The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-23
WILL PASS IN THE NIGHT.
GEN. ALGER's PLAN DOES NOT IN
CLUDE 4 STAY IN SAVANNAH.

Efforts Bay he Made to Induce the
Secretary to Stop Over Here-It Is
Desired That He May See the Camp
and Hospital sites and Investigate
the Shipping FaciIities-His Train
Goes Through ut Midnight Sunday
for Charleston.
Secretary of War Alger. viii pass
through Savannah Sunday night. This is
according to his present plan. 1t is posi-
bic that pressure win be brought to bear to
induce him to stop over here in order that
he may be shown the advantages Savannah
offers as a place for the establishment of
an army camp.
Gen. Alger is expected to arrive in jack
sonvlle Sunday morning. He will spend
The day in an inspection of the camps and
hospitals there, and will leave at night by
the Florida Central and Peninsular for
Charleston. He will reach Savannah at
midnight, but his stay will be brief unless
he can be induced to stop over.
1t is greatly to be hoped that those who
may interest themselves in the matter will
be able to gain the secretary's consent to
remain over for a day. The government
may establish camps here and also a hos
pital for it's soldiers. Two boards, one 10
report on camp sites and the other to re-
port on a hospital site, left here yester-
day While the war department win follow
the recommendation of these boards, 1t is
not at all unlikely that the favors of the
secretary for Savannah would be pow
erful influence towards its selection. The
boards may recommend several places
equally strongly, and, in such a case, the
secretarys favor towards Savannah won
through his having been given an oppor-
tunity to make a personal investigation of
its advantages, would be likely to help the
city out.
The war department wants to settle upon
some city along the South Atlantic coast
that affords a good port for the embarka-
ton of troops. Col Frank j. Hecker as
stated in the Morning News, was here
day before yesterday to investigate the
city's harbor and shipping facilities, and
he was greatly pleased with all he saw.
In this particular, also, the personal in
spection of Gen. Ager might be of aid
to the city. A gentleman who talked
with Col. Hecker said that gentleman was
very favorably disposed toward Bruins
wick, which he visited. All agree that a
wonderful amount of business would be
thrown this way by the city being chosen
as a place of embarkation. as well as by
the establishment of a hospital and camps.
Col p j. A. Cleary, chief surgeon of
the department of the Gulf, left yester-
day for Charleston. Col Cleary spent
two days in Savannah in making his inves-
tigation of locations suitable for the cree
ton of a hospital to be used for troops.
Judging from the way in which he spoke
of Savannah and the adaptation of the
tract he saw on Esti1 avenue, it is to be
presumed that his report to the surgeon
generals office at Washington will be
favorable to Savannah.
Col ClearY left here for Charleston,
where he win continue his search for the
most desirable location offered by the two
cities. No other places, presumably, are
to be considered in the selection of one
for the establishment of hospital. Col.
Cleary received instructions to confine his
search to Savannah and Charleston.