The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-22
THE SOLDIERS ARE HERE.
BATTALION OF PROVOST GUARD
CANPED IN THE CITY.

stations Established First DiNts-
ion headquarters, Signal Corps,
second south Carolina and Ninth
Illinois Left Jacksonville Lnss
NiEht-Camp on Dale Avenue viii
lie Established T0-day-JacI<sOn-
viIIe's Compliment TO the Provost
Guard - Mai. Harrison Promises
savannah That the Soldiers shah
BE Orderly.
The advance guard of the Seventh Army
Corps is here. one battalion of the Fourth
Illinois Regiment composed Of companies
from the three battalions. reached Savan-
nah by the Plant System yesterday morn
ing before daylight.
The battalion was composed of Companies
A. d, K and G, and was commanded by
Mai Edward Lang 1t was accompanied
also by Maj Elliott of the same regiment,
who has been assigned to duty as assistant
provost marshal, to report to Maj HarrI-
son.
The officers of the provost guard also
accompanied the battalion to Savannah.
They are Maj. Russell b. Harrison. pro
vost marshal of the corps, Lieut.. Willis
c. Metcalf adjutant of the provost guard
and Lieut. Pearle Legge, quartermaster
of the provost guard.
Most of the men remained in and about
their. coaches until Il o'clock in the morn
ing, while Maj. Harrison and his officers
were making arrangements TO quarter
them in different parts of the city. They
spent their time first in getting breakfast
ted in ba
yard. They had travel rations with them,
and from these most of the men made
their breakfast. Many of them, however,
got away for a short time and took in the
restaurants, where they no doubt found
something more satisfactory to their ap-
petites after night of travel.
Shortly after II o clock all the equipage
had been taken off the cars and loaded on
wagons. The battalion then formed, and,
headed by the officers, marched up LIB
erty street to Drayton, to Harris, to Bun,
TO Bay, and down Bay 10 East Broad
Alderman Guckenheimer and Police Com
missioner Gleason occupied carriage
leading the van.
Arriving at Bay and East Broad. Com
pany d stopped and pitched camp on Bay
Street Green. Company d is In comma M
of Lieut. Hilgard, its other officers being
L
Ogiethorpe avenue and Habersham streets,
where Companies K and A were left, and
they went into camp, the one TO the east
of Habersham street and the other TO the
west on Oglethorpe avenue green. COM
pany K is in command of Lieut. link and
Company A is in command of Capt. Bar
riclow and is accompanied by Lieut. Davis.
Company G, in command of Capt. Ry-
man. with Lieut.. Burr. and what is known
as the permanent detail, went TO the
Chatham Artillery armory. which will he
known as the headquarters of the provost
guard. The guns and caissons belonging
to the Chathams were moved out OF the
basement and the whole building has been
turned over to Maj. Harrison and his men.
The permanent detail Is composed OF
squad of five men picked from each regi-
ment. and are considered the best men
In the corps for the duty TO which they
are assigned. Nearly all of them are men
who have done police duty before and have
a good knowledge of ii. Maj. Harrison's
tent is on the square In front of the arm
DRY.
The men had rather an easy time of 1t
yesterday, but they had a good deal OF
work to do in getting their quarters in
shape, and they will go on regular guard
duty around the city to-day and tonight.
The camps already formed will be known
as stations of the provost guard. Upon
the arrival of the entire regiment assigned
TO this duty two companies viii be placed
down In Yamacraw, two out near Collins
Vile, two at Bull and Anderson streets and
others in different parts of the city. All
of these stations will have telephone conf
munica ton with headquarters and win
make reports hourly. The Morning News
has already given an account Of the work
which the provost guard has to do. Its
men are stationed all over the city, and
they are on the alert for all disorderly
soldiers, or soldiers who are violating the
camp regulations. They also look after
the ambulance work, and have ready for
use at all times patrol and an ambu-
Ience wagon. The provost guard handles
anywhere from 30 to 800 prisoners a day.
Charges are preferred against every man
arrested, and they are turned over to their
regiments the day following to have their
cases investigated and perhaps tried by
court martial
The old brick stable at Lincoln and
Bay streets will be used as the commits
sary of the Fourth Illinois Regiment. A
part of the building will be used as the
stable for the provost guard, and the bal
ance of it as a commissary storehouse.
The soldiers attracted much attention
and comment on their arrival 1t was a
sure and emphatic sign of the early COM
ing of the entire Seventh Army Corps to
Savannah and Savannahans were glad to
see 1t.
The Second battalion of the Fourth H.
linois will be moved to Savannah proba-
bly, Sunday or Monday il being the in
tention to bring it just as soon as six
regiments of the corps have reached the
city. The last battalion will remain In
Jacksonville to keep order among the sol
diers there, and will probably be the last
of the troops to leave that city
Capt. Snyder, regimental quartermaster,
detailed as brigadier quartermaster. ac-
companied the troops here, by order of
Gen. Lee, and he will take charge of the
transportation of the troops as they ar
rive here, looking out for the equipment
as it is brought in
Several train loads of stock wagons and
equipment arrived in the city early yes
terday morning, and were unloaded on
the Plant System spur track on Estil
avenue. There were some 200 mules and
horses and thirty or forty wagons Others
will follow close upon these and will be
ready for the movement Of the equipment
of the different regiments to the camp
sites upon the arrival of the troops
The troops will begin coming in earnest