The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-02
TO PUT AN ARMY ON THE MOVE
FOURTEEN REGIMENTS TO BE
STARTED FROM CUBA AT ONCE.

ltshed At Dry Iortu2aA. SapeAos
EEmOnt Key and MulIct Key.
where Regiments VIII BE Kent
for Five Days-FOrt Pulaski Was
Named as One of the Detention
Camps. but Cannot he Used Ovv-
ing TO a Lack of Facilities n De-
tention Camp-As an Ordinary
Camp the Fort Is All RiEbt-sa-
vannah Named as One of the Points
to which the Regiments Are to BE
Returned for Muster Out.
Arrangements are being rushed by the
war department to get fourteen regiments
of volunteer troops out of Cuba and to
American ports to be mustered out Of serv-
ice All the volunteers on the island, ex-
cept those In the signal corps, of whom
there are six companies, are 10 be mus
tered out. and the arrangements viii be
pushed as rapidly and effectively as pos
slble.
The regiments are to be brought to points
of detention, where they will be disinfected
and held for FIVE days. Five places have
been named for The establishment of the
camps, but one Of them, Fort Pulaski can
not be utilized on account Of there being
no suitable building for hospital purposes
or other contingencies In the event sick
ness should break out among the troops.
The war department had included the old
FORT among the places for the detention OF
troops. but the marine hospital service
representatives here DID not want 1t used.
The fort is very well adapted as an ordi-
nary camping place for the length OF time
e. win lie necessary for troops TO be de-
tanned. but 1t was decided that II would
not be a wise plan for the men coming
from Cuba to go into camp there wheh
there Is even possibility of their becom-
Ing infected with disease. 1t Is desired 70
have them detained where every possible
convenience and comfort will be around
them and ready fer their use in case ne
cessity for treatment of contagious disor-
ders should arise.
Sapelo. Dry Tortugas. Mullet Key and
Egmont Key have been named as the
other places for the establishment of
camps of detention. Buildings adequate for
the accommodation of any sick and suita-
BILE places for camps can be secured by the
troops sent to the islands, and it is quite
possible that all of those named may be
used.
Advices received yesterday by Col. ]. B.
Beldnger, depot quartermaster, indicate
that there are accommodations for a regl-
ment at MuEet Key and Egmont Key,
that two can be accommodated at Dry
Tortugas and that Sapelo can accommo-
date the same number. Fort Pulaski was
down for two more regiments, but it will
have to be abandoned.
The regiments are to go to the places
named and are then to be brought to Sa-
vannah or other Southern points Such was
the language of the quartermaster gener-
al Savannah being the only place specih-
cally named. 1t would thus appear that
this city is to get more troops than those
already here to be mustered out of the ser
vice.
The regiments to leave Cuba. and that
are TO come to the camps,of detention are
as follows: The Third fSntucky, now at
Matanzas; Third Nebraska, Havana;
Ninth Illinois, Havana; Forty-ninth Iowa,
Havana Sixth Missouri, Havana; Fourth
Illinois, Havana; Thrty-frst Michigan.
Santa Clara; Sixth Ohio, Cienfuegos. The
movement of these regiments will be given
first and the order of their coming, and
the transports and other vessels on which
they are to sail have already been ar
ranged.
Gen. Brooke recommended all the com
mands named and the others that are to
follow to the war department, for return
home and muster out. The military COVER
nor of the island has been advised by the
department in reply that the commands
named will be brought home and that
they viii be moved in the following order,
and on the following vessels: Third Ken
lucky, on the Fitzpatrick and Florida;
Third Nebraska on the Thomas; Ninth Il
linois, on the Dixie; Forty-ninth Iowa and
Sixth Missouri on the Ward Liners San
Antonio, Nigi!ancia and Seneca Fourth IL
linois, by the Plant Line; Thirty-hrst Men
igan, on the Logan; and the Sixth Ohio on
the Sedgewick.
The Second Infantry, now stationed at
Savannah, is soon to go to Cuba. 1t Is
not known just when the regiment win
get away, but there can be no doubt about
it's going. The advices from the war de-
partment state that as soon as the resi-
n.ent arrives in Cuba the following regl-
ments VIII move: Fifth Volunteer Infan-
try. Ninth Volunteer Infantry, Fourth
Volunteer Infantry, Second Volunteer In
fantry. All these regiments are al Santi-
ago. The regiments enumerated include
all the volunteer forces on the island. ex-
cept the Second Volunteer Engineers. now
under orders 10 sail the latter part of
April and the Third Volunteer Engineers.
which will leave at about the same time.
the volunteer signal corps mentioned will
then be the only volunteers left on the ISL
and.
When the regiments reach the places at
which they are to be detained for the five
Gays demanded by the quarantine restric-
tons they will pitch their own tents amt
arrange their own cots for as comfortable
a stay as possible. Teutage will be brought
by the commands and in that way the
matter OF their accommodation win be in
measure simpliied. There is a tremen-
oous lot OF work in store for Col Bellin-
ger and the other officers of the quarter.
master department in getting everything
arranged and in readiness for the move
ment OF the big force TO begin and then
they VIII be kept busy for some time un-
I'll it is completed
With Col. Bellinger is left the arrange
Iheht OF all the camps of detention. and he
Is instructed to get everything arranged
ana moving as quickly as possible. Ne Is
lhdetatigable, and his efforts to get The
regiments back to this country in shori
order wil doubtless add to the laurels he
mas gained ia his department
transportation arrangements have al.
READY been perfected with the lines whose
vessels are 20 be used for helping on the