The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-01
STORIES FROM ST. AUGUSTINE.
Prisoners I'm the FOrt-LOcaI Soldiers
at Santiago.


at Santiago.
St. Augustine, Fla, July S1.-For the
first time in third of a century men are
confined in the old Spanish fort. San Mar
co, now called Fort Marion, for punish
ment. The Second North Carolina Volun-
teers now at st. Francis barracks furn-
ish the guard. These are in tents, wall
tent is utilized as guard house beyond
the port cullis. The prisoners are confn-
ed in the classmates. while the guard oceu-
pies tents. The prisoners include soldiers
from both regular and volunteer regi-
ments. coming from Jacksonville, Tampa
and Miami. These are undergoing sem
tence of court martial for various milk
tary onenses. and will probably not find
their confinement irksome
The citizens are taking steps to have
troops sent to this city, some thinking
part of the Seventh corps now at Miami
may be brought here. A meeting was
held and a committee appointed. who
waited on Gen. Lee in Jacksonville rep
resenting st. Ausustine's universal health
fulness and the good effect of the sea air
Judging from the reported reply of Gen.
Lee he thinks of sending attachments of
his command here to recuperate.
While this will undoubtedly be a great
benefit to the soldiers, it may not prove
one TO the city to have a number of half
sick men brought here. Should any enteric
fever break out st. Augustine would
bear the onus of It, and undeserVedly So
as fever seldom originates here.
Mayor Genovar, who accompanied Gen.
Shafter to Santiago as personal interpre-
ter, has returned home. Whether this
will effect the deadlock In the Council
remains to be seen.
The new postmaster inaugurates the
Fsar 4. a.
persons are opposed to this ION general
principals" Just what those are does not
appear.
Lieut.. j. c. Foster of Company G. First
Florida Volunteers. has closed his recruit
ing office here, taking five or six recruits
with him to Fernandina. The cold water
thrown on the martial spirit of ST. Au-
gustine by the rejection of the Light In
fantry last May has dampened its ar
dor that no inducement can secure many
recruits. Then, too many young men do
not think the regiment has been fairly
| treated.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. N. McGonigle, the
former pastor Of Memorial Church, have
| returned from a fortnights outing at
| Miami, delighted with the outdoor life
| led there on yacht on Bay Biscayue.
DR.. S. II. Day, pastor of Grace Metho-
! dist Episcopal Church, goes to BROOKLYN
next week TO preach In the most prominent
Methodist church OF that city From there
| he viii go to Providence, r. l., for sim
| liar service.
James e. Ingraham. commissioner of
! roads for the Florida East Coast Railroad,
leaves Monday with his family for a trip
to New York and Canada.
Capt John Myers, who has had COM
| mand of the press dispatch boat Three
| Friends. in front of Santiago, has return
| ed home for q short visit. Capt. Myers
| has served as OilOt on hoard Tho Daupt-
| less for a number of months and is thor
| oushly familiar with Cuban waters
| Jack Cowan, a member of the ST. Au-
! gustlne Light Infantry. who enlisted in
! the Seventy New York Volunteers.
writes that he was wounded at San Juan
/ hill near Santiago. He says he saw Capt.
| Narcotic take a Calling gun through the
lines during that fight. although other
troops turned back, and thought that a
| strange place for newspaper man.