The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-08
TO REACH MONTAUK TO-DAY
THE SIxTH CAVALRY WILL OPEN THE
NEW GOVERNMENT CAMP.

A Gen. Young Notified That other Troops Are
En- Route-work OF Preparation Mt tho
Camp Continued All Bay Yesterday
sinking Wells for n Water supply.
MoNTAuK, LII, Aug. 1.-THE first installment
OF troops, the Sixth Cavalry. is expected to ar
rive here at 1 o'clock tomorrow. Special en-
gines Of the New Jersey Central Railroad.
manned by Long Island Railroad employees,
will transport tho men and thor baggage,
mules and horses from Long Island City.
Aspecial train load OF provisions will arrive
here early tomorrow morning. Fodderf for the
\ live stock has already arrived. Five thousand
tents, cooking utensils, and army blankets are
also expected tomorrow.
Word was received by Gen. Young to-day
lthat 500 rough riders and 1.20O horses had
,Vbeen loaded on cars and were leaving Tampa.
A second despatch stated that a part Of the
Thlrd Cavalry and all their horses were being
.baded at Fernandina.
Another said thatthe men OF the Second Cav
a Try were loading and would probably leave
tonight. Late advices from Washington in
fo.,med Gen. Young that part of the Ninth Cav
alrV. in a train of seven sections. comprising
no. cars. was en- route with the horses OF the
command.
Tlsere isa large gang OF carpenters at work
today erecting q new express depot Just east
Of tho railroad depot. A large sleeping shed
lOr Ine uSe'Ol une WOTRmen ID DelnR DuuJ near
the depot. and the railroad company Ia also
erecting u frame building. 90 by 80 feet. which
will be used as a restaurant.
A gang OF fifty men worked all day sinking
wells on the level stretch Of lowland between
Fort Pond and Fort Pond Bay. A big water
| tank is, beSng built on Lookout Hill which will
have a capacity OF 25.000 gallons. Lookout
Hill Is one"of the highest promontories on the
point.
Trainloa DIS OF water and sewer pipe. oats.
hay. straw. feed, lumber and supplies for the
commissary department rolled into the camp
to-day. Shortly before 5 o'clock u special train
of fifteen freight cars arrived here with about
n dozen am~b,Ilapces from the Red Cross Society.
Eight hund red horses are expected here to-
morrow morning, and by Thursday next Gen.
Young says tn ere will be many thousand horses
on the camp grounds. Carpenters are erecting
u long row Of stables for the horses. while
many specially detailed men are raising tents
and getting the camp in ship-shape order.
The medical department is in charge OF Col.
William II. Fot wood, who received a large
quantity Of sup dies and equipments for his
hospital tents to- day. Col. Forwood has made
provision for the deception Of 500 Of Skaters
sick soldiers. + Eo unattached surgeons re-
ported to Col. For wood to-day.
Three large up.rEht boilers which will be
used in the pumping station OF the water works
- 4 H., II
"ttiNeu Uo,u"y' oH,ns'o 'ho s"nuy conui.ioh
- .ne " .he VIE VI ienio'lns 'ne ponerS
companied by much 'trouble.
on vfv way " ~ camp kro"nu one Oh
nv oonot Ole on Nv u auu ieh WIN d
Squash in'o :, :, II Is ~" un"er water
ueep'y lIlpeuueu. NretIn'onurnI Io'Sur was
"ousS Ia nlousno% ~ ai'erhooh' ne was
labOrers who are laying the extra tracks at the
terminal.
Aneto LIZ ~ no""'ohs here LOT inc
iecep'ioh Vi Nls,'orS' lhc WorNInen steep IN
inh'lo'iseu Aie's IN o"'nuiiuniss' having no
shei'er from roih' anu hunareus Oh them nave
no peus'
At'he lhird mousse lour hiileS'uistaht' whlch
Is owned ana conducted py iheodore Cohkiin'
many guests are'oohseu 10 sleep on the moor
WITH Il plahket as oholr only covering. A
grea' many oi 'he lriehus anu relatVos
OF tne SICK so'us'rs en- route mere nave come
peiorehahu Wlth uelicacieS anu comforts. IN