New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-28
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ORDERED TO MONE-ENFEClED
TO 60 STRAIGHT THROUGH

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my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRlRrNE.l

Chattanooga Tenn. June Zt-frepa'd''''''
to move are going forward with fush a.
Camp Thomas Not since the camp was g
tabsheG have such exciting scenes been VIZ
messed In every department CLERKS nave "''''
,,t ~, and the work Is being pushed forward
with great rapidity General BROOKE mas '".
bis entire STAFF and corps Of orderlies al
work all day. and he himself mas peen WI "'''9
hard 49,.
Early in the day he tore himser away ~" ,
his papcrs put Assistant Acknowledgements
1h~,lo,, 90 vork and took a trip through the
o,,n scco,nanjcd hy one member OF is s'ah'
Ia ori, etonped AT the headquarters OF '"7
regiments under orders to move. Ihis mp W."
IN inpress upon the officers the necessity 81
.t,in,, heir men in shape for the field at once
and bcinC prepared to move on snort ho''ce'
.rb.re is not one Of the fifteen regiments uhuei
marching. orders that could not pack up anu
move within one hours notice II Necessity 'e
quired. 49,
General Brooke has expressed himse't is "
lieying that il would be an un"ise 'uea ~ 90.
am Of the troops away until they are p''P"
/ 10 fight and enter upon Ions campaih" WIZ,
o,,, further stop for equipment Accordingly
not a regiment will start until II Is Iea"'
nrocool directly to cuba. me htst "o'P' W.
hardly get away before Wednesday 'lo' INNS
I, may bc later than that. although
Rrooke saws II possible he would IKE ~ 80"
,,vo or three regiments go out 'o-"'"'''"'
,,,,,.,,,, ~ nearly twenty thousand men Is no
eoe.. r,atler and viii require time 'o uo H.
u,.rv ro MOVE A LARGE BODY OF men
6.eroral Brooke has. however. for some "'eN'
/ hoo, rrcpariue for such an emergency III" Nv"
b.s over a thousand empty railroad cars ne'''
7. Will require about fifteen hundred CARS ~
,,o,a tho troops and baggage, ana more "e
.,,,, hurried here from every direction foSs'' '
ord pinrrold about fifteen miles apart VIII w
tho points If loading. All baggage VIII oe 'o""-
"a AZ Ivtlc. and the troops Only WI" '"N' "
c,rs AT tho Two nrs,-named stations
The regiments that Will soon move out INV
| LIAM sending their wagon-trans 10 '"c '""
,ermaeter's depot all day long ana 'hey WIZ
loaded down with provisions. Columns hu''''
hats and belts. campaign tents anu INV
The Medical Corps has taken matters Wy
rorolock and has to-day sent many s"rl''
a,a.,.o ,oadv for shipment with the troops
This insures their arrival ahead OF '"'
,vh., tn. soldiers go from Camp Thomas II
may hc said that no wait VIII he i'aue 'O' NJ"
,n,ne and that they viii 50 direct to cuba IL
| may be said with all truihfulness "ha' "''"'''
o,orv article needed by the fifteen regiments
has been supplied
About forty rounds Of ammunition have bee"
| t,,d - e.ch Of the soldiers. and more than
| douhlo that amount Will be furnished To th'il
hefo-e they start General Brooke Is anxious
90 have his ARTILLERY commands under "ene'al
Wi,,ston 20 10 the front. They are In spIend''
condition. and could give Al excellent account
/ ~ themselves Five carloads Of hnc horses ar
| rived to-day. which General Brooke ordered TO
| hn distributed 10 the artillery commands
Secretary Alger has inquired regarding THIS
artillery force. and It is believed that General
/ Brooke has recommended that 1t be sent f"r-
| ward
| GENERAL BROOKE MAY GO TO TIE FRONT
While the impression prevails that General
Brooke Will lead this expedition or another one
| 10 Immediately follow the one now preparing 10
star, the matter Will not DE discussed AT hea"-
| ouarters Great surprise Is mani'es'ei th"'
| General Grant did not so to the front aS II vas
generally believed and under stood that he would
This morning the brigadicr- generals inspected
| the regiments under their commands that are
! ordered to The front. and reported as to their
/ needs Immediately following. a r"quIsiton TOT
the supplies was Issued 10y the regmenial quar-
termaster. and sent TO Chief Quarternnster
| Lees headquarters. In accordance with the rec
concentration " the report from the hrigadiers.
! instructions to honor the requisition awaited H.
4 The uavnasicrs are coming 70 pay the Army,
! and .giH be- here about Wednesday. This lS wei
1 como news - the men. II possible. the resl-
; menis TO go South VIII be paid before starting
or At least a part ot them will be. Company NJ,
j Of the list Vermont has been charged with the
important duty Of preparing a camp for the
,,yc,fy-0ye paymastcrs Their headquarters
,,iu he near General Brookes. The First Divis-
ion court-martial to-day tried thirty cases be
fora Il but all decisions were reserved. The big
bakery AZ Camp Thomas Is being taxed to its
utmost capacity to supply the Army with fresh
bread Several weeks supply Of bread Will be
baked and taken with The Army when it starts
away.
A PRlZE-WINNING ARTILLERY COMMAND
The artillery commands OF Genera, Brooke's
armv are all old ones having been organized
wears ego They are composed Of fighting men
many OF them from the highest walks OF life
The battery known as the indianapolis Light
Artillery mas been organized seventeen years
ard has been the champion drill battery for
fifteen wears. in which time II won eighteen
contests in different parts OF the country. The
battery began winning first prizes at New
Orleans in 1850. when it defeated the Louisiana
Field Artillery. Of New Orleans. and the Wash
ington artillery.
The last important contest OF this battery was
AT st. Louis. where the team won the biggest
prize ever won by it-S2W0 1t has held the
championship longer than any other battery. In
all these contests. the judges were officers from
the Regular Army. and were wholly without
prejudice or favoritsm While this battery like
all others mas its guidons with It. one Guidon
that tho men lay store by was left a. home. 1t
has al the prize ribbons on 1t. The battery y
numerous medals also left at home
Pat there IS memcnto they did not leave
behind. That is the beautiful silk United States
flag presented to them by the women Of Indian
apos. II is not the custom Of batteries to