New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-06
CHICK AMAUGA TROOPS MOVE.
SIX REGIMENTS START FROM CAMP
THOMAS-BELIEvED TO BE on
THE WAY To CHARLESTON
Iay rrLEoEApu ro rrr rnInuyE.l

Chattanooga. Tenn July o-After many
orders and countermandrCs Ct orders the m 've-
rent .. troops from Camp Thomas actually
began this afternoon Shortly after noon TO-
day. an order came to move the six regiments
as follows The "a and 81 Wisconsin. 18TH
Pennsylvania I'd Illinois. An Ohio and AIN
Pennsylvania
These regiments compose the br1gaGes or Gen.
erals Ernest and Hanes The first three rcgl-
ments named broke camp about noon Tarched
to Ringgold. nine miles away. where cars were
In waiting on the Western and Atlanrc ran
road. and are moving out tonight There was
little delay in loadng the Ars' regiment % ar
rive The mes. rigid secrecy is observed in
regard 70 al orders Information will not he
given ou- from headquarters regarding the
movement and dest.ration ot troops. ard the
yerin1ental commanders are silent IN the sub
tec:
It is safe 70 say hat the six regiments moving
are going 10 Charleston. wh@re they will en-
bark On transports To q - Charleston Sa'
vannsh or Tampa. thev will 90 from chi'ka-
manga 20 Atlanta. ana the railroad snthorities
say theiT orders ire - Ch1r!eston.
ENTIRE FIRST Army CORPS To MOVE
is expected that these six regiments will be
followed by more According - the orders ana
Instructions received BY General Brooke today,
he viii move his entire First Cops as quickly
s. possible. bur 1n be ham7ered Nth no fnr-
Their orders from the War Department m NE
subject He oil move them At his own dis
cretion and ga them - re front as quickly as
is practicable
The 80 Illinois An Ohio sn1 Atm Pennsylvania
will 60 to-morror morning over the southern
Railroad from Rossville Assistant Adjutant-
Genera, NJ Sheridan 1en.ad this afternoon
tha. The order ~ r?ovA six regiments had ever
been rasoinde1 He sad 'ha- j. RAD merely been
suspended for The time being General Wilson
and staff started this afternoon IN special
train FOR Charleston. vhera they nil embark
with the first -eirfor,arren's - g from rhcka-
manga
General O Howard IS visi.ing Camp
Thomas in The .nterss, Of tha ARM Christian
Commission Incidentally h VISITED tie various
headquarters and saw Tho differs IN command
Nos, IF them we're his ataua.ntances a. West
Point and in service in the Civil War This
tour had as 4 purpose the in"estigat.on #
ground: FOR the ~asious complaints made
against the discipline ana regula ccas a. The
camp. He expressed himself q: greatly pleased
with everything. and stated tnai 4 e"o1 lea!
Of the criticism was nor veil founded
eEN HOWARD oN TIE cANTEEN QUESTION
General Howard ,alk4i inter =sting.y upon .he
oen.eer ques.ion ror' Under discussion He
said a certain pager in he Eas- tries - hold
General Brooke responsible for th= canteen SIS.
TEN This sys,en has been established ana
lonY defended r. ,ha Mar Department ard
many cons-t4nt.-Is ofl-ers ~ ne ARM as
bona fde temperance affair ard II If not right
70 o.. upon subordinate general command
ing department. . The Voice does. 'he
weigh Of the responsi oility for u y the
Pres:dent could be convinced THAT the canteen
sys.en as nov operating among he vo!un-
teers was ar evil ne could correct y by
brief order tnar ,he canteens should hereafte:
sell 70 alcoholic beverages. This would leave
ell refreshments. Ike cream and cakes. coffee
tea mineral water or whatever else of me kind |
might be acceptable 70 regiment, for sale
under the usual direction Of the officers Of that
regiment Ny judgment is strong that no bet
ter officer than General Brooke IAN be founa
for eny service
The Christian Commission. wh!ch General
Howard is representing. now has Hcty tents "
operation at Camp Thomas.
NEw-YORK MEN PAID OFF
The payraasters have been hard at work 20
day paying the soldiers. beginning early this
morning with the Sth New-York. The regular
drills were ordered 70 take place to-day. but
owing TO The rain which has taUen at frequent
intervals throughout the day, few drills have
occurred. Some little target practice took place
this morning. Practice and routine work OF ell
kinds was entered into IN half-hearted man
ner. as all interest was centred elsewhere The
men all wanted news from the front
The prospect Of actual fighting has greatly
added to the letter-writing industry az Camp
Thomas. SO greatly increased has been the mail
matter OF late that the force CT clerks has been
almost doubled. To-day the money order de-
partment OF the Camp Thomas Office handled
alone $4,000 N money orders Several local
banks sent out their cashiers and agents TO get
new bank accounts. and one bank secured over
$4,000 in deposits. Travelling rations sufficient
70 las, 10000 troops for ten days had been
loaded on the cars ready 70 precede the troops
70 the coast Major Nye depot comnlissary.
began to unpack these to-day. when he received |
word that the troops would not go. II costs
money 10 pay storage on them in freight cars.
Therefore Major Nye thought the cheapest |
thing he could do under the crcuns tances would |
be 10 unload the supplies and store them In the |
Government depots. Tonight he is loading some !
~ them again