The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-19
THE TROOPS ARE COMING.
ALL INDICATIONS POINT TO THEIR
EARLY MOVEMENT.


Supplies Have Been Sent Here ana
More Are on the Way-Understood
THAT the sewer Problem Has Been
settled. and Nothing NOW stands
in the Way of the Movement.
Many Booths Put IN on the Roads
to the Camps-ProprietOrs Disap-
pointed That Troops Did Not Come
Last Night.
Indications do not bear out the report
that Gen. Lees corps is not coming to Sa-
vannah at present
Maj. George w Ruthers, com
missary Of subsistence. L. S
A.. arrived In the city yesterday
and the work he has done since he came
would Indicate that the soldiers are com
ing very soon, perhaps within a day or
two.
Mai. Ruthers is here to look after the
commissary supplies, thirteen carloads Of
which have already arrived. Twenty-Five
carloads more are expected to-day from
jacksonville, and 100000 rations are on the
way from st. Louis and Chicago In ad-
dition to this Maj. Ruthers has made
rival. Savannah, he says, VIII ultimately
be the depot of supplies for the Southern
camps.
1t is reported also thatsthe government
has decided to construct sewers from the
two camp sites at once. Definite Informal
ton on this subject could not be secured
last night, but this is believed to be the
n " In,
vannah on Monday he had several confer
ences with Alderman W. w. owens,
chairman of the drainage committee of
Council who furnished him with all the
data necessary in connection with this
matter.
At that time Gen. Greene thoroughly I'M
derstood that the city would not undertake
to construct a sewer system for the camps,
and stated that he would enter into a cor
respondence with the war department with
regard to the matter. Some information
as 10 what course the matter would take,
has been expected hourly, and ii is under
stood that arrangements for the construc-
ton of these sewer systems have about
been made. That is a most important fea-
ture with the officers, and some of them
insist on having the sewers built before
the men are brought here. There as little
doubt that this question is responsible for
the delay of the movement of the troops
20 Savannah. With its settlement there
will be no further question about the
movement, and it is expected it Will be-
gin within a day or two.
The water supply system for the Dale
avenue camp has been entirely completes
and the hydrants have been placed where
Mai McGrath, chief engineer of the corps
ba Gnnarf1-
tendent Lotion has also completed the
laying of about 1000 feet of slX-inch pipe
toward the camp on the Thunderbolt road,
and viii have the water supply ready for
that camp by Thursday. The pipes at the
Dale avenue camp are now ready for the
water.
The efforts OF the officers of the pro-
vost guard to secure suitable quarters IS
another indication that it IS expected 10
move the troops to Savannah very short
~. Mai Russell b. Harrison provost mar
shall Of the corps, wired Mr.. w. G. Cam
yesterday with reference to the Chatham
Artillery armory building. He seemed 10
like that building very much. The rent
asked for il was $3.50 for a month, which
Mai Harrison seemed TO consider extra
ordinarily high. Before renting il, how
ever, the Galatians would have to move
out all their guns and equipment and rent
a place for storing them until they can
get back into their regular quarters. Mr..
Cam wired back, asking what Maj. Har-
Tison thought would be a reasonable rent
al. and win no doubt receive a reply to-
day.
The provost guard wants about three
buildings, or at least, parts of buildings
centrally located, to be used as station
houses. A company or a part of COM
pany win be located in each of these build
ings. There will no doubt be one or two
other SfafiOnc formed of tents
In anticipation of the coming of the
troops a number of booths and shanties
have been built along Dale avenue, Estin
avenue and on the Thunderbolt road,
from which sandwiches, sweetmeats ana
soft drinks will be sold. There were eight
or ten of these places up yesterday. and
most of them we're stocked with goods.
One man seemed so sure that the troops
were coming last night that he invested
in about eco loaVes Of bread and cut
good many of them up to make sand
witches. Almost all of the booths are
ready for business, and their propretors
were no doubt much disappointed last
night when the troops did not arrive.
In addition to this most of the wholesale
merchants OF the city and many of the re-
tail merchants have laid in emergency
supplies. Some of them have carloads Of
stuff on the way here from the West and
North in anticipation of the coming OF the
tAOgFSS cftNt NilNN ~ kNtNt 10 ntSIOSS NL II
when the soldiers arrive
The Plant System track on Estll ave-
nue. has been extended some distance be-
You'd East Broad street, and is ready to
handle the troops and supplies at that
point. The Savannah, Thunderbolt and
Isle of Hope Railroad track is completed
10 the turn into Dale avenue, and viii soon
be ready for business 1t IS many a day
since such activity has been seen on the
outskirts Of the city, and from all appear
ances it would seem that an extension Of
Savannah is being made toward the south
east
Taking everything into consideration
there can be little doubt that the troops
are coming, but the question is just when.
The sewer question appears 10 be the one
thing that has stood in the way, and with
that disposed OF there is no reason why
they should not move at once. The Of
fcers and the city authorities have had q
thorough understanding on that point, and
there is absolutely no reason why il should
cause any hitch in the arrangements, and
it is not believed that IL will.
The railroad people We're somewhat per
turbed yesterday morning By the reported