The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-18
MUSTERED OUT MICHIGANS.
THE SERVICE OF THE THIRTY
FIRST MICHIGAN At AN END.

Discipline Of the Command Was
Maintained UntiI the Last and the
Muster Dat WAS Free From Disa-
grCcublc Fcatures-It IL the Last
Volunteer Regiment to BE Muste-
cd out In Savannah-Fourtecn
Regiments Were Brought Back
From Cuba and Mustered Ont Here.
The LAST regiment Of volunteers has
goue. The Thirty-frst Michigan was mus
tc,el out of the service yesterday morn
iug ana bur very few or the members of
the command remain in the city. Those
who have not gone viii get off to-day or
tomorrow. and The only soldiers left viii
be the men of the signal corps and those
ia the battalion of the Second Infantry
who are here as provost guards. The
regulars expect to leave soon for Cuba,
and the signal companies viii be mus
tered out of the service within a week.
Savannah viii shortly be despolled Of her
soldiers.
The muster on, of the Michigan regi-
ment was orderly in the extreme, ana
nothing occurred during The day 10 mar
the good reputation OF the men or to af-
feet the excellent relations that have al
ways existed between officers and those
whom they commanded
The good feeling that has prevailed
among the Micaganders has always been
a subject for remark among those who
have known their command, and had any
thing of nature to disproye the state
ments of the sol1iery character of the
occurred WpufH n ma T.
ter of surprise to all.
The payment of the soldiers began
about O'Clock, and by II 80 it was over
II took about twenty-five minutes for the
payment Of a single company The work
mad been well arranged. ana It's perform
ance was quick and systematic
Inc same plan was followed regarding
fakirs and deliverers of goods bought in
the city as that adopted for the Third
Kentucky Regiment. A detachment of
the provost guard was on hand, and a
line was established. Beyond that line
none OF the vendors were allowed 10 go
ana a clear space ia camp was thus main
tanned There was no interference with
the men about the paymaslers tents. and
the arrangement was satisfactory to all
The vendors and deliverers suffered no
Inconvenience from the plan. They were
seen by the soldiers when they had re-
ceiVed their pay. and ia was easy enough
ior the latter to step across the guard
line TO buy whatever they desired or to
secure the packages they had purchased
in the city.
one of the leading merchants spoke very
hlshy during the afternoon of the men
of the Michigan regiment. He said thev
mad called for about everything they had
asked 10 have put aside for them They
paid their money for the goods they had
ordered ard conducted themselves as
asreeably as any that have been mus
tered out at Savannah.
The Michlganders left during the aft
ernoon. The Central of Georgia. the Plant
system and the Florida Central and Pc
nlnsular were the routes by which they
returned 20 their homes Each road got a
fair share OF the business, a distribution
haNihS Deen made in the effort to have
the entire movement of each line figure
out equally with those Of the others
Day before Yesterday al retreat was the
occasion for the farewell talk of Col.
Cornelius Gardener to his men He told
them OF the honor he had deemed 1t to
command them, and assured them of the
satisfaction il would give him nt auv time
10 nave one of them look him up when
ever he might be near them. If he did
not know them, he begged that they
might make themselves known, as II
would be source Of real pleasure to him
TO meet them again.
Col Gardener was very popular with the
officers and men OF his command. AS
mark of his popularity with the former he
VIII wear q brace Of pistols that they pre-
scented The colonel is a captain in the
Nineteenth Infantry, which command has
Just arrived at New York from Porto
lHco. Inc regiment is TO go to Camp
Meade, and In about six weeks is 10 re-
turn 80 New York and there take trans
Port for the Philippines Col. Gardener
IS booked for promotion 10 a majority. and
1t IS expected he will get it before his
regiment sails The pistols his officers
presented may come in well in his Philip
pine service.
Probably no command that has been
mustered out at Savannah has had more
FRIENDS among the people than the Thirty
hrst Michigan There have been none
with cleaner reputa ion, ana more whose
ohcers and men made a better aDpearanea
on the street or on parade A certain de-
gree OF regimental pride seemed to exist
among the men, and IL was a matter Of
particular moment to them to always look
their best.
savannah has been favored bevond any,
pace in the United States as a point for
Inc muster out of troops. Thirteen req,
menls have been discharged from the
service here, besides four large batteries
OF heavy artillery ana battalion OF the
second Georgia. No other place can boast
Of such a record.
The regiments mustered out were the
Sixth Immunes. Third Connecticut. Two
Hundred ana Second New York, Fourth
Virginia, First North Carolina. one
Hundred and Sixtieth Indiana, one Hun
dred and SXty-irst Indiana, Second Louis
lana, Third Kentucky, Forty-ninth Iowa.
Sixth Missouri, Fourth Tennessee and
Thirty-first Michigan. The artillery was
the First Maine. consisting OF a battalion.
The average sum necessary TO pay off a
regiment finally was found to he about
$4,000, SO thar more than 81. 100000 has
been expended among the troops besides
the payment Of those who received hack
pay before they were mustered out