The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-27
SECOND WANTS \. NJ. c. A. TENT.
Sabbath Day an Uneventful One at
the Camp.

sabbath Day an Unevcntful One at
the Camp.
Tampa, Fla. June 26.-To-day has been
quiet and uneventful one IN Tampa
There has been little doing in the way of
preparations for continuing the war.
With the exception of the arrival of a
train losd Of troops, there has been no
movement of any of the commands in this
section.
At the camp of the Second Georgia,
nothing of interest happened. Many of
the men attended shurch in the city.
The Second Georgia is the only regiment
at Palmetto beach not supplied with
Young Mems Christian Association tent,
and if the people who are devoting good
deal of Their time to the adjustment of
the canteenAEould devote some of their
efforts to supplying the regiment with a
tent and a chaplain, their work would be
greatly appreciated by every member Of
the command.
Private Tilley was prevented from con-
Quoting religious services at the camps
this afternoon on account of rain, having
no tent there. Exercises, when held, take
place in the open, and with no shelter of
any kind. The sun pours down upon the
heads Of the audience. With a good tent,
religious exercises could be held every
Sunday, rain or shine, besides which the
men during their leisure hours would
have some place where they could sit in
the shade and do their writing The war
makers on the canteen should also get
together and fpFpish Private Tilley with
Young Mems Christian Association
tent.
Possibly no young man in the hospital
depar lment of the volunteer service has
forged more rapidly to the front than has
Maj. c. E. Doris chief surgeon of the
Third division Of the Fourth Army Corps,
commanded by Gen. John ]. Coppinger.
Maj. Davis has been a resident of Atlanta
for number of years, going to that city
from Albany, Ga. Three years ago he be-
came connected with the sanitarium of
Dr. j. b. s. Holmes as a member of the
medical and surgical staff of that institu-
ton. When Gov, Atkinson was operated
upon for appendicitis DR.. Doris assisted
DR.. Holmes and other prominent physi-
clans in performing this dangerous opera
ton. He made quite a reputation upon
this occasion, and left a deep impression
on the minds of those who took part in
performing the operation. When volun-
teers were called for, DR.. RoTis offered
his services as a surgeon, and was ap-
pointed to that position by Gov. Atkinson,
who assigned him for duty with the Sec
ond Georgia. He selected as his assistants
Drs. Charles c. Geer and j. H. Moncrief
of Atlanta. Several weeks ago, DR. Doris
was promoted to the responsible position
of surgeon by Gen. Guy V. Henry of the
Third division of the Fourth Army Corps.
This gives him the supervision of nine
regiments, and places him at the head of
about $50 men as a hospital corps
for this division. In his department
he has sixteen two-horse ambulances, four =
teen four-mule army wagons, and their
| drivers, and two hundred privates Mai
Doris has three assistant surgeons in each
regiment Under. recent orders issued by
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Jacob Kline, there VIII be one division hos
pital. and no regimental hospitals In the
future. Maj. Doris is now getting his gen.
eral hospital In shape. He has an ample
supply of hospital tents, and near them
are his ambulances and wagons. He has
been supplied with scores of filters, camp
cots, medical cases, and field bags for the
surgeon and his assistants to carry while
away from quarters and doing duty in the
| field. In these surgical bags are stored
! cases of surgical Instruments, bandages,
! medicines, and in fact everything that a
surgeon will require in dressing wounds
| temporarily before the injured men are
sent to the hospital for final treatment
for their injuries. Drs. Geer and Moncrief
viii continue as the assistants of DR..
| Doris the former at division headquarters
| and the latter at the camps of the Second
| Georgia, with the title of lieutenant.
AT present there is very little sickness in
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| sequence among the Georgia troops. 1t is
| attributed that the reason for the general
| good health prevailing is due largely TO
| the fact that DR.. Doris and his assistants
! look promptly into every case reported
to them. and arrest the cause of the sick
ness before it has time to take hold upon
| the patient ,.,,
In making Up the list of officers of the
| Third Georgia, it is said that Gov At
kinson rendered a lieutenancy to Sergt.
| Forbes of the Second Georgia. member
| of one of the companies enlisted in At
| lanta, but that Sergt. Forbes declined the
rendered promotion preferring to remain
| with his company.
From private letters received here to-
| day it is evident that the Second win have
no trouble in getting the requisite number
| of recruits to fill up its ranks TO the limit
| allowed by the government.
The Florida house fly should not be over
| looked in making up the history of the
war Tampa is his natural home and Wis
! itors here will agree that the Florida fly
! does not propose to be overlooked. What
he lacks in beauty and size he makes up
in activity and general cussedness. 1 am
not sufficiently up on flyology to be a BILE
to tell the sex of an early visitor in the
morning which has to light on your nose
to present its morning greeting, so call
all flies he" for short | am satisfied
that the Tampa fly looses several hours
VI SieeP eNViy hishl Trying 10 ngure out
how many times he can roost on your
face the next morning in the space Of a
quarter of an hour, and not sitting
in the same spot twice in
| succession. If there is one time more
than another, when they show their fond
ness for you, it is when you are writing.
and the weather is so hot that YOU have
to keep one hand in play continually wip-
ing away perspiration with your handker-
chief Then it is that he nestles himself
on the back of your writing hand. and
| seems to enjoy riding along as your hand
follows the movement Of the pencil. In
this he shows his fondness to lead the life
of tourist, and seems annoyed when Won
disturb his pleasure resort to mop up the