The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-14
ARRANGING FOR THE TROOPS.
CAMP SITE OF THE SECOND DIvI-
SION DECIDED UPON.


ter of Sewerage Connections Be
ing Carefully Looked IntO-street
Car Company VIII Have Lines to
Both Camps-GOvernmen TO Put
Down Spur Tracks.
The site for the second division of Gen
Lees corps has been definitely selected.
This division will be encamped on the
Thunderbolt shell road in the country
around the artesian well, where the road
divides. Several high places have been
found there and all of these will be util-
lied for the camp.
This camp will. therefore. be consider
ably south of the Avondale tract and very
much nearer the camp of the first divi-
sion which will be on Dale avenue. This
will make the communication between the
two camps much easier, and Will greatly
simplify the problems of drainage and
sewerage.
The officers of Gen. Lees staff, who
have been looking after these matters in
his absence, have definitely decided upon
this location, and arrangements will now
be made accordingly. The situation de-
veloped little of interest yesterday out
side of this fact with the exception, per
haps. of the matter of sewerage about
which some little correspondence was had
with the war department
The city authorities have learned from
Washington that Capt Baker, quarter
master OF the corps, will be instructed To
confer with them with regard to the sew
erage system 10 be constructed in connec-
ton with the camps, and it Is believed
there is no doubt now that the govern
ment will see that the proper drainage
is put in at once. It is expected, as stated
in the Morning News, to drain both of
the camps to Bilbo canal
Sixteen carloads OF 6-inch pipe COM
prising about three and half miles, arrived
In the city last night from Chattanooga,
and the work of putting it down will begin
this morning. Superintendent of Water
Works H. NJ. Lotion returned yesterday
morning from Chattanooga, after having
made one of the quickest business trips
on record. He left Savannah Monday
night and within twenty-four hours after
his arrival in Chattanooga had the sixteen
cars loaded and ready 10 start TO Savan-
nah. They were put through on a quick
schedule by the Nashville, Chattanooga
and st. Louis and the Central of Georgia,
and arrived on time. Supt. Lotion thought
at first he would have some difficulty in
getting the pipe, as a large quantity of
the 6-ineh size which the company had on
hand was being turned out for Washing
ton, d. c. The authorities of that city,
however, readily released the pipe ordered
when the circumstances were explained
and instead of going there it has come to
Savannah to furnish water for Gen. Lees
corps.
Since the camp site of the Second Di-
vision has been put at the divide in the
shell road there is no doubt that 1t will
take less water pipe to reach both camps
than was expected. The connection with
the city water system will be made at
Abercorn and Eleventh streets. The main
viii probably run down Lincoln street to
Estill avenue, out the avenue to Dale
avenue 10 the camp of the First Division.
1t viii then be extended from there across
to a central point in the site chosen for
the camp of the Second Division. This it
Is said, viii require nearly three miles of
pipe.
A change has been made in the location
of the commissary and quartermaster
depots. 1t was first expected that the
three warehouses belonging to the Plant
System just south of Liberty street on
Wheaton would be taken, but it Is under
stood that the price on them was too high.
Col. Wood and Maj. Ruthers who look
after the commissary department returned
to Jacksonville yesterday, but it was
about settled before they went that the
warehouse facilities offered by the Florida
Central and Peninsular and Central Rail
roads would be taken, If satisfactory terms
con be arranged, which is altogether prob
able. The Florida Central and Penlnsular
has offered the officers 5000 square feet of
arar1asz
and the Central will give up part of its
New Street depot for the quartermaster
depot While no contracts have yet been
made, IL is pretty well understood that
these warehouses will be taken.
The staff officers of the corps are doing
some hard work here. They are determ-
ined to see that the troops are wen locat-
ed and that there is nothing left uudone
to prevent sickness. They are pretty well
agreed as to what should be done, and
there is little doubt that the war de-
partment will follow out their recon-
mendatons
The two camps will be easily reached
by roads leading from the city. The first
division may be reached by Bull street,
Estill avenue and Dale avenue. or by
Wheaton street. Waters road and Dale
avenue. The second division camp will
be right on the line of the Thunderbolt
shell road.
The savannah, Ihunderbolt and Isle OF
Hope Railroad will no doubt build tracks
from both camps connecting with their
lines into the city. A spur track will
doubtless be run from the Thunderbolt
line to the camp Of the second division,
while a mile or more of track will have
60 be put down for the first division camp.
1t is proposed to build a track down Dale
avenue, across the Waters road and along
the western side of that road on some
vacant lots to Henry street or some other
convenient street, and then run over TO
OFT street. making a connection with one
of the main lines at Bolton or Gwinnett
street.
In addition to this, the government will
look after the ma tier of laying spur tracks
from the nearest railroad TO the camps
for the purpose of carrying baggage and
equipment right to them without delay.
The principal approaches to the camps
win be Bull street. Estli avenue and Dale
avenue TO that of the First Division and
the Thunderbolt road to that of the Sec
ond Division. All the roads of the first
named route are public, but the Thunder
bolt Is a toll road belonging to the Skid
away Shell Road Company.