The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-24
WILL GET THE ARM0RY BACK.
ARTILLERY HALL WILL BE TURN
ED OVER TO GALATIANS SOON.


Government Has Used the ArmOry
Since Last October as Hendquar-
tiers for the Provost Guard-ArtfI-
Iery Has Received $3.50 a Month
for Its Use-Departure of the Sec
Ond Infantry Battalion for Cuba
Leaves the City without "a Provost
Guard-TranspOrt Crook Is Elk
pected This MOrning-VesseI VIII
Sail TO-mOrrOw-Brings Mules
Back to savannah.
The Chatham Artillery will soon have
lis armory again. The building was rent
ed to the government last October, when
The troops came to Savannah at $3.50 per
month, and has been used ever since as
headquarters for the provost guard. The
administration of the provost has been
from the office established by the provost
marshal in the building, and in the base
ment the prisoners have been confined.
The armory has seen some queer sights
during the occupancy of the provost
guard. 1t has passed through many ad-
ministrations, the provost marshals hav-
AllS DStu CudLSG0 idAIlcE frequently. AdJ.
Russell Harrison, prince Russell" was
the first supreme authority in the build
ing, and since his time it has seen various
majors and captains in charge. Col. Bel
linger expects to turn It over to the bat
terry the last of the week.
With the departure of the last battalion
of the Second Infantry, which has been
doing duty as provost guard, there will
be no further need for the building. The
transport Crook was expected yesterday
afternoon from New York, but did not put
in an appearance. 1t is thought she viii
be sure to come up to the city this MORN
ing. II will not take long TO get every
thing in readiness for her departure for
Cienfuegos.
1t is not known just when the troops
will go aboard. 1t may be this afternoon,
and it may not be until tomorrow morn
ing, but some time Tomorrow the vessel
will set off. She will be berthed at the
Ocean Steamship Companys wharf, where
loading viii be commenced Immediately
after her arrival
Besides the Second Infantry, the Crook
will take about twenty other soldiers.
VI SOAlIC AiOiilltS II mas DScil CQSlOiildiy
for soldiers TO come to Savannah to re-
main until the arrival of transport to
take them back to Cuba to rejoin their
commands. Lately there has not been
such an accumulation of the men, there
having a. times been as many as 100 stray
glers TO depart on single transport for
the island.
The provost headquarters have been the
rallying place of the stragglers. The gov
nVr fAgaf loDa Al
ters there, and the second floor has been
used for a long time as a dormitory. The
building does not present as attractive
an appearance after Its occupancy by
the soldiers as before it was turned over
to the government. Stats have been
knocked out of the stair ratings, the walls
have been defaced the floors fouled and
numerous other damages sustained that
a little carpenter work, kalsomining and
pant Will put in shape again. The arm
DRY yard and the wall around 1t look in
better shape. for it was there the prison
ers were put to work to expiate in sober
hours the transgressiOns committed while
drunk They We're put to work with
brushes and whitewash and made to keen
things whitened up. The artillery has
used the quarters of the Guards while the
government has had the armory.
Inc transport Crook is not unknown 70
eN0 NoOlle VI savannah. She was for
merry the Roumanian. Since she was
last here the government has used ber az
funeral craft to take the bodies Of soil
diers killed at Santiago 10 New York
The Crook will return to Savannah from
Cuba She will take aboard 400 or 5GO
mules and bring them to this city, where
they will be placed in the corrais lrbe
animals viii not have to stay in camn of
detention, as they are not liable To tho
deadly work of yellow fever germs. The
marine hospital service has been consulted
about the matter and has consented To al
low the mules brought to the city with
out detention.
The vessel bringing Them however win
not be allowed to come into the barhor -
unload She will be met down the stream
by lighters, upon which the animals will
be unloaded and brought to the CITY. II
Is not known when the Crook will return
with her cargo of live stocks