The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-31
SUNDAY A QUIET DAY IN CAMP.
SAVANNAH SEEMED TO PASS IN RE
VIEW BEFORE THE SOLDIERS.

A Stream of Visitors to the Camps
All the AfteFnOOn-AnOther Pay
master Arrives to Assist Mai. Dul-
IIs-sixteen Men Have Been Dis
charged and Paid OR-Many Sol
aierS spend the Morning in the
Cfty-The Provost Guard Now
Thoroughly Systematized.
Sunday is undoubtedly a pleasant day
for the soldiers. It is a day upon which
they dispense with many of their routine
duties and have abundant time to watcn
and chat with the many people who visit
the camps.
1t seemed as~if all Of Savannah turned
out on Dale avenue yesterday afternoon,
and for hours there was a continual
stream of vehicles, bicyclists and pedes-
trians passing back and forth before the
division headquarters. 1t truly seemed as
one officer remarked that the city Of Sa-
vannah was passing in review.
The men greatly enjoyed the attention
that is shown them, and they are making
many friends in Savannah AS rule,
they like to show visitors around the
camps and explain the numerous and varl-
Gus mysterious features of a soldiers life.
There are many interesting things to be
seen in connection with an army corps of
1900 men. and visitors to the camps al
most invariably find something new every
time they go there
In the next place Sunday is sort of
general free and easy day, and many more
of the men than usual are allowed passes
TO comes into the city or visit other points
of interest, as Thunderbolt, Isle of Hope,
or wherever they desire to go. Every one
remarked yesterday upon the large num-
Der of soldiers seen in the city, especially
during the morning hours. 1t seemed that
there were three soldiers yesterday where
one is seen during the week.
Most of the regular daily calls are sound
ed on Sunday, but there is no dress pa
wade In the afternoon. nor is there any
on Saturday. There is. however a church
call on Sunday, with most of the reg!-
ments at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. This,
however is left TO the regimentai COM
mander. The men assemble usually at the
Y. NJ. c. A. tent, and services are con-
Quoted by the Iegimental chaplain.
The visitors from the city were in and
around the camps all day. but the largest
crowds went out in the afternoon, just af-
Ter dinner. Many visitors were around
about the time of the church services in
camp, and seemed to take great inter-
est in them.
Maj. Logan, another paymaster Cf the
volunteer army, arrived yesterday. He
and Maj. r. a. Wright, who Is already
here, will assist the chief paymaster, Maj.
John L. Bulls, in paying off discharged
men, and in settling officers accounts.
Upon the arrival of Maj. George r. Smith,
who will have charge of paying off the
men, they win probably be ordered to re-
port to him to assist in this work.
The paymasters who come for the pur-
pose of paying off the troops will remain
here only so long as It takes them to go
through the list, and supply every man
with his cash. Maj. Bulls, however, will
probably remain here as long as the corps
is here for the purpose stated.
Maj. Bulls has settled accounts with
and paid off the following discharged sol
diers, nearly all of whom have left for
their homes: William S. Hodge, Company
X, First Texas; Wilson b. Russell Com
pany l., First Texas; Harvey Brown,
Company G, Third Nebraska; Joseph M.
Flynn, Company d, Third Nebraska;
Frank W. McAdams Company H, First
Texas; Walter ]. Moore Company c, First
North Carolina; Gustaf Berg, Company
@, Third Nebraska; William T. Kelley,
Company G, Third Nebraska; John B.
Watkins, Company G. Third Nebraska;
William o. Clark, Company G, First Tex
as; Steven Burlaud. Company L, First
Texas; Harry Lonsbary, Company d.
Third Nebraska: Walter Hutton Com
pany d, Third Nebraska; John HemphiI,
Company r. Third Nebraska; George NJ
Andrews Company X, Third Nebraska
and Adiel E. Wood, Hospital Corps, U.
S. A.
There are many others who have receiv-
ed their discharges among the different
regiments of the corps, and a number of
them Will no doubt call on the paymaster
to-day to draw what is coming to them
and go home. Most of these men secure
their discharges direct from the war de-
partment, usually through some infuen-
tial friend.
No corps orders of any interest were
issued yesterday 1t is understood an or
der will soon be issued with reference to
the duties of transfers, more particularly
requiring them 90 drive slowly with their
heavy wagons, as the work is quite severe
on the animals
The regimentai bands constitute one of
the most interesting features of camp life
Sunday evenings many of the bands give
concerts in front of the commanding Off
GERS tent, and the men gather around and
listen to the music. The Ninth Illinois
Regiment is going to erect a bandstand
with seats for ladies upon which concerts
will be given in the afternoons.
1t was an unusually quiet day with the
provost guard yesterday. There were only
two or three arrests during the day, and
as usual, they were Of no consequence.
The provost guard is now thoroughly sys-
tematized. and Maj. Harrison has brought
the system down to point of remarkable
perfection. 1t is practically impossible for
a soldier to be guilty of any sort of dis
orderly conduct anywhere in the city
without finding himself under arrest. The
people generally seem to feel that the
guard is a thorough protection, and all
fears of disorder and rioting on the part
OF the soldiers have about disappeared.
Maj. Harrison is just getting his shower
baths In shape at the provost stations, and
particularly at headquarters. They will
be in good working order some time before
pay day, and the usual pay day DRINKS
will be treated TO a cold shower with
which many of the regulars have already
had some experience.
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