Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-29
BACK FROM MOBILE.
Information for Those who Will Attend
the MAY Dill.

Mr.. John II. Griffin, Travelling Passen-
ger Agent Of the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway, returned last night
from Mobile, where he went on Sunday to
arrange for the coming Of the Savannah
Cadets and the citizens excursion, which
will leave here on Sunday morning.
"The arrangements at Mobile,0 he said
10 a NEWS reporter, "are on a far more
extensive scale than the people think.
The city is alive with preparations. The
streets are being spanned with arches,
and the public buildings, business houses
aud many private residences are
already decorated. The companies
are beginning to arrive, and by
Monday every company that will he
represented will be on the ground. The
first company arrived on Monday. The
drill ground is about % miles from the
depot and the centre OF the city in beau
tiful location, and is reached by trains
running every 10 minutes on the Louis
Yin~ and Nashville railroad, and also by
street railway. The facilities for reach
ing the ground are ample. and no incOn-
venience viii be experienced by the
crowd. as every arrangement has been
made for the transportation Of those who
will visit the drill. The company assign
ments in camp have not yet been made.v
Said MIR. Griffin: "It is the desire Of the
Mobile Rifles to have the Cadets next 10
them in camp. but the commissioners
we decided 20 arrange the various COM
tnds in accordance with the seniority
the commanding officers"
The United states army officers as
signed 20 duty as inspectors and Judges
ui the eucampmcnt and drill are expected
Mobile to-day. They arc First Lieut..
G. b. Satterlee, Of the Third United States
artillery; Second Lieut.. ID. !. Rumbough.
the Third United States artillery, and
rcand Lieut.. j. T. Thompson, Of the Sec
"a United States artillery.
Mr.. Griffin witnessed practice drill Of
Inc Mobile Rifles on Monday night, and.
while not wishing 10 f0restall the judy
ment of the inspectors. he expressed the
abstraction that the Cadets arc their equal
in every respect.
IN regard 10 the arrival Of visiting
lwpanies, the military committee app
jiuud W act for the Drill Association
AS not thought 1t advisable to ARRANGE
their formal reception. as would have
On done ordinarily. The great number
entries FOR the encampmcnt make such
70 undertaking almost q matter OF inn
1ssibiiity, as the arrivals will follow too
close upon each other TO enable the COM
rittee to arrange for the necessary de-
tails Cf sucn ceremonies. The committee.
however, will give its personal attention
90 arrivals, and expedite the transfer Of
ihe various commands from the depot 10
camp.
The hotel accommodations, Mr. Griffin
says, are ample. The Battle House. the
principal hotel Of the city. has fixed It's
rates at from $3 TO 81 per day. The Camp
ben Houfe rates are 81, the Gets House
". ana The 50. James. on the European
plan, 81, 1jc.. and soc. for rooms. a res
urauL with q seating capacity for
%. hrs been established on the
grounds, where meals viii be served 1T
~ cents. The committee has arranged
THAI nothing shall be sold on the grounds
Tor more than 10 can be bought for m the
. CITY. Ihis arrangement has been made
charged, which isusually the case al such