The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-05
CHICkAMiUGA PARK.
several of the Volunteer Regiments
Furnished Uniforms

Gnickamauga National Park. Ca. June
The activity and hustle of Camp Thomas
yesterday was succeeded by comparative
quiet There were no brigade nor divi-
sion maneuyers. though there were regi-
mental and battalion drills in every regi-
nent on the held.
General Grant is preparing the details
for sham battle 10 be fought Monday be-
tween caosen regiments OF the division OF
the army corps. OF which he is commander,
which promises 10 De OF great interest.
he most important feature OF The day
was tie Issuance OF a iuil supply Of UNI
forms, guns and other equipms nts TO the
following regiments; FiiIh PsnnsyiyauIa.
Third Illinois. Third Ohio cavalry and the
Hundred and SiXti1th Indiana.
he uniiorming OF the various regiments
viii now go forward rapidly. Captain
Rockwell Of the ordnance department, to
cay, however. said mat the present plan
Of securing armament IS unsatisfactory AID
II X recommended that an ordnance depot
be established here IN order TO avoid the
delay heretofore experienced.
Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Semi.
United States surgeon general Of The VOL
unieer army, was today assigned 10 the
new hospital, the old Chickamguga Park
Military hospital, and orders were issued
ioT detail Of eight men from the. di1eren,
divisions IN camp 10 renovate and clean up
thl premises. James II. Monroe of Chicago
was here today. representing Mrs. Letter,
ana stated that the money was paid II
the Durham Railroad company Tor the
property. the purchase price being $4,000,
some excitement was created at the
camp today when rush orders were re-
ee4Fed for the balloon squad OF the signal
corps, which has been practicing here for
month or more, to report at once 10 Ma.
1oT J. &. Maxheld, chief Of the volunteer
signal corps at Tampa. The following m n
Constituting the squadron left al Noon for
Tampa. Private James d. Watson, in
cnAige; John Beumann. Harry Runce Bert
Z. Grabo, NJ. P, Haywood. T. S. Jaekson,
Eugene Lazar, Isaac Lloyd, Les Murray
and James Richards.
General II. Y, Boynton president Of ,ha
park commission, arrived today from Wash
ingtoa and caWe immediately to The navy
to receive the report OF the park engineer
on the progress OF the wafer works now IN
course OF construction. General Boynton
state1 that the standpipe was row in o3-
GRAFTON and that there were now five miles
OF service pipe laid and that all the regi-
merts tina; had hsen remote from watcr
were nov ahlndautly supplied. He STATED
lldA IN aIllt41A 10 the SlALilplte Ell llraS
pumps there were twenty-ihree wells and
thirteen springs on the grounds altogether
furnishing water enough To supply easily
80 600 men.
Captain Eugene J. Kensal. Company Fl.
First Pennsylvania. today received = dis
charge n account o. physical disabilities,
rendering II impossible for him to go TO ths
front His successor has not yst bsen an
pointed
Major General II. G. Sharp. chief CON-
missary ot subsistence al this point. today
received his commission 20 be lieutenant
colonel IN the regular army.
Captain Edgar A. Krcsdler aged %. Com
Parry p. First Missouri. residence 81. Louis.
died today az 81 Vincents hospital
Burt r Lindell % Company Fl. Third
Illinois. Rockford, died Al division hospital
= pasumcnia.
Sergepr, Robert Year. Company L. Third
Illinois, OF Aurora, is lying at the po,nt az
iesth ~ The division hospital OF pneumonia.