The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-18
SIXTH IMMUNES IN CAMP.
REGIMENT FROM PORTO RICO COM
FORTABLY ESTABLISHED.


| Likely That the Companies Will
BE Mustered Out in TwOs and
Threes DaiIy-Men VIII Have
Good Sums when They Are Dis
missed From the Service.
The Sixth Immunes are now encamped
on Dale avenue. The camp they occupy
| is that occupied by the Third Nebraska,
| Col. Bryan's regiment. while it was sta
toned here to await the departure of the
| Seventh Army Corps for Cuba. The inn
munes are apparently happy in being back
OH their native soil, and their return seems
TO have been with but few regrets.
1t is said there are some few Of the
officers of the regiment who would have
preferred to remain in the service. These
have had considerable satisfaction in army
life. II was at one time the expectation
Of some OF the officers that the regiment
might be retained and finally merged into
the regular army. There seemed strong
basis for this conclusion. 1t appeared to
have been at one time the intention of
the war department to take in the ten
regiments of United States Volunteers and
make them the basis for the increased
strength of the standing army. The Off
GERS who prefer to remain In the army
will doubtless find satisfaction in having
served their country well in the arduous
duty of policing about one-fourth of the
Island of Porto Rico.
The people of Savannah will see a good
deal of the immunes before their Uncle
turns them loose and allows them to leave
with juggling coin in their pockets for
ther homes in Kentucky and Tennessee.
Lieut. Benton of the Seventh Artillery,
VINO mas been designated as one Of the
mastering officers for the regiment and
VINO came with il from Porto Rico on
the chester, was asked yesterday how
long in his opinion, will il take to dis
charge the soldiers. He replied that +.
VIII probably take about two weeks. The
preliminary work has not as yet advanced
TO any extent, and there is much of it
TO be done. The mastering officers. OF
Whom the other two are Lieut. Darrah
ana Lieut. Carter will get right to the
company records and the company proper
" Lieut.. Darrah is now in Washington.
Where he went from Savannah few DAYS
ago on official business.
Ii is believed the regiment will no mus
tered out plecemeai. That Is the plan that
was followed in the muster-out of other
regiments recently discharged from the
service IN Georgia. This means that sew
erai days are necessary after the actual
mastering out has begun for les connie
ton Two or three companies a dav arc
turned loose, those whose descriDtive lists
ana muster rolls are made out first being
those, usually, that are the first to get
out of the service.
For the merchants of the citv II is he
heNed, the muster out of the immunes
VIII pe oeneht. Each man will receive
sood round sum, his pay, balance on his
clothing account, and travel nav n tha
point where he was mustered into the SER
wee tiotmng accounts viii doubtlessly
stand considerably in the mems favor as
the government has not had to issue a
great zeal TO the soldiers during the time
they have been in Porto Rico. The an
pearance of some of the men as thev
marched through The streets on their vvov
TO the camp was evidence enough of this
Garments of not the most warrnth-retain
ing appearance were worn by some and
there was hardly an overcoat to be seen.
me men VIII be issued new and heavy
ctothlng at once, though il is likely that
they viii be allowed 10 exercise their own
choice as to whether or not they shall
draw any. With muster out so close al
nand and the coming need for civilian
clothing, il Is hardly likely that the men
will care TO have their clothing accounts
run up by drawing soldiers clothes. They
Will probably take underclothing and lei
that suffice until they are discharged and
IN position TO lay in supply of civil
ian's clothing.
The Chester arrived at the Central Press
wharf about O'Clock. The band had been
playing al the way up the river, and il
was through whistling craft and past
waving hands and hats that the vessel
| slowly steamed to her berth
There was little delay in getting the
| gangp'ank in place, and soon the compa-
MES We're filing ashore. Col Tyson, who
had gone down early In the morning to
meet the vessel on her way up. came
| down the plank after one or two of the
| companies had got ashore and directed
| the formation of the regiment II was
! drawn up in the cotton yard adjoining the
| wharf ready for the march to camp as
soon as the horses could be unloaded
| The regiment reached Drayton street by
way of West Broad and Oglethorpe ave-
nue.. and look the smooth asphalt as far
| as 1t extends. The Test of the march was
! out Bull street and Estil avenue to Dale
! avenue Crowds lined the sidewalks as
| The soldiers passed. Something of the
| natty appearance of some of the regiments
| that have been seen here was wanting, bul
the spectators did not lose sight of the
Af1Nt Atebt ttlt AlluiultS tldu seen service,
! that policing 2 r.otous island of the West
| Indies is not likely TO render those who
| perform the duty altogether as presenta-
| bic as troops that have done nothing TO
| soil their clothes The men came nearer
! the old Confederates' ideas of veterans as
! they marched along than any they had be-
| fore seen. The spectators saw little oddl-
ties here and there among the soldiers.
| Good humor was prevalent. Smiles of
welcome were on the faces of the citizens
/ and il could be seen that the soldiers
We're glad Many exchanged compliments
with the crowd. Connecticut soldiers
| watching the passing troops shouted TO
them every now and then. The one
! crowd was telling the other that they
Ought to have been in Porto Rico" and
! the others were saying they were satisfied
to remain in this country.
There was one woman who seemed 10
| be a bit behind the times. what is your
regiment?" she called TO a soldier whose
/ eye she caught. THE Sixth he answer
/ ed, as he got even with her.