New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-11

, and equipped have seen hard service In the
| field and they anxious TO go.
Tomorrow the "a South Carolina and LIST
| Kentucky regiments will arrive. They viii be
| followed soon by others Recruits are expected
to pour in by hundreds every day. beginning
next week All the recruiting officers have
started and have been urged 10 exercise the
greatest haste In their efforts TO Ill up the reg!
ments.
INTENSE HEAT AT THE CAMP.
This has been the hottest June 10 In the his
tory OF the region At General Brooke's head
quarters the thermometer registered o1ia de-
grccs In the shade. on many parts OF the field
instruments up past the lOOdegree mark.
The dust continues to annoy and almost stop
traffic in d!Neren, parts Of the encampmcn,.
Almost every ves,ige OF grass and other vege-
taton has been removed from within the con-
fines OF the Park. Transfers tired Of breath
lag dust into their lungs. have driven across
the open fields and through the woods. This
and the long absence Of rain have killed even
the rankes. weeds
The suffering Of the men at drills IL something
terrible. The officers are aware OF this and
considerable OF their men. and In the last
few days Of the excessive heat the drill hours
have all been shortened. In some cases drills
have been entirely dispensed with.
The LIST Tennessee. In camp at Nashville
started for San Francisco tonight An officer in
close touch with headquarters gave 1t out to-
night tina, It was the intention Of the War De-
parment to send twelve regiments from Camp
Thomas, but upon communication with General
Brooke II was discovered that not that many
were ready for the field.
The work Of equippng and preparing for the
Gold H.. Cal p.h f,l V...i,
the is,. 4th and 18th Pennsylvania and Sth
Massachusetts regiments is being pushed. Cen
eral Brooke has issued orders TO rush the work
Of equipment on all these regiments. Some OF
them cannot get away before July. while others
are ready to go now.
GENERAL INSPECTION ORDERED.
Mator-General Brooke has ordered q general
inspection OF all volunteer infantry regiments
now at Camp Thomas. and the work Is being
vigorously pushed by three inspectors Of the
United States Army. They are inspecting
regiment each day. There are for;y-three reg!-
ments on the field. and from this II may be seen
that 1T will require from ten to fifteen days In
which to complete the inspection.
The inspectors having the work In charge arc
Majors Socum. Davis and Rogers. Yesterday
Major Slocum inspected the 18th New-York.
while the other inspectors were at work I'm other
parts Of the field. This inspection Is being mad.
to ascertain the ex1ct condition OF all equip
mcnts on hand and in the possesslon OF
each regiment. and to ascertain the amount Of
extra equipments needed by each before they
can be considered on war footing. The policy
Is to equip the regiments as rapidly as possible.
After the inspecting officers make their de-
tailed report from each regiment the eouip-
mcnts will be forthcoming
Lieutenant Colonel Richards who has been
chief aid on General Brookes staff for come
time. has been assigned permanently as AS
sistant AdJutant-General on the staff Of Cen
eral j. II. Wilson, who is to command the Sixth
Army Corps when organized Lieutenant Colo
mel Richards was only recently promoted Just
rhcn he VIII report for duty on General Will
sons stan Is not known. But he will be on duty
there IN few days, succeeding Lieutenant
Colonel W. f. Wilder who has been made Colo
mel Of the 1fth New-York Infantry. and who
will shortly be nominated a Brigader- q eneral
Major Henry +. Hoyt has reported to General
Wade's headquarters. and has been assigned to
duty as chief surgeon Of the Third Corps. Gen.
eral Poland had another brigade review and In
'spection Of the LIST Pennsylvania I'd Ohio and
lith Minnesota regiments this morning.
CUBAN WOMAN IN CAMP.
The 9th Ohio has Cuban woman in camp,
the wife Of Private Hollis. OF Company C. She
states that she was the wife OF General Maceo
the Cuban leader who killed in 1897, and
says that the Spaniards killed her seven chill
dren before her eyes She came to America two
years and half ago. and IN September, 1897
she married Mr.. Hollis.
She has organized a volunteer army Of men in
Chicago. called the Blues and Grays," with
Captain Glazer as their commander She says
she holds the rank Of Lieutenant In this COM
pany. and 10 waiting for orders to move her
company She was a captain OF q company OF
women insurgents under her former husbands
command. Her homo was in Pinar del Rb,
Cuba.
The report that yellow fever exists at Mo-
Henry. Miss. has caused great excitement in |
tho Army. The men ere much afraid Of the