The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-13
WANT SOLDIERS TO REMAIN.
FERNANDINA ASKS RECONsIDERA-
TION OF REMOVAL ORDER.

The Camp Endorsed as Hcalthful
site by Officers Stationed There.
Mayor John &. McGihin Protests
Against the Troops Removal to
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Existing Not
Duc 10 Local Causes - Railroads
Notified of the First Movement on
Tuesdny-Death Mt the Hospital
From Typhoid Fever.
Fernandina. Fla, Aug. 12-The troops
mere have received orders to prepare 70
move on short notice 10 Huntsville, Ala,
and all the officers are arranging their
commands accordingly.
Fhe people Of Fernandina are very
much disappointed at losing the troops
they, as well as officers here, knowing
that Fernandina is an ideal camping
ground and as fine a one as in the South.
Mayor John G. McGimn of Fernaudina
sent the following telegram TO General
Alger to-day: Gen. Carpenter, COM
manding, and chief surgeons of every reg
iment here indorse Fernandina camp and
state that there As absolutely no sickness
from local causes. WIN you not recon
slider order for removal and allow divi-
sion to remain until Tampa infection is
eliminated? The removal now would be
unjust 20 Fernandina. ''Dr. J. L. Horsey,
assistant state officer, certlfes that the
health Of Fernandina is good. that abso-
futeiy no sickness exists and that the
sickness in camp is not due in any way
10 local causes"
Cen Carpenter Of the Fourth Corps
stated to-day very positively that he was
very sorry he had received orders to
move; that he was pleased
with the camp at Fernaudlna
and had wired the adjutant general that
the health of the camp was being i'm
proved by the salt air, and sea breeZes.
and another week would see an end of all
the malaria which was contracted az their
previous camp and nothing but favorable
reports of this camp have been sent by
either officers or surgeons.
Gen. Hail of the Third Brigade, Second
Division, said he thought Fernandina to
be an ideal camp. and his men were rap
idly recovering from the ill-enects of their
former camp He said he was perfectly
satisfied that the men would remain
healthy here, and he would be sorry 10
leave the delightful sea breeze. For eX
ample, there are now eighty-four cases of
sickness Ia the Third Pennsylvania Regi-
ment; of that number seventeen have
fever, the other sixty-seven are suffering
from bruises and minor troubles, and to
show very plainly that Fernandina is not
responsible for the sickness in camp, there
Is the two companies. 1 and K, which
came here direct from Philadelphia ana
neither company have a sick man in their
ranks, while other companies in the same
regiment have a large percentage.
Lieut.. r. w Gaistang of the one Hun
dred and Fifty-seventh Indiana. has been
detached from his regiment and appoint
ed quaTtermaster commissary officer and
ordnance officer of the Second and Third
division hospital, which have been consol-
idated.
Orders have been received by the rail-
road company that the first movement of
troops from here would commence Tues
day.
The body Of Corpl. Edward H. Dwyer
of Company K, Sixty ninth New York,
was shipped to New York to-day His
company accompanied the body to the
train.
Private Bates of Company 3 Of the
Third Regular Cavalry died at the army
hospital to-day of typhoid fever. His
body viii be shipped TO Trenton, No. to-
morrow.