New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-25
THRONES AT CHICKAMACGA.
SOLDIERS IN CAMP THE CENTRE VI
INTEREST


FULLY TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND Vis'lohH ~
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE TURN OFT
- SPECIAL RAILROAD EXCURSIONS A
SPANISH CONS1'f. SAYS THE POLICY OF
HIS COUNTRY WILL. RE 10 ATTACK
THE UNPROTECTED sEACoAsT-
VOLUNTEERS EXPECTED At
CAMP THOMAS
my TELEGRAPH TO THE rRinrNE.
Chattanooga. Tenn. April 24.-The whole ~
Chattanooga turned out to-day and visited the
Chickamauga camp grounds Every vehicle OF
every description every bicycle and every horse
IN the city was called into use. and frequent
excursion trains ran 70 the park. Excursions
from Cincinnati. Memphis. Knoxville. Hunts
willie. Ala and Atlanta and Birmingham were
run 10 Chattanooga. bringing thousands OF Wis
itors from out or town to Uncle Sans as
semhng Army.
At least twenty-five thousand people visited
Camp Thomas to-day and mingled among the
soldiers The CITY wore deserted look the
churches were almost empty, and practically
everybody was at Chickamauga No drills were
allowed on Sunday but at - o'clock dress
mount was made witnessed by an immense
throng The country people from the whole Of
Northern Georgia turned out in covered wagons.
spring wagons and OK teams of every concev-
able style. About dark long lines Of dusty We
hicles and weary bicyclists wendell their way
into the city Standing on an immense NH
above Rossville Gap at one time line OF We
hicles and bicycles fully two miles in length
could he seen moving slowly toward the city.
General Brooke says that never before in his
military experience had he seen such patriotic
enthusiasm and demonstrations as To-Day
Quartermaster Lee has established himself on
the Chickamauga field. and will hereafter trans
act all business from there. The troops 10 pitch
camp at Chickamauga to-day the Ith. Nth
and oath Infantry. Troops r and II or the ISL
Cavalry and battery + ~ the "a Artillery.
Still more are on the way hther. An immense
tract Of land has been set apart for the Volun-
teer camp
THE SPANISH POLICY.
Spanish Vice-Consu Torres. stationed A.
Brunswick Ga started for New-York to-day.
where no Will sail for Europe He conversed
with a Western and Atlantic Railway Official
on the train and said that the Spanish feet
would under no circumstances attack the forti-
fed seacoast points. but would suddenly drop
in and shell the unprotected Atlantic seaboard
Island Ga where many wealthy New-Yorkers
have esta blished their winter residences He
saws the residents have become greatly alarmed.
and the island is entirely depopulated The
Government has put twenty Ave modern quick
firing guns on this island within tho last two
weeks.
a member ~ General Brookes STAFF gave II out
tonight as authoritative that no movement ~
IN n
would take place for at least four to six weeks
He also says that the probabilities are that the
Regulars now at Chickamauga will not he moved
for two weeks AZ least.
TENNESSEE TROOPS TO RE CALLED OFT.
BY tomorrow night at O'Clock the Ten
ncssee National Guard will he In the service ~
the Government Adjutant-General Sykes to-
day telegraphed from Nashville 10 the local on
GERS. telling them to prepare to go into camp
at once a conference between General sykes.
his personal star md all the State officers who
possibly could be present took place In Nash
Vile to-day Major J. p Fyffe commander OF
the % Battalion. Tennessee Guards comprising
all the companies in Chattanooga and vicinity.
was In attendance ut the conference
He wired the captains Of the six local com
panies to-day. nstructing them TO have their
fatigue uniform nj their respective armortes to
morrow morning at o'clock. AdJutant- Gen
eral Sykes expects to he here at that time and
,nspect the troops Governor Taylor VIII re-
ccive official notification from the President to-
morrow Just how many troops Tennessee will
be expected 10 furnish. and he Will doubtless
come to Chattanooga In person 10 turn the
troops over to the Federal authorities All day
long orderlies have been hurryng hither ana
thither over the city. and tho members or the
battalion have all given notice to their employers
Of the call. with few. II any. exceptions. their
places will be retained FOR them until they re-
turn The Southern Express Company whose
offices are located here. will not only retain
places for their clerks who are members OF the
militia but will In addition allow them hair
salarv for the time absent They arc seriously
contemplating insuring the lives OF those en-
ploycs who have dependent families
THERE WILL BE TWO REGIMENTS.
The Tennessee troops will be divided into two
regiments one Will come from East Tennessee
and the other from Middle and Western Ten
nessee At the present time the Tennessee
Guards are not divided into regiments. but arc In
battalions Western Tennessee has no com
panies now In the National Guard. all com
mands having withdrawn nearly two years ago
on account OF a row with IN" AuJu'""'-''"''"''
All enlisted companies ara in Eastern ana MID
die Tennessee The four Knoxville companies
also those at Eliza BEETHOVEN and Johnson Ci'y'
will all report and he inspected by their local
officers o-morrow end hold themselves In readi-
ness 10 move at an hours notice"
BESIDES the six Chattanooga companies. the
seasoned battalion includes one company al
DAYTON. Major Fyhc will in all pr"habih'y be
made the Colonel Of the East Tennessee reel-
ment He is the officer who commanded AT inc
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sides the two regiments Tennessee VIII iurh,sh
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