The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-18
OFFICERS OFF FOR JACKSONVILLE
Troops Expected to Leave That City
for Savannah TO-MOrrOw.

There was not an officer of the Seventh
Army Corps left in the city last night. All
who remained during the day to continue
their work here departed for Jacksonville
on the afternoon train.
Gen. F. Y. Greene remained until after
noon, for the purpose Of securing all the
Information possible with reference to the
camp grounds here. He visited them yes
terday morning, and is said to have been
quite pleased with the sites selected.
Alderman W. W. owens was supplied
with the Information that Gen. Greene de-
sired, and was in frequent conference with
him while he was here. The camp sites
have been laid off, and the question Of wa
ter is settled, the main to the camp on
Dale avenue having been about completed,
and work on that TO the other camp hay
ing been started.
The sewer question seems still to remain
in allegiance. Under the circums tances, It
appears there is some difficulty in getting
sufficient fail between the camps and any
of the sewer connections to carry off the
sewage. If any way of doing this can
be devised the sewers viii no doubt be
constructed, but so far the problem Is I'M
settled II may be that the camps VIII
still have TO use the sink system, sur
rounded with all possible precautions
against bad health.
Gen. Greene, on his arrival in Jackson
vile, will relieve Gen. Arnold of the COM
mand of the corps in the absence OF Gen.
Lee. Gen. Greene did not arrive in time
to be present at the inspection of the
camp by the army investigation commits
sion yesterday afternoon.
1t is expected that arrangements will
now be made al once to bring the corps
to Savannah. According to advices receiv-
a. in, osfv tI,ar r4rflI 1a
troops brought here to-day, but the move
ment viii begin tomorrow, and il Is prob
able that a couple of regiments or a bri-
gade will arrive by tomorrow night.
They will go at once to the Dale avenue
camp.
Mai. Russell 3. Harrison, provost mar
shall of the corps, took a trip around the
city yesterday morning. He and his adju.
tant, Lieut.. Metcalf, were accompanied
by Commissioner z. G. Gleason of the po-
lice department and Chief McDermott.
They were shown a large portion of the
city and the most important sections.
This has no doubt given them an idea
of the arrangements that will have to be
made for the army police system here.
Mai. Harrison is quite DESTROYS of secur-
ing the Chatham Artillery building as
headquarters for the provost guard, and
has opened negotiations to this end If he
cannot secure that he win get some build
ing or part or buAding centrally located
for that purpose. In addition 10 this he
proposes to have four or five precinct sta
Iions in the city. A company or part of a
company from the Fourth Illinois Regi-
ment VIII be housed at each one of these
stations.
The Florida Central and Peninsular Is
in readiness to move a regiment from
jacksonville to Savannah today. but it
win not do IT. The Office of the trainmas-
ter here was advised in the afternoon that
the movement VIII not begin to-day, but
will probably begin tomorrow. The road
has all the necessary equipment ready in
Jacksonville and could make the movement
to-day should those in authority again
change their intention and decide after
all to start the movement to Savannah to-
day. The plan, as II is understood by the
transportation people, is for two regiments
to be moved the first day, and for one to
be moved every day thereafter until all
have been brought up to the new camps
here