The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-30
ORDER FROM ADJ. GEN.
TRANSPORTATIO MAY BE DI
NIDED BETWEEN SOUTH
ERN AND SEABOARD.
PRIVATE TAYLOR DIED AT TYBEE
The Body of Private Pierce Carried to Lake
Waccamaw--Eighteen Recruits Ar
rived Yesterday--Adj. Brad>
lev Wnnfen LII.
ley Wooten III.

The Second regiment has received or
ders to move, and though the transporta-
ton has not yet been received, it is of
fcially stated that the chief quarter
master at Atlanta is now arranging the
transportation. upon receipt of which the
regiment will move at once.
Colonel Burgwyn wishes to break
camp Sunday afternoon and says the
regiment will march through the city
TO take trains for the South. He prefers
for the men to make the trip at night.
The following is the order received
yesterday afternoon:
atlanta, Ga, July %, 1898.
Commanding Officer Second \. {. In
fantry, Camp Dan Russell, Raleigh,
=. {.
Orders issued and mailed yesterday
for headquarters, Lieutenant Colonel n
-. Cowlcs, the surgeons and Companies
Il, III, X and l. to proceed TO st. Sim
on's Island. Ga: Major Dixon and Com
pany G to Lands End near Port Royal.
s. c., and Company T. to Tybee Island,
Ga. companies to take all their equip
ments including tcntagc.
Chief quartermaster here now ar
ranging for transportation.
by command,
BRIG. GEN. PENNINGTON.
"HALL, Assistant Adjutant General
The following additional message was
received later:
"Rations on hand will be divided pro
rata and sent with companies to new
stations. All substantial property VII
be sent to st. SimOn's Island"
Since the transportation is to be ar
ranged in Atlanta it cannot be learned
here by what routes the men will go, but
it is likely that the transportation will
he divided between the Southern and
Scaboard.
Ouartermaster Davis was making pre-
partitions for moving the troops and be
gan shipping supplies and equipments
South yesterday. He is of the opinion
that everything will be in readiness tC
move by Sunday afternoon.
Colonel Burgwyn received n letter yes
terday from Captain Huskcs at Tybet
stating that Private Henry Taylor, ut
Company A, was dead. This news was
printed in yesterdays News and OBJ
server. Private Taylor was the seventh
member of the regiment to die. Private
pcarce, the eighth member to die. passed
away only few hours later than Taylor
Private TAYLOR left here two weeks
ago Sunday with his company which was
ordered to Tybee Island. Taylor was 4
member of the Fayetteville company
He was among the large number of scE
from his company who Immediately upoI
tboir arrival at Savannah yynrn nj IN
TIE City Hospital for treatment. Taylor
was originally from Fayetteville, anC
was well known in this city. He was
the seventh member of his regiment tC
die but the news did not reach here un
til after the death Of Private Pearcc yes
tcrday. His remains will be sent to hi.
home at Fayetteville for burial.
The remains Of Private Pcarce wer,
yesterday taken to the depot by an cs
cort of eight men from his company. ant
they left in charge of the dead soldiers
father for the old home i'll BOgue. neal
Lake Waccamaw.
Eighteen recruits were received yester
day from Ashevillle. Fifteen were ac
ceptcd. These men will succeed thos,
discarded on account of physical ds.
bility.
The news reached Camp Dan Russell
of the illness of Adjutant Bradley
Wooten at st. Augustine. Fla Adjutant
Wooten's parents are at his bedside ii,
was well and popularity known in Raj
eigh. where for four years he attended
the A. and Nj. College. As an officer his
superior was not to be found in the Sec
ond regiment. He is sick with typhoi,
fever.