New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-03
ENGINEERS READY TO MOVE.
ORDERS ISSUED FOR EMBARKAT1oN oS CITY or
CHESTER TO MORROW.

ORDERS ISSUED FOR EMBARKAT1oN Of CITY or
CHESTER TO MORROW
Camp Townsend near Peekskill. Aug (Specian
Only two more days will intervene before the ls'
Regiment Of United States Volunteer Engineers
will hoard their transport FOR Porto Rico and. al
though there Is much work - ~ done Incidental
70 breaking camp and packing up baggage. nothing
interferes with tho regular camp routine. Every
thing proceeds calmly and smoothly. as though IN"
regiments departure were ne many weeks on hui
nevertheless there is undcrcurrent o. excitement
among the men over the pToapect or getting away.
and their departure Is the principal theme Of CON
versation Scores ~ them today have also son.
IN Peckskll 10 Law IN supplies OF tonacco ana NIe
necessaries FOR the voyage not heretofore provided
and they have taken a keen enjoyment In their
'shopping' about the village stores. The ten days
travel rations have also been issued. and Khaki
uniforms the ID Battalion. 80 that there Is niue
lef, for the privates 10 do but drill and walt for
Thursday morning. when. n the transport has ar
rived tents will he struck camp equipase and per
sona belongings packed and the march taken UP 70
the Roa Hook Dock.
IN order that the various officers might have n
thorough understanding ~ the duties and response
bilities in regard the breaking Of camp. and
that there might not he any delays on this score
IN the preparations for departure. the following
eeenra order was published this evening at parade:
Headquarters 1s' Rssi Rnfno c9ed states N'"n
Camp Townsend. near Pe'kskn y y Aug =
Orders No s.
XII on tho morning OF Thursday. August T. for the
purpose Of Transporting this regiment Z" Porto
The resimental and battalion quartermasters vii
that all necessary arrangements are hd.r no
racLI,g no DropcrtV Of the regiment ana trans
boring the same board the transport The
regmental quartermaster VII he responsleee o iGp
battalion uuarternaster Will he responsive ior az
propertv belonging to tho troops constituting his
Company commanders must make all necessary
for packing ana
70 General er ORDERS No "a Adutant-C Generals Office
current series, copy OF which has been furnished
10 each company. specifies the allowances OF bag
imits these amounts may be exceeded on the trans
port but any excess IS at owners FISK ana my
have TO be stored or abandoned on reaching Porto
COMPANY commanders must realize that grave
responsibility devolves upon them TO see that their
companies take the field In proper condltlon tnat
they are properly supplied and that the properly
belonging 10 the company Is properly and securely
BY order Of Colonel Griffin c,
First Lieutenant and Regimental Ad)utant
Supplies OF various kinds from the different So
cieties formed for the aid and comfort OF soldiers
have been received at camp from time to time On"
big box came to-day TO Colonel Griffin from Mrs
Frederick Bull Of Irvington. n. Y. n contained
a hundred negigee shirts and thirty six comfort
bags In each Of which ther" were pad or paper
package Of envelopes, n pipe. bag OF TOBACCO
toothbrush towel cake Of soap handkerchief.
bouillon tablets two pairs Of socks. a bottle Of
hundred two-grain quinine pills and housewife"
filled with all the necessaries that a man would
need when compelled 10 do his own sewing. These
Colonel Griffin distributed among the several com
panies Of the regiment.
over at the hospital other boxes Of goods had
come which were most acceptable TO the surgeons
and the hospital corps. These boxes contained
ffty-sx dozen abdominal bandages six hundred
steriized bandages box OF absorbent sterilized
gauze from ST. Lukes Hospital one box OF pa
iamas fourteen dozen) and lot or gauze nandker-
Besides this. Surgeon Major Louis L. seaman has
had a set OF surgical instruments particularly l9r
laparotomy cases. presented 10 MIN Tor the regl-
ment by John II Mars. This is In addition TO the
three field furnished by the Government;
Colonel Joseph G. Story. Assistant Chief OF ord
nance OF the State OF NcwYork. and Major John
n smith OF the New York Arsenal were In camp
to-day 10 about closing UP the grounds alter
TO close the restaurant and mess hall 10 receive
back the State property loaned me regiment ana 70
attend 10 the shutting OF OF the water ana cIoslng
IN OF the buildings just ms they always 90 az the
townsend will be occupied by troops again this year
4 rumor to-day 10 the effect that the two nght
batteries at Camp Black might he sent mere
after Camp Townsend was vacated nut inc rurhoi
The LIST Battalion had another turn az the en-
gineerirg drill this afternoon. Private seymour -
Bunker. Of Company A. was to-day promoted 10 DE
a corporal. and Lieutenant 9. l.. Cluett who mas
been acting with Company 4. was heta'heu anu
assigned 10 Company H. - T.,
The officer Of the day detailed FOR tomorrow u
CAPTAIN Allen n Raymond. Of Company b The
officers OF the guard are First Lieutenant John g
nd