The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
GALATIANS GET HOME TO-DAY.
HAVE BROKEN CAMP AT GRIFFIN
FOR A MONTHS FURLoUGH.

Brass Band VIII Await Them at the
Depot Here and at the Armory
They VIII he Greeted by Military
Friends-Hefreshme VIII He
Provided and the Reunion VIII BE
Thoroughly EnjOyabIe-state Arms
Not to BE Brought Back to the
ArmOFies-Lieut. Conner and a
Guard to Remain at Griffin.
The Chatham Artillery will come
marching home this morning" on a thirty
days furlough. Yesterday the paymaster
arrived at the camp at Griffin and pro-
ceeded to pay them off for the month
of August. This was all that was neces-
sary as preliminary to the furloughing
of the men. As soon as 1t was assured
that the men would start for Savannah,
Capt. Walker telegraphed Lieut. Cam,
stating that they would leave Griffin last
night, coming home over the Southern
and Plant System and arriving at Sa-
vannah this morning at 1910 o'clock, city
time. In the absence of Lieuts. Cam and
Carson the telegram was sent to Lieut..
Harry S. Dreese.
Arrangements have been made to have
a brass band at the depot to meet the
soldiers. There will be no escort in uni
form, it not being considered proper in
military circles for state volunteers to
meet United States troops who are mere
~ on furlough. Many of the Chathams
will be on hand at the depot in citizen
dress, with other friends of the returning
soldiers, to give them hearty welcome.
Others will gather at the armory, to
which the men will march at once There
ample and satisfactory refreshments to
hungry and thirsty men will be awaiting
them and there will be an hour or two of
good cheer. There will doubtless be some
prler speeches and general hand-shak-
ing.
The men Of Battery B will have to be
back at Griffin on Oct. 8. AT that time
1t is the belief that they will be mus tered
out of the government service without
any delay, beyond that necessary for their
physical examination, and the settlement
of all their accounts with the government.
While on furlough they receive full pay,
with communication of rations and after
being mustered out they will, 1t is under
stood, be transported home at the govern
ments expense.
A special to the Morning News
from Griffin says that on his
arrival there yesterday morning,
Capt. Walker telephoned the paymas-
ter in Atlanta and asked him to come
down to the camp and pay his men off. so
that they could go home and enjoy their
burroughs by going to work. The pay
master cheerfully compiled, came down 10
Grimm in the afternoon, and was met at
the depot by a sergeant's guard and es-
corted to camp, where the men were lined
up and given the money due them. Short
ly after 10 o'clock last night the men left
for Savannah via Jesup. Lieut.. H. M
Conner Jr., and detail of ten men were
left behind to guard the property of the
battery.
Anent the coming mastering out of Bat
terry B, and the probable mastering out of
other Georgia troops in the course of a
few months, at the latest, it Is said that
there is considerable trouble in store for
some of the volunteers, growing out of
the misrepresentation that the articles en-
trusted to them by the government were a
sort of gift. The government win require,
it is stated, that every article be account
ed for. Every officer or man in the vol
unteer service will have to account for
all property entrusted to him before he
is mustere out. If any articles have been
lost they must be paid for. While none
of the Georgians may be so unfortunate
as to lose part of their pay in this way
ii is more than intimated in dispatches
from Washington that many others have.
A rather surprising statement has been
Sent out from w dSulDStOn TO Vn6 erect
that the guns taken by the volunteers
from those belonging to the state troops
will not be returned to the armories of the
local forces, as is generally supposed would
be the case. Instead of being turned into
the armories they will be retained by the
government for the time being, at least.
II is said that it is the intention of the
war department to again supply the states
when the guns and other equipments are
accounted for, but in order to keep
straight account in the department records
it is necessary to have them turned In to
the government.
Considera Bile arms were taken from the
Savannah companies and it was the belief
that as soon as the commands from this
city We're mustered out, they would bring
their guns home with them. There is apt
to be a decided kick against such a ruling
as the one mentioned, but as the guns
are regarded as government property loan
ed to the states, the war department Will
doubtless adhere to it's resolution.
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