The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-06
TROOPS TO GO TO SANTIAGO.
THREE TRANSPORTS on THEIR
WAY HERE FROM NEW YORK.

unteer Regiments to BE Loaded on
Them rs soon as They Arrive.
May Re one other RcEiment--The
Commands Likely to Go Into Camp
for n Few HOurS-Mai. Willis MAX
ing Arrangements for Their En-
barkmtiOn-CoI. Rays Regiment
Expected Here Tomorrow Morn
INSTRUMENTATION with This Com
mand.
There is no doubt now about at least two
and perhaps three regiments coming to
Savannah TO take transports for Santiago
de Cuba.
Mai. L. Willis Of the quartermaster gen.
erals staff arrived in the city yesterday
for the purpose of making arrangements
for loading these troops on the trans
ports and providing the necessary sup
plies for the stock, and with the excep-
ton of rations, those for the men.
On his arrival Maj. Willis found tele-
grams awaiting him a the Pulaski House
informing him of what commands would
come to Savannah, and what transports
were ordered here TO carry them to San
tlago. lie was busy yesterday attending
to the preliminaries. so that all necessary
arrangements will be made for the men
when they get here.
According to Mai. Willis advices the
Third aud Fifth United States Volunteer
regiments, enormously called immunes,
have been ordered to Savannah to take
these transports. Mai. Willis thinks
there will be stin one other. as he consid-
ers that the three transports can easily
carry more than two regiments with their
equipment. The Third United States Vol
unteer Regiment is in command of Col =.
H. Ray. and is row located at Macon
The Fifth is stationed at Columbus, Miss
The transports which will carry these
men from Savannah are the Minnewaska,
the Leona and the Rio Grande. They
have been running from Newport News
Va, heretofore. They left New York for
Savannah on Thursday, Aug. T. and one
OF them, the swiftest, is expected to ar
rive in Savannah tonight. while the
others will probably be here some time
tomorrow. Mai Willis does not possess
any definite information with regard a
these transports, but it is said they are
large steamers ard swift.
The Third Regiment will move from
Macon to Savannah in three sections, the
first leaving at O'Clock tonight by the
Central Railroad, with the others follow
ing at intervals of probably thirty min
utes. Train Master Drummer went up to
Macon last night to superntend the ar
rangements and viii accompany the train
to Savannah.
Each section will be composed of ten
ordinary passenger coaches and one sleep
er for the officers. All the baggage was
sent ahead, a train of twelve box cars
and one stock car being scheduled 20
leave Macon last night with the regiments
equipments The sections bearing the men
are expected to be in Savannah early to-
morrow morning, probably before day
light.
The understanding at the Central offices
here is that there are between 1850 and
100 men to move. The distance from Ma
con TO Savannah is 1871 miles. On the
basis OF 1.1t0 men the Central Railroad
will have a bill of probably $500 to pre-
sent for the transportation Of the regi
ment and its equipments.
While the Plant System officials had re-
ceived no direct intelligence last night
that they would have the handling of
the Fifth Regiment from Columbus, Miss,
they evidently anticipated that it would
be turned over TO their road at Montgom-
cry, Ala. and be brought on from there
TO this city over the Alabama Midland
and Savannah, Florida and Western. 1t
is understood that arrangements have
DScn maze TO take nOiQ OF the troops at
almost a minutes notice, all the details
of the trip having been arranged for so
that in the very probably event of the
order being issued late last night or early
this morning there win be no delay on
the part Of transportation by the Plant
System.
While it has not been settled lust what
steps win be taken on the arrival of the
men, II Is likely they viii go into camp for
twenty-four or forty-eight hours, until the
transports can be loaded with all of the
necessary supplies and equipments. This,
Maj. Willis said, is a detail which is left
largely TO the officers and men of the COM
mands. A transport lying at the dock
while being loaded is not a very comfort
able place for 1000 men, and they would
probably prefer, for the sake of their own
comfort, to pitch a camp, even though 1t
be only for a few hours. If it is found,
however. that The transports can be load
cd within one day and started off at once
II is probable that the men wiz so right
on board, so that there will be no unnec-
cssary delay. Rapidly in getting the eX-
pedition off is the most important feature
and everything else will be subordinated
10 1t.
In the event that the men go into camp
the site selected for them is the Springfield
plantation. or that portion OF this section
not far from the water works. which is
the property of the city. Mai. Willis con-
siders that the most convenient location
The water supply will be easy of access,
and the distance from the wharves Is not
100 great.
One of the transports will be loaded at
the Central Railroad wharf one at the
Lower Press wharf and the third at a
point yet 10 be selected The transports
viii be placed SO as to be most convenient
for getting the men and supplies on board.
So far as IS known, the transports have
on Al artl
ter. The regiments which they are 20 carry
are expected to bring their own rations
with them, while Maj Willis wall look ont
Tor the forage for the horses and whatever
other supplies are necessary. Each regi-
mont Is expected TO bring about 40 horses.
or horses and mules, and the usual number
of wagons Tor Transporting rations aud
equipment
Maj. Willis seemed satisfied that the
three transports would be able to carry
more than the two regiments. because he
has had considerable experience in loading
. Ia