The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-31
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FERNANDINA FILLING UP FAST.
The 18th Indiana Added to the
Camp Yesterday.


Fernandina, Fla, July 30.-The One Hun
bred and FIfty-seventh Indiana arrived to-
day from Tampa and took up its camp on
the grounds with its brother regiments.
FIVE trains were used to bring this reg
iment the last train arriving at O'clock
As fast as the different sections came in
the men and equipment were unloaded
and taken to their place Of encampment
to the north of the camp.
The Third Pennsylvania will arrive to-
morrow. Two companies of this regiment
arrived from Philadelphia on July 25
They are newly recruited.
Five excursion trains will also arrive to-
morrow from st. Augustine and Jackson
vile to see the soldier boys.
A large number of officers and men of
the Seventh Corps, now quartered at Jack
sonville are also coming over.
The work of extending the water pipe
on the new camp grounds as rapidly pro-
crossing, as well as the new government
warehouse.
The Fifth and Third Ohio Regiments
were given turn at regimental drill on
the beach this morning, at which time a
large crowd gathered to see them. 1t was
a handsome sight.
Large crowds of people visited the
grounds this afternoon to see dress pa
rade
Private w. f. Wells of the First Flor
ida, who has become mentally deranged,
was sent to Gainesville to-day. He was
told that he was to go yesterday and last
night he attempted TO kill one of the men,
but was overpowered and a detachment
of five men were kept with him all night.
rive and RoOsevelts Rough Riders, 800
strong, with 1000 horses, will probably
reach here first.
Heavy trains Of freight are now arriving
daily and teams are going and coming all
day long from the railroad yards to the
camp ground hauling tons of necessities to
the soldiers. Besides this hundreds of cars
are being discharged and their contents
stored for future use of the army. Besides
the big warehouses which are already be-
ing rapidly flied up others are being built
to accommodate the freight. So far there
has not been hitch in the handling of this
immense amount of freight and soldiers,
besides accommodating the different ship
ping firms who were located here. For this
the Florida Central and Peninsular Rail
road company deserves a big lot of praise.
They are handling everywhere from four
to twelve long train loads of passengers
and freight daily, and the work of placing
as attending to the regular shipping, goes
along just as smooth as it did before the
rush of the army arrived.
AS this freight comes in, heavy guards
are placed around Il and are kept there
until ii Is discharged or slowed away in
the depot. where also a large force of
guards are kept. Everything belonging to
the army is heavily guarded all the time.
In a few more days there will be about
1900 cavalry here and the hay, corn ana
oats il will take TO feed the horses, as well
as the mules, 12S to each regiment, will
keep a large quantity of freight continual
ly coming in, to say nothing of about IS,
900 human beings to feed daily.
1t is one of the biggest and grandest af-
fairs Fernandina has ever seen and prob
ably ever will see.
Among the visitors to Camp Amelia to-
day were Maj. Nelson Henry and Capt
McCulloch. The former was until recent
~ chief surgeon on Gen. Roe's staff of
the New York state militia, and has been
detailed to duty under the direction of
Gen. COppinger. The latter is an assist
ant surgeon in the United States army.
lately stationed at Fort Pickens, near
Pensacola. Both left for Tampa tonight
TO report to Gen. Coppinger.