The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-09
DULL DAY AT CAMP NORTHERN.
MOVEMENT OF SOME SORT LOOKED
UPON As POSSIBLE.

Suspicion That the Regiment Is I"
BE Ordered to the COnst-LarEe
Quantities of Supplies and Equip
mentS Now Coming in-The Regi-
ment Takes an 11-MiIe March and
Rests the Greater Part of the Day
AfterNard.
Griffin. Ga. June S.-This has been the
ouietest day yet seen in the camp. There
was practically nothing save the regular
daily routine of work
Ats o'clock in the morning long march
was begun and it is the opinion that eleven
miles were covered on this occasion, The
road was hot and dusty. but the men
stood the trip well and consumed only
three hours in the march.
After their return to camp all made
themselves comfortable ana either slept or
remained quiet until late in the afternoon,
when retreat call was sounded.
The recruiting officers expected to leave
camp tomorrow for the purpose of re-
cruiting the companies up 10 los men each,
but no arrangements have yet been made
by them for their departure, at the sug-
eestion of Lieut.. Col. Brooks. Col. Brooks
thinks possibly the new regiment which
Is likely 10 be formed in this state viii in
some way interfere with or render recruit
ing for his regiment unnecessary. The
men selected are thoroughly up to date in
this matter and will require but few
DAYS for the completion of their muster
sheet
There are several noticeable things go
ing on in camp which causes the repor-
ters to believe something is going to trans
pire soon Every item throughout the
camp is guarded with the utmost secrecy
and il is next to an impossibility 10 ascer-
tain anything of interest. but the large
bills of goods being ordered and received
by the commissary and quartermasters
departments, the receiving of nearly one
thousand guns, knapsacks, haversacks,
ETC. besides the large number of tents,
the long marches and extra precautions
being taken TO get the men in good trim,
has the effect of causing the reporters TO
believe that either they are preparing to
break camp and leave for some sea coast
city, or make themselves comfortable and
remain here.
There are few sick enough to be In the
hospital and those confined therein are
improving rapidly and Will soon be at
their duty again.
Shortly after o'clock last night Capt
?. F. Gleason of Company M, informed
the Morning News correspondent of Lis
appointment as a recruiting officer for
Savannah and vicinity. This is a nice
appointment as Capt. Gleason has already
recruited scores of APPLICATIONS TO join the
companies upon the second call. He has
as his aides Sergt. Juha, Company F.;
Sergt. Murphy, Company L.; Private Bal
ley, Company X; and Private Douglas,
Company NJ. Capt. Gleason expects to
leave for Savannah tonight, where he
viii enter at once upon his detailed duties.
One of the greatest complaints and in
conveniences in the camp isfthe supply
of water.
The men have for some days past been
carrying water in buckets and tubs for
half a mile and all drinking water had TO
be boiled before using or the result of
an order from Col Lawton.
The city water supply was insufficient
to furnish the camps, and the citizens
have had to suffer the experiences of 1e-
sorting TO their old wells. Superintendent
Howard decided to come TO the aid CT
the citizens in an experiemnt and began
with a large force of men the digging of
a large well near the present water works
He soon struck a very pice stream, but
was not satisfied and continued to Gig
deeper until yesterday afternoon when
digging through a bed of rock. a stream
at least four inches in diameter shot
straight up into the air over the top Of
the heads of the men in the bottom of
the well.
This is considered TO be a real artesian
spring of the very finest type and has
a capacity of 5000 gallons of water to
the hour The new well will be cemented
up at once when there viii be no more
complaint about the water.