The age-herald., 1898-05-31
EIGHT REGIMENTS
 ORDERED TO TAMPA >sa Rumor Prevailed at Camp Thom-
 as That All Were to Go.
ADVANCE GUARD COWBOYS
One Hundred and Sixiy-Nine of Rooseyets Rough Riders Have Gone Into Camp at Checkamauga- Melancholy Scene at
 cemetery-DecOration Day.

Chickamauga National Park May 30.-- The greatest excitement prevaild in Camp Thomas today over rumor that a general order had been issued to all troops in camp here to proceed at once to Tampa. Every man seemed to be glad. and there was a general hustling about in the various camps. The rumor, when traced to It's source by the Associated Press, proved to be only partly true, only eight reg ments being affected by an order from the war department, as follows:
 First Ohio. One Hundred and Seventieth Indiana, Third Pennsylvana and First Illinois, to be commanded by Brigadier- General Siman Snyder; and the Sec nd New York, Slxty-ninth New York, Eff h Maryland, First District of Co umbia, un- der command of Brigadier-General Lewis H. Carpenter. These reg ments are expect ed to proceed at once to Tampa, and the work of preparation began tonight
 Are Thoroughly Pr pared
 It is understood that four of the regi- ments will leave tomorrow and the other four Wednesday. The regiments ordered out are regarded as the best equipped ana most thoroughly prepared of any in me camp. This order is regarded by the oH- cers and men as an indication that speedy forward n ovement is to be made o1 Cuba and Porto Rico and as a conseque nee there was a great rejoicing among the volunteers.
 A fine rain fell today. cooling the at mosphere and laying the dust so that ,ne various brigade and regimental drills were gone through with W. h some degree or comfort. There was no review except regmental Colonel Grant reviewing the Fourteenth New York.
 General Breckinridge is still engaged Tn the inspection of the First corps Ioufy he was engaged with the thlru ulV sun He states that he will be here at least a week longer
 With those regiments that arrived tooay tba troops at the park number 45,UUo, the regiments ordered away number o,oVo.
 The Fifty-second Iowa arrived Tn one section over the Nashville and Chattahoos and two sections of the Cincinnati South- ern at 4 o'clock and remained in their cars until morning. The regiment is composea of 900 officers and men and is commahoeo by Colonel Humphrey
 All the men were uniformed, but ohiy partly armed. The regiment was ass,sneu ss,sa, to the Third brigade of the Third division Third corps
 ss Grirsby's Cowbcvs cn Hand
 rroons F and l., of Grigsby's cowboys, arrived this morning 1sa mer ard "A isnr ns commanded by Major James H. Monteitn and joined the other troops here, com pleting the full complement of the Tnlrd United States independent cavalry. The usual decoration day services at the na- tional cemetery in Chattanooga were va ried today by a melancholy event.
 Just before the decoration services be- gan two details of soldiers from the Fifth Illinois entered the cemetery with the bodies of Privates Frank c. Bosley and Ludwig Bohmert, of that regiment, accom- panied by detachment of the regimental band playing a dead march. The cortege reached the spot in the cemetery selected for the interment where vast congrega- tion. of men and women had gathered. Chaplain Davis, of the Fifth Illinois. held a brief religious service, after which the remans of the two young soldiers were bu- ried and the usual military salute was fired over the lew made graves. Ladies, who had come to decorate the graves of the heroes of 1s61-64, then fairly covered with flowers and evergreens the graves of these young heroes in a cause which re- moves all sectionalism from the federal cemetery and makes it now national cem- etery indeed.