The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-31
TO TAKE ALL THE TENTS DOWN
LOOKS AS THOUGH NO MORE
TROOPS WE'RE COMING.

ana the HOspItai snip arrive"
observation-disclosures That AnOth-
or Entire Corps Is 10 BE shipped
Through sayannah-Few Troops
Left Here After Next week.
To-day the work Of taking down all the
unoccupied military tents viii begin. Yes
terday morning Gen. Douglass, command
ing the forces now here, received dis
patch directing that all the tents belonging
TO the troops which have left Savannah
should be taken down at once and stored
There are probably in the neighborhood of
two thousand OF them and they viii be
turned over 70 Depot Quartermaster Bel
Hnger who will store them away pending
further instructions as to their final dis
position.
The taking down Of the tents would
seem to indicate that Savannah is to have
no more troops encamped here as they
have been in the past and as some are
now. Any soldiers who may hereafter come
viii merely pass through the city to the
transports or if they camp at an proba-
bly, but for "A day or two. Everything
would Indicate that the end of Camp on
ward is close at hand. 1t is probable,
though, that outside Of the removal of the
tents the camp grounds viii be allowed TO
remain as they are for some time with
the water pipes running to them and other
facilities continued until the last Vestige
Of hope that there wifi be further use of
them is removed.
The coming down of the tents will re-
.eve several persons Of a little uncer-
tainty as to what they were going to do
in the event they We're TO stay. 1t was
thought they would not be taken down
for a few days, at all events. Some Of
the camp sites were rented by the city
from owners and rendered 10 the govern
ment. There were only three or four Of
these owners who received pay for the
lands. All the other sites were rendered
free.
The contract under which the land was
rented by the city read till Jan. l. AS it
looked as if the government intended oc
cupying the sites until after that date, the
owners began specializing upon just whore
"they were at" They appreciated the
fact that the city would probably not be
particularly anxious to make a new lease
of lands merely for the purpose OF hav-
ing empty tents stand on them. They
did not know just what view of the mat
ter the government would take of claim
The officers were of the understanding.
they said, that the city had rendered the
use of the lands for as long a time as
it might have been desired. The owners
would probably have had a difficult task
on their hands had it come to a question
of making the government take its tents
oft their property.
1t is very likely that all the land own
ers would have liked to see the troops re-
established on their property Their be-
ing on it gave an opportunity for
the sale OF privileges to pro-
pTiQtnTg n h0Othe Of
in a few of The soldiers shekels in other
ways. They would have been willing to
allow the tents to remain gratis if there
could have been any sort of assurance
that troops would be sent to occupy them.
Next week bids fair to see the last of the
Seventh Army Corps at Savannah. One
transport. the OLDHAM, sailed yesterday
with a battalion of the Third Nebraska
but before she left port two other trans
ports had arrived and to-day third one
Is expected in. These three, the Michigan,
Roumanian and the Mobile, viii leave but
one regiment of the corps here, and an
other transport is expected i'm early next
week which win carry il off There will
then remain but the Third Georgia, the dis
position of which seems TO be a matter of
doubt, and the remainder of the artillery
men. Some of the artillerymen may be ex-
pected 10 get Off next week, also. The
4Ntti vi Ailtas''A > VI Is demonstrate
ing its ability to get transports off within
twenty-four hours after they reach Savan-
nah and as troops are wanted in Cuba
there Will be no delays in shipping those
now here.
The transport OLDHAM, with Companies
p, c, d and T.. of the Third Nebraska
Avent to sea yesterday afternoon The OBJ
dam left her dock at $40 o'clock. and as
! low tide was at O'Clock she went out &c
sea on low tide, although drawing twenty
! feet of water The battalion marched te
| the transport in excellent shape. under
command of Lieut.. Col. McClay, with The
regmental band playing lively airs. The
men were loaded quickly and with little
! trouble In the absence of all the officers
of Company c, from sickness or Other
! causes. First Lieutenant Charles e. Hell
! of Company NJ, was assigned to the com
| mand and went with The company. Botf
of the heuIenants of Company b are alsc
! left behind, one sick and the other OF
| ieave of absence.
The Roumanian arrived at the city al
! 1870 o'clock in the morning and is Ivine
at Ihe Central wharf. on her way ovel
| TO Havana the Roumanian broke the &c.
| centric rod OF her porC engine The neces.
sary repairs were made al chat port. This
! delayed the transport which was expected
to arrive back here last "Wednesday. There
while in port this time and her sailing vii
be delayed undl next week on that ac
count The transport Michigan and III,
| hospital ship Missouri came up the river
| about ! O'Clock. The Michigan may Sc
off on her return voyage this afternoon
She will carry out the remaining TIVE
| battalions Of the Third Nebraska an,
the Ninth Illinois. Some of the pro
vost may also go on her. The RoumaniaI
| viii take TO Havana two battalions of tn,
| Ninth Illinois, and the big Mobile, which
is expected in to-day or tomorrow, &
booked to take the remainder OF the Mint
| Illinois ana the entire Second South Caro-
/ lima This will leave but the Fourth Hi
nois, of the Seventh Corps, and the ThirC
Georgia Regiment, of Infantry half o
the Second United States Artillery a bat
talon of the Maine Artillery and the Ign
batteries The Chester is coming oacl
next week and it is evident that by mex
Saturday there will be few soldiers left il
Savannah unless this city should haW
the unexpected good fortune to be selecte,
as a camping place for other troops.
No advices coming as to the Third Geor