The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-17
THEY HAVE NO INFORMATION.
MANY SEVENTH CORPS OFFICERS
ANXIOUS TO GET AWAY.

Getting Settled in Their Cuban
statiOD-The Government Trans
ports which May Carry the Corps,
and Their Capncity-Gen. Lee
Has No News From Washington.
Last Shipment of Hospital Equip
ment TO Come From Jacksonville
Tomorrow.
Definite information about the coming
movement OF the Seventh Army Corps to
Cuba is az a premium. and while some of
the officers appear rather anxious about
it, others are some what Indifferent
Some of the officers want to get the
troops to Cuba and settled there in their
stations Others simply take the situa-
ton as il is, are waiting and saying moth
ing. Some little trouble is experienced,
however, with a number of men in the
corps, who are anxious to get home. either
to their parents, or their wives and faml-
lies, and constant applications for dis
charges are being made. These officers
feel that when the corps Is once establish
ed in its station in Cuba, there will be lit
tle or no trouble in this respect for the
men will be surrounded by new scenes,
new faces, and new conditions generally,
experiences which will withdraw them
from thought of and desire for returning
home
The fact that all furloughs and leaves
of absence are limited to Dec. /, Is taken
as strongly indicative of the fact that the
corps win prepare at that time to leave
for Cuba In all the orders issued yes
terday granting leaves of absence the num-
Der of days was made such that it would
rot go beyond Dec. l. Col. william J.
Bryan of the Third Nebraska Regiment
who went home a little more than two
weeks ago on account of sickness, was
one of the applicants for an extension, and
he has been given fifteen days longer. His
extension is such that he Will have to re-
Join his regiment by Dec. /. One Of the Off
GERS who applied for a leave was given
just fourteen days beginning yesterday
and it is so in all cases.
The report Of hurry up orders for the
movement to Cuba is viewed favorably.
Nothing of the kind has been heard by the
officers Of the corps, however, and Gen.
Lee stated yesterday, that he had had no
communications from Washington relat-
ing TO the matter.
The question of transports is an import
ant one, too. According to the official
list of transports it will require every
transport the government has IN the AT
lantic to move the Seventh Corps to Cuba,
as a whole. 1t might be done with one
less, but 1t would come pretty near taxi
ing the whole thirteen, unless it should
be decided to move only half the corps at
once. These transports, together with the
number of officers, men and animals they
viii carry and their gross tonnage, are as
follows:
Panama. No. /, 10 officers. 400 men; gross
tonnage. 2,0S5.
Port Victor, No. ?. % officers. 400 men;
gross tonnage, 2792.
Riat. No. 3, 10 officers, 700 men; gross
tonnage. 2,194.
Mohawk, No. %. 50 officers, 24Oo men,
regimental horses; gross tonnage, 5,65S.
Mobile. No p, 50 officers, o. 400 men, reg
mental horses; gross tonnage. $3.50
Massachusetts, No. % 50 officers, 2,400
men, regimental horses; gross tonnage,
5,e75
Manitoba. No. g. 50 officers. 1000 men,
1000 horses; gross tonnage 5,673.
Minnewaska, No. "a, 100 officers, 1900
men. 1000 horses; gross tonnage, 5.79s.
Mississippi No. %. 30 officers, 500 men,
GU HOISSSs gross tonnage, 3,f3S.
Michigan, No &C. 40 officers, 500 men. 800
horses; gross tonnage, 3.72z.
Roumanian, No p, As officers, LOO men,
30 horses; gross tonnage, Alps.
OLDHAM. No. 30. 50 officers. 1900 men, 100
horses; gross tonnage 1855.
Berlin, No 81, 70 officers, 1900 men; gross
tonnage 56H.
1t would hardy be possible to assemble
all of these transports at one time, and
1t will no doubt require two and perhaps
three trip when the corps begins to move
to Cuba.
The ordnance department of the corps
has been notified of the fact that the
corps will be equipped as soon as possible
with the United States rifle, but the first
shipment Of the new arms is not expected
for the next week or perhaps ten days If
the new arms begin coming at that time
at the rate promised it will be possible
TO have all of the troops furnished with
the new gun within weeks time.
The last shipment of hospital stores and
equipment from Jacksonville win come to
Savannah tomorrow. This, Lieut.. Coz.
Maus says will take away from that place
everything connected with the Seventh
Corps, with the exception of about dozen
sick men and the necessary attendants for
them. Eighteen carloads of hospital sup
pines, and large number of hospital at
PENDANTS came 10 Savannah this week
and Friday will see the finish ONLY those
rev soldiers who are too sick to travel will
be left behind until they have sufficiently
recovered 10 permit of their being brought
TO the hospitals here.
A test Is being made of certain classes
of proposed emergency rations al some Of
the regimental camps. These rations con-
sist of highly condensed and well-seasoned
packages Of food. which, though they oc-
cupy a small space. will supply four or
nVe times as much nourishment as ordin-
airy food occupying the same space. The
food is condensed by various processes ana
put up in small packages. Some of 1t
can be eaten just as it is, while other
packages have TO be put simply in hot
water. and made into soups or porridges.
The tests have just begun, 1t is learned.
and the results will be awaited with much
interest.
Death of Mrs. TherreIi.
The friends of DR.. d. Mclaughlin Their
rell. assistant night manager Of the Pos.