New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-20
,.up WIKOFF GROWS SMALL
,r TROOPS MOVE TO OTHER
QUARTERS.
..-crroN OF CAVALRY REMAINING TN
sETTLED-wEATHER RECORDS
STEDIED
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,n Wikoff Nontauk Point. y Y. Sept.
A The men Of the 9Th and 18th Infantry. with
and baggage and there was lots Of 1t. ar"
hoard the Roumani0 tonight, with the pros
~ a long tourney n Huntsville. Ala. be
- them II does not exactly FIJI them with
'.,..ul anticipation for they would a great deal
'h.r GO 70 barracks Perhaps they would
.''.n rrsfer remaining az Camp Wikoff. if their
,.ha. we're consulted. but. as they Regu-
.rs accustomed TO considering the place as
- where their hats thrown down a.
.,sh, they 90 uncomplainingly.
80 Won glad YOU are off -" an inqusitive
.,.,,or asked If one Of them. ooh, don't know.
y-a might as we'll GO there anywhere. l sup
-. T. looks as though we we're bound for
49,. ANYWAY" And he looked into the face
:, the visitor with that self-contained air the
poc,,lar soon learns 10 wear. a look that. fun
:. obedience. seems to have behind il great
.,rsngth Of will and purpose
MARCHING TO THE TRANSPORT
=. ,,ss rather late in the afternoon when the
O., ord 10Th came marching down the road
-. the camps they had lately occupied on the
,..or,rv Main They left behind great roaring
49,. ~ which the abandoned rubbish was being
..., consumed and from the nilltops IT looked
. though they were victorious army march
H. quay from, some small village which they
80 sackod and To which they had applied the
.oroh The flames were still leaping high In the
s,r long before they had gone. Down the ROAD
o. ba,talions they marched with frequent rests
.,d q, the foo, ~ the road where II branches
o,a branch leading 10 the Detention camp they
,eI,Ad and broke ranks Some sat on the nench
r.de nv the cutting down Of the road the rest
.nread ont on the hillside and waited FOR the
nor, which was not yet ready 20 receive
them
shn Law a. the railroad wharf taking on their
,serase and camp stores. ana long ana
,,s,,ine lob was before the stevedores Inc
long line Of Army wagons Two ana 'hree
sbreast. loaded full Of tagsase. EXTENDED from
,,s wharf on beyond the railroad station
ouarter Of a mile away, and IT seemed an all
dav task lust 20 get the stuff o. hoard
one after another the loads were dumped on
the beach and the steam derrick Of the trans
nor, KEEP, M continuous rattle as piles or
hoxes tents and other camp equiqage went
o,ar the side If the vessel into the hold The
s,evAdores iourneyed back and forth In con
,,ruous line from the wagon train 10 the vessel.
M, n seemed almost an endless task IheN
have got an awful lot Of baggage for Regulars.
ssid an officer as he looked. az the long line Oh
wagons but they will need it all. though. CO.
Ing into camp again so soon
TROOPS FINALLY co ABOARD.
little later young lieutenant reported 70
the ships quartermaster 70 see II the regiments
could 20 on board Il see TO reason why not, II
-.-,r -o'0ral will place 4 guard 70 keep the men
out ~ the way Of the loading" the quarterras
. replied In a few moments the lieutenant vas
CATERING away on his horse and the waiting
hattalions one after another fell IN and marched
down 70 the ship There they got rid Of their
blanket rolls rifles ammunition belts, canteens
and haversaoks and proceeded 70 make them
selves comfortable II was late when the last
o. the baggage was finally taken UP over the
side and The Roumanis was ready 70 sail The
sea voyage will be short one. though only
around Long Island and TO Jersey City. where
trains are waiting 70 take the regiments south
THIRD CAVALRY TO GO TO VERMONT
Ont. in the bav the Manitoba still swings AT
anchor M orders have been received as IN
what regiments she is ~ take on hoard she
vas the FIRST ~ the transports - come IN 70
the wharf 10 be loaded. but other orders sent
hey back 70 anchorage and she is stll waiting
She nav BE- turned over 70 the Sd Cavalry TO
morrow They are expecting 70 start then. nav
ing been under orders for long time ~ re
turn N their barracks a. Fort Ethan Allen
But there is little doubt hanging over Their
expectancy General Wheeler said this morn
ing he did not think any Of the cavalry would
be moved this week. unless Il was Vie 20. It's
departure however will all depend upon
whether Colonel Kimbal furnishes Transports
ton That is all they are waiting for. and the
lsok NJ II Is the only thing that holds them al
Cam Wikoff
All the doubts Battery F. 9Th Artillery, had
about getting away last night were fully real
bed In spite of all their hustling they coul1
rot make II out and had 10 spend another night
In camp here They were M bright and early
this morning irving 70 get an earlv starr. pp'
something DELAYED them. and ~ was II 20 o'clock
before they finally got away They went nv
train over the Long Island Railroad. and N.
nigb, should he warmly housed in barracks. az
thev we're going no further than Fort Hamilton
Major Ira c Brown to-day caused the arrest
Of another tsamster who was supposed 7" Ut"
impljcs cd in the blanket stealing from the hos
pita and ne will he held for examination with
The others already under arrest guard mas
nov been established over the Laundry ana
The damn blankets that were stacked In the
building have today been spread out IN the
plain 70 dry under the viesnt eyes % the
guard Henceforth the laundry will he guarded
day and night
STUDYING WEATHER RECORDS
General Wheeler spent a part of TO-DAY e1-
aiming the weather records in the Ditch Plains
hfesaving station. He took the records Of me
highest winds each year for the months Of Sep
'smber and October and the lowest and highesf
temperatures as well as the average for several
years past The result of this when tabulated
SHOWS that Oou' every other year Is a severe
ohe and tina, should this year follow the usual
IN II should be one OF the good ones The
.aoulation shows that about every other year
maze 8 blow which would cause considerable
,,.uos in the camp. but that the other half Of
years fail 70 furnish anything ike de
rIuclvs st).nl The temperature for this
n .onh thus far indicates that IL Is about nor
, Taa and par with the good years The