New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-16
TAMPA TROOPS IN SUSPENSE.
AWAITING NEWS OF THE DISPOSITION
OF THE SPANISH FLEET.
LARGE QUANTITIES OF SUPPLIES EXPECTED
TO FEED SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND MEN
NINETY -EvANGELIsTIC

LARGE QUANTITIES OF SUPPLIES EXPECTED
TO FEED SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND MEN
NINETY DAYs-Ev ANGELIsTIc
WORK IN CAMP
fBY TELEGRAPH THE rRiBtSEl
Tamna. Fla May 15.--Pendlng final news
about the fate OF the Spanish fleet talk about
the date OF the military occupation OF Cuba mas
largely eliminated There is more or less mere
besides TO hol attention The increase IN the
number Of troops continues. The arrivals TO-
day were the S.h and 12th infantry. from
Cnckamauga.
4 lit:le work was done today In ntUnR nP
one OF the transports. but the work OF oadlns
the fleet suspended. Tho WORK OF ''e
Ouarternaster's Department was not interrupt
ed by sunday Receipts Of food here nave pccn
heavy. and Will continue on even a larger scale
In anticipation of the mobilization OF n large
force OF regulars and volunteers within a short
distance Of Tampa. Geneial wade started 10
nleht on Il tour Of inspection Of available camp
s,,es in Florida with him we're Lleutenants
Reid and Annie Captain Gailiard. Of his staff
and pr. Woodsol Captain Gail!ard is Of the
engineer cor,s. and viii give advice in relation
to IN. .nllneoring features. while Or. Woodson,
an assistant surgeon in the Army. viii proha-
Div give rspecih attention to sanitary arrange
menis
General wade went direct 10 Jacksonville. ana
thence viii go down the east coast. He VIII
visit "A number of places. and VIII De gone sew
eral DAYS There are already In the various
Tampa camps about 1000 men, and the Iiin-
tied water supply prevents the gathering OF any
larger force For this reason the list Regiment
New York Volunteers. VIII go in;o camp at
Lakeland and so viii the Let and loth cavalry,
which come from Chickamauga big army
Will be gathered In Florida IN readiness for en-
barka;lon for Cuba when the lime arrives.
in the last two or three days JW.oW ratlons
have been received. ard l.0~0oo pounds have
been gent TO the transports az Port Idnph ha-
lions had been issued To the men In camp up
TO June L. but ten days supply has now
been distributed In addition. a total OF ""poo"'
rations is expected here. weighing 2soo"o
mounds This feeds an army Of T5.rH men for
ninety days
Naior-G.neral q. o. Howard arrived to-day
ard ,o-nigh, conducted religious services In the
Tsmpa Heights camp win him was Major
l. ". white. of Northneld. Mass. an asso-
c,a,e ~ Dwight L. Moody. n vigorous religious
CAMPAIGN :. planned under the direction 81 Mr.
Mood, At his request the Rev. DR.. \. &. Dixon,
~ brooklyn came here "A few days ago. ard
has been holding daily service IN camp. j IL
Burke ~ Chicago. well known FOR his evanscl-
cal singing has taken part with Or. Dixon.
fl ia. Civil War Mr. Moody was active In
religious work among the soldiers, and ne
means To give them every opportunity to hear
good preaching AT the present time. General
Howard knew and approved his work In war
times. and a; his request went with Major
white 10 Chickamauga. They found that so
rnaay troops had left that place FOR Tampa that
they n, once came here. This morning they
held successful services on the train.
There viii he meetings nightly at o'clock,
and IN the daytime. too after the tabernacle
being buiit at Tampa Heights has It's roof or
canvas In addition, similar structures viii be
Put up at the West Tampa camp of Regulars
and the headquarters Of the Florida volunteers
Chaplain Bateman. ~ Idaho. Of the 10Th
R.plment Is assisting IN the services.
Or. Dixon viii probably remain fortnight
longer lie says that money is needed for books
and tracts. and asks that IT be sent to Mr.
Moody at Northnold or to himself at the Tampa
Bay Hotel. In the civil War the Christian
Commission both held services and supplied hos
pital necessities but the latter branch Of the
work Is now to be left to the Red Cross agen-
ciCs.
General Wade tonight issued the following
general order:
Headquarters United States Forces.
Tampa. Fla. May 10. 1SoS.
General Orders No T. The United States
troops assembled at Tampa and vicinity will he
organized. designated and commanded as fol-
lows:
Battalion Of engineers, Companies and T..
Captain James l.. Lusk. Engineer Corps. com
handing
Detachment of Signal Corps. First Lieutenant
Frank Greene. Signal Corps. commanding.
Cavalry. First Brigade. Brigadler- General s.
Sumner, l.. s. ", commanding-3d Cavalry, 9th
Cavalry, 9th Cavalry. Second Brigade Briga
der General s. Is. NJ. Young, L. s. ", COM
manding-1st Cavalry. 10Th Cavalry,
LIGHT Artillery Brigade. Lieutenant Colonel W.
r. Randolph. I'd Artillery commanding Light
Batteries f. and X LIST Artillery; Light Batteries
A and +. % Artillery; Light Batteries c and +.
81 Artillery: Light Batteries h and i. 4th Ar
tillery: Light Batteries and r. 9TH Artillery.
Infantry. First Brigade, Brgadier-General
Jacob F.. Kent. T. S. ". commanding-6th. In
fantry. 10Th infantry, 2od Infantry. oath In
fantry.
Second Brigade. brigadier- General J. s. Pc
land T. = " commanding-oth Infantry, 18th
Infantry. 18th Infantry. Dist Infantry.
Third Brigade. Brgadier-Gener2l Guy "
Henry. L. s v. commandng-1th Infantry. 10Th
Infantry. 10th Infantry Doth Infantry.
Fourth Brigade. Brigadier-tieneral A. p. Chat
fee. L. g. v. commandments Infantry, ID In
fantry 18th Infantry 9TH Infantry
Until further orders detachment. battalion
and brigade commanders will report directly to
these headquarters.
BY command OF Major-General Wade
ARTHUR MACARTHUR,
Assistant Adjutant- General.
TROOPS ON THE WAY TO TAMPA