New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-06
DAY OF RESI- AT CAMP THOMAS
VOLUNTEER TeooPs NOT LIKELY TO GO
TO CUBk IN HOT WEATHER.
lnr rrlkea.pu TO THE rRrpuxE.l

aav OF rest and recreation at the big volunteer
camp at Chickamauga. In ell parts Of the camp
religious services were held. and the huckster
wagons and pedlers were prohibited from SELL
,ng their goods and produce in the camps as
usual
General Brooke has stopped the work Of ped
,ers Only responsible local merchants will be
nermitted TO peddle produce in camp hereafter.
.ra their saes will be limited butter. eggs and
milk No pies. cakes pastry of any kind will
no allowed sold. Many of the soldiers were
no,soned one day last week by eating pies bought
.,on, a stranger and General Brooke has re-
solved to stop it,
big hotel will be erected at Lyle. where off,
cers and their wives may stop The wives OF al
Toast five hundred officers have accompanied
then, 70 Chattanooga, where they can see their
husbands every day. Many Of them spend each
aav in camp and return to Chattanooga al
night
IN the Sth New-York two masses have been
celebrated to-day fer the Catholic soldiers by
Father Tobin. Of Chattanooga Colonel Chaun-
..v called upon Father Tobin last night and re-
ouested him TO hold religious services to-day,
and he was at Chickamauga by dayoreak. The
sth feels lost without regular chaplain
The number Of visitors at Camp Thomas has
been largely increased to-day. the extremely hot
weather having TO effect upon tHelii.
GENERAL sHERIDANs OPINION.
Adiutant Michael V. Sheridan. Of General
Brooke's staff considers that all talk OF sending
the volunteer troops to Cuba, or even TO the eX-
IRENE Southern coast, is out Of the question. In
conversation with soma men to-day General
Sheridan said that this would never be consid-
cred for a minute. He said that the necessity
y the occasion demanded some few regiments
In the march from Chickamauga to Rossville
10 board the train for Tampa. distance OF nine
miles, the other day the 1st Illinois Regiment
had $50 men out Of ZOO fall down by the road
side overcome by the heat. This was before
o'clock in the morning, cool breeze stirring and
the temperature at so degrees in the sun. Had
II been at MONDAY. with the thermometer regis
,ering 80 degrees. it usually does. the march
would have ended still more disastrously.
The troops are simply green not acclimated,
not equipped no. trained in p soldiers life, and
could not stand a campaign There are only
TWO or three regiments on the field that are in
any condition TO move or that will be at any time
soon. In every command something material is
lacking
The Sth New-York. perhaps the best all round
equipped on the field. on Saturday had TO keep
1913 men out Of reglmental drill because they
were barefooted. The commanding officer made
O. protest and shoes for the 153 barefooted men
will be forthcoming tomorrow In some OF the
Western regiments scarcely man is provided
with everything necessary.
BY the time these men fully supplied
with necessary equipment many weeks will
have elapsed. large majority Of the officers
al Camp Thomas believe the volunteer army
is now as near the front as It will ever be.
They believe that before the Army is fitted for
the field the war will be over.
The volunteers, nine out Of ten OF them. are
thoroughly sick Of the service. They are anx-
!ous TO go TO the front, see Cuban soil and fight
bu, they never barganed for six months in
activity and severe preparation for the battle
field when they enlisted. The men have almost
without exception. fallen of In weight from ten
10 fifteen pounds. but are becoming rapidly used
20 Army fare
DIGGING WELLS FOR MORE TROOPS.
In anticipation Of other troops to arrive Ave
well-diggins machines have been put to work
sinking wells in different parts Of the Park
ground picked out for the location of regimental
camp sites. To avoid any waste Of water guards
hare been placed at all the wells ana pumps in
the Park and remain there day and night.
Tay-ho parties TO Camp Thomas have be-
come quite the thing here, and daily hundreds
Of gayly bedecked vehicles, filed with women
and men visit the different camps. and make
life more worth living 10 the officers and men.
The local branch Of the National Soldiers Relief
Society continues 70 distribute milk and other
supplies 70 the sick In the hospitals.
The Chattanooga Chapter OF the Daughters
OF the American Revolution has sent cots to all
the hospitals and the members are each making
half dozen nghtshirtS 70 be sent to the sur
geons. Until this band OF patriotic women fur
nished cots, volunteer soldiers. III with typhoid
fever lay upon the ground raving with delrtum
and dying. covered with thick Army blankets.
the only bedding procurable at times.
4 party OF kentuckians visited Camp Thomas
to-day They are mostly from Louisville, and
spent the day with the Kentucky troops.
AT no time since the close Of the Civil War
has there been such enormous quantity OF
supplies stored at any place in the country as
are now here. The actual amount Of supplies
now stored in the large warehouses In this city
is 5'59O64 pounds Of solid provisions, 2e3'9'o
cans OF tomatoes and 5991S gallons Of liquid
provisions. This, OF course, does not include
large quantity NJ officers canteen and medical
supplies. the large quantity Of potatoes. cab
bage and other vegetables, which Major Nye
purchases every day. for the volunteer army.
Neither does 1t include the fresh meat purchased
by the conrnissary.
10000 RATIoNs ORDERED FOR THE CAMP
The foregoing figures were furnished by Major
Nye. who stated that they. together with what
has been shipped TO the Park and Tampa, con-
stituted exactly one-third Of the 100000 ra-
tons ordered sent to this city. This quantity OF
provisions has filled - overlooking seven large
warehouses
Yesterday Major Nye received forty carloads OF
bacon. bareback and -four from Chicago, and
the congestion which has existed in the rail-
road yards for several days, owing to the delay
In getting these buildings in shape TO receive
goods. has now bcea relieved Already the
Posey Block is almost filled with provisions.
While the enormous Kng-st warehouse is rapid
ly hlling up with Army stores. This practically
exhausts the warehouse facilities of this city,
and In speaking Of the matter Major Nye said
that he was at his wits end to know where 10