The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-05
WILL CAMP AT DAUFUSKIE.
WILL BE USED by TROOPS INSTEAD
OF SAPELo ISLAND.

Col. BeIIinger Has Rented n Tract
There-Artesinn WcI VIII lie
sunk and pier BuiIt-LfEhters
Will Transfer Regiments From the
City Quarantine 10 the Island,
where They VIII Camp for Five
Dnys-Means More Troops for sn-
vannah Than If SapcIo Were Used.
Offers Advantages for the officials
and viii Hasten the Withdrawal
of Volunteers From Cuba.
Daufuskie island will be used as a camp
of detention for volunteer regiments
brought from Cuba TO be mustered out OF
the service. Col j. Is. Bellinger, depot
quartermaster, has secured large tract
on the island from Mr.. II. NJ. Stoddard,
for use by the troops and the trouble
found at Sapelo has been cleared away and
the situation, so far as the government
officials and Savannah are concerned, IS
greatly improved.
The use of Daufuskie VIII mean that
more regiments will come TO or pass
though Savannah than might have been
the case had Sapelo been found suitable
for the temporary encampment of two reg
iments The quartermaster general az
Washington thought sapelo adapted to
occupancy by two regiments, and the is
land was therefore down with Egmont
Key, Dry Tortugas ana Muilet Key as
places Tor the detention of regiments dur
ing the five days demanded by the quar-
antine restrictions.
- Il N. M
onstrated that the island is UNIT Tor use
as camp of detention, and he began cast
ing about for some other place. He Is bet
ter satisfied with the result than he would
have been had accommodations for Two
regiments been found at Sapelo. A tract
of 400 acres could be used on Dautnskbe,
but 1t is scarcely probable that there Will
be more than three or four regiments en-
csmped there al one time. In addition
there is a house that viii make excellent
Headquarters for the commanding officers
of the regiments.
Work will be commenced to-day put
ting things In readiness for the accommo-
dalton of the first regiments. Col. Bel
linger says three or four days Will see
everything prepared, and II regiment
should arrive before that time 1t is scarce
ly probable that 1t could not be provided
for. Col Bellinger has received no adj
vices of the departure from Cuba of ting
Third Kentucky, which Is the first reSl-
ment 10 arrive and believes 1t will rot get
here before the location on Daufdskie is
made ready. fH
The Kentucky command vnl come on
the Florida and the fitzpatrick. When the
transports reach the city quarantine sta
ton their troops and baggage will be UNI
loaded. The baggage of the soldiers will
be disinfected, and the men will
then be transferred on lighters 20 Dau-
fuskie The heavy baggage will be dlsin-
fected as SON as possible thereafter, and
shelters VIII be erected at the station for
its prot elton. 1t is possible the plan of
sendirg the heavy baggage Of the regi-
merits to them while they are on Daufus-
Mle may be adopted, though such details
Of the general plan win not be settled
upon until to-day when Col. Bellinger and
the marine hospital surgeons Will gather
for a consultation.
Capt Cassius e. Gillette has engaged
with Col. Bellinger to assist in the prepar-
alton for the troops He will have land
ing pier constructed, so that the troops
may be unloaded from the lighters on
reaching the island and may be loaded
again after the five days have expired and
they are ready to be brought to the city.
An artesian we'll will be sunk on the ISL
and 10 furnish a water supply for the sol
diers. Capt Gillette will go 20 Daufuskie
to-day to look over the situation, and Col
Bellinger will go tomorrow.
The new plan offers several advantages
over 6apelo. The vessels bringing the
troops from Cuba will not, for one thing
have TO be fumigated. They will unload
their troops at the city sta tion and will
put back TO Cuba for more. Were Sap
elo used the transports would have TO De
fumigated before they could again take
the troops aboard to bring them 80 the
city. Considerable delay will thus be
avoided, and the entire movement of the
volunteers from Cuba will be more quick
ly brought about
For Savannah the change is a great BEN
eft. 1t will mean that many more of the |
fourteen regiments win come to this city |
either TO be mustered out here or to be |
sent on to interior points, 1t Is possible |
the regiments that are sent to Dry Tortu. |
gas, Egmont Key and Mullet Key may be |
brought 20 Savannah TO remain or to be |
sent through, but it is certain that those |
brought TO Daufuskie will come here Dry |
Tortugas can accommodate more troops |
than either Mullet Key or Egmont KEY |
but the accommodations az Dry Tortugas /
are Tor but two regiments Therefore ~
II is the intention of the war department
90 get the volunteer regiments out of Cuba
as quickly as possible and as Daufuskie
affords accommodation for any number
OF regiments, il is likely that eight or
ten OF those TO be brought to this coun-
try Will come to Savannah.