The Worcester spy., 1899-08-21
General Plans of Mai.
Hutchins at the
State Camp.
COLONEL SCHUYLER COMING TOO
These Officers VIII Be As
sisted By Charles G. Post
Of Washington.

South Framingham, Aug. 20.-Prepa-
Sations for the recruiting of the Forty
sixth regiment one of the two COM
mands that will be raised in New En-
gland for service in the Philippines
campaign, are progressing favorably,
and in few days it is expected that
the work of organizing and equipping
the regiment will be well under way.
Maj. Morris C. Hutchins, United
States chief quartermaster, has arrived
here from Cleveland, and has estab-
1shed quarters at the Kendall Tele-
grams and correspondence addressed to
Col. Schuyler, the commander of the
Forty-sixth, aud his ordnance officer,
await their arrival here, while Charles
G.. Post of Washington has been ap-
pointed quartermaster's clerk, and he
is expected to arrive here on any train
tomorrow. Mr.. Post held similar po-
6itions at Savannah and Washington
during the Spanish war, and is un-
doubtedly well trained for the respon-
sible place.
Maj. Hutchins, a veteran Of the civil
war. was quartermaster all through the
rebellion, and last year, at the break
ing out Of the Spanish war, was COM
missioned again as quartermaster, and
tSaw considerable service in the Santa
go campaign, working "a hours a day
after his arrival in Cuba, until he was
stricken with Cuban fever, which near
ly carried him Off
Maj. Hutehfns proposes to expedite
the work Of issuing supplies and equip
ments to the regiment, and 1t Is his de-
sire and intention to have everything
ready for the officers and men as soon
as they arrive here to make up the
quota Of the command Maj. Hutch
ins is well pleased with the state camp
ground, and was gratified to learn that
out Of the 10000 or more men that were
in camp here last summer, not a
single death occurred in the five months
that the camp was open.
While facilities are at hand at the
camp grounds for establishing a quar-
termaster's depot on the field, still the
buildings are frame structures, and not
so well adapted for the purpose as if
they were in more substantial build
ing, and accordingly Maj. Hutchins has
wired the war department at Washing
ton. inquiring if he, will rent quarters
IN some f1re-proof building in the CEN
tre Of the town, near the railroads and
telegraph offices. What action the de-
partment will take, is not known al
present.
II is Inought that as soon as Col
Schuyler arrives, he will establish
his headquarters on the field, occupy
Ing either the brigadier generals OF
gubernatorfal quarters in the northeast
corner of the field, both Of which are
well adapted for the purpose This
will be done so as to have the com
manding officer at hand at all times
to attend to the multitudinous detail:
that accompany the organization of 6
regiment out of crude material, as vii
be the case with the raising of the new
regiments, as it is expected that but e
small percentage of men who have seer
actual service will care to enlist for 8
campaign so far from home.
This is Maj. Hutchins' first visit t.
Boston; and he is delighted with what
he has seen Of the city. He is a Ken.
tuckian by birth, coming from the blue
grass region, and is the personif1catioI
Of politeness and urbanity. The off.
Ger takes much interest in his work
coming as it does like second nature tC
him, and in knowing how to adapt him
self to circumstances, he usually sue
ceeds far better than men who have haC
no previous experience in the quarter
masters department.