The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-20
TO LEAVE THIS WEEK
FIFTEEN THOUSAND AT CHYCIxA-
MAUGA EXPECTING ORDERS.
Many of the Regiments Not in Condi-
tiOn to March, and Only the Well
Equipped VIII Depart.

June 19.-Again the rumor was received that
ten or fifteen thousand of the best equipped
troops had been ordered to move. and that
the first to go would leave Tuesday or
Wednesday, The railroads have received
orders to provide cars. and it is believed
that a number of regiments are to be sent
to the South from here, if not Tuesday then
in very short time. The Fourteenth New
York and the Fifty-second Iowa will be
among the number to move. both regiments
having been notified to be ready to leave
at moments notice. Both regiments are
fully equipped and are ready to go.
No orders were issued to-day aside from
the routine. Ordnance stores are being hur-
ried up, and the one supreme effort seems
to be that of fastening the work of equip
ping the regiments. Five cars of equip
ment arrived to-day and will be handed out
for distribution tomorrow. These consisted
of three cars of gun carriages, limbers and
caissons for the artillery and two cars of
guns and miscellaneous stores and were
shipped from the Columbia Arsenal Addi-
tional guns and large quantities Of ordnance
stores are expected during the week.
Colonel Lee, chief quartermaster. states
that the regiments in the park at present
have not their share of wagons by 1000, nor
mules by 1900. Wagons and mules continue
to arrive by trainloads and are hurried to
the regiments as rapidly as possible.
There is no complaint whatever from any
of the regiments about their rations. The
commissary has ample supplies, and the reg
iments do not lack for anything that is nee
essary for good, healthy diet.
Lieut.. Col. Rush S. Hudekoper, chief sur
geon of the First Army Corps, states that
FOL ~IN,,I. ~,
corps under the plan adopted requires
SO medical officers. ia hospital stewards and
500 men, a total of 1908. These men will not
necessarily all be taken from the regiments.
The bulk of them will. in fact, be recruited.
An order for recruiting for this branch of
the command has already been issued by
General Brooke. Recruits for the hospital
service can be enlisted in the same manner
as any Of the volunteers. 1t may be done at
the towns where the recruiting officers are
stationed, or volunteers may come to head
quarters to be enlisted
Colonel Sharpe, in charge of the commits
sary department, distributed among the
New York regiments carload of provisions,
including 500 individual packages, and other
donations from people of New York city.
Dr. Gill, of the National Red Cross So
ciety, has established Red Cross station
at the park and now has fairly under way
the work undertaken by his society. The
division and regimental hospitals are re-
ceiving through DR.. Gill's station many of
the luxuries quite necessary to the hospital
patients.
The officers of Walker county last night,
for the first time, raided the gambling dens
and saloons doing business at Lyle in de-
fiance of the law and arrested the keepers
of the places. A great quantity of beer was
poured on the ground, and the gambling
paraphernalia was confiscated and de-
stroyed Judge Henry, of Rome, will open
court at Lafayette, the county seat, to-
morrow, and it is understood that he is go
ing to deal with the Lyle lawlessness very
severely. 10 f@>r-T r~e
To-day was an exceptionally beautiful day
at Camp Thomas, and a cool breeze con-
tinuously astir made park life delight.
1t was significantly a day of rest
among the soldiers. All drills were
omitted and the Sabbath was gen.
orally observed. In this respect the day
was somewhat in contrast with many of it's
predecessors. The chaplain of the various
regiments held services, and the Y. M. c.. A.
and evangelistic cohorts were actively at
work. The reverence with which these serv
ices were listened to and the general good or
der which prevailed among the camps were
significant of high moral tone which per-
vades this entire army. The soldiers were
forbidden to congregate at points of amuse-
ment, and practically all remained in camp
with the exception of d considerable num-
Der, who had permission to spend the day
on Lookout mountain.
The efforts of General Boynton and the
Georgia authorities to restore order at Lytle
and rid the outskirts Of gambling houses
has been productive of good results. This
was especially noticeable at Lytle to-day,
when all saloons and gambling houses were
sealed, and no soldiers were allowed there
during the entire day.
Recruits for various regiments continued
to pour in from all directions to-day, and
by night the number arriving reached 600,
making total for three days of nearly 1900.
From this time ON until the 49, 600 and more
have reached the park the daily arrivals
promise to increase rapidly. At headquar-
tiers there is increased activity to provide
for and equip these recruits Prominent
among to-day's arrivals were the following
officers, together with the assignment of
each:
Brigadier General Peter c. Hayes. Third
Division, First Army Corps; Brigadier Gen.
y. r Sanger, OlAIl ARMY OolpS uiueI 0eL
Wilson; Captain G. NICK. Williams, of the
Eighth United States Cavalry, chief quar-
termaster, First Division, First Army
Corps; Major J. o. Varnedoe, chief commits
sary of subsistence, First Division, First
Army Corps; Lieut.. Col. Peter D. Vroom,
inspector general, First Army Corps; Major
Clayton Parkhill, surgeon u. S. ", chief
surgeon, First Division, First Army Corps.
General HAYES relieves General John A.
Wiley, who goes to the First Brigade, Third
Division Third Corps. Captain Williams re-
lieves Captain f. l.. Pope, who goes as
quartermaster to the First Brigade, First
Division, First Corps. Major, Parkhill had
been assigned as surgeon in General Mer-
ritt's command, and was to have gone to
Manila according to first orders.
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