The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-05
MAINE ARTILLERYMEN HERE.
.NsPORT MICHIGAN BRINGS 500
MEN FOR THE CORPS.

NovaGe-They Will Camp Near the
second Division The Officers In
command of the Two BattaIiOns.
The Michigan to Carry the Fifth
cavalry TO Porto Rico.
The government transport Michigan
reached Savannah yesterday morning
obo,5t II O'Clock, and was locked at the
eastern end of the Ocean Steamship Co.'S
,cbarves. She was brought up the river
by Pilot Thompson, drawing twenty-one
feet of wafer
The Michigan sailed from New York last
Tuesday afternoon having on board one
battalion of heavy artillery, volunteers
from Maine, and one battalion of the Sec
ond Volunteer Regiment of Engineers.
Both of these battalions have been assign
ed to the Seventh Army Corps
The battalion of engineers is comprised
Of about $50 men besides officers. Ii is
in command of Maj. Richard Henry Saw
age. who has on his staff Maj. f. A.
Meacham, surgeon; Lieut.. Chas. w. Par
ker. regimental quartermaster; Lieut. VIM.
NJ. Venable regimental adjutant; Lieut.
A. T. Ballantyne. battalion adjutant;
Lieut. J. Savage, battalion quartermaster,
and Chaplain E. S. Kimball
Col Willard Young who commands the
regiment will be here probably to-day to
look after this battalion. He was ordered
several days ago TO go to Camp Meade
where two of his companies are stationed,
10 xryl,a,
two more. He will come from Huntsville
to Savannah. His other battalion is at
Honolulu. The company officers are as
follows;
Company E.-Capt A. w. Cook, First
Lieutenant ]. R. McAndrews, Second
Lieutenant D. G. Anderson.
Company D-Capt. B. F. Dixon. First
Lieutenant c. c. Fitzgerald, Second Lieu
tenant F. s. Clark.
Company A-Capt. William L. Geary,
First Lieutenant Robert S. Brooks, Second
Lieutenant vacant.
Company B-First Lieutenant NJ w.
Cooley, Second Lieutenant j. E. Lawson.
The Maine Artillery Battalion is in COM
mand of Maj d. E. Newcomb, who has
as his battalion surgeon First Lieutenant
W. H. Turkey. The company officers are
as follows
Company A.-Capt. H. G. Crockett. First
Lieutenant NJ. A. Paul, Second Lieutenant
j. F. Garcelon and Second Lieutenant c.
J. Kelleher
Company B-Capt. F. NJ. Hume, First
Lieutenant L. R. Adams, Second Lieuten-
ant E S. Wade.
Company C-First Lieutenant W. D.
Whitney, Second Lieutenant ]. w. Dutton.
Company D-Capt. w. r. Kimbal First
Lieutenant w. B. McPheters. Second Lieu
tenant Edward Speer.
Lieut.. Wade is adjutant of the battal-
ion and Lieut. Dutton it's quartermaster.
There were about 435 men in the Maine
battalion, making about 500 in the two
battalons, besides the officers and the
transports officers and crew. The engi-
neers were gathered from all parts of
the west, the regiment having come from
nearly all the states between Ohio and
California. Many of them never saw the
sea before, and this was their first intro
duction to 1t so far as a voyage was
concerned. The Michigan, however, had
most delightful voyage from New York
all the way to Savannah and there was no
sea sickness whatever on board.
The Michigan is commanded by Can't l.
A. Jeffrey. His officers are First officer
L. b. Lake; Second Officer P. J. McGeevy;
Third Officer Charles w. Wood; Fourth
oTlcer X. Davis; Capt Charles T. Baker,
assistant quartermaster; Chief Engineer
j. L. Gilbert; Chief Steward James Nc
Adams, Col. John S. Bishop and Mr. Rob
ert NJ. Baker.
The Michigan is $50 feet long and 45 feet
oeam She drew twenty-oue feet of water
coming up the river yesterday Her gross
tonnage is 5000 and net 1888. She is
sihSle-screw vessel, and made the trip to
savannah entirely with her two low-pres-
sure cylinders, the high-pressure cylinder
having gotten out of order before she sail
ca. She made about eleven and quarter
knots on the trip.
mere We're between 100 and $50 army
wagons from the Seventh Corps at the
LOCK 10 meet the transport ON her arrival.
Hhe was unoaded as rapidly as it was pos
s'oie 10 get things out, and about o'clock
~ the afternoon the artillerymen started
thelr march for their camp. The engi-
neers followed shortly afterward. Both
Daltahohs are encamped just to the north
West OF the Second Division camp. on the
aHunderbolt road. being on the line of the
savannah, Thunderbolt and Isle of Hone
nallroad, between the Bolton street juno
"oh ana the shell road.
1tu' - r. Humphrey made an inspection
VI me transport yesterday to see that she
was IN shape for the transportation of
Ts ruth Cavalry Regiment to Porto Rico.
ne Michigan was found in first class
oiuer' and she has about GOO tons of .up-
pleS aboard for that regiment to be taken
70 Ponce with them.
me ne report from the cavalry yesterday
Wa mat the regiment would leave Hunts
sile Ior Savannah this morning. In that
rose they will arrive here early to-mor-
~" morning, and viii go aboard as soon
tb me vessel is ready for them. It is
ulOught now that the reoiroant mill how
70 60 into camp for day or two lust
mes' OF the city Two train loads of them
WI pe brought to Savannah tomorrow
=, NOR lhg by the Central Railway, but 1t
- not expected that the Michigan will
NC ready to receive them by that time.