The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08
NORTH CARoLINIANS EMBARK.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC OVATION GIVEN
THE NORTH STATE REGIMENT.

Troops as They Passed Through
the city on Their Way to the
Wharvcs-The ROumanian VIII Go
Down the River With the ReEi-
ment This MOrning-The Michigan
May Get OF This Afternoon with
the second HIinois-Busy Work in
Handling Transports Now.
The transport Roumanian will sail to-day
with the First North Carolina Regiment
for Marianao, near Havana. It is expect
ed TO have the Roumanian in readiness to
sail before daybreak this morning, but all
that will be done at that time, or as soon
after as possible, will be to move the Rou-
manian away from The dock to the middle
of the stream in order that the transport
Michigan may be moved in to take her
place. The pilot of the Roumania will be
instructed to drop as far down the river
as possible so that at high water. which
Will not be untl afternoon, when she will
60 TO sea.
The work of loading the Michigan was
also under way last night, and if it can
be completed in time to take on board the
90 out on the tide this afternoon. Work
is also proceeding on the Comal and the
Panama, and the Mobile is expected in
to-day. The Mobile will carry the One
Hundred and Sixty-first Indiana, with The
headquarters OF the Second Division and of
the First Brigade Of that division. with
the general commanding and their STATS.
The First North Carolina Regiment
a he x~cc
terday afternoon. There was considerable
work to be done in loading the camp
equipage and baggage and dispatching il
40 the wharf. At 5 clock the regiment
left camp headed by the regimental band,
arriving in the city about O'clock The
line of march TO the wharf was down Lib
erty street to Bull, through Bull TO
Broughton. west on Broughton to West
Broad. down West Broad 20 Indian, and
thence TO the wharf. Col. Armheld and
staff accompanied the regiment on horse
back Notwithstanding each company
had sent ahead a detail with its baggage
the regiment made a strong showing. II
was given great ovation from the time it
begun its march on Liberty street until il
reached the wharf. on Bull and Broueh-
ton streets the crowds massed on the
sidewalks on each side and cheered re-
peatedly. The regimental band. which is
one Of the best of the Seventh Corps. and
has frequently been heard here entered
into the spirit of the occasion and played
the national music. THE Girl Left Be
hind Ne" and similar airs. Both Off
GERS and men were evidently pleased with
the cordial spirit displayed by the people
of Savannah towards them. OF the sew
eral popular regiments of the Second Di-
vision of the Seventh Corps, all of which
are shortly TO leave here, il would be in
Vidious TO say that the North Caroliuians
are the most popular. but for the time be-
ing they were uppermost i'm the minds of
the people, and were made to
feel that they would be held in warm
remembrance by the people of Savannah,
who have taken kindly to the Carolnians
ever since their arrival here. Many of
them have been received into the homes
OF citizens and not few received a fare
well wave of a handkerchief and some
times even a kiss, thrown by hand from
the fair ones who watched their depart
ire
At the wharf the regiment met the usual
soldiers luck Moving day is as trying to
a regiment as it is to a housewife. There
are numerous bitches and delays, an inn
mense amount Of work and always long
and tiresome waits. Instead of being
marched promptly aboard on arriving at
the wharf the men were compelled to wait
for several hours and at midnight they
were still waiting. This was because OF
the immense amount of stuff of every dis
cription sent down by the regiment during
tine day to be loaded aboard ship. They
not only took all their tent floors, but all
the lumber of which kitchens, sinks and
mess halls had been built. Judging from
the miscellaneous baggage with which the
wharf was piled every man in the regi-
ment has equipped himself TO spend the
winter in Cuba comfortably.
The First Regiment is thoroughly repre-
sentative of the Old North state. II is
drawn from all parts OF it. having one
company each from Waynesville, Ashe-
vile, Shelby Statesvilie, Concord, Win
ston, Reidsville, Goldsboro, Durham, Raj
eigh and two from Charlotte. 1t was the
first 10 respond to the Governors call.
and was the second regiment to join Gen.
Lees corps at Jacksonville, arriving there
on May q, one day later than the Second
Illinois which will follow it to Cuba on
the Michigan The regiment is in splen-
did state physically, having very few sick
and almost none seriously i'll.
The field and staff officers who will ac-
company the regiment 10 Cuba are:
Colonel-JOseph F. Armfield
Lieutenant Colonel-Calvin d. Cowles.
Major-Whiteford G. Smith.
Major-George +. Rutzler.
Major-George +. Butler.
Captain and Adjutant-Lucius B. Alex
ander
Captain and Quartermaster-Euge d.
Harreli.
First Lieutenant and Battalion Adjutant
Thomas w. Patton.
First Lieutenant and Battalion Adjutant
John NJ. Allison.
First Lieutenant and Battalion Adjutaut
Daniel II. Johnson
Major and rgeon-Hillory NJ. Wilder
Assistant Surgeon-Charles s. Jordan.
Assistant Surgeon-L. NJ Archey.
Chaplain--Alfred a. Pruden.
The transport Michigan moved down
from the Centrars new wharf yesterday
to the company's slip. where she Will com
plete her cargo to-day. The Second Illinois
Is expected 20 break camp this afternoon
at o'clock and march down to the wharf
10 90 aboard. 1t Will probably take the
same route as the First North Carolina did
yesterday. down Liberty to Bun. along
Bull to Brougnton and west on Broughton.
There win be the same crowds of clti-
zens and che same applause for the men
from Illinois as greeted those from Nort1