The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-25
ARE ANXIOUS TO GET AWAY.
MEMBERS OF THE COURT WANT TO
RETURN TO THEIR POSTS.

DO Not Enjoy Being Tied Up When
HostiIities Have Actually Begun.
They Do Not Know what Duties
Await Them When They Have Con-
cIuded Their LabOrs Here-Regi-
ments and Companies of Some of
the Officers Have Already Left
Their Stations for the Front.
where the Different Officers Are
Stationed.
There is somewhat of tension upon the
officers composing the Carter court mar
tial, now that hostilities have actually be-
gun. and they are not able to get away to
join their commands.
Some of the officers have received let
tiers from the war department asking them
about the progress of the court and say
ing they were very much needed at their
respective posts. There is not one of them
who is not anxious 10 get away under the
circumstances, but it is out Of the ques-
ton now for them 10 give up their work
here without completing 1t, the end being
so near.
Gen. Otis, whose command covers the
department of Colorado, is the senior
brigadier general of the army. Portions
of his command have been moved to
/ Chickamauga and other points, and while
| Gen. Otis has been able to attend to a
great deal of his departmental business
here, he necessarily has to do it under
difficulties, being so far away from his
headquarters. so far as is known he has
received no orders with regard to his
| work upon the completion OF his duties
! here.
| Col. Jacob Klines regiment has gone to
! Tampa, and is there in readiness to be
sent to Cuba, and still Col Kline is here
| attending to court martial duties. Col.
Kline's regiment is the Twenty 1t
| passed through Savannah the other day
on the way South, and Col. Kline met his
men out at the junction, but could spend
| only few minutes with them.
Capt Charles G. Penny's regiment, the
Sixth has also gone to Tampa. 1t was sta
toned in Kentucky. When the court mar
tial adjourned for two or three days last
week, Capt. Penny went down to Tampa
to visit his command. He is very anxious
to get away to join it.
Maj. w. S. Patten of the quartermaster's
| department and Col c. A Woodruff of the
commissary department are quite in de-
| mand in their respective departments ii
Is said, and are, of course, DESTROYS Of
returning to their headquarters as soon as
possible. These are two of the most i'm
| portant departments in the army and
particularly is this true in time Of con-
fict. when the equipment and the subsist-
enee of the>men has to be looked after
very closely.
There are five artillery officers on the
court, Maj. John r. Myrick, of the Fifth
Artillery, whose command is at Fort
| Wadsworth, in New York harbor; Lieut.
Col II. c. Hasbrouck of the Fourth; Mai
John L. Tiernon of the First and Maj S.
NJ Mills of the Fifth Artillery, all OF
whom afe stationed at Fort Monroe. and
Capt. Richard P. Strong of the Fourth
Artillery, whose station is Fort McHenrv
near Baltimore. Many of the batteries be-
longing to the regiments to which these
officers are attached have been sent away
from these posts. One of Col. Hasbrouck'
batteries is now at Tybee. Other bate.
ries belonging to these commands have
been sent to Chickamauga, where ter
batteries are now assembled. How these
officers will be assigned, however has mo-
been determines. They are all anxious tc
return to their commands. and to Learn
what duty awaits them in connection with
the hostiiities, but must, of course, avail
the termination of the courts work
Some of them viii probably remain a
their stations since artillerymen will b,
kept all along the coast, and the artillery
stations are at the different coast fortifi
cations.
| .Maj. W. S. Stanton's station Is Oswego
: N. Y, a port which will hardly need an!
fortifcations in. connection with the pres
ent conflict. 1t is possible, however, tina
Maj. Stanton might Ne assigned to SOM
; other duty. The same may be true o
Capt. D. NJ Taylor of the ordnance de
{ partment whose station is now at Au
| gusta. where he has charge of the arsena
/ located there. Col. S. M. Mansfield ha
l charge of the government works at Bos
, ton, where are located some of the mos
important fortifcations on the coast Bos
ton is said to be one of the best defend
ed ports of the country Col. Mansfield
= is naturally DESTROYS of getting back t
! Boston TO give his personal supervision
, to the works there
1 1t is possible that the court will reac
the conclusion of it's labors the latter par
/ of the week, and adjourn 1t is not ex
Q pected that the speeches will last longe
than two or three days and soon there
D after as a finding is reached and sent I
' Washington, the members of the cour
: will be at liberty to return to their posts