The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-17
BOYS co AT LAST
transportation for the Troops
Came Yesterday.
LEAVE AT SIX
THIS MORNING
THREE COMPANIES GO BY THE
SEABOARD AND THREE BY
THE SOUTHERN.
men GLAD THE SUSPENSE IS OVEF
The Regiment Ri|ed that Jim Young's Negro
Troops have been Promised Active
Service When the Second Ap-
piled for it First.

After two days when nobody knew
anything about what disposition wouC
be made of the Second regiment or any
part of 1t, the matter was settled yes
terday by the arrival of Transportation
Tor the troops ordered to leave. Like
the previous communications it came
from headquarters at Atlanta. The
order merely stated that transportation
had been arranged for, and the troops
would leave as soon as possible. The
details We're left to Colonel Burgwyn.
Colonel Burgwyn will send three OF
the companies by way of the Seaboard
and three by way of the Southern
Both roads We're ordered to have the
cars ready for the reception of the
troops at o'clock this morning. The
troops will not be marched through the
city, but the cars will be run out to a
point most convenient to camp, and the
troops will board the cars there. This
will save both time and annoyance tc
men and officers.
The trains are scheduled to leave at {
O'Clock, which will give time to load the
troops and equipments without hurry
and confusion.
The three companies leaving via the
panies that go to Fort Mcpherson, near
Atlanta. Ga, and the one that goes to
Tybee Island, near Savannah, Ga. The
three companies will leave on special
train. composed of nine ordinary day
coaches, three baggage cars and one
Pullman. AT Greenwood. South Caro-
lima, a special train composed of six
day. two baggage and one Pullman car,
will be in waiting to take the company
to Tybee Island.
The companies for Lands End, near
Port Royal. South Carolina, and the
two companies for st. Francis Barracks,
st. Augustine, Fla. will leave via the
Southern OH a special train, composed
of ten passenger coaches, three baggage
cars and one Pullman. At Columbia,
S. c., the two companies going to st.
Augustine, will board a special train,
composed of one Pullman. two baggage
and six passenger, coaches, and will go
via the Florida Central and Peninsula
railroad.
The horses of the officers will be sent
by ordinary freight later on.
Many of the men in camp were anxious
to come up town last night. but of
course, Colonel Burgwyn refused passes
to all who were in the companies sched-
ued to leave this morning.
The officers and men were sorry to
break up friendships formed in camp.
but beyond that were in the best of
spirits over the prospect of an early de-
parture.
Colonel Burgwyn was so besieged by
men on business incident to breaking
camp, that it was next to impossible to
see him. He stated, however, that moth
ing had been received from headquarters
except the order for transportation.
The companies still in camp all hope
that they will be speedily assigned to
service at some point. Nothing could
please the regiment more than to be re-
united and added to the Porto Rico ex-
petition.
Dress parade and drill were gone
through with as usual yesterday. The
grounds were thronged with visitors, and
the cars going and coming from camp
were filed.
An unusually large number of ladies
We're out. Members of the regiment up
town in the afternoon had spread the
report that the troops were to leave, and
that accounted for the crowds.
The sweeping away of half the little
cloth houses will make a great difference
in the appearance of the camp. If the
rest of the regiment is not assigned to
duty soon, it is probable that the camp
will be moved to the ground occupied by
the First regiment. The latter camp is
better located, so far as sanitation is
concerned, and is prettier site besides
All the sick of the companies who
leave this morning will remain in the
hospital here and will join their several
commands after they have recovered.