The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-17
WILL HAVE MORE TRooPs.
Commands Coming To-day Give sa-
vannah Two Regiments.

Savannah Is beginning TO get number
of soldiers again. A regiment and two
battaIious arrive to-day, the Sixth I'm
muues and two battalions of the Third
Connecticut.
The Connecticut troops viii arrive
over the Florida Central and Peninsular,
to which road they were turned over
early this morning at Denmark by the
South Carolina and Georgia. Three sec
lions will bring in the troops, two being
for passengers and the third for baggage
and equipment.
The rains Will be transferred to the Ty-
bee spur and the men viii there unload for
camp which will be established where two
companies Of the reg. ment already are, on
the site formerly occupied by the Fourth
Virginia, on the Thunderbolt shell road.
Fifty wagon teams have been instructed
10 be at the spur al Z o'clock this morn-
Ing to haul the equipment of the com
pan.es.
The coming of these battalions, which
are the First and Third of the regiment,
will bring the entire command here. The
Second Battalion, under Mai Trimble,
has been here for some days, having come
from summerville, S. c., where the other
two battalions we're left. There was
hitch in the intention of the war depart
ment TO get these battalions here some
time ago. 1t Is said Senator McLaurin
was induced by the Charlestonians TO see
that the Secretary of War had the matter
brought TO his attention, IN order that the
regiment might be kept for Charleston's
suburb. Whether or not it was due 20 the
senator's influence is not known, but GER
tein il is that the movement was held up
Equipment for moving the battalions had
been modified at Summervble and this
was held for two or three days, In the exI
pectation that it might be decided to carry
out the original intention and send the
troops to Savannah. Recently II was
again decided by The department that this
is the best place for the regiment
The Connecticut soldiers do not believe
they are TO be sent to Cuba. They thlnk
the plan in having them here rs to use
them as guards for government property
and to serve as provost guards Inc com
ing of other troops is taken TO mean that
the department wanted more soldiers here
as provost guards, and II Is believed II
was therefore decided to have the rest
of the Connecticut regiment here. Other
regiments are expected to be sent here 10
be mustered out Of the service, and pro-
vost guards will be required TO assist the
police In the maintenance of order.
Col. Alex Rogers, who Is in command
of the Third Connecticut, has been In the
city for DAY or TWO ne mas SuScSc"'"
Mai. Trimble in command Of the troops
here. Col Rogers is a captain in the reg
ular service He succeeded TO the COM
mand Of the regiment recently when the
colonel resigned.
The Third Connecticut was one of two
regiments that were furnished by that
state. There were also three batteries of
artillery. The Third Is the only Connectl-
cut command still remaining In the serv-
ice. The regiment was mustered In at MI
antic. In Connecticut, and there 1t remain
ed from June til September, when II was
ordered 20 Camp Meade. near Harrisburg.
Pa. From Camp Meade 1t went in Novem-
Der TO Summerville.