The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-16
LAY DYING IN THE HOSPITAL
WHILE COMRADES OF 2O2ND N. Y.
WE'RE BEING MUSTERED OUT.

Private Herbert f. Bates of Company
M Answered the Last Roll Call
While the Men of His Command
Were Being Paid on and Made
Citizens-His Muster Out Came
With That of His COmrades-The
New Workers Left a Clean Record
Behind Them.
The Two Hundred and Second New
York Regiment was mustered out OF the
service yesterday. and nearly all the ON
GERS and men of the command are now
on their way home. The prospect Of soon
being with the home folks once more de-
lighted them all. and the departure was
in jollity and good feeling. Nothing of
dlsorderly character could be charged TO
the New Workers after their muster out,
and clean record Is left behind them.
A loving cup was presented by the men
of Comuany NJ to Lieut. M. j. Reagin, one
of the most popular officers in the regl-
ment.
1t was not known to the men of the
command generally that one Of their com
rades was dying while the regiment was
being mustered out of the services. Yet
such was the case Private Herbert Il.
Bates of Company NJ, whom Capt. Wal
dron referred 90 as one of his best COL
diers, died at II o'clock at the army hospi
tai from malaral fever contracted in
Cuba. His remains will be forwarded to
the young mans home in Buffalo.
The paying off of the companies began
at about O'Clock. A paymaster for each
battalion was at camp, and only about
half an hour was required for each COM
pany. All had therefore been paid and
given their discharge papers before noon.
The companies were formed in line by
their commanders and marched past the
paymaSters. After the men received their
pay they were given their discharges.
But very few of the men, an officer of
the regiment said received discharges
reading service not honest and faithful"
1t was also noted that there was no Ill
feeling on the part of the men for the
officers, a fact that served as a strong
contrast to what was TO be seen when
other regiments were mustered out at Sa-
Vannah
The mustered out soldiers received very
liberal sums from the government, despite
the reduction of pay to the peace basis.
Privates of the regiment received an aver
age of between $50 and $50, while the non
commissioned officers received larger
sums, according to their rank. Great
crowds of the soldiers were in the city
as soon as possible after they received
their money and were busily engaged in
making necessary purchases for their
home going. Merchants reaped harvest,
for the men spent their pay freely, being
anxious TO resume citizens clothing and
appearance.
The railroads put up a great fight for
the business of handling the mustered
out soldiers TO their destinations All got
a share, though it was said the Florida
Central and Pcninsular Jared best of ALL
Railroad men ranked three other lines
as follows: Georgia and Alabama, Central
and Plant System, including the Ocean
Steamship Company with the Central
quite a number of the men went by the
water route. Special trains were run by
the Florida Central and Penlnsuar the
Georgia and Alabama and the Central
number of the members of the regi-
ment are left behind among the patients
at the hospital Among them are Quar-
termaster Sergeant DeVinney of COMPANY
G, Private Arthur Moore of Company NJ
First Sergeant Gordon of Company l. and
Sergt. Horton of Company L. DeVinney
and Moore are said to be dangerously III.