The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-20
OLDHAM AND ROUMANIAN NEXT.
THEY WILL SAIL TOMORROW
WITH THE SIXTH MISSOURI.

Voyage to Havana at Noon Aester-
day with the FOrty-ninth Iowa.
She Passed the OLDHAM and Panama
ON Her Way TO Sea-It Is Probable
Gen. I[eifer and Headquarters
VIII Leave for Havana ON the Pam
anna within Ten Days.
The transport Minnewaska, which prob
ably has a record for loading equal TO
that Of any Of its predecessors sailed for
Havana with the Forty-ninth Iowa Regi-
ment at noon yesterday A happier lot
Of men than the Iowans has probably not
left Savannah since the movement of
troops began.
On her way down the river, the Mime
waska met the Panama opposite the Cot
Ton Exchange, and the OLDHAM farther
down. With the arrival of these ships,
there are now four government transports
here for troops Besides the two that
have just arrived, there is the Michigan
in one Of the Contra! Railroad slips, and
the Roumanian which is about ready to
sail from the Gordon wharf The Mo-
bile which is expected in the morning,
will be the fifth in port.
As the Mnnewaska started on her third
voyage from Savannah with troops to
Cuba. she presented graceful and i'm
posing spectacle. Chnging on her side
next the city was decided majority of
the 100 troops aboard, all full of cheer
and enthusiasm, and shouting at every
turn of the wheel Their departure had
been anticipated since they were muster
ed into the government service at Des
Noines and as they passed down the
river handkerchiefs from all directions
were Haunted, and the farewells were ac-
knowledge with cheers Of delight.
Not a moment was lost In getting the
transport off at the time she was sched-
u,ed TO sail. The lines were taken in a
few moments before u clock, and at the
same time the vessel was taken in charge
by the tugs Jacob Paulsen and Forest
City While she only drew 221a feet of
water there was no difficulty in getting
her out, after which she glided down
easily and gracefully.
Crowds had gathered along the wharves,
and nearly everybody connected with bus
mess houses along the Bay took positions
where they could obtain good view of
the ship Highly pleased with the pros
pect of a pleasant voyage, the men re-
sponded 10 the cheers that went up for
them, and the enthusiasm was in keeping
with that manifested when the Mime
waska steamed out on her first voyage
from Savannah with the Third Regiment.
Just before she reached the exchange
dock some one fired several cannon crack
ers. which called for cheers. A little later
the regimentaI band started up, and there
were more cheers. When the Panama
was passed and the number of salutes
from river craft increased, there were stlIi
more cheers. The arrival of the other
TRANSPORTS doubtless made the men feel
HAMMER. as they knew from this that
their comrades left behind were soon TO
follow them,
Three ladies came near going to Cuba
on the Minnewaska. They are Mrs. {. A.
Danforth. wife of First Lieutenant Dan
forth of Company d, Forty-ninth Iowa
Regiment: Mrs. Fowler, wife of Lieut..
Fowler OF the same regiment, and Miss
Marie Glover of Charlotte, n. c. The
first two ladies' went on board just before
the transport sailed to say good-by to their
husbands, Miss Cover to send message
and Christmas package to her cousin in
the First North Carolina Regiment, which
left here a couple of weeks ago. Before
the ladies We're aware of 1t, che Mime
wasl<a had left the wharf and was being
towed down the river. They We're, of
course frightened. Mrs. Fowler had her
6-rnonths-old baby boy in her arms. Mrs.
Danforth had left her 6-months-old girl
baby with a friend. Mrs. Fowler and
Miss Glover were better satisfied and no
doubt would have enjoyed the trip 10
Cuba, but Mrs. Danforh thought of her
little girl. one of the tugs which towed
the transport to sea took the ladies Off
when about ten miles out and brought
them back to the city, where they arrived
last night
The prompt and systematic manner Of
loading the Minnewaska has pleased Col.
J. B. Beninger, who directed this part of
the work 1t has also given him favor
able impression of the way the Iowans
do business They sent their property to
the wharf, and the loading was done in a
way that viii make ii easy for all when
the troops debark at Havana. Col. Dows
desired to arrange matters so that the
companies could debark in their regular
order, and that their belongings might be
unloaded properly at the same time In
order to do this, he first had the property
belonging to the regimental headquar-
ters loaded, after which that be-
longing to companies was loaded SO
that it might be unloaded in the same or
der that the troops will debark. All the
property belonging to the last company
for instance. went on board first, so that
when Company A goes ashore, the first
company property in reach viii be that be-
longing 10 it. By this thoughtful arrange
ment the belongings of the last company
will not be unloaded when the first goes
as hore Not only does such manage
ment help Col Bellinger, but life is made
Car more pleasant for the troops when
they reach their destination.
The other transports viii follow the Min.
newaska in quick succession. Both the
OLDHAM and the Roumanian are scheduled
10 sail tomorrow morning and unless
something unforeseen occurs, there will
not be any difficulty in their getting away
! az that time. There is very little prepara-
ton to make on the OLDHAM, which is just
! from New York, where she took large
number of sick from Havana, Ponce, Por-
! to Rico and other places. This is her
/ first trip to Savannah. but she has been
! in the service some time, her last trir
| being to take a number of SCATTERING
| troops from various regiments to Havana
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