The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-06
Examination in Savannah TO Begin
This Morning.
TENTS READY FOR TROOPS.
Georgia to Be One Of the First
States Ready In Dixie.

Atlanta, Ga, May 5.-Dr. Geer OF Atian~
ia, appointed assistant surgeon OF tho
Second regiment, left for Savannah to-
night and will begin the examination OF
volunteers there tomorrow morning.
DR.. Davis, also of Atlanta. appointed
chief surgeon Of Col. Browns regiment.
went to Augusta tonight and will COM
mence the examination of men there to-
morrow.
Surgeons viii also enter upon this work
at Macon and Columbus tomorrow, and
as fast as they proceed orders will be is-
sued for the movement of the volunteers
to the camp ground at Griffin.
DIR. Mcintosh OF Thomasvllle, who was
first appointed chief surgeon of Col. Law
toms regiment, has found that he VIII be
unable 10 accept the post. and in his
stead Or. Garrard Of Macon has been
chosen. DR.. Garrard will be examined
here tomorrow and win then proceed at
once to join his regiment.
DR.. Wood Of Dalton was to-day appoints
ed assistant surgeon of Col. Browns regi-
ment to take the place of Dr. Tuggle of
LaGrange, who, like DR.. Mcintosh, was
finally compelled to decline the commis-
sion. DR.. Wood will come to Atlanta for
examination tomorrow and the medical
staff viii then be complete.
Col. Oscar Brown, with his staff, will
leave for Griffin in the morning, and 10
things work as smoothly as is now expect
ed the movement of his regiment toward
the rendezvous will be commenced to-mor-
row afternoon. The first companies to go
will probably be from Atlanta. They are
now ready TO move, awaiting only the med-
ical examination. which is scheduled to
take place tomorrow morning, so that
they may be transferred to camp during
the afternoon.
Advices TO the department. from Griffin
this afternoon were to the effect that
everything would be In readiness to receive
the men by tomorrow. The last piece OF
equipment was shipped to the camp
ground last night and now the tents are
practically all In place, and with a full
supply of ratlons shipped to-day, there is
little yet to be done toward making the
camp ready for the volunteers to be march-
ed in.
IL has been the custom In the regular
state encampments for the various cons
mands to prepare their own camp, and
look after their own equipment, but on ac-
count of the fact that the present forces
are In a measure unframed It has been
thought best to have everything in order,
so that they will have little or nothing to
do except to place their luggage after they
arrive.
Capt. Eugene Hardeman, son OF the late
Treasurer r. u. Hardeman, had the hon
or to-day Of being the first man to be mus
tered into the United States service under
the call for volunteers from Georgia. Capt.
Hardeman, who was quartermaster of the
Fifth Regiment, was appointed regimental
quartermaster on Col Browns stan, and
as such his services were In immediate de-
mand when the preparations for going into
camp were begun. 1t was necessary for
him to go to Griffin at once to look after
things there. and in the presence of Gov.
Atkinson, Col. Brown and several others
he had the oath administered to him by
Capt Mills this morning.
Following him Surgeons Geer and Little
were mustered into the service preparatory
TO leaving. the one for Savannah. and the
OthtT lOE 13lhmDuSS W DtBlu the cNdInlHd~
tion of volunteers
Capt. Mills will remove his headquarters
to Griffin tomorrow, and VIII do the mus
tering In there. II seems after all, that
Georgia will be one of the first Southern
states to present her quota to the President
ready for actual service. on ac-
count of the fact that the Governors
of Alabama. Tennessee and several other
states succeeded in getting their militia
mobilized some days ago. some criticisms
has been passed upon Gov. Atkinson and
his military aides for apparent tardiness
in action. by the plan adopted in Geor-
gia, however, there will be no decimau9n
in the ranks of the volunteers after they
are modified, through the failure of ren
TO pass the physical examination to which
they Will be subjected. Consequently,
once they are assembled at Griffin, they
will be much nearer a state of readiness
for service than the troops Of some other
states who have been in camp for a week
past.
In Alabama, for instance, 30 per cent.
of the men moblized have been turned
down by the medical examiners and their
places must be flled from distant parts
of the state. In Georgia the examinations