The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-02
THEY MAY DIVIDE THE WORK.
SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON TO
SHARE IN THE EMBARKATIoN.

Secretary AIgcr StiII witbhoIds His
Decision. Hut Indications Are That
10th Cities VIII Profit by His De-
eision-Iikeiy That the Great Num-
Der OF Troops VIII Require Two
Points of bnrkRtIon-Aug Augusta,
Athens, Americus and Columbus
Not OmcinIIy Announced A. Chosen
sites - Secretary AIEer to Decide
the Matter TO-dhy-DeIegatiOns ne
Washington.
Washington, Oct. 1.-Secretary AIger
says tonight that he Is not prepared to
make any announcement regarding tho
selection OF points OF embarkation for
troops, or selection Of the sites for the
Southern camps or hospitals.
il is unoficially announced that Charles
ton and Savannah are to divide the work
of transporting the troops to Cuba and
Porto Rico, and It is also stated that Co
lumbla. Greenville and spartanburg. s.
c., and Augusta and Athens, Ca have
been selected as sites for camps.
delegation from Augusta, Ga. COM
posed Of Representative Fleming, ex-Sen-
ator Patrick Walsh and d. b. Dyer, saw
Secretary Alger. Adjt Gen. Corbin and
Gen. Schwan to-day on the subject, but
they could get no satisfaction beyond the
fact that Gen. schwan has made fav-
orable recommendation IN behalf of Au-
gusta.
4 delegation from Greenville, composed
of Mai. Wlbers, J. F.. Richardson j. A.
Mccullough, A. G. Furman, b. A. Morgan
and A. A. Gagis, also called upon Secre-
tary Alger i'm behalf OF Greenville. He
Stated TO all inquirers to-day that he has
not taken final action upon the various
reports made by the officers who inspect
ed the Southern cities. He proposes to
take up the entire subject tomorrow af-
ternoon and dispose of 1t.
The question of selecting point for the
! embarkation of troops Is said to be prae-
! ticaliy settled by a determination 70 ship
some of the troops from Charleston and
| some from Savannah.
1t is estimated that from $1,000 to 5000
| troops will be sent to Cuba and Porto
Rico during the fall and winter months,
| and 1t will be necessary to have more than
one point of shipment
| Savannah and Charleston have the finest
| harbors on the Southern Atlantic coast,
and ample facilities are at hand to ex-
pedite the embarkation Of troops from
those points.
The hospital question will be considered
at the same time. Gen Sternberg insists
that the hospitals should be located near
the place of embarkation, as he deems It
unwise to carry the sick and wounded long
distances on the cars when 1t can be
avoided. These hospitals are 90 be one
story buildings with a capacity for 1000
beds each Gen. Sternberg says that Sa-
vannah and Charleston have desirable
sites should the secretary decide TO locate
them there. The question Of selecting sites
for camps Is not so easily disposed of.
GEN Schwan and his board inspected ten
or dozen sites in South Carolina and
Georgia and favorable reports have been
submitted on Summerville, Columbia,
Spartanburg, and Greenville, s. c., and
| Augusta Athens, Columbus, and Ameri-
Gus Ga. At present 1t is the intention OF
the secretary to select locations for about
five camps, all of which will probably be
in South Carolina and Georgia.
The unofficial statement that Augusta
Athens, Ga, Columbia, Greenvine ane
Spartanburg, S. c., have been selected
could not be verified by either Secretary
Alger or Gen. Corbin.