New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-30
ACTIVITY AT CHICKAMA UGA.
DEPARTURE OF MANY TROOPS FOR
TAMPA.
THEIR PLACES WILL. BE FILLED NJ OTHERS
CoIORED REGIMENTS WANTED FOR
CUBAN INVASION.

COIORED REGIMENTS WANTED FOR
CUBAN INVASION.
fnr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIDuSEl
| CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. April 29-Cnmp George
II. Thomas has been in whirl or excitement
to-day About 10 o'clock this morning a move
ment Ct troops toward Tampa began. and all the
| artillery commands at Chickamauca broke
camp and were waiting at the railway station
10 be loaded on cars by noon. After the de-
parturc OF Batteries and x OF the LIST
! Yesterday only eieht batteries were left upon
! the ground.
Four companies Of the 9th Cavalry were or
dered to CO. and the 9th Infantry Is packed
up and ready TO 20 late tonight or early to-
morrow. The railroad facilities were not SUI
| hclent to move the troops all ut once. but they
| are being moved out tonight as rapidly as
possible Five batteries are already gone, to-
| gether with the OH Cavalry. The 10Th Cavalry
| and another coored command are all packed.
ard awaiting orders TO move. The 10Th Infantry
| (colored). which was the first to arrive on the
ground is packing. and hourly expecting orders
10 move. The % Cavalry and the tn Infantry
may be ordered rway to morrow
TROOPS SPEEDING TO TAMPA.
Rv q o'clock tomorrow morning the last
| troops now under orders to move VIII nave
been started on their Journey southwark. Inc
trains bearing these troops have tho right OF
way over all lines. and Will go by the Western
and Atlantic end southern railways Ihey
even tako the precedence over all passenger
| trains in the railroad orders From the most
Trustworthy sources 1t is learned tina; the troops
mentioned arc the only that will be or
derei away soon.
II is the evident purpose Of the authorities 10
concentrate all co,orcd troops AT Tampa. ready
for n CubIn invasion. The greatest secrecy has
been observed al General Brookes headquarters
to-day. and few II any correspondents were ad-
United in the morning hours.
CficIal kilograms piled up on the Generai al
n lively rate this afternoon and h was kept
closely occupied I'll dark. The order Of today
wiu remove about 1000 troops from here. but
others are still on the way here. and the num-
Der VIII not be materially decreased.
MrN KEPT HARD AT WORK.
with the ,roops not under orders TO move
! this has been a busy and hard working day.
The men were drilled UP and down the ROADS
over and back scioss the broad and open heius
OF the reservation. through the woods and In
tho hot MONDAY sun, until they were almost
as brown as berries. !,
Soine ~ the OH aegs ~ the colored commands
loavrs to-day e. Wess'd II 40 their opinion ina.
th.v would not sent 10 CUBA JUST Eci' Out
v,uld l,. iioy.A Ia building Government
warehouses. fortlncations and other work on inc
Florida coast and this opinion IS shared Dy
MINORITY ol the remaining officers. There was
ncrf.cf stained. of correspondents toward
Tampa to-nigh. and they an seem 70 be OF the
| oriuion that the base of operators now VIII be
nj ina, place End most Of them VIII accompany
The nrst detachment q the American Army on
can,aIn Y H. Lee OF the Royal Artillery.
representative ~ the British Government. ar
riyed to-day and has been carefully inspecting
the American Army's artillery work lie was
accorded n two hours conversation with zen
oral Brooke this morning and 70 IN camp with
the mon to- Might. He VIII go with tho Army -
Cuna and see the practical working OF our artH-
lerv organization To a detachment OF officers
standing on cnodGrass Hill captain Leo to-day
said that the army AZ ChIckamauga Is mag
ni1ccnt looking set ~ men. and equal 10 any
I'm the world He Will go to Tampa tomorrow
TO examine the artillery assembling there
WHITE SOLDIERS DON'T LIKE TO STAY
BEHIND.
The white soldiers are much wrought NJ over
the fact that the colored troops ordered to
, the front while they remain behind and con-
siderable bad blood is manifested The reg
nents leaving for the South to-day are not on
n footing. and General Brooke Will recruit
men and rush them forward to join them as
quickly as possible. Hundreds OF negroec In
this locality are anxious to enlist in the colored
regiments
The Signal Corps under command Of Captain
W. a. GlaSSfDru To-Day nnlsHeu the telepHOHe
lines connecting General Brookes headquarters
with division and brigade headquarters, and
/ these in turn with the headquarters OF the
various commands throughout the Park. They
are looking for their big balloon to arrive to-
morrow.
Lieutenant G. II. Muir ~ the ID Infantry.
has been detailed ms commissary OF subsistence
OF the infantry division
Senator W. g. Bate autographed from Wash
ington to-day that he had secured the passage
n local
| an electric car line through Chickamauga Park.
The line IL completed already ana running TO
Eossville Gap. and will be extended at once
TO Chicknmauga.
CAMP NAT TAYLOR.
The Chattanooga camp OF Tennessee troops
was to-day named Camp Nat Taylor" In honor
| Of Governor Robert l.. Taylors father. an illus
trious Tcnnesseean He was Colonel Nathaniel
Taylor. a Methodist preacher OF note three
times n Congressman and an orator OF the old
| school. prominent In the annals OF Tennessee
history. also serving through the Mexican War.
| Governor Taylor desired to move the troops
| assembled at Chattanooga to Nashville. but the
boys touched tender spot in his heart, and he
does not desire TO break up Camp Nat Taylor"
General Brooke and staff are in attendance
at n banquet I'm the city tonight
| SOLDIERS AT MOBILE ANXIOUS TO MOVE.
| DESIRE TO SHARE IN THE CUBAN INVASION.
Mobile April 30 (speciaD.-The departure OF
, the 10th and 22d regiments fcem camp to-day
| proved n scene OF intense enthusiasm. The sol
| ders show a desire TO go To the front. and those
| left behind anxiously await orders to move
! Cuba Recruiting officers here express the opln-
| ion that no difficulty Will he had In getting the
number necessary to I'LL the companies to lO6
| each
The two Alabama regiments Of infantry and
the battery to be modified here. and VIII no
doubt go into camp near the Regulars. The ID
| and Sd Alabama regiments expected
/ Sunday. The companies OF the 1st have not yet