The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-07

PAY DAY IN CAMP AT TAMPA.
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA REGIMENTS
DRAW THEIR MONEY.

The Officers Paid on First in the Or
der of Their Rank and the Privates
by COnapnnies-The Men Return TO
Their Tents with Smiles on Their
Fnces-TwO Discharges From the
Georgia Regiment-PIenty of Men
ObtainabIe to FIJI All Vacancies.
Tampa, Fla, June 6.-All of the boys in
the tented city designated as the camps
of the First Florida and Second Georgia
Regiments, drew their pay to-day in crisp
new notes fresh from the treasury at
Washington.
The Florida regiment was paid off at
noon, and in the afternoon the paymaster
drove up 10 the regimental headquarters
of the Second Georgia and his assistants
brought goodsized iron safe. He at
once commenced unpacEing his portable
sub-treasury and piled upon the table
several stacks Of fresh crisp bills.
He dumped out the contents Of one or
two sacks of silver.
Col. Brown was the first man paid, then
Lieut.. Col Garrard and down the list,
until the last man in the regiment had
received compensation for his services.
The pay roll of the regiment amounted
to $1,000
The companies were paid Off in alpha
betical order, commencing with and
ending with L. This work was not com
pieted uEtn after dark. The men were
marched up in companies, and as each
mans name was called he stepped one
pace to the front to the door of Col
Browns tent, where his money was
handed him. He then fell in line in the
rear of the company with a broad smile
on his face and a fist full of money.
When the entire company had been paid
it was marched back TO the company 5
street and dismissed. This was their first
pay day, and all of them feel proud and
happy tonight. Many of them will send
at least part of their first months earn
ings home, and all of them expressed a
determination 10 save up rs much as they
can for use. As a usual thing, soldiers,
when they get paid off, spend iavishly. Not
so with the Georgia boys, as few of them
asked for leaves TO go into the city, which
indicates that they are not going to throw
their money away.
number of young ladies visited the
camps this afternoon and were shown
through The grounds.
The Sixty-ninth New York Regiment,
which is in camp near the First Florida,
sent over sick man TO the Georgia camps
this afternoon. He was placed in the reg
mental hospital by Surgeon Dores of the
brigade
Company B has had men detailed from
It's ranks and on duty for the headquar-
ters every day for a week past, and feel
highly honored in being called upon 50
often in this way, as it is a compliment
to the general appearance of the men in
that company.
Leslie II. Little. Company H, from Har-
ris county, who enlisted with Capt Aus
tin, was discharged from service this aft
ernoon upon authority of a dispatch from
the war department. The reason of his
discharge was put upon his being under
age.
Sergt. Jones of Company Fl, enlisted in
Atlanta under Capt. Baker, was also dis
charged from the service to-day for some
reason. These and other vacancies in the
ranks of the regiment win be filled al
once, as any number of young men visit
| the camps daily, asking to be enlisted.
| Private Jones OF Company I. who left
| the camp about ten days ago and returned
to his home in Savannah, without first
securing leave of absence, was brought
| back to-day under guard. Capt Hopkins
| in whose company Jones enlisted, saws
! that Jones left under the impression that
| he had been granted leave of absence
on account of sickness, and with no h-
/ tention whatever of desertiOn In view of
| the circumstances surrounding his depart
ure from camp, 1t is believed that no Sc
! we're punishment will be visited upon him