The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-26
WILL MISS NO TROOPS.
SAVANNAH WILL GET ALL REGI-
MENTS INTENDED FOR 1T.

hered To-Work of the Quarantine
station Is Now i'm Great shape and
the OHciaIs Are Pleased-Third
Georgia VIII Arrive To-day or To-
morrow ON the Logan from Nae=i-
tas-Fourth Virginia VIII Proba-
bly, Go TO Augusta, and Is on the
Way Now-First North Carolina
Arrives Tomorrow.
al of the regiments OF volunteers the
Morning News has named on the list to
come 10 Savannah viii come. Col. J. b.
Belhnger. depot quartermaster, was seen
yesterday. and said the original plan VIII
be adhered 10 and that the troops will
be brought TO this port.
A dispatch was published in the Morning
News yesterday from Washington stating
Brunswick and Charleston would get some
OF the troops that had been destined for
this place. because a congestion was fear
ed at the quarantine station If the en-
deavor to get all the men disinfected by
April / should be persisted in. Col Bel
linger said the dispatch had grown out OF
the expression Of such fear by some oil
the officials at Washington, but that no
order issued had been TO divert the move
mept of the regiments from Savannah,
and that a telegram from him advising his
ability to do the disinfecting with facility
and dispatch had assured the officials ana
determined their adherence to the orlglnai
plan.
For the Hast week preparations Tor the
coming Of the soldiers have been most ac-
tive Getting the disinfecting plants IN
readiness and arranging the forces that
were to work them consumed time ana re-
quired executive ability 10 be managed.
II has been managed successfully, how
ever. and Col. Bellinger was feeling bet
ter yesterday than he had felt since the
plan of using Fort Pulaski was adopted.
The work has been hard enough for all
concerned in 1t to win them promotions.
The first troops to arrive, the Maine Ar
tiliery, had a long and tedious time at
quarantine. The work progressed very
slowly and crudely. The next shtpload
Jared better, for the Two Hundred and
Second New York did not have such
time as the Maine men, although 1t had
twice as many men as the battalion. The
Second Louisiana went through In quick
time and double time will be the pace at
which the next regiments win be rushed
through quarantine. II is proposed 70 do
everything effectively, but regiment
Gay ~ low the capacity vi AllE NWO pants
that are in operation, the one at the city
quarantine station and the other on the
6antee.
All troops must arrive before April !.
Col. Bellinger has no doubt about all des-
tined for Savannah except the Third I'm
munes Col. Rays regiment He says
some difficulty has been found in getting
the regiment mobilized at Santiago, where
the transport Sedgewick, formerly the
Is waiting n had baeD
expected that the vessel would be on her
way here by now, but a cablegram in-
formed the depot quartermaster of the de-
lay that had arisen.
If the Third does not get away from San
tago in time 10 reach this port before
Aprn the regiment viii probably be de-
tanned at Fort Pulaski for five days Such
a detention would not be hardship on The
men. for they could be made comfortable
at the fort camp has been establish
ed there, and in the tents that have been
pitched and the casemates the soldiers
could fare as well as if they We're in camp
anywhere else
The proclamation of the city that Is now
being published Goes not affect the stua-
ton at all. 1t states that vessels may en-
ter this port as late as April TO- without
disinfection even though they have como
from infected ports and are known 10
have no infectious disease aboard, but the
restrictions of the marine hospital service
will not admit of it. The officers of the
quartermaster's department would be glad
TO avail themselves of the extension in
time, but the situation is not relieved at
oil, for the hospital service says no A
focal quarantine has a right TO increase the
time Of its restrictions over that of the
marine hospital service, but it cannot de-
crease 1t. The city could make the time
of entrance March Is, that named by the
marine hospital service being April !. but
IL cannot make il April 10. Oficials say
the permission extended by the city is
therefore useless for any vessels coming
from infected ports
IL the time were April TO- all the troops
could be gotten 20 this port without the
slightest trouble. Things could Jog along
easily and there would rot be necessity for
the rush and hustle that VIII be had at
quarantine. As II is there are now sur
geons at the quarantine station. and they
will all be hard at work getting the
troops and their baggage and clothing dis
infected
Savannah will see seven or eight volun-
teer regiments in all mustered out of the
service. II is not known positively which
these will be. but the Third Georgia. in
addition to the Second Louisiana and the
Two Hundred and Second New York. al
ready here, may be named as certain 10
stay. Others that wiE either stay to be
mustered out or that win go through 10
other places are the one Hundred and
Sixtieth Indiana, the Third Volunteers. the
First North Carolina. The Fourth Virgin
ia, the Third Kentucky, the Fourth Ten
nessee, the One Hundred and Slxty-First
Indiana and the Second Illinois
The first Of these TO get in will be the
Third Georgia A cablegram was received
yesterday showing the regiment had lief,
Nuevitas, and that II might therefore be
expected TO arrive this afternoon or to-
morrow morning. After 1t has been dtsin-
fected and brought up to the CITY. The
regiment win go into camp near its old
site. There Is a good deal Of interest in the
coming of the regiment and the people
of Savannah viii be glad to learn that IL is
soon to arrive.
The Fourth Virginia viii probably go tc
Augusta TO be mustered out. Such is inc
present understanding. Five companies ol
the regiment left Havana yesterday bv The
Ward Liner San Antonio for this Dort
They will probably arrive tomorrow. Tbeh
distinction will be hurried through anf
they Will be sent on to Augusta nnlee,