The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-09
SHAM BATTLE FOR SECOND.
GEORGIA REGIMENT DOES HARD
DAYS WORK.

teen Recruits Arrive - savannah
Man Selected as the Leader of the
RegimentaI Band-HOuse to House
Inspection of the city.
Tampa, Fla, July S.-Brig. Gen Rush
Lincoln's brigade of the Second division OF
the Fourth army corps, composed OF tne
Second Georgia, Slxty-nnth ANA Ihird
Ohio Regiments put in to-day in a Ions
march, and when a point had been reached
four miles from Palmetto beach the brig
ade was given extensive field movements
ana sham battle.
Gen Lincoln and his staff took part IN
the march.
An advanced line formed Of the First bat
TALON. Savannah Volunteer Guards was
thrown out IN front of the brigade, and this
line was backed up by other commands
from the brigade Several charges were
made upon lines designated as being he'd
by the enemy. The troops had blank cart
ridges and the firing was of an order 10
impress Gen. Lincoln favorably. He eN-
pressed himself much pleased at the man
ner IN which the orders were carried ouC
In one charge the regiment went through
q barbed wire fence, making hardly any
halt whatever when the fence was reached.
Some of the men held the lower wire down
with their feet while others lifted the upper
wire up high enough to let the main body
pour through in a storm. The picket firing
and squad firing was faVorably commented
upon by the commanding officers, while
the volley firing was quick and regular.
The men carried one ration each with them
and about 5 O'Clock this afternoon the en-
tire brigade reached their camps. I'm the
march and the field movements, the men
covered about sixteen miles, and the entire
command held out We'll under us trying GA-
perience of the day.
Tonight Col Brown is compmenting
his officers on the admirable showing that
the regiment made to-day.
Gen. Carpenter has assumed command of
the Second division, relieving Brig. Gen.
Kline, who has been transferred to his old
brigade
Lieut.. King of Company 1 has gone to
Washington Ga. on a short leave of alb
sence. A large cook oven with a ca
pacity TO furnish bread for the entire regi-
ment was delivered to the Second Georgia
camp to-day. This oven win be used fol
the cooking of bread exclusively while
the buzzacott will continue TO do duty IN
cooking meats and other supplies for the
men There is one buzzacOu for each
company.
at once turned over to the drill master,
Lieut. Sam Askew.
Prof Bruins of Savannah, who has been
selected as the leader of the regimental
band. has arrived. He will at once COM
n-ence organizing his band. Col. Brown
hopes to have his instruments here in
few days
Private TiHey of Rome, who has been
officiating as chaplain for the regiment
for some weeks was to-day appointed
chaplain. He viii hold services regularly
every Sunday. The Plant System COM
menced this morning and will finish to-
night the building OF connection between
lis Port Tampa line and Palmetto Beach,
so that its trackage will front the camps
of the 1900 troops now located at Pal
netto Beach.
The arrival of a few of the survivors Of
the battle of Santiago has resurrected the
quarantine question.
The president of the State Board of
Health said to-day that the government
had agreed to abide by all the Florida
rules and regulations. 1t was left to the
discretion of the physicians in charge of
the quarantine station whether TO pass
any Of the returning transports or not.
He said that if the boats were in good SAN
itary condition they would probably be
permitted to come up the bay and land
the wounded. DR.. Porter the state health
officer, by special order, went to Key
West last night to look after the situation
there.
The government has asked that a house
toulouse sanitary inspection be made OF
Tampa by the local authorities, the re-
ports on each inspection to be endorsed by
the president of the state board of health
and returned 10 the government. This in
spection win begin Monday, and to assist
1t, Gen. Coppnger has placed ten four
mule teams a the disposal of the local san
itary department.
These steps are to prevent any visit of
sickness during the long summer months
one hundred recruits arrived to-day for
the Rough Riders from New Mexico
A strong impression is gaining ground
here that Tampa has seen her best days
as a point of modifying troops and as a
basis of supplies and ammunition for the
army. 1t is noticeable fact that there
has been no rush of troops here for some
time. Now and again small patches of
marines have come here on their way to
Key West, and punches of recruits have
dropped in occasionally for the troops
now here or those that have already been
sent over to Cuba, but there has been no
full commands sent here 10 go into camp
and commerce the seasoning process
which was quite the thing with the gov
eminent two months ago Another fact
that has been noticed and frequently
commen ted upon, going to show that the
government will in future use some other
port from which to send expeditions and
supplies to Cuba. is that the shipments
of supplies and ammunition are not las
large or as numerous to this port as
heretofore. showing a gradual falling off,
There are good many supplies here yet,
but not a many by a considerable amount
as there were ten days or two weeks ago.
The twelve or fifteen thousand soldiers
still here daily cut a big slice out of the
total stock on hand and with the stock
running down. on the one hand. and the
shipments here of more supplies arriving
less frequently than heretofore. il will he
seen that as a basis of supplies Tampa is
gradually losing her grip 1t is NOT be-
heved here that the government has any
intention now of sending he troops, sup
plies and ammunition in Tampa 30 some
other point to be loaded on transports for
Cuba This would entail a vast amount
Of unnecessary expense, with no real adj
vantage to be gained by such a move
ment The popular impression here Is