The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-20
FIFTH REGIMENT TO THE FRAY.
MAKES ITS START AMID CHEERS
AND SOBS.

xy,xss sxeethearts and Little Ones
of The officers and Men Heart
broken at Their Departmental
Cook, His stan and -Four Compa-
MES on the Special Trains ana
Tampa Their Destination.
Atlanta. Ga. April 19.-Col. H. c. COOK
with his staff and four companies OF the
Fifth Infantry, left Fort Mcpherson TINS
afternoon for Tampa. Fla, to establish
Headquarters of the regiment
The contract for the transportation was
awarded TO the Southern Railway Com
many. but an arrangement was made
whereby the troops went to Macon over
the Central. From Macon they go TO
Everett over the Southern, and from there
~ TAMPA over the Florida Central end
Pennsular
The departure from Fort Mcpherson
took place at o'clock this afternoon and
the regiment is expected to arrive at
Tampa by o'clock tomorrow morning
They travel In two sections of ten cars
each with a sleeping car on each sec
ton for the officers.
Mai. Taylor, the surgeon of the regiment
did not go to Tampa but will remain at
the post. Surgeon Woodson was in charge
of the detachment of the hospital corps
which accompanied the troops.
The hospital corps is to be divided up
lust as the regiment has been. 1t was ar
ranged to-day to send some of the men to
Tybee Island Sullivans Island, Galveston,
Tex. and Fort Morgan. Ala. About TWEEN
" men were left a the post in command
of Lieut.. Sigerfoos.
The signal corps of the department, con-
sisting of twenty mine men, was left at
the garrison for the present.
The companies which left were Company
A. under Capt Randall; Company F, un-
der Capt. Borden; Company c, under
Capt Forbes, and Company under Capt.
Liggett.
Capt Liggetts company will have charge
of the Calling gun and will carry 5000
rounds of ammunition for It.
When they left the post each man carr
ried ten rounds of ammunition. The men
were dressed in heavy marching order
The total number of officers and men
who left to-day was go.
II is probable that the barracks will be
used as a recruiting station for volunteers.
The scene during the saying of good-by
by the families of the Officers was most
affecting one. Many people of the city
were on hand to see the departure of the
troops, who rolled away to the front amid
the sobs of wives sweethearts and little
ones and the cheers of the assembled
crowd
There Is yet some belief that Atlanta
will be made the place for rendezvous for
the army in the event of war with Spain,
and to-day the question of extending the
city water mains to the camping place,
near Fort Mcpherson, was considered by
Supt Woodward of the water department.
A representative of the gas company
went over the camp ground this morning
with the view of extending the gas pipes
to the fort and Supt. Woodward has Sc
lected the route for the water mains
1t is proposed to mass the troops at For
rest Park, the reservation near Fort Nc
Pherson, and the ground has been cleared
away for the camping of the troops.
1t is proposed TO extend-the mains. gas
and water for the troops, and if the order
10 concentrate the soldiers here is issued,
the mains will be extended at once
brunswick Wants Fourth Regiment
Brunswick, Ca, April 19.-Mayor Mason,
j. c. Lehman, H. F. Dunwody and w. Fl.
Berrie left tonight for Atlanta to secure
the Fourth Georgia Regiment mobilization
at Brunswick