The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-09
TROOPS MAY MOVE THIS WEEK
GEN. FITZ HUGH LEE WILL AR
RIVE HERE TOMORROW.


Army Corps VIII BE Campcd
Around savannah BY the End O:
the week - Thirteen Regiments
Coming - VIII Probably Move a
Regiment Day-Nembers of Gen.
Lees stan 20 Arrive To-day-City-
officials Awaiting Instructions to
Arrange for the Camps-NO News
OF Transports.
BY the end Of this week part, at least
of the Seventh Army Corps will ia all
probability. be camped around Savannah.
Gen. Lee viii arrive tomorrow from Vir-
ginia Two Of his aids. Lieut. Fit2hugh
Lee Jr.. and Lieut.. @. r. Carbonen, Capt
c. b. Baker. quartermaster; Mai. H. J.
McGrath. chief engineer. ana capt f. St.
J. Greble. assistant adjutant general viii
arrive to-day from Jacksonville. The re-
mainder Of his personal STAFF viii join him
later.
Orders have been issued to the com
manding officer Of the corps directing the
movement of the troops at once. 1t is
expected they will begin TO move the lat
ter part of this week, one, and possibly
two regiments, being moved a day. There
are thirteen regiments to come to Savan-
nah in three divisions. II one regiment
a day is moved it will take at least two
weeks to move the entire corps. Allow
ing for delays, it is hardly probable that
all the troops will be here much before
the last Of the month.
The regiments that viii come here are
as follows:
First Division-Third Nebraska, First
Texas, Second Louisiana
Second Dlvision-Forty-ninth Iowa.
Ninth Illinois, Fourth Virginia, Second
Illinois, First North Carolina.
Third Division-Sixth Missouri. Fourth
Illinois, One Hundred and Sixty-frst In
diana, Second South Carolina.
In addition to the above, there is the
Second United States Cavalry, and the
Fourth 1mmunes, but the latter are to sail
from Fernandina to Manzanilo and win
be no longer attached TO the Seventh Corps.
Gen. Lees headquarters here viii be the
De Soto where a suite of rooms has been
engaged for him. He VIII arrive tomorrow
afternoon, accompanied by his secretary.
The city officials have received no adj
vices yet from Washington, and have.
therefore, taken no steps toward getting
ready for the troops. They have been
waiting for this information since the an
nouncement that Savannah had been Sc
lected as the point Of embarkatlon, and
while nothing has been received as yet. the
visit of Gen. Lee viii likely afford the IN
formation the officials desire. They can
then proceed with the prepare lions the
city has agreed to make These include
the building of sewer and water connec-
tons to the site selected for camps, and
possibly the erection of a few electric
lights.
Mayor Meldrim said yesterday that Re
had received a telegram from Washing
ton with reference to the hospital site
but knew nothing as to when the troops
would arrive. He said precautions had
been taken, however, by communicating
with pipe manufacturers, so that the nee
eseary pipe could be gotten in Savannah
within forty-eight hours. When the goy-
ernment notifies him Of the coming Of the
troops, he said, the city will proceed to
fulfill it's promises in every way, and viii
pusa the work SO there viii be no delay
The city viii lend every assistance to
the officers in facilitating their plans.
though there is nothing yet TO Indicate
what they viii be. After the conference
witch Gen. Lee, however, and possibly in |
specuon OF camp Sites definite plans viii
be arranged and the city win know just
what IS expected of it.
Alderman Owens is In Washington on
business connected with the coming of the !
troops. He Is a member of the local
committee appointed by Mayor Meldrim |
10 make such preparation as may be nee
essary and it is possibly on business in /
this connection that he went. Mayor Mel /
drim was asked about the trip but was
dlsinclined TO talk. He admitted that AL /
derman Owens was away on city busl-
ness. Alderman Guckenheimer, also a /
member OF the military committee, said he |
did not know exactly what took Alder /
man Owens to Washington, but thought /
he might be there on business connected /
with the location OF the hospital
The railroads from Florida are making /
efforts to get the business Of transferring /
Gen. Lees corps but nothing has yet I
been done yet about transportation. Local /
agents were wired yesterday 70 be in read |
iness. The business will, of course. go to I
the Plant System or the Florida Central /
and Peninsular The moving of an army
corps means a good deal to the railroads /
both on the transportation OF the men /
and of the camp eQuippage.
The intention is said 10 be to bring only
the well soldiers, and by this is meant
those that are fit for service in Cuba. The
others will be left in camp at Jacksonville
or sent to their homes on furlouqh as
fast as they are able to move
The establishing of the corps here will
bring to Savannah large number of Off
GERS. The personal STAFF of Gen. Lee CON
sists of First Lieutenant Algernon Sarto-
RS, First Lieutenant Fitzhugh Lee, Jr..
and First Lieutenant c. p Carbonell.
The corps staff is as follows:
Capt, Robert E. L. Niche, adjutant
general
Lieut.. Col. William r. Livermore, chief
engineer
Lieut.. Col Oliver f. Wood. chief COM
missary department
Lieut.. Col. Curtis Guild, Jr., inspector
general
Lieut.. Col Louis NJ. Maus. chief sur
geon.
officer.
Lieut.. Col. George E. Pond. chief quar-
termaster
Lieut. Col J. E. Maxheld, chief signal
officer.
Maj. W s. Scott, acting judge advocate.
Maj. Russell B. Harrison provost mar
shall.
Maj. N. H. Craeger. depot quartermas-
ter.
Sergt. Lewis w. Brander Fourth Vir-
GINA, color sergeant and chief clerk 70
the a0iutqDt general. I & RToTlvrofr,