The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-06
REGIMENTS HELD AT CAMP
NO ORDERS FOR TILE MEN WHO
co WITH GEN. WADE
The Official Instructions MAY Not He
Received at Camp Thomas before
the First of Next Week-General
Order Granting Thirty-Day Fur
1oughs to COnvalescents Expected
to- Reduce the Sick List.

CAMP THOMAS, Chickamauga, Aug
5.-The expected order for the depart
ure from Camp Thomas of the regi-
ments designated as a part of Gen.
Wade's Porto Rican forces, did not ar
rive from Washington today, and it is
now believed that no further orders OF
the kind will be received before early
next week, possibly not until the regi-
ments to go are paid.
The signal corps was paid for July
this afternoon. While 1t was under
orders to leave tomorrow morning, all
details could not readily be arranged,
and it will not leave before Sunday.
The general order granting a thirty
days furlough to all convalescents
will have a marked effect on the daily
sick report of the camp, probably re-
dUc;ng the sick list by one-half. While
these men in most instances have been
discharged from the hospital as cured,
their names still appear on the sick
list until they are strong enough to re-
turn to duty.
An officer who has just returned from
Washington is authority for the state
ment that no more Northern troops
would be sent from the state encamp-
ments tc Chickamauga. The reason for
this decision was the great likelihood
of peace. The plan was that if the
peace negotiations should fall through,
the second call men would take part
in the general attack upon Havana IN
October 1t was the purpose of the
secle tary of war, said the officer, to-
keep the second call men in Northern
camps during the summer, and if the
war Continued to keep them in the
Southern camp just long enough to bril-
gade the regiments and do a little div
sion drilling. About two weeks, he
thought, would be enough time in
Southern camp, after their previous ex-
perience in Northern camps, before
1naroh hing on to Havana.
There are now at the park thirty
regiments of infantry. After the seven
that will constitute part of Gen. Wade's
division get away there will be only
twerity- three regiments left. About
month ago there were forty-six regi-
ments there at one time, but they have
gradually gotten away. In addition to
the infantry regiments there remain
two regiments and two troops OF
cavalry and seven batteries of artil-
lery.
Col. Bobleter, commanding the
Twelfth Minnesota, has detail of men
from the regiment digging trenches and
preparing in general the new camp
early next week, not later than Mon
day.
The Fourteenth Minnesota regiment
went out on four-mile practice circle
through the park, marching for two
hours. During this time, they stopped
several times fore short rest, but none
Of the men were compelled to drop out
of lire on account of the heat. This
regiment is disappointed. One Of the
officers said yesterday that they had
fully expected to move. They feel that
this regiment, being one of the first on
the grounds, should have been included.
AT the last inspection the regiment was
reported as being in the hest condition
of any command in the division.
Lieut.. p. Hagenson, Company A, and
Lieut. A. A. Caswell, Company E, are
i'll with fever. The sick report shows
twenty men in hospital and two sick in
quarters. This is considered very
excellent showing.