The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-23
TWO REGIMENTS IN CAMP.
SECOND SOUTH CAROLINA AND
NINTH ILLINOIS ARRIVE.


Hustle for Something to Eat, and
Then Go Into Camp on the Left
Hand Side of Dale Avenue-The
signal Corps Arrived Last Night.
The Corps Headquarters and Two
More Regiments VIII Come To-
day-COI. Bryan Expected To-mOr-
row.
over 1000 soldiers are now quartered in
Chatham county and Savannah, and that
number viii be doubled with the arrival
of two more regiments of the Seventh
Army Corps which are to come to-day.
Though somewhat delayed the Second
South Carolina and the Ninth Illinois
reached the city yesterday, and before
night fan were well established in their
camp on the north side of Dale avenue.
There were in all eight trains, including
the division headquarters of the First Di-
vision, which reached Savannah early in
the morning The signal corps arrived
at night.
The Second South Carolina was the first
regiment TO reach here. Both regiments
were expected at daylight but owing to
a sort of blockade in the freight yards
at jacksonville, the movement has been
little slower than was expected. The
Second South Carolina Regiment, which
was brought up by the Plant System,
reached the siding at Estin avenue and
Bull streets about noon. The first train
to go on the siding was an equipment
train of twenty cars, accompanied by
detail. II was but fifteen or twenty min
ute before the entire train was unloaded
and the siding was cleared for the next
installment. Master of Transportation w.
]. Haylow and Mr.. John Marcher. his
chief clerk were at the crossing pushing
the work ahead as rapidly as possible,
and the unloading OF the troops was not
long delayed.
Brigadier General Lloyd Wheaton, COM
manding the Second Brigade of the First
Division, came with the troops. He is also
in command of the First Division, in the
absence of the division commander.
Before l o'clock the Second South Caro-
lima had been entirely unioaded The reg.
iment was located in the field on the north
side of Estill avenue. about 300 yards be
yond the crossing, and the companies
were given a temporary rest and time to
get coffee and bread. Some Of the men
had not had anything to eat since the
night before and were ravenousiy hun
CRY. wagon load Of coffee and bread
was prepared for them, and they went
for 1t in a hurry. Company I seemed to
have the lead in getting at the commits
sary wagon but all of the men no doubt
got their share. Col. Jones was careful
to look out for all his men, and see that
they were well supplied.
While the Second South Carolina men
were eating and drinking coffee their tent
age and equipment was being rapidly NOV
ed out to the camp site by the large army
wagons, of which there was a plentiful
supply at hand, and many more were
brought up by the trains preceding the
men. About o'clock the regiment
marched out direct to the Dale avenue
camp, and the tents were put up In short
order.
Following the Second South Carolina,
the Ninth Illinois Regiment, which was
brought up by the Florida Central and
Pennsular Railroad arrived at the siding
about 1880 o'clock. The members of this
regiment did not wait for the orders to
leave their cars; they tumbled out as
quickly as they could. AS in the case
of the Others, some of them had been
without food since the night before, and
they wanted to get at something to eat
ming to the grocery shop and the meat
market at Twelfth and Bull and every
man OF them returned with a loaf of
bread and a Bologna sausage that looked
like Chicago policeman's club. The SOL
der would first take long bite of the
sausage, which, held at arms length,
would reach his mouth, and then dig at
the bread, which would almost excite the
sympathy of a Matanzas pauper.
Maj. Russell b. Harrison, provost mar
shall, had established a guard there some
time before the arrival of the troops ana
was ready TO look after them when tLey
came There was big rush for the only
barroom in the vicinity and the proprietor
took in more money in about two hours
than he had seen before in a month The
officers and men of the provost guard fin
ally cleared out the saloon and corner gro
Gerry, and ordered the men to their COM
panies The Illinois regiment was then
formed as was the Second South Carolina.
and very shortly afterward followed it's
equipment out to the Dale avenue camp
The southern part of the city looked for
about three hours as If il was the busiest
part of the town. The unloading of 1000
troops with all their paraphernalia made
1t look like about four of Barnum's cir
cuses had arrived, and were all getting
ready TO give matlnecs. There We're some
200 or more Savannahahs there to watch
the soldiers as they got off, and no doubt
many others would have been there had
they known at what hour the soldiers
would get in.
Before dark the two regiments had their
camp well in shape. The division and brig
ade headquarters were also established at
the camp, and altogether out on Dale
avenue ii looks somewhat as if the city
were being besieged. Maj. Gen. j. War
rem Keifer. who formerly commanded the
First Division is not here. Gen. Greene has
been assigned TO the command of that di-
vision, and while no order has been issued
1t Is said Gen. Keifer has resigned.
Among the officers of the division head
quarters of the First Division who arrived
yesterday are Capt. Horace C. Keifer. aid;
Maj. j. L. Chamberlain, chief of ordnance
and acting adjutant general; Mai. James
NJ. Moody, chief commissary; Mai John
Gary Evans, inspector general; Lieut.. o.
c. Drew, Jr., acting chief ordnance officer.
and Maj. Ford chief surgeon. Several OH
er officers belonging to the division STAFF
and headquarters viii arrive later With
these officers came their clerks and their
office DaDerS Gxturae and e,rr1gae