The morning news., 1899-03-16
IMMUNEs MUSTERED OUT.
PAID OFF AND DISCHARGED FROM
UNCLE SANS SERVICE.

Good Reputation They BOre-Busi-
ness Was EnIivened in the city by
the Men Having Been Paid the
Large sums Due Them-RaiIrOads
Made strong Fight for the
TRANSPORTATION of the Discharged
soIdiers-AII the Officers Save One
We're Credited with Honest and
Faithful service-The Chaplain
Was the Derelict.
The Sixth Immunes have gone. Nearly
all of the officers and men Of the regi-
uent left for their homes last night though
o few remained over and viii get away
during the next few days. A clean record
is left behind by the regiment, for it has
shown as little rowdyism as any command
that has been here for the same length
of time.
Yesterdaysvas a busy time at the camp.
1t was the day appointed for the muster
out Of the command. and the programme
was carried out without hitch or trouble
of any sort The officers and men of the
regiment and the officers OF the regular
army detailed for the work of mastering
out the soldiers could well have felt elated
in having everything go off so satisfac-
torily.
That something unusual in the military
line had transplred could easily have been
gathered during the afternoon, for there
was an air of satisfaction and unsup-
pressed enthusiasm on the face Of nearly
every soldier For weeks they had been
looking forward TO the day when their
discharge would be handed over to them,
and soldiers garb might be doffed for
that Of the civilian
The merchants were busy. More busi-
ness was done than there had been any
day in a month. The soldiers bought
things that go with civil life and TO which
they had been strangers during the nine
months they had been in the service. New
suits of clothes were sole. In abundance
Some dealers sold 200 OF 300. Some of the
men had called the day before and made
deposits on suits that had been shown
them and which had struck their fancy
They had asked that the suits be put
aside for them, so that they might get
them when they had received their money
from the paymaster. jewelers. did good
business, also. The men were anxious to
take home souvenirs of Savannah, and
they found what Ahey wanted in the jew
elry stores. Dealers in other lines found
their trade helped by the Immunes.
The camp was busy scene up to about
2 o'ciockA Between twenty and thirty
railroad men were on hand. and they were
getting in active work for their lines They
wanted passengers, and lost no opportuu-
ity TO get them. Soldiers We're filled with
the advantages each particular line could
offer, and the roads that Jared best con-
graduated themselves after the day was
over. While no report could be gained of
just what the outcome of the struggle for
business had been the general opinion
was that the road that Jared in the order
of enumeration, Central, Georgia and Ala
bama, Florida Central and Peninsular, and
Plant System. 1t may be that figures
would show this order to be wrong. The
entire movement will not be completed for
a day or two, however, and the passenger
officials do not care to tel what number OF
passengers they have handled until it is
all over.
Special trains were run by the Central,
the Georgia and Alabama and the Florida
Central and Peninsuar. Two were run
by the Central, leaving at and In the
afternoon. That over the Florida Central
and Peninsular left at O'Clock while the
Georgia and Alabamas special pulled out
dl @ Dc tiS StNOtlu 5tttiDti Ol tllt regular
train. On the regular train there were
two or three extra coaches, and sleepers
for the benefit of officers and men who
desired to leave by it. Col Tyson and
his family were among this number. The
Plant System sent a number of passen-
gers by its train al 5;35 in the afternoon.
There was little disorder after the men
were mustered out. In this there was 4
considerable difference from what has
bpen rpnQrfea MIA Of rtyh4
troops have been discharged from the
service. But few soldiers were seen drunk,
and there was but one report of any sort
of trouble. That was not exactly trouble
but rather enthusiasm IL was caused by
the lmmunes, who left by the Georgia
and Alabama special, firing off their pis-
tols as the train pulled out Of the depot
ard as Il passed through the yards. About
100 shots were fired, but nobody was fired
at. and the shooting was only in a spirit
of fun.
Early In the morning the companies be
gan turning in the last Of their equip
ment that had been held out. This con-
sisted of tin plates, knives forks spoons
and general mess outfits and such other
things as they needed until they were
dismissed. When their captains had TAX
en- all this stuff in hand the regiment
was ready TO be mustered out. According
ly, the first company was lined up and
marched to the tent in which Paymasters
Dwight and Wallace were to give over
the money due the soldiers
Not a man in the whole outfit failed
TO get good sum. The average received
by the privates was about $1l5, while the
non-commissionedo officers got from Sl25 to
Sl75 each. Some of the officers received
large sums, the colonel getting about 81
600. Every officer and man got paw for
two extra months for service abroad be-
sides pay for February and part OF
March. The officers and men received a
days pay for every twenty miles they had
TO travel on their way home and the men
got commutation of rations in addition
More than 100000 was disbursed by the
paymasters.
After the companies got their pay they
were lined up in their streets and their
captains made them little speeches about
their service and other things command
ing officers might naturally be expected
20 say on such occasions. Col. Tyson was
also heard by the companies. The cap
tains handed over the discharges to the