The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-23
FOURTH REGIMENT
READY TO MOVE.
VIII Start for Savannah Next Tues
day Night.
HEALTH OF THE MEN IS GOOD.
Captain perram has Resigned on Ac-
count of His Health, and Cap
tain Wyatt May Not Remain
in the Service.

CAMP CUBA LIBRE. Oct. H.-Spe-
cial.-The ugly climate that prevails In
Florida at this time OF the year has a
bad effect upon those who are not ac-
customed TO living here and make them
temporarily unfit for the performance OF
duty Of any kind
The members Of the two companies OF
the old Blues Battalion, Companies II
and NJ. are however enjoying very sood
, health.
Company II has at present Sc enlisted
men on the muster roll, Of whom only
four are I'm the hospital. while twenty
have gone 10 their respective homes
either on furloughs or sick furlouGhs
Company NJ mas 81 enlisted men. OF
whom Is are now AT home and at home
with sick leave. The hospital only mar
bors three Of the members Of the COM
/ pany.
THE OFFICERS.
OF the officers OF the regiment nearly
all have returned from their leaves oil
| absence. Licutclant-Colonsl Edwards
reached here yesterday and WIS again on
his post of duty this morning
/ Captain Wyatt or Company II. IS sun
/ In Richmond and it is not expected that
| no will foin the regiment before the lat
| ter IS safely established at savannah II
is even thought by some that Captain
| Wyatt might not find it possible Tor MN
| 10 remain I'm the army any longer.
Captain Pegram. of Company NJ has
tondered his resignation on account OF
falling health. not only much 10 the re-
| eret Of his own men but TO the regiment
, at large.
DISCHARGES.
Privates Britton ana Leigh. Of Com
Dany ii. have received their discharges.
d.. Inn IN q
furlougl
CORPORAL Howell r Weisiger OF Com
many II. recently made an application for
his discharge 10 the War Department and
from the promises received on the part
of influential friends he felt confident that
his application would be successful but
It was refused.
II IS understood that Corporal Wcisi-
ger IS among the three who viii within
a day or two be appointed to Ill one OF
the vacant serge2ncies.
The members Of Company II are per-
fectlv happy over the manner in which
they are treated by First Lieutenant
Cheat wood. who is in charge OF the COM
pany in the absence OF Captain WYATT
and bv Second Lieutenant Hazen. The
latter had great many personal friends
in the company while he held the Office
increased. If this could be possible. since
his promotion TO the lieutenancy. Ser
peant Field Wubon has been appointed
first sergeant 10 succeed Lieutenant Ha-
zen in that position.
GOOD HEALTH.
The general health OF the regiment has
been good OF late and for this reason It
might appear deplorable TO have the
troops removed from here to Savannah.
This movement began in earnest to-day
with the departure Of the Ninth Illinois
and Second South Carolina Regiment.
These will be followed tomorrow by the
First Texas and Second Louisiana Reei-
ments. The corps headquarters will also
be moved TO Savannah tomorrow. on
Sunday the Third Nebraska and One
Hundred and Sixty-frst Indiana Reel
ments will leave here. On Monday the
First North Carolina and Second Illinois;
on Tuesday the Fourth virginia and For
ty-ninth Iowa and on Wednesday the
Sixth Missouri Regiment
GOOD. ARRANGEMENT.
The regiments are to load here during
the day time. leaving mere for Savannah
at night and arriving there ia the morn
Ing. 50 that tents may be pitched az once.
The tent floors thar have been IN use
here are to be sawed in two and taken
alcng by each regiment I'm order 10 make
the troops as comfortable as possible
The division hospitals and the stock
will remain here until these institutions
can re abolished, and it will probably be
a month before the last OF them viii
leave. As there are now about one thous-
and sick in the three hospitals the force
Of nurses and attendants that will be
left behind will be quite considerable.
al
and fiat cars to carry a regiment, or be-
tween seven and eight hundred for the
entire twelve regiments. But these fg-
ures do not include the commissary sup
plies and quartermasters' equipments, OF
which there will be numerous train loads
and which supplies are now on the way TO
Savannah
THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
The only excitement that prevailed in
the regiment of late. II excitement II may
be called was the expectation OF visit
from the investigating commission at
Washington. The streets OF the camp
were kept scrupulOusly clean, being po-
Iced not only early in the morning, as is
customary. but also several times in addi-
ton during the day. However, the visit
was never made and the extra work
of the men in regard to street cleaning
was thrown away, at least as iar as the
inspection by the committee was con-
cerned
The commission held its sessions In the
city and before that body appeared some
of the officers and one private from each
regiment Colonel George ". Taylor,
Lieutenant Jones. the commissary OF the
regiment, and Private Allen O. White,
made statements before the commission.
In regard TO Colonel Taylor's statement
a Jacksonville paper has the Following
10 say:
Colonel Taylor Of the Fourth Virginia
regiment was the first WITH ess before the
War Investigating Commission at the al
ternoon session. He said that he had no
complaint whatever 10 make concerning
any department Of the government. and
that he knew Of no case Of ". ful neglect.
He spoke of some printed criticisms OF
the regiment made by a man named Nerd
llnger as fragrant misrepres entations,
saving that there was no foundation for
them and that the author OF the charges
was irresponsible. Colonel Taylor said
that many Of the newspaper reports OF
hardship were due TO the fact that the
men who went home were In search of
sympathy, which had caused them 10 cir
culate reports which were exaggerated"
c. w.