The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-02
SUNDAY IN TAMPA.
HOW THE SOLDIERS SPEND THE
DAY.

Gen. Lees OrderIy--IIe Is Handsome
and POpuInr-SOme Account of the
War COrreSpOndents-Wh They
Are and the Papers They Repre-
sent.
Tampa, Fla, May 31.-The Sunday visit
ors TO Tampa was amazed at the amount
of manual labor going on. as if it were
a regular week day. Gangs Of men we're
laying railroad tracks in a half dozer
different places. while other gangs were
tearing down old buildings to make room
for new and larger ones for army pur-
poses. All was hustle, noise and hurry
that would have attracted marked atten-
ton on a week day. And yet Tampa never
had as many sermons preached Within
her limits on any one day before. On
every side. from camp 10 camp, could be
heard songs of praise, and the voice of
prayer, minglng with the sound of the
saw and the hammer. The famous sing
er, San Key, so long with the Evangelist
Moody, spent the day in going from point
to point to sing his sweet sacred songs
TO the soldier boys. Eloquent preachers
and earnest young men Of the Y. NJ. &. A,
were In all the camps and churches, ard
while wars workmen were busy in their
labors the gospel of peace was being
preached all around them.
Gen. Fitz Lee has an orderly at his head
quarters who IS a great favorite with all,
especially the ladies. He is a handsome
young fellow parts his hair in the middle
and has a sophomore look, yet he is every
inch a soldier, and Is held in high esteem
by Gen. Lee. His name is Lewis w.
Brander, color sergeant, of Richmond, Va.
and his father was major in the Confed-
crate army.
Hon S. G. McLendon and his charming
wife from Thomasviile, are among thS
most prominent and popular guests at tho
Tampa Bay Hotel. They have made
many friends in army circles, and his con-
nection with the Plant System has enabled
Col McLcndon to render the officers APP
preciated favors.
The scramble for new military posts con-
tinues 10 be very lively. Delegations are
constantly arriving to wait on Gen. Shat
ter in regard to this matter. Ocala, Dade
City, Orlando, Kissmmee, Plant City,
Sanford and other places are very
anxious to have camps established within
their borders. Tt seems now, however, as
If Lakeland and Jacksonville got all those
TO be had, except what goes to Miami,
where shipping station, like Port Tampa.
only on a smaller scale, will be established
Lakelard's good fortune came to her al
most unsolicited, as her nearness to
Tampa, ample railroad facilities and SUI
perlor natural advantages made that a
most desirable place for corps headquar-
tefs.
The newspaper correspondents are a con-
spicuous feature in this war. as there is a
small army of them, and they come from
nearly every state In this union and from
foreign lands. A few of them are expert
cnced war correspondents some are proml-
nent noveists and magazine writer's while
the others are all-round newspaper men,
A few eX-army officers are here as mill
tary writer's for certain papers, and their
letters are largely of a military character
Prominent among them are Brevet Major
Henry Romcyn GetireO, late of the Fifth
United States Infantry; Brevet Captain
Henry Narcotic tretired), late of the Sew
enteenth United States Infantry; and Mai
sidney Herbert late of the United States
volunteers. The correspondents from
Great Britain are fine class of men, and
nave made many friends among the
American press gang. At the Queens ban
Quet al Tampa Bay Hotel. the entire press
was responded to by DR. Seppings Wright
OF the London illustrated News.