The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-29
HOT AND QUIET DAY AT TAMPA.
COMMISsARY DEPARTMENT THE
BUSIEST ONE IN CAMP.

Every Vacant Warehouse and store
in the city Rented by the Govern
rent--Georgia and Florida Re$i-
ments Drilling -Four Hours DnilY,
End Grabbing Palmetto Roots Re
tween DriIIs-Death in the seven
ty-frst New York Regiment.
TAMPA. Fla, May 2S.-This has been an
other hot and quiet day In army circles
The only busy departments at present
appear to be the quartermasters' and com
missaries'.
From early morning until after dark
every day. hundreds of large army wae-
ons. drawn by six mules. are on the
move. hauling stores and supplies from
the various store houses to the camps.
Il takes an immense amount of pro-
visions to supply the twenty-five regiments
camped in and around Tampa, and owing
TO the fact that no warehouses large
enough to contain all the supplies or even
half of them, could be obtained in the
city, 1t has been necessary to rent every
vacant store in the city and use the stores
as warehouses for the commissary and
OudTteEf0dSlGTS
of these buildings has been a godsend 10
their owners, who were contemplating the
fact that the buildings would remain va
cant all summer. when suddenly the war
started and Tampa jumped into proml-
hence.
There is still a scarcity of store room
and the government has been compelled to
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Ybor City These buildings as a rule,
are some distance from the railroad tracks
and it was seen that there would be con-
siderable expense in hauling the supplies
from the railroads TO the warehouses. This
has at last been remedied by the City
Council granting permission to the rail-
road companies 10 lay temporary side
tracks on any of the streets of the city
In order to accommodate the demands of
the war department. If the city had not
taken this action the war department off,
Gals say that the war department would
have simply declared that the use of the
streets was needed for this purpose, and
would have taken possession and con-
structed the necessary tracks.
The Georgia and Florida soldiers
have gotten down to hard work in
20 going through various field movements
The drilling is interesting to the specta-
tors, but the men who have to do the
work are not very well pleased. Two
hours in the morning and two hours in
the afternoon in the hot sun is more than
many of them thought would be required
but the order has been issued by Gen
Hawkins and must be obeyed.
Between drills the men have to grub pal
metto roots from the camp site. This is
worse than drilling, but it also has to be
done.
The general mode of punishment for any
violation for camp rules, is TO sentence the
guilty party to one or more hours work
digging up the roots This has good eff
feet and the rules are strictly adhered to
by all.
There has been considerable talk in vol
unteer circles to the effect that the Flori-
da regiment would tomorrow be moved
to Jacksonville. II is known that the cit
liens Of that city have been doing every
thing possible to have the Florida regi-
ment ordered to Jacksonville but the or
der has not yet been issued and there is
not much likelihood of it.
Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee has gone to
Jacksonville and will very likely establish
the headquarters of the Seventh Army
Corps in that city.
Brig Gen. Hawkins is stlll in Tampa
and will remain here, as all the regi-
ments of his corps are camped here.
Strict orders have been issued by the
press censor to the Tampa newspapers
prohibiting them from publishing any
news whatever concerning the departure
OF expeditions from this city. The prohibit
ton even extends TO the publication of
telegraph news concerning expeditions
One of the papers was to-day severely re-
primanded for publishing a report of the
alleged successful landing of an expedi-
ton.
Gen. Miles is now not expected before
Monday, but everything is in readiness for
ms reception as the commanding general
of the army When he gets here something
definite may be done.
The twenty-five transports at Port Tam
pa are still lying idly in the stream, wait
ing for the loading of the troops and sup
plies. The Red Cross ship Hes about the
center of the fleet, but as yet there has
been no occasion for sending any one on
board for medical attention. This ship is
fitted up with every modern convenience
and device. and the sailors who may be
injured will receive the very best atten-
ton.
Gen. Wheeler commander of the cavalry
troops has decided TO establish the cav
airy camp at Lakeland, so as 10 have all
the regiments of cavalry together The
country around Lakeland is well suited
for cavalry drilling
About 800 recruits from New York and
New Jersey arrived here to-day. They
will be drilled and then assigned to the
different regiments of the regular army
This lot is only the vanguard of many
others. None of the men had been pro
vided with uniforms.