The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-17
FIFTH GOING TO THE FIGHT.
THE REGIMENT TO LEAVE ATLANTA
FOR TAMPA AT ONCE.

q Day or TNVO-The officers or the |
Opinion That 1t VIII Not he Long |
Before They Land on the Island Of |
Cubn and March Into the City of
Havana.
Atlanta, Ga, April 16.-Gen. Graham re-
turned from Tybee and Sullivan's Island
this morning, and has taken up the work
of moving the troops in his department.
under the latest order from the Secretary
of War. The General was busy This morn
ing consulting with the members OF his
staff and giving directions to be transmit
ted to the various posts throughout the
South.
The General declined to talk about the
condition in which he found the defenses
at Savannah and Charleston. He said the
publication of their condition would be
furnishing information to the enemy. and
he considers 1t best not to say anything.
Gen. Graham does not think there Nill
be any regular troops brought TO Atlanta
The regiments that he had an idea might
come to this city have been ordered to
Tampa, Mobile and New Orleans.
The orders issued yesterday for the
movement of almost the entire army to the
coast has increased the already large
amount Of work at department headquar-
ters in this city. The clerks in the office
of the assistant ad1utant general and the
chief quartermaster were kept at their
posts till 2 o'clock this morning transmit
ting orders and arranging for the trans
portaton of troops. The work which re-
mained unfinished was taken up again this
morning after few hours sleep, and
kept the men engaged far into the night
tonight.
While the adjutant general and his force
of men were imparting the orders TO the
various stations the quartermaster and his
clerks we're estimating the number of
trains that would be needed, and were con-
ferring with the railroad officials relative
to fares and rates.
Among the callers at headquarters was
Lieut.. Col. G. w. Davis of the Fourteenth
infantry. Col. Davis has for a number OF
years been detailed on special duty at the
Office of the Secretary Of War and his pres
ence here to-day Is regarded as very sig
nificant. He was closeted for some time
with Gen. Graham
Fort Mcpherson was the scene Of great
hustle ana activity to-day. All the troops
are preparing TO leave the post, one COM
panyleft tonight at 11:35 o'clock over the
Georgia Road for Sullivan's Island, ana
five others viii go to Tampa on Monday or
Tuesday of next week.
Washington to-day directed the whole
of the Fifth Infantry to proceed 20 the
rriaefdn <cagt Dafara the rpcpipt of the
order at headquarters in this city the or
ders were Issued by Gen. Graham to send
one company to Sullivan's Island. AS soon
as the latter order was received by Col.
Cook he at once began making prepara-
tions to get the company Off. He decided
10 send Company f. OF which Capt. w. III.
c. Bowen is in command. Lieut.. #. b.
Shaw will be the other COM
missioned officer with the company
The men of Company @ had barely nm
| ished telling their comrades OF Company
| II good bye, before the news reached them
! that they would be the next to move.
Capt. Bowen and his command left ths
barracks tonight on a special train made
up Of two passenger cars and one baggage
| car.
The officers who will go to Tampa ars
| Col H C. Cook Maj. Charles Porter
| Lieut.. Waiter II. Chatfield, Adjt Lieut.. j
| e. Normerle, quartermaster; Company A
| Capt. Edward l.. Randall, Lieuts M.
| O'Brien and Frank ]. Morrow; Compan,
c. Capt. r. n. Forbes, Lieuts. stephen NJ
| Hackney and Amerieus Mitchell; Company
| ID, Cant. Hunter Liggett and Lieut.. 9. b
Baltzell; Company f., Capt. George V. Bor
den and Lieuts. Earl G. I4arnahan, and NJ
Crowley; Company G, Lieuts, Joseph M
| H. Particle and j. +. Madden.
A detachment of two men from eac'
! comnany Is left at tho post to take car
OF the government property and TO pro
tect the families that will remain there
| This detachment will be In charge OF Lieut.
singerfos
Lieut.. q. c. Clarke who IS sye signal OF
flcer of the regiments left behind with tn
| signal corps, which has not yet been or
dered out. 1t will require about ten passen
ger cars and as many baggage cars {
move the regiment
In addition to the effects of the indi
I vidual companies, there VIII be the en-
tire equipment of regimental headquarter
10 carry. All Of the wagons, mules, can
non ammunition and other supplies WI
have to be transported, and there WI
probably be a special train OF several sec
tions to do the work.
The Fifth will carry with II provision
To last until the end Of June. Enoug
SUPPLIES were on hand, with the excepto
Of bacon. and Chief Commissary Drav
OF the department Of the Gulf arrange
10 get that in Atlanta to-day. The Off
GERS OF the Fifth, while reluctant 10 tai
OF the plan OF campaign which the Unite
states army viii adopt, are of the opln
ion that IL will not be long before the
land on the island OF Cuba and marc
into the city OF Havana.
Col. Cook, the veteran commander, wi
be one OF the highest Officers az lamp;
and he will probably play a very import
ann part in the campaign that Is opening
col. Cook was stationed at Tampa thirt
years ago.
No Instructions were given In the order
relative 10 the hospital corps, but II Is bs
lieved that Maj. Blair ID. Taylor and a
of his men will accompany the regimen
when IL departs.
The work Of making controllers for th
sub-marine mines Of the United state
which has been going on In the Bell Tel
phone Company's shops, was complete
This afternoon and Assistant Engineer v
II. chadbourn left for Wilmington, N. G
with the Instruments, that are 20 be use
ia protecting the harbor there. The FRI
controller to be put together was given
test IN the laboratory OF the telephor
company this morning and was found
work splendidly. The officer expected
! finish his work yesterday, but was detains