The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-24
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CAPT. GILLETTE RECEIVES Or
DERs TO REPORT AT NEWPORT.
COL. QUINN COMES THURSDAY.
SAVANNAH WILL BE DIVISION
HEADQUARTERS AFTER MAY L.

| Orders from Chief of Engineers
Were Received Yesterday Morn
inE-COI. Quinn Wired Can't. Gill
Iette That He Would Arrive on
April 30 to Take Charge of the
District-Maj. Cocktails Has Been
Ordered to Report Mt Once to Cen
ernI stan of Army.
Capt. Cassius E. Gillette. engineer in
charge of the Savannah district Of riv-
er and harbor improvement, has re-
ceived orders from Gen. Gillespie, chief
of engineers, to report for duty within
a few days at Newport, r. l., and will
leave next Thursday for his new post
of duty at that point. The orders,
which were received yesterday morn
ing. came somewhat sooner than ex-
pected it being thought that the as
signment would not be made for sew
eral weeks yet.
Capt. Gillette also received a tele-
gram from Lieut.. Col. James B. Quinn
yesterday morning notifying him that
he would report in Savannah next
Thursday, in order to take charge of
the Office on the following day, May l.
Col. Quinn is division engineer, and his
assignment to this point makes Sa-
vannah the headquarters for the South
eastern division, which is now at Nor
fork.
The notification which was received
by Capt. Gillette directs him to report
for duty at Newport on or before May
l. and to assume charge of the depart
hpft 10
of May. Capt. Gillette goes to re-
lieve Mai George ". Goethals, who
has been ordered to assume his duties
on the newly created general staff of
the army, of which Gen. S. B. NJ. Young
is chief of staff.
Col. Quinn's Record.
The new official who comes to re-
lieve Capt. Gillette is a much older
man that the present incumbent, he
having graduated from West Point sew
eral years before Capt. Gillette. He is
known as a very efficient officer, his
work at the delta of the Mississippi
being one of the principal undertake
ings of the government which he has
supervised. He has for several years
been stationed in the South, and is ac-
quainted with the river and harbor
work in this section.
The post to which Capt. Gillette is
assigned is about the most desirable
in the service. Coming as it did I'M
solicited, the assignment is doubly APP
preciated by him. Social life at New
port is one of the chief charms of the
place, and the position as engineer in
charge is sought by the members of
the corps.
Capt. GiIIette's New Duties.
"Of course the work will be very
much the same as it is here" said
Capt. Gillette, in speaking of the
change, though there will be more
of it. There will be a great deal more
work in connection with the forts, and
somewhat less harbor and river work.
1 am naturally glad that 1 have been
chosen for the position, especially since
l did not seek it, though for some rea-
sons 1 am sorry to leave Savannah.
mo; the appointment will not re-
lieve me from my assignment on the
Board of Engineers for the improve
ment of Dallas Rapids" he said, in an
swer to a question. 1.-THE board will
meet on May IL, shortly after I as
sumo charge at Newport, and will sit
for two or three weeks, so that 1 will
not have been long in Newport before
l will go West"