The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-09
MICHIGAN TO SAIL TO-DAY.
WILL TsIEE PAaT or THE SECOND
ILLINOIS 10 CJBA.

Transport Roumnnian Went ont
HeAterdny at Low Tide. Drawing
Is Feet and inches. Carrying the
First Aorth CaroIiua-The Mobile
Expected THIS 8lorniag-WoFIS in
Progress Yesterday ANA Last Night
on the Michigan, ComaI and Pam
ann-Tbe Latter Being Equipped
for Gen. Lee and stan.
The transport Roumonian passed down
the river early yesterday morning with
The First North Carolina Regiment
aboard. The transport got away from
her dock at $50 o'clock, ana two hours
later was crossing the bar at Tybee. As
it was high tide three hours before the
Roumaniau left her dock it will be seen
that she went down on the last Of the
ebb tide and that it was dead low tide
when she crossed the bar. The vessel
was drawing IS feet inches. That a
vessel OF this depth could go down the
river at low tide is pretty good evidence
that vessel drawing twenty-five feet can
easily make the trip at high tide when
there is fully seven feet more of water.
The North Carolinians got off too early
to receive another ovation, which would
certainly have been given them had they
made the trip alter in the day
The transport Michigan will probably re-
peat the performance OF the Roumanlan
this morning when she win so out with
two battalions of the Second Illinois Reg
iment 1t was decided yesterday that
there are not sufficient accommodations
aboard the Michigan TO take the entire
Second Illinois, and a battalion will be
held here to be sent on later. The bat
talon which remains behind win proba-
bly, be sent on the Mobile with the One
Hundred and Sixty-first lrGana. The
Mobile Is expected to-day, having left
Philadelphia for this port Tuesday, and
it was understood was off Tybee last
night The work of loading will begin at
once. and il Is expected 20 clear her by
tomorrow or the next day at furthest.
The work Of loading was in progress at
the Ocean Steamship Company's wharves
yesterday on the Michigan, the Panama
and Che Comal. An immense quantity of
canned roast beef and other supplies was
put on the Comal and she will probably
be ready 10 leave tomorrow.
It is expected TO complete the work OF
loading the Panama to-day, and she will
be in readiness to leave tomorrow with
Gen. Lee and STAFF. The steam heating APP
paratus of the Panama was overhauled
yesterday and new pipes put in. Although
winter clothing may not be needed in Cuba
the sea breezes for the first two days out
from Savannah are said to be quite COO
al this season of the year and the heating
apparatus win add considerably to tho
comfort of the passengers. Capt. Jesse M
Baker quartermaster of the Panama, is
seeing TO it that nothing is left unprovided
which viii add to the comfort of those or
board.
The two battalions of the Second Illinois
which are 10 so on the Michigan win break
camp on the Thunderbolt road early this
morning and march to the wharf. If there
be the usual delay in getting the regiment
al baaga sc aboard it win be along towarC
noon before the transport viii be able t.
sail. The Second Illinois is commanded by
Col. George NJ. Moulton. 1t was one of the
first volunteer regiments to be mustered
into service and sent TO Florida, arriving
at Jacksonville May &C. II is part of Gen
Willston's brigade to which the First
North Carolina also belongs and viii be
landed at the same port in Cuba as the for.
mer regiment, Mariana. The men of the
Second Illinois have shown themselves tl
be a quiet set of men during their stay
here and the people of Savannah will re
gret 10 see them go.