The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-21
A BATTALION TO COME TO-DAY
FIRST OF THE PROVOST GUARD
HERE THIS MORNING.


Movement of the Different ReEi-
ments-staR Officers Here to Make
Arrangcmcnts-COl. Lester Wires
the Secretary of War About the
TrOOps-NOt Likely That Any Sew
err System VIII he BUILT.
The First Battalion of the Fourth Illi-
nois Regiment, the provost guard of the
Seventh Army Corps. arrived this morn
Ing. via the Plant System, about 4:9O
o'clock.
These troops were expected 10 reach
Savannah last night, but it appears that
yesterday was spent in loading the cars at
Jacksonville, and they did not leave until
night. The equipment train of this bat
talon arrived just in advance of It, and
both trains came into the Plant System
yards on East Broad street, near Liberty.
The provost guard viii not go into camp
with the other regiments outside the city.
but will be quartered here and there with
In the city limits. Mai. Russell b. Harri-
con, provost marshal, is expected this
morning. and arrangements for quarter
ing the guard will be made at once one
company Will DG uudIttiHu at vi lltdA Nllt
Hibernian Hall, at Bryan and Abercorn
streets, which will be the headquarters
of the guard. Other companies will be
located in the southern part of the city,
but within the city limits.
The movement of the troops will proceed
right along after to-day, and within less
than week, according to programme, the
entire corps of 1900 men win be in Sa-
vannah. According TO instructions given
the railroads, arrangements will be made
for loading the different regiments of the
corps as follows: To-day the Second South
Carolina by the Plant System. and the
Ninth Illinois by the Florida Central and
Peninsular; tomorrow, the Fourth Hin
OILS by the Plant System, and First Texas
by the Florida Central and Peninsular;
Monday, Third Nebraska and Second Hin
dis by the Plant System and Third Louisi-
ana and One Hundred and Sixty-first In
diana by the Florida Central and Peninsu-
lar; Tuesday, Forty-ninth Iowa by the
Plant System and Fourth Virginia and
Sixth Missouri by the Florida Central and
Peninsular 1t is expected to move the
equipment on the nights of the dates
named to arrive on the mornings follow
ing, so it win be seen that If the pro-
gramme Is carried out the entire corps win
be camped near Savannah within less than
a week.
BY bringing the troops into Savannah in
the morning time will be given for each
regiment to pitch its camp and get in good
shape before night The Plant System spur
A. -
and Will be carried as far as the junction
of Dale avenue and the Waters road,
where the Savannah and Isle of Hope
Railroad track can be used. While this win
hardly be completed by the time the first
troops arrived, the spur will be ready for
their use in unloading and in getting to
the camp ground.
Two supply trains reached the city last
night by the Florida Central and PENN
sular Railroad. There were about forty
cars in the two trains, containing stock
wagons, and commissary supplies. These
come in advance of the troops, and win be
ready for their use when they arrive. The
cars coming by the Florida Central and
Peninsular will be transferred to the
Plant System and unloaded on the spur
track with the exception of the commits
sary supplies which are to be stored in the
depots secured for that purpose on West
Broad street.
Four of Gen. Lees staff officers arrived
in the city yesterday. BY invitation they
We're met at the Plant System depot by
capt ID. G. Purse, with whom they desired
TO confer with regard to some matters
concerning the camp site. They were Mai.
ii. J. McGrath, chief engineer; Mai. John
Gary Evans, inspector general of the First
Division; capt. T.. ST. j. Greble, adiutant
general Of the Second Division, and Lieut..
Col. L. NJ. Maus, chief surgeon of the
corps.
These staff officers are here to stay.
They said last night that they had come in
advance of the movement of the corps
IN order to make all necessary arrange
ments preparatory to the coming of the
troops. Maj. McGrath had some detail
work to look after, in connection with the
camp sites, and the other officers are look
Ang out for the location of their respective
divisions. With regard to the question Of
sewerage, Maj. Evans said last night,
That matter has been carefully consid-
cred, and While the sewers are most de-
sirable, we' can probably get along with
out them, In case the troops remain here
only short time. If it is found upon
their arrival that they win be kept here
for two or three weeks the sewers will be
built. Under no circumstances win the
health of the men be jeopardized"
II appears that the government does not
jntend to put in a sewer system unless IL
has TO. Arrangements may be made with
the city 20 use the night soil cart system
the government paying for the hauling.
There has already been some discussion
on this point, and the chances are rather
in favor of this method being adopted
The officers have secured the banquet
hail and ten or twelve rooms near ii at
the De Soto TO be used as their head
quarters. The commanding officer OF the
corps will have the banquet hail. and one
or two offices attached to ii.
The signal corps which was expected to
come In advance of the other troops has
not yet arrived, and win probably not
come until the first of the week. Gen.
Greene, himself win remain in Jackson
vile until the end of the movement. and
by the time he arrives the signal corps
will have the telephone and telegraph lines
between headquarters and the division
camps in good shape.
The people of Savannah may rest as
eured that there is no longer any doubt
about the troops coming here. There have
been the usual delays in connection with
the movements of such large bodies of
men, but all arrangements have been made
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