The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-12
SOLDIERS MIX IN A SCRAP.
LIVELY TUssLE WITH A BIG NEW
YORKER At FERNAND9NA.

He Had Raidcd "A Chicken Coop and
Guard Attempted TO Arrest Him.
Butts of Guns Brought Blood and
Increased Ire Until the Affair Grew
Observation-Disclosures Finally
OVerpOwered the BeIIigercnt SOL
der and He Is Gagged and Tied
and Taken 10 the Guard House-A
RattIesnake in Col. HnIFs Tent.
Fernaudina. Fla, Aug 1.-THE last sec
ton of six trains. bearing the Third Cav
airy 10 Montauk Point got away last
night. and to-day the Second Cavalry has
been loading on cars and will leave tonight
for the same place
The cavalry had no trouble in loading
and getting away, as the cars have been
waiting on a side track for the last few
days for these troops, with gang-planks
up and the bulk of their equipment loaded.
The guards have been very busy to- lay
on account of the troops being paid off,
and all day the post guards have been call
ing for corporal of the guard TO take some
soldier, who is overloaded with booze, to
the guard house.
A very lively and serious affair occurred
to-day when three soldiers from the Sixty
ninth New York walked up to an old mans
chicken coop on Center street and pro
ceeded to take charge of three chickens.
The Old man demonstrated with the sol
aers to leave the chickens, but they per
sisted in taking them off. This was 100
much for the owner Of the chickens, 50 he
took his troubles to the nearest guard,
who succeeded in overtaking the would-be-
thieves as they were getting in near by
hack to more hurriedly get away. The
guard attempted to place the men under
arrest, but they showed fight and as they
could not get the driver TO take the team
on, the largest of the gang. soldier of
about 90 pounds, stepped out to give bat
tie. He jerked off his coat, as well as
shirt, and started in to whip the two
guards, who, with charged bay
onets, We're trying to keep him at
bay In a few seconds another
small detachment Of guards arrived, but
they could not handle the prisoner. He
was too powerful for them. He rushed at
one of the guards, and he was dealt
hard blow in the face with the butt Of a
gun, knocking some of his teeth out and
causing the blood 20 flow freely This in
furiated the man more and he cornered
one guard and succeeded in getting the
gun from him, but it was caught by some
of the other guards and taken away. A
detachment of sixty guards then arrived
on the scene and succeeded in tying and
gaggng the prisoner.
During this time some Of the men of the
Sixty-ninth arrived and attempted to take
10 4 1T.1v a
as If there was going to be a very bloody
time. Some of them were hard hit by the
guards with the butts of their guns, and
number We're bloodied up.
Lieut.. Col Stearns of the Fifth Ohio
happened to be near by when the fuss
started, and he showed much bravery in
walking into the mutnOus soldiers and di-
recting the guards. A large number Of
prisoners were taken, and the main pris-
oner was put into a wagon, bound and
gagged, and taken away under heavy
guard, as his comrades from the streets
shouted vengeance al the guard. Fully
500 people gathered In the street during the
trouble, and a number of mounted officers
had TO ride almost over the crowd to clear
the way.
Lieut.. Fred Roper, with the detach-
ment from the Seventy-first New York,
left tonight for Montauk Point, where
they will join their regiments when they
return from Cuba.
Surgeon Bauman has been appointed act
ing medical supply officer to look after the
medical supplies, which have been arriv-
ing in big quantities.
a large rattesnaSe was discovered under
the table in the dining tent of Col. Hail to-
day. The reptile was shot. II measured
feet inches long and had eighteen rattles
and a button, which would make him about
10 years old As they always have mates.
The officers are closely watching for tie
other one.
The railroad company has received ad-
vices that the troops here would be moved
to Huntsville, Ala. The date and time for
movement is not fixed.