The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-20
PROVOST GUARD MOVES FIRST.
FOURTH ILLINOIS REGIMENT TO AR
RIVE THIS AFTERNOON.

Both 10 Bring Large supply TRAINS
This AfternOOn-SIore troops Com
ing Friday-CoI. AndeI of the
Fourth IIIinois-TrOoBs Require an
Immense Amount of Supplies.
According 10 advices received by the rail-
roads last night the movement of troops
of the Seventh Army Corps from Jackson
vile 10 Savannah will begin to-day.
The Plant System has been ordered TO
have sixteen coaches for troops and sew
enteen cars for stock and wagons, and SO
cars for stock and ambulances ready at
jacksonville this morning at O'clock.
These cars are for The movement of the
provost guard or part of the regiment
composing that department of the army,
which has the work of keeping the rest OF
the soldiers in order. According to teIe-
grams these trains are expected to leave
Jacksonville for Savannah by or 10 O'Clock
this morning.
In addition to this the Florida Central
and Peninsular Railroad received instruc-
tons 10 be ready for the movement to-day
of two train loads of equipment, includ-
ing feed, commissary and quartermaster's
stores part Of which viii go out to the
camps on Dale avenue, and the balance to
the supply depots on West Broad street
This movement of supplies was antici-
pRted yesterday. Mai. G. W. Ruthers.
commissary, was here the day before
making arrangements for these supplies
along with others which have already
been received. These two trains by the
Florida Central and Peninsular viii start
this afternoon and arrive in Savannah
some time tonight
The Hibernian Hall at BRYAN and Aber-
corn streets has been secured as head
quarters for the provost guard, at
rental of $50 month, and Mai. Russell
B. Harrison and his officers and clerks
viii have their offices there. Capt. D. G..
Purse has also supplied the guard with a
tract of land in the southern part of the
city, where one of the guard camps will
be located. At least two or three other
buildings will be needed by the provost
guard in the central part of the city or
centrally located.
The provost guard comprises the entire
Fourth Illinois Regiment, it having been
assigned to Maj. Harrison for this duty.
The equipment train containing the stock,
ambulance and patrol wagons, as well as
the other supplies and equipment belong
this morning ahead of the train bringing
the regiment, as It is required in the
movement of troops that equipment trains
go first. The equipment of the guard will
be here for the men to unload on their
arrival this afternoon.
Most of the equipment of the provost
guard will be unloaded on the Plant Sys-
tenn spur track on Esull avenue. and from
that point carried to the Dale avenue
camp, where the tents will be pitched.
The railroad officials thought last night
that the troops and the equipment train
would arrive in Savannah this afternoon
by dark, If not before.
The next movement of troops to Savan-
nah win probably take place Friday, ar
arrangements having been ordered for the
transportation of two regiments from
Jacksonville on that day. These regi-
ments viii in all probability be the Second
South Carolina and the Ninth Illinois,
as they form parts of the same brigade
with the Fourth Illinois. and they head
the list in the orders for the movement.
The camp of this brigade will be out on
Dale avenue where a water supply has
already been put in. The water supply
of the other camp on the Thunderbolt
road, however, Is about completed, and
viii he ready for the troops some time
before they get here.
After Friday it is expected that one or
two regiments a day viii be brought 10
the city by the Plant System and Florida
Central and Peninsular. until the entire
army corps is here and in camp Accord
ing 10 these indications the sewer problem
does not seem to have been 50 great an
obstacle as was supposed. At the request
of Gen. #. V. Greene, who is in command
of the corps in the absence of Gen. Lee,
a large map of the country comprising the
two camps. and that through which the
sewers will have TO be run, has been made
by City Engineer VIM.
Alderman w. w. Owens, who had sew
eral conferences with Gen. Greene on this
subject had not heard anything from him
yesterday, but wrote him. saying that The
maps desired had been made and were
ready TO be turned over to him. He also
stated that lines had been run from the
camps. and that everything was practical
~ in readiness for the work of putting in
sewers 10 be done, as soon as the govera-
ment sees 1T TO begin the work. Bids
have been submitted on this work, but
80 far the contract has not been let 1t
is probable, however, that some action win
be taken in the matter at once.
The railroads expect advices to-day as
TO just when the Other troops are TO be
moved. There is llttle doubt that other
troops will be here Friday and Saturday,
and II is believed that the latter part of
next week viii see the entire corps in Sa-
Vannah.
ing the provost guard. which will arrive
this afternoon, is commanded by Coz. Cast
mic Andel. Lieut.. Col McWilhams is next
In command. and Col. Andel's two majors
are Majs. Lang and Bennett The follow
ing account of Col. Anders career is given
by the Jacksonville Times-UniOn and Clu-
zen:
Born at Woellstein. near Bingen-on-
the-Rhine. in 1870, he came 10 this country
in 1858 and first settled in Indiana, after
wards removing TO Bellvie, III, which
has been his home ever since.
His military experience began when he
enlisted as a private in Company A, Ninth
Illinois Regiment on April II. 1861, upon
the call of President Lincoln for troops
A few days afterward. while the regi-
ment was stin al Springfield H., a man on
horseback tried to pass the line where he
was on guard. Private Andel stopped the
horse and rider at the point of the bayo-
net. and for this he was rewarded the
next day by being appointed q corporal
The first call for troops was for three
months. and thinking that the Ninth Mi
nois Regiment was likely TO remain where