The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-19
THIRD GEORGIA COMING HERE.
CEN. LEE TO SELECT A CAMP SITE
FOR IT THIS MORNING.


transfer to Cuba-WilI he Sent to
Nuevitas In Gen. Carpenters Brig
ode-Water Pipes Laid to the New
Camp Ground - Second Artillery
coming by RaiI-New GUNS for the
corps shipped and the Distribu-
ton VIII Begin Monday.
THE Third Georgia Regiment has been
ordered to Savannah to go into camp here
until such time as it shall take a transport
for Nuevitas, Cuba.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee received a telegram
from the war department yesterday stat
ing that the Third Georgia had been or
dered to Savannah TO camp pending its
transfer 10 Cuba. While in Savannah the
regiment will be under Gen. Lees orders.
The telegram also asked him TO designate
a place for a camping ground, pending the
regiments departure for Cuba.
Gen. Lee wired Col. Berner of the Third
Georgia, asking him when he would move
his command to Savannah in compliance
with the order. He expects to hear from
him to-day. Gen. Lee win make an in
vestigation this morning for the purpose of
determining where to locate this regiment
upon it's arrival. 1t may be that it will
be put out on the tract west of the Cen
trail Railroad wharves, at the old water
works plant, but this will depend largely
upon the water supply and other consider
atoms. 'it
The Third Georgia Regiment is going
TO Nuevitas, Cuba in the province of Pu-
erto Principe, to join Gen. L. H. Carpen-
tar's brigade. which will be composed of
tb.s. the Fifteenth United States Infantry
and the Eighth Cavalry, which has al
ready gone there.
So far as is known here, no transport
has yet been ordered to Savannah for the
Durpose of carrying the Third Georgia to
cuba. but the chances are that one will
he sent within a short time. Capt. c. B.
Baker. depot quartermaster, is always no.
tifed of the sailing of any transports for
this port but up 20 the present time he
has not been informed of any that are
coming. No report has been received yet
from the Michigan, which carried the
Fifth Cavalry to Porto Rico, but it is cal
culated that she will reach Savannah by
Tuesday or Wednesday at the latest.
Capt. Henry Kolshorn of the Third Geor-
ga has been in the city for several days
on a leave of absence. He will probably
return to Griffin tonight. Capt. Kol-
shorn says the regiment has 1,19S men, and
is in extraordinarily fine shape The re-
ports of numerous desertions from the reg
iment he characterized as false, and said
the total losses consist of eight or ten
moonshiners from North Georgia, whom
the officers of the command were glad to
get rid of.
The camp ground for the troops which
will come on the Michigan and for the
Second United States Artillery Regiment
will be at lie Paigevilie. just east of the
city, on the Tybee Railroad A high tract
was found there, and a water pipe has
just been laid from the pipes put down by
the city, the work being done under the
supervision of the officers of the Second
Division.
Bids viii be opened by the depot quar-
termaster in New York city at noon to-
day for the transportation of the Second
United States Artillery Regiment, COM
posed of 1900 men, from Fort Adams, r.
l.. 20 Savannah. This means that the reg
iment will be brought down by rail and
not by government transports. Gen. Lee
received notice yesterday that bids for the
transportation of the regiment TO Savan-
nah would be opened to-day. The prob
ability is that the regiment will get ready
to move from Fort Adams by the middle
Of the coming week.
Lieut.. Col. Rogers Birnie chief ordnance
officer of the corps, was notified yesterday
OF the shipment of the new United States
rifles from the government arsenal at
Springfield on Nov. Is, the shipment of the
beits from the New York arsenal on Nov
10 and the shipment of the ammunition
from the Frankfort arsenal on Nov. A.
Col Brine expects the new guns and
equipments TO arrive almost any time now
The chances are that the first shipment
morrow, and the distribution of the arms
10 the men will begin on Monday The
Flfst Texas and Second Louisiana Regi-
mehts VIII be the first to get the new guns,
ana $40 of them win be distributed to each
one of them. The next distribution will
pc to the Third Nebraska, and the Fourth
IIhnois, which is on provost guard duty
Inc Old Springfield rifles will be turned in
70 the ordnance depot here and shipped
later on to the Rock Island arsenal. About
IVVo'OOO smokeless powder Springfield cart
'dge, caliber AS, sent here a short time
ago VIII not be distributed now, but will
PROBABLY be taken TO Cuba to supply regi-
mgnts there which use that weapon.
Inc last of the hospital trains from
Jacksonville will arrive in Savannah to-
Jay The hospital stores and supplies
We're loaded on the train there yesterday.
me hospital employees remained In the
Idln through the night and will start for
savannah early this morning. Only
lew sick soldiers and their attendants
VIII be left behind.
Col. William r. Livermore, chief engn-
Ter officer of the corps, arrived in Sa-
Vahnah yesterday for the first time since
1t mas been in Savannah. Col. Livermore
mas been in Cuba looking after the mat
Ter OF camp sites for the corps, and other
work for the war department and has
Just returned from that Mission. Col.
Llvermore will resume his Office and work
as the chief engineer officer of the corps
at once.
An order was issued from Camp On
ward headquarters yesterday relieving
Lieut.. Col. Ebon Swift from duty with
the Ninth Illinois Volunteer Infantry. nd
directing him to assume command as col
onel of the Fourth Illinois Regiment, in
place of Col Casimir Andel, resigned. Col.
SWIFT has just received his new commits
sion.