Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-08-09
THE CAMP At ]IO\TAUR
Great Preparations E'ng Made For
the Soldiers.
SIXTH CAVALRY ARRIVES
TrSinloads Of Provisions Being Nushe"
to the Camp, Which Begins to LOOK
Like q White City--l'ost-
Office Established.

Montauk Point, N. Y, Aug. s.-The
occupation Of Montauk by the CUBA"
army will advertise this prospective
city more widely than anything eise'
probably, that human ingenuity couio
devise.
Among the soldiers coming here are
! representatives from every section OF
the country, and fond eyes from the
north, south, east and west Will De on
Montauk Point until the loved ones VINO
went to war return to their homes and
kin.
| The rough riders who are now on
their way from Tampa are the four
troops that did not accompany the
army of invasion to Cuba, but the fight
ers will soon be UP this way, too, and
the young New Workers. who left Broad
way and Fifth avenue for the cactus
chaparral of Cuba will in a very few
DAYS once more inhale the breezes OF
the Atlantic.
| A part Of the Third cavalry, the First
cavalry and Cummings battery are ex-
pected up by Friday, and the Seventy
first infantry New York volunteers 1t
| Is HODeu, Will Uc OIuctCu ASAS "NA"N y
| the week is over.
The Railroad Taxed.
The handling Of the large force OF
men and animals expected Is taxing the
facilities of the Long Island railroad to
the utmost, but President Baldwin ex-
| presses confidence in it's ability to DO
all the work promptly and safely. E ght
large and powerful locomotives have
| been purchased from the Central Rail-
road of New Jersey and added to the
Long Island roads equipment. and hum
dreds Of cars from other divisions of
the road have been put on the Montauk
service.
President Baldwin is personally SUI
perintending the work OF transporta-
ton. going up and down the road con-
stantly in his special car. The govern
ment trains have the right Of way. and
today at the Long Island City station
the public were made to realize this
fact.
The arrival of the Sixth cavalry with
! their horses and equipments Is the be-
ginning of the military invasion.
AS fast as possible more cavalry and
foot soldiers are to come up until the
sand dunes will be dotted for miles with
the white tents Of the army.
The men are embarking from Santa
go de Cuba, from Tampa and Fernando
na Fla, some Of them wounded, others
i'll with fever and all happy to return
home.
Rough Riders Expected Soon.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's rough
riders have sailed from Santiago, and
by next Friday the men who covered
themselves with glory at La Quasima
and San Juan Hill will pass through
part of New York city on the way to
the recuperative camp. Five hundred
of them who did not go to Cuba, with
their horses. have left Tampa. Amongthe
five rough riders who have been left be-
hind at Santiago is Second Lieutenant
William Tiffany, who will be brought
on in about ten days.
At Montauk an army Of workmen are
doing their best to set things In shape
for the reception Of the soldiers
General Young, who Is in command Of
the camp, expects to be able to provide
for all who come, but expresses some
disappointment that the hospital tents
he has received are not just what he
wanted. The natives in the vicinity Of
the old Indian village were treated to a
view of more things to eat than some Of
them ever dreamed the whole world
contained.
A special train on the Long Island
railroad rumbled in, every car packed
to it's capacity with provisions, and
these provisions were not army rations
either such as the men were forced to
feed upon under the burning sun Of
Cuba.
Delicacies For Soldiers.
Delicacies were there in plenty for
the sick and convalescent and good.
substantial food for the men who have
weathered the stress of southern sum-
mer, but were in danger Of death from
the dread fevers of the Rban climate
Not only the governmeps but the rel
atives and friends of the soldiers have
shipped to Montauk loads of good
things. Hundreds Of trunks, satchels
and packages labeled with the names of
soldiers are lying in and around the
railroad station, and every train not a
government special is laden with more
of the same kind.
In truth, new city is springing up
on the edge Of the ocean, a city con-
structed upon the most improved plans.
scientific and sanitary, but one that Is
destined to a short life. Train after
train rumbled in with water pipes. sew.
er pipes, drains, bathtubs and ali con-
ceivable appliances.
Wells are being driven for water for
man and beast, and waterworks are be-
ing built. Huge boilers for these are
now being put in place, and within three
days at the most 1t is expected that the
works will be completed.
Colonel William H. Forwood, who ia
in charge of the medical department
has his hands full directing the labors
OF his staff in arranging the hospital
supplies that have been shipped in
quantities.
Five hundred sick soldiers are expect.
ed within the week, and Colonel For.
wood means to have everything in read |
mess for them. Medicines for horses
and mules, too, are arriving in quantl-
ties, for by Thursday there will be sew.
eral thousand Of these upon the grounds
Postofiico Established.
postoff1ce has been opened at the |
camp. 1t consists Of a fully eouinned !
postal car, side tracked. 1t Is a branch
of the general postoffice Of New York
and is in charge Of c. T. Lake and r. n
Hale. Later other arrangements will
supersede the car service, which will
1t Is believed, be inadequate for the use
AZ several thoucopI troonn