The morning news., 1898-07-16
GALATIANS AT cHIcKAMAUGA.
The Battery SuII Only Partly Equip
ped but Making the Best of what
1t Has.

The Battery sim Only Partly Equip
ped but Making the Best of what
1t Has.
Chickamauga Park Ga. July 12.-Bat-
terry b, Georgia Artillery. has been equip
ped with pistols and holsters, but not
with guns and ammunition as has been
reported. The battery is still conhned to
dismounted drill, with the exception of
exercising the horses, which is gone
through with daily. One reason given for
the delay in furnishing guns is that their
breech-blocks were made for smokeless
powder and cannot be used for the reason
that the government has none Of the
smokeless variety on hand necessitating
the manufacture of new breech-blocks
for all the guns. No ammunition has yet
been received. AS the saddles have not
yet arrived, the horses are ridden bare
back. and many of the boys are fast be-
coming Rough Riders"
Battery A of Atlanta has received four
guns, but no caissonS and carriages. IL
looks now as if most of the artillery here
would get only four guns. instead Of six,
which constitutes a full battery.
The Chathams miss the excellent bath
Ing facilities of Camp Northen, at Crit
fin, the nearest stream being Chicka-
manga creek about three miles from their
camp. The water is good and pure, excel
lent for bathing purposes, flowing from
pure mountain springs through a beaut-
ful valley, and its bottom being of rock
The branches Of the service represented
by the volunteers is made apparent by
cOnspicuously displayed necktes and hat
bands the yellow and red distinguishing
the cavalry and artillery, respectively,
from the infantry.
A provost guard of United States regu-
lars patrol the streets of Chattanooga
daily, eorralling and sending back to
camp under guard all Camp Thomas pa
triots found without passes, where they
spend the next few weeks digging wells
bitches, etc. Battery B, Georgia Artillery,
will soon have ten good new wells to
draw from, having a large and constantly
increasing force at work upon them, Only
two men are now allowed passes to Chat
tanooga daily since so many Fourth of
july visitors from Camp Thomas allow
ed their patriotic enthusiasm TO get the
better of them.
A cake walk given by the colored 400
of Chattanooga Monday night was taken
in by fifteen or twenty men from the
Maine, New York and Massachusetts regi-
ments. each man paying so cents admis-
sion. But when they got inside trouble
began The boys wanted to join in the
dance. To this the men, and also the
women objected, and in the mlX-up that
followed the soldiers were ANONYMOUSLY
put to flight, retrea ting to the sidewalk.
They then demanded the return of their
money, but the man at the door didn't
see it that way and the boys feeling
they had been imposed upon, proceeded
to police headquarters and laid their
troubles before Sergt Hogan, who ex-
planned to them that it is not Gust tomary
in this part Of the country for white peo-
nh n al nd hoI
got only their deserts. Then they got mad
and left the station, discoursing upon the
eXclusiveness Of colored high society in
Chattanooga.
1t Is probable that an army of $4,000
men will be kept at Chickamauga for at
least six months after peace is declared.
Upon this subject Gen. H. V. Boynton
Gays: The United States government will
be obliged to keep a large armed force in
the field for long time, even if peace
negotiations were entered into right away.
Some foreign complications might arise,
and our foreign relations will have to be
firmly established before The mastering
out of the volunteer army begins Then
the disbanding and transporting home of
so large an armed force of men is no
small job of itself. and will require some
time. Taking everything into cousidera-
tion, I would say that a majority of the
volunteers who have enlisted up to this
time will be allowed to serve out the term
of enlistment"
The ladies of the w. C. T. U. have es-
tablished in Chattanooga a Soldiers
Rest" consisting of a large, cool attrac-
tive set of rooms. The windows and walls
are artstically draped with the national
colOrs, and pictures of many of the heroes
of the present war adorn the walls, also
one of Francis Willard. for so many years
a leader in w. c. T. U. work The rooms
are costly furnished, and fresh flowers
a tn of
Rest" already has a piano and an organ is
soon to be added Neat stationery is pro-
vided for all, and ice water and iced tea
are always at hand. And last but not
least, a bath room. with plenty of fresh
towels have been added to THE Rest"