep
,ss still hungry. as no restaurants were oFen ~
49,, ,our near the ar-nory.
SCENES OUTSIDE THE ARMORy
r,-,v Yesterday morning 4 crowd OF about
,a,s,rd nersors friends and relatives IF the men
:, -. las, detachment gathered outside the
.-rorv erd begged the doorkeepers 70 tell them
,,,A,ber or not those they inquired about were
.morc those who had arrived. There was no list
:. re men available and the doorkeeper could
,ivs .he crowd no satisfaction No civilian was
.Ia.n,re on the floor might not be disturbed. and
many pathetic scenes were witnessed outside. The
ronoer implored the doorkeepe- 20 allow them
inside but he was obliged 70 obey orders. In most
cases & was 70; even known whether the members
~ The regiment whose friends inquired for them
eere dead o. alive
Soon after o'clock some Q: the men arose and
made -ne,r way 20 restaurants near the armcvT to
&c. thei- breakfasts. Each man as he reached the
doc, vas eagerly scanned by the crowd. and the
majority Of the men found al least one friend or
relative waiting for them u goes without saying.
however that mos: % tae persons In he crowd
were DISAPPOINTED Those they sought were either
dead or sick IN hosp.hs Captain Wainwright
Parish the adjutan- % TIE regiment. reached The
srrnorv little before noon. He said tha' tn7 men
would have report az the arnory az ~ CLOCK
avery morning until the muster rolls are MADE out
TIE roster is considerably con;useo' ano "ooia
have TO be straightened T, could nov he rolled
~ ard the granting Of furloughs will be deferred
rom day 70 day until he roll was corrected witch
could probably oe Zone within : week
THE CAMP AT cHIcKAMAUGA
IN speaking Of the report 81 General II. : Boyn-
.or IN which the canteen - ire sth Regiment AZ
chickarnauga was styled rigTen. Adiu'ant Parish
stated that re did no; criticise Z superior
ofoer II. stated however. ira, the bedding used
70. typhoid and malaria patients was given % the
well men . use The cots IN me hospitals. Re
ssS were - close together ina. the men with
al sorts o. diseases could shake hands Nitn each
o.aer Three Of the tents which had harbored
,ypho.d patients had been burned in he early part
80 the camp life. and the men burning them we're
severely criticised for doing his. They were Tod
,aat evervrhng should BE- retained for use Sur
r.on-Nalor Nef said that tne typhoid was due 20
me hlthy condition OF the Chickamauga River.
which received the drainage % eleven thousand
animals and eighty thousand men. He said the
country was not prepared 20 60 10 war. and lille
Ef,s1~
not that at,enon paid 70 details so necessary for
the health OF me men. ! saw i stated in the
Chattanooga Papers" ne said that oIr csnteen
vas filthy = pigpen. will say that It was in
. good sani;a-y condition" In speaking ot tire de-
lay OF the regiment IN reaching New-York SUI
seon Major Neft said tina; il parity due 70 the
negligence Of the railroads in supplying water and
ice For hours they vithou. water ana Zee.
and ne insisted on getting these things.
When asked about the co0dron OF the camp. Sur
tor Nef sai.. Thu camp all rieh; be-
fore the men got there. TIE men all right
when they reached g. Thi, ONLY will sa, because
sr still an officer % The United States Army i.
: man eats green fruit, he will get the diarrhoea
Bat The green fruit does not produce typhoid f4ver
don't say that the men ate green fruit
TOUCHING MEETING OF MOTHER AND SON
u was stated az the arnory Yesterday that the
men who lived OUT % town and had no money 20
take them 10 their homes until they received their
nav could obtain all that they wanted 70 The
srnory Large supplies o: provisions arrived at the
building Yesterday The cooking Will b done in
ne srmory kitchen A pathetic SCENE occurred
~ the Sidewalk IN front Of the arroyy al noon
gray-haired woman who had waited TIL midnight
'.st night for the soldiers % arrive and who went
home and returned a. g. early hour this morning
stood rnconplaininsy on the curb waiting Ter the
time when she could get INTO the arr,ory and see
her son She had or faced black shawl and now
and ,hen woulo place 2 Handkerchief "a her eyes
and uipe awsv 2 tear ~ noon tall young man
r;h his knapsack and poncho walked or q ths
arnorv He szw the little wonsr IN black with
-er back towar3 h.a.. He knew IN moment =
vas his mother H walked ~ softly and put his
hands over his rnothcr's eyes and SAID
Guess who II is
IN nomen, the Two we're IN eacn others arms
The oys;anders most d whom were women. acre
much affected b. his touching episode
DRINKING WATER FROM A HORST POND.
A Few o. the men talked freely Yesterday about
N. conditions IN the Chck4mauga camp but NOS.
% them refused 70 say anything very definite
Just wait Ill an mustered out was the usual
--ply . inquire II Il said tha- the have
neen threatened win refusal 81 fuTloUghs II they
make any unfavorab'e comment upon The camp or
'heir officers A few we're noTs communicative.
One nan said that the water drunk ~ Camp
Thomas was no, ~ for amin al II vas 50 muddy
hat il looked like coffee The horses were aliope 81
20 splash around in the pond from which the men
obtained Their water. making II even mud1ier than
= would have otherwise been. The CHEZ com
plain: seems % Re agains' the commssarv Dc
partncn' l. eas said Yesterday hat there was
pltn'y q food but nobody 20 distribute 1t. One
officer said
~ have something Interesting to say when ! am
mustered ONT aud an going IN say'ti 100. A. ~
W camp Fo+tively ceay that The men Of the sth
were hiiny I v's an ngineer ~ General Colby 2
STAFF and 70 u tba the cam? wss Ter:
Clean Tn IT.! BIZ 5,1N. consisting Of he 3,f'
=
nessee and ~ sec n Brigade composed 81
10 iz,h Ne" lotk the RS KAnsas ana ne stn
Mas achuse.ts. we're ths c'eansst camps 0, them
~ The South g. regiments az rule we're very
m!ty. You couldn't find c!gar-butt lying aoou'
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