The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-30
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IL is hardly probable that volunteers
will be required to conform with exact
actness to these proportions, which are
those of perfectly formed and properly de-
veloped men. AT all events, however,
they will have TO come pretty near to it.
The volunteer must be free. from any
standing local. .diseasell and must haye, a
sound heart and lungs. es,i-si
The Instructions sent by Secretary of
War Alger to Gov. Atkinson with regard
to raising volunteers in Georgia, furnish
rather meager details with regard to the
requirements. The following is about, all
that appears in the secretary's letter on
the subject 9,fC 4-rr
The mastering officer will be Instructed
to receive no man, under the rank of COM
missioned officer, who is in years over IS
or under 49, or who is not in physical
strength and vigorI'r, III
Dr. j. G. FARRELL surgeon of the First
Regiment, was asked about the physical
requirements yesterday. He said he had
received no information whatever with re-
gard to them, but had wired for informa-
ton and expected to hear something to-
day. Tgaft m
Those who are going from Savannah as
volunteers should, il they have any
doubts whatever about their physical con-
dltion, take the trouble to inform them
selves as to whether they would be thrown
out under the regulations or not. This
might save them some trouble, since there
would be no necessity for their going II
they cannot stand the racket.
The government will pay all the neces-
sary expenses of volunteers in going to
Atlanta after their enlistment and up to
the time they are mustered into the United
States service. This is a matter which
has given the troops some uneasiness, but
the following statement from Adjt. Gen.
Fl. G. Corbin telegraphed to Gov. Atkin-
son, sets at rest all doubts on that line:
THE following decision of the Secretary
OF War of this date is communicated for
your informatlon: 'All absolutely necessary
expenses for the subsistence, transporta-
ton, sheltering and generally the mainten-
ance of volunteers during the interval be-
tween their enrolment or enlistment and
their muster or time of being sworn into
the service of the United States, also all
incidental expenses connected Herewith
such as the hire of offices, clerks, messen-
gers, etc, for mastering officers, will be
met by the government of the. United
States from the proper appropriation at
the disposal of the several staff depart
menis of the army. Certified vouchers for
all expenditures herein authorized will be
forwarded to the war department for audit
and payment. The vouchers should be GER
tilted by officers of the proper staff depart
ments and approved by the mastering Of
ficers."
1t Is believed that the Savannah volun-
teers, as rule, will have no difficulty in
passing, for. as a rule, they are well
formed. well proportioRed men, and seem
to ill all the requirements. Several of the
officers have expressed this belief but al
the same time. where man has defect
he thinks win rule him out. 1t might be
well for him TO satisfy himself before pre-
senting himself for examination. The ad-
jutant general in hts telegram says moth
ing about paying the return transporta-
ton of those who enlist and are after
wards rejected, and that appears to- have
been point (which has been overlooked
1t would be unfortunate, ff a volunteer
went to Atlanta sndfshould find upon his
rejection that he was out of pocket to the
extent of his railroad fare home.
The physicians and surgeons who 20
with the volunteersEmust all undergo ex-
animation. physically, as we'll as on the
lines of their profession. Or. ]. G.. farrell
is making arrangements to find out Just
what all the requirements are. He is Also
recruiting his hospital corps for the FIrsi
Georgia regiment. ne hasf a hospital
steward and about a dozen for the hos
pltal and ambulance corps, but has room
for several more good men. tt
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