The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-23
CAMPED IN FORT PULASKI.
SECOND LOUISIANA is IN THE OLD
STRONGHOLD.


of the River-Transferred to the
santee and the Ward Liner Lett
for New YOrk-OmcinIs busy at
Quarantine and II Is Expected the
Louisiana Regiment and the Re-
manning Companies of the Two
Hundred and second New York
Regiment VIII BE Brought Up by
TO-niGht-secOnd South Carolina
the Way From Havana.
Fort Pulaski is occupied by a large force
of troops for the first time since the civil
war. The Second Louisiana Regiment,
under command Of Col Elmer e. Wood,
IS encamped within its walls and housed
in its classmates to stay until tonight and
| possibly longer. The men will be brought
up TO the city in details and they may be
in camp tonight. They will be placed
| where the Sixth Immunes were before
| they were mustered out of the service.
The Second Louisiana, with forty-1ve Off
| GERS and so men. arrived yesterday morn
| ing at the mouth of the river on the Ward
| line steamship Havana on which 1t was
| brought from the city of that name. The
! troops were transferred to the river
steamer santee. chartered by the govern
ment,an by her taken to the pier that has
been built off from Fort Pulaski. The reg
| iment disembarked from The steamer and
went into camp.
Col. Bellinger was down at the quaran-
tine station looking after the work of dis
| injecting the clothing and effects of the
|
among the Louisiana men. Everythi
was busy at the station and win be more
so to-day. 1t was intended TO work at
night it was stated unless the weather
| should grow stormy. There is every rea-
son for haste being employed in the dlsln-
| lection of the soldiers, as II Is desired TO
get the work complete before April l. All
| the regiments to muster out here or go
| through TO, other cities are desired in port
| before that date.
Two more marine hospital sur
| geons have been ordered here from
the North ard are expected to-
| day They Will assist in the dis
| infection of the troops DR.. w. e. Fitch
| has also been engaged by the government
to help with the work The disinfecting
plant on the Santee is now in operation.
and the disinfectIon will proceed much
more rapidly.
Every energy Of the officials of the quar-
| termaster department is being bent to the
| getting of the troops in before April l.
| Unless 1t can be done there will be no get
| ting the men in without having them de-
tanned and having the ships that bring
| them fumigated 1t is to hurry on the
work that the extra surgeons have been
| engaged and ordered here for duty
| 1t Is probable that there will be no more
| dead bodies sent from Havana or other
| ports 70 Savannah by transports. 1t is
| true they have been embalmed and the
| collins Theoretically sealed, but there is
| always the question as TO what the dis
ease may have been, and the formality
| of certificates and what not is more than
| can be dealt with just at this time when
| haste is the great essential. This course
| has been recommended, and il is probable
the quartermaster in charge of shipments
from Cuba will see that it is carried out.
| A similar recommends ton has been made
| concerning baggage unaccompanied by
| owners There have been many such
shipments, and the officials find them a
source of delay also. The presence of
| owners is necessary to assist in looking
| after their property when boxes and
| trunks are opened and their contents ex-
posed to the disinfectants. Baggage not
accompanied by owners will not be likely
| to continue coming Dy tHe transports.
Five more companies of the Two Hun
| dred and Second New York Regiment
were brought up last night from quaran
tine. They came on a barge in tow of
| the tug Paulsen. The troops joined their
| comrades at the camp established night
| before last by the advance guard of regi-
| mental headquarters, the band and two
companies Col. Seyburn is in command
| of the regiment and is very well pleased
\ off nvhi &c nRHlnta1
| nv the Fourth Virginia when il was here
A houseboat, belonging to the Savan-
| nah Iiehterage and Transfer Company
| has been taken down the river. The re-
| naming five companies of the New York
| regiment will be transferred from the
| Thomas to the houseboat and their dis
| infection will proceed. II is expected all
| the rest of the men will be with their
comrades in camp by tonight. An effort
| will be made to get them up the
| first thing to-day. 1t Is also
| expected that with the increased faciH-
! ties and help the disinfection of the Louisi-
| ana Regiment can be completed and the
| command brought to the city and estab-
| ushed in camp by tonight. Col. Bellinger
said much depended upon the weather
last night There are 1886 enlisted men and
| fortv-two officers of the New York regi-
| tneut. and nearly half the command is
| stiU at quarantine this morning. With
/ The Second Louisiana crowd to be han
| died also. it may be seen that there is
big night and days work for the officials
to accomplish if all the troops are to get
| up to the city tonight
The transport Thomas will come up to
the city this morning to be coaled and
suplied with anything she may need for
| her return trip to Cuba. She will go to
Matauzas TO bring back the One Hun
| dred and Sixtieth Indiana Regiment. 1t is
not known just when she will be able to
clear. The vessel viii be berthed at the
| ocean Steamship Company's wharves, but
none of the men on her win be allowed to
come ashore, as the ship has not been fu-
| migated.
one hundred men of the Second South
! Carolina Regiment left Havana yester-
day on the Plant steamship Olivette. The
regiment will come by that line and the
| Plant system via Port Tampa a rate
through having been given by the Plan.
officials To-day 400 of the regiment will
sail on the Yarmouth. Saturday 100 will
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