The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-02
TRANSPORTS BACK AT TAMPA.
srroND GEORGIA EXPECTS To
HOARD ONE OF THEM.

Heavy Loser by Discharges on
,.count of Physical Disability.
,;st of the Recent ArrivaIs-HOv
,o.. Boys Break in the New Re
cruits.
,rampa. Fla, Aug. 1.-Several Of the
t-.osaorts which conveyed Gen. Skaters
.-r,, 10 cuba have returned and are now
~, ,he Mullet Key quarantine station,
,,-s~e they are being disinfected, prepar-
.,,r,- 10 coming up to the city. These are
,ransports which will convey the
,..55e consisting of the Fifth Maryland,
cs.or5 Georgia and First Florida, to
porto Rico, provided peace negotiations
mot concluded before the transports
are .u readiness TO sail. This is not at all
,rrfselv. as il VIII require several days
o+rer he arrival of the transports at Port
r,sr.pa TO put them in condition for load
inc TO say nothing of the time which will
h. consumed in this operation. II is evil
der-lv somewhat doubtful if the Second
ftorgIa ever gets any further away from
nom. than at present Anxious fathers
and mothers at Savannah and elsewhere
are doubtless glad to have it so, but the
If t1ev miss the Porto Rico excursion.
A number of new recruits have come
in recently. showing the good work done
bv capt. Austin and his assistants. The
number requisite to complete the quota of
the first battalion has not by any means
beeu secured as yet, however. In fact
the present strength of the battalion is
but little greater than when It entered
the service. This is due to the large loss
bv discharges on account of physical de
fects. transfers, and promotions, and, it
must be admitted not a few deserters.
The present strength of the battalion in
elusive of officers and men, is as follows:
Company b, SO. Company L, 70; Company
K. 81; Company NJ, 81; total, 343 1t will
BE- seen that Company B lacks only ten
men OF having its quota, while Company
[, has two less than when it entered the
service.
The following is the list of recruits re
seived by each company since its arrival
at Tampa, giving name and former post
office or home of each recruit;
Company b.
Charles L. Daniels, Savannah.
NJ Hanley Savannah.
W. c. Ganus, Stillmore.
George F. Hudson, Atlanta.
f. B. Harmon, Stillmore.
Marion Lucas, Savannah.
Herbert A. Drummer, Savannah.
Ed. Knlorin, Savannah.
G. R. Lively, Burke county.
A. NJ. Pace, Sulmore,
S R. Thompson, Swainsboro.
c. H. Thompson, Swainsboro.
John E. Little, Jacksonville.
Edward WEIGH, Savannah.
John f. Virgins, Savannah.
J. 5. r. Merritt, Savannah.
George Il. Grub. Louisville.
James F. Farmer, Louisville.
George W. Seay, Louisville.
w. j. Wiley, Louisville.
Company L.
James w. Wright, Brunswick
James O'Bren, Savannah.
Thomas E. Scott Rountree
William E. Arnold, Glenmore.
Robert McCOrquodale, Blackshear.
Ed. Holton Wilkinson county.
John Y MOsely, Brooks county.
C. H. Richardson, Bulloch county
c. c, English, Waycross.
D. F. Morrison Waycross.
John Henry Wadley.
Edward Forbes, Wadley.
Holman Peoples, Wadley.
R. L. Barefeld, Wadley.
w. N. Tyson, Wadley.
Z. L. Woman, Wadley
Company X
JAMES II. Brown, savannah.
John j. Barrett, Savannah
James NJ. Ballantyne, Savannah.
John J, McNulty, Savannah.
Patrick Shields, Savannah.
c. e. Douglass, Miami, Fla
Company NJ
Geo C. Hunt Huntsville, Ala
Root. L. Hewitt, Quitman.
d. w. Garrison, Qmtman.
john T. HERS, Quitman.
Jos w. Burton, Valdosta.
Jas. p. Bowen, Quitman.
Lewis NJ Culbreth, Jennings, Fla.
hutus h. Burke, Quitman.
Ncnard A. COsens, Savannah.
c. 5, Mathewson, Savannah
VIM. d. Cobb, Rochelle.
Chas. l. Harren Quitman
Jonn I. Murtagh, Savannah.
me new recruit is often a fresh sub
9ect in more senses than one. The old
haods, feel it 10 be their bounden duty
70 break the new recruits in and make
them feel az home. To hypnotic" them
Is favorite method of initiation. Corp
marry Jones of Company c, Clinch Rifles,
augusta, is responsible for this power Of
amusement. Corpl Jones is a genuine
nypnoust and one of the best amateur
II ms line 10 be found anywhere. Hav-
ing Trends in the Guards he was persuad-
eu 10 Try his art in the First Battalion
ana was very successful Then the boys
III company took it up. A green man
"ou3 be drawn into a discussion on the
subject OF hypnotism, which usually end
gu IN ms volunteering to submit MIN
~ 70 the pretended hypnotist. He was
tie" informed that it was necessary to
.esl ms weight, whereupon he would
HIted upon the back
vi one OF the crowd and Immediately a bar
slaVe would descend with resoundine
"I'ehs upon the rear portion OF his anat-
oHlH' AS the man who welded the barrel
se''e usually made it point to get out OF
" "Ay there was never any trouble Hav-
az once been initiated the new man Is
rl@'JuS to see others put through the same
performance.
Coilpany B is short one recruit, who was
bSg@lea away by the kidding" of the boys
before he had a chance TO enlist Corpl
~ picked the man up in Tampa and as
Ill., 9ApfeSsed q desire to enlist, brought
nun i-..u out to camp. The fellow was tall and
SSS"hy and rather simple looking. The
d''s tried to borrow his watch and en-
uea'ored TO make themselves friendly I'm