The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-15
WAITING ON MEN AND COAL
SECOND CAVALRY AND sTRAG-
GLERS MAY SAIL TODAY.

of Cavalry and 81 straggIers of
Many Commands to Cuba-SurgeOn
Harris and Some Twenty Men of
the Third Georgia VIII GO-Wa-
ters' Road Hospital Has Been
Broken Up and Men Placed in st.
JOseph's Infirmary-StraggIe ut
Provost Headquarters Have Been
Having a Hard Time with the
COId-Recruits for Tenth Cavalry
Arrive From Columbus, o.
Col. Bellinger had better luck yesterday
than the day before in getting labOrers to
work on the transport Manitoba, and the
loading of the vessel progressed somewhat
during the afternoon. 1t was almost irn-
possible to get men to do the work during
the forenoon, and 1t was not until late In
the day that a respectable number were
secured. During the afternoon the force
was a little short, but still enough was
done to make Col Bellinger hopeful that
the vessel may be gotten off this afternoon
in case she can finish coaling and the
troops scheduled TO go on her arrive.
Two trains arrived in the afternoon by
the Georgia and Alabama Railroad from
Huntsville and the men and horses were
An very good shape The rest of the Sec
ond Cavalry was stopped at Augusta for
some reason. These four troops were to
have been turned over to the Plant System
at Yemassee. and by that line brought into
Savannah. If they arrive in time they
will go aboard the Manitoba and she will
sail at once, provided her coallng Is finish
ed.
The Manitoba will take the six troops of
the Second Cavalry to Matanzas There
will also be a large number of men of
other commands aboard. 1t is said more
than twenty states in the union win be rep
resented. There are 81 of these stragglers.
Most of them have been at the provost
headquarters, the Chatham Artillery's
quarters, where they have been having
rather a hard time of it for the last two
or three days.
There have been about 140 of these stray
glers at the provost headquarters. Most of
them have not had blankets during the
cold weather, and there has been not u
little suffering among them. The govern
ment furnishes shelter and food until such
time as transportation can be provided for
leJoining their commands, from which they
have been absented through one cause or
another. Some times 1t is on account of
leave of absence sick furloughs, getting
left when the transport they should have
gone on sailed, or any one of a number of
other reasons, but here they have been,
and il has been a visitation of hard luck
for those who have not had means to get
Out OF headquarters TO look up lodgings.
There is no heating arrangement in the
mans they occupy at the armory, and
huddAns together has been about the only
safeguard against the biting cold at night
Many of the men have secured places to
sleep elsewhere, their finances being in
better shape than those of some of their
less fortunate companions.
1t was learned from one of the officers
at headquarters that the government could
do nothing for the men in the way of
providing covering. No provision is made
for such an emergency, and the men being
! absent from their commands, has made it
/ impossible for the depot quartermaster to
issue them the supplies they might have
needed and could otherwise have secured
/ The blankets belonging to many of the
/ men, having been taken when their COM
| mands sailed, are in Cuba When thev
| get there they will have no use for them
| This looks like a fine illustration of the
lOhS VI Idte' ne owners or the blankets
/ have nearly frozen here, where they are
| away from their blankets. When they get
! to them in Cuba the weather will be too
/ hot to make them necessary for comfort
Among the men who win get off on the
! Manitoba are twenty recruits for the
/ Tenth Cavalry. The men were recruited
/ at Columbus, o. They arrived yesterday
and took up their quarters at the armory.
The Manitoba will take in several places
/ n ha
zas, Havana, Cienfuegos and then to San
Juan in Porto Rico. 1t is believed she
will take the Forty-seventh New York
home from there.