The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-25

port News s. Gen. Wade Selects
the Members of His STAFF.
CHICKAMAUGA, July 24-Although
Gen. James F. Wade assumed command
at Camp Thomas yesterday, as the sue
cessor of Gen. Brooke, he has not yet
selected a location for his headquarters
and is debating whether he will locate
on the site where Gen. Brooke has had
his headquarters near the battlefield
station, or pitch his tent on Snodgrass
hill.
Gen. Wade's staff, so far as made up,
is as follows: Maj. w. E. Almy, adju-
tant general Lieut. Col Daniel D.
Wheeler, chief quarterma Lieut..
Col John Wander Hoff, Chief surgeon;
Lieut.. Col. Charles H. RibbIe, judge
advocate; Capt. j. 3. Foraker, assis-
TART adjutant general; Lieut.. Col. F..
u. Baldwin, inspector general Lieut..
Col. George Squires, chief signal officer;
Capt. Lloyd G. Griscom, assistant quar-
termaster and aide de camp; Capt. Jay
Cooke, third commissary; Lieut.. G. w.
Reid, aide de camp and acting ordnance
officer; Lieut.. j. p. Wade, aide de camp;
Maj. Charles J. Allison, engirN officer
Thus far Gen. Wade las not issued
any orders and according to Maj. Amy,
adJutart general, it IS the gece ais pur-
pose to issue as few orders as possible
He will carry forward the work at the
park without making any significant
changes in the plans as they now ex-
list, preferring that the work before him
shall be well done rather than under
take to Introduce new methods.
The only movement today in connec-
ton with the Porto Rican expedition
was the departure for Newport News Of
four batteries of light artillery as fol-
lows: Battery A, of Missouri; Bat
terry A, of Illinois; Battery B, of Penn
sylvania, and the Twenty In
diana battery. These batteries broke
camp at 6 o'clock this morning, march
ing to RosSville, a distance Of six miles,
where they took trains for Newport
News, via the Cincinnati Southern and
Chesapeake & Ohio.
The Third brigade Of the First divi-
sion OF the First corps, will be the
next to leave Camp Thomas and will
probably go tomorrow or Tuesday. Gen.
Wade, 1t was authoritatively stated to-
night, received orders at a late hour
this evening to rush this brigade to
Newport News as promptly as he could
get the necessary cars in position. The
brigade consists of the First and Third
Kentucky and the Fifth Illinois. 1t is
the understanding that the First bri-
6ooC VI lliC AoSSOlo olElolOil Will NC lllS
next to follow the above brigade. Ac-
cording to the present plan regiments
will continue to go out as fast as prac-
ticable until the First corps is eX-
hauSted.
1t was raining most of the day at
Camp Thomas and the regiments spent
the day quietly. The usual divine serv-
ices by the chaplainS and by the
evangelists were conducted throughout
the park.
One hundred and sixty-two patients
belonging to the volunteer army were
removed today from Letter hospital, at
this place, to a special train and TAX
en- to Mcpherson barracks hospital at
Atlanta. Owing to the limited supply
Of surgeons and medical assistants at
this point, it has been deemed best to
send those of the sick who have so far
recovered as to be able to be safely
moved, to other points, where they can
be cared for. and at the same time make
room in the Letter hospital for the sick
who are now in the division and regi-
mental field hospitals.
The Knights of Pythias lodges Of
this city have joined in a movement
to establish a hospital in this city for
the care Of such members of the order
as are in the volunteer army at
Chickanauga park. A joint committee
has been appointed to lease a commo-
deus building and provide competent
nurses.