The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-06
TROOPS TO GO TO SANTIAGO.
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sending Col Rays regiment have gone
from Savannah, though some forty or nifty
of the recruits with IL ana four or five Of
the officers are Savannahians, or from
Savannah. Among the officers of the reg
iment. who went from Savannah, are Mai
T. s. Wylly, who is IN command of one of
the battalions; Lieut. John Il. Est.n Jr
Lieut. j. A. Thomas and Lieut. David c.
Barrow, Jr A number of the former MEM
bers of the Georgia Naval Reserves are
also with the regiment Most OF the men
i'm this regiment are Georgians, though
Col. Ray had the three states Georgia,
Florida and South Carolina, TO recruit
from.
The mission upon which the men are go
ing is a dangerous one, as is seen from the
public prints According to the last re-
ports hardly ohe-tenth OF the American
army now in Cuba is in fit condition for
lighting, on account of sickness There is
some yellow fever but,more malarial fever
Than anything else. This, undoubtedly,
accounts for the fact that the Auanuans
want the orders with reference TO Col
Rays regiment countermanded, since
there are a good many well known At
lanta boys with the command, and in fact
it. contains representatives from many
well known Georgia families nom differ
ent parts of the state.
Maj. Willis has had no conference with
the city authorities at this time nor will
he have any. He was here some weeks
ago. at which time he was taken in hand
by Mayor Meldrim and Alderman Guck-
enheimer and placed in possession of all
data necessary TO enable him to know
what 10 do under the circumstances
which now confront him. He spoke very
pleasantly of the kindness of the city Of
ticials on that occasion, and said that they
furnished him then with all the informa-
ton which he needs.
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which seems TO have been circulated TO
the effect that l made a bad report about
Savannah" Maj. Willis said, in referring
to his former visit. That Is not true
made a good report of Savannah with re-
| gard to health, railroad facilities, water
| supply and other things of interest where
| troops are concerned. 1t was a report
| which should have given your city some
| of this BUSINESS. There was not an OBJ
| jectionable word in it. 1 made good re-
| ports of some other places, also but so far
as Savannah was concerned there was
nothing to which any exception could
| have been taken"
Mai Willis will remain here until the
troops are embarked, ana have departed
| for their new fed OF duty. The trans
| ports may get here before the troops ar
rive, or very shortly thereafter. in which
case there will be little or no delay in get
ting them off for Santiago.
There is a feeling here that there should
be some demonstration to mark the EN-.
| barking of the Third Regiment in view
of the fact that it is largely a Georgia
| regiment, and that one of its companies
is over half made up of Savannah men
Savannah has furnished a major and three
lieutenants to the regiment, and it /.
proper that its departure be given some
recognition by the city or by the citizens
Just what will be done will be determin.
ed to-day. Mayor Meldrim has taken ar
interest in the matter and will cooperate
with any movement that may be under,
taken by the citizens.