Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-02
CROWDING TO THE CITY.
TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE ON THE
WAY To SAVANNAH.

Chatnams' Centennial Fairly In
Observation-Disclosures and hunting
Floating in Every Street and from
Every Housetop-Scenes at Camp
Washington.
Gaily bedeeked with thousands OF flags
and miles Of bright bunting Tapping and
fluttering in the breeze. Savannah awOIe
this morning barely over the threshold Of
Centennial week. All the city and thou
sands more will be disappointed beyond
measure IL this week is not like one huge
holiday crowded with merriment and
iolity and pageant. For weeks prepara-
lions have been going on as rapidly as
busy workmen could push them. Tor two
days the city has been decorating, and
last night it was IN holiday attire. All
day the air was dlied with the rapplng OF
hammers and the rustling Of bunting.
Friday nights gale carried away some OF
the decorations but by sunset Yesterday u
was all in place again, and the streets
never looked gayer. Yet not all OF the
decorating was completed. Tomorrow
more viii be flung out.
THE CIrY's HOLIDAY ATTIRE.
There is more or less decorating all over
4he city. but BroughtOn street ''eXcels."
that aas a set OF cOlors, hung over the
street Tue stars and stripes, the English
lack. French cOlOrs, German, Russian and
Ottoman waved from the same building
and the same flag staff. The block from
Bull to Whitaker street is the most pro-
fusely decorated, and is gOrgeously
dressed. Neither pains nor expense have
been spared, and where elaboration is
lacking, originality 10 design and artistic
effect atone for il. Congress street is also
gay, and the staid matter-of-fsct Bay has
many or its buildings relieved OF much
Of their severity by tasty draping in
bright co Tors.
THE CITY EXCHANGE.
The balcony Of the City Exchange, from
which Gov. Mcdaniel will view the parade
Tomorrow. Is decorated in handsome
style. The hotels are covered win flags
and bunting, and shields bearing the word
ssWelcome." Telegraph poles ia many
places resemble barber poles for 10 feet
above the grounds. Graceful loops OF
bunting are suspended from window to
window almost everywhere in the busi-
ness section OF the city. One OF the pref
Eiest des igns is the State cnat 0f arms, an
arch supported by three pillars, and from
the shield spread the rays above and on
either side.
The decoration extends even TO the
drays and drsy horses. Carriages, hacks,
'busses, carts aud every kind Of vehicle
that rolls is more or less deliberately
caparsoned. Tiny Gags and plumes fut-
ter above the heads of half the horses,
and it was ali admired.
THE STREETS THRoNGED.
Broughton street showed plainly that
Something unusual was in the air. Until
a late hour it was througed, and it
was easy enough to tell that a great
number Of the sightseers were not citi =
gems. The effect produced by the ectric
lights shining upon the decorations was
as rich ana beautiful as it was novel to
Sayannahians. for they have never before
seer their streets so decorated. Unior-
tunately Broughton street, upon which
the greatest effort has been made, is torn
up by the PAYERS.
A mouth ago when the contract forpav-
Ing was given out, il was stated that the
work could he done before Centennial
week. The street could not have been
torn up at a worse time, aud it was only
Sfhe desire of the city TO have the visitors
see hne asphalt pavement that is re-
sponsible for the streets present cOndi.
ton.
AT CAMP WASHINGTON.
Camp Washington showed signs of
military life cary yesterday morning.
The cadets have spent more comfortable
nights than their first one in the present
encampment. A good part of the night
they were holding down the canvas tents,
which the wind seemed disposed to toss
around lihe kittens do balls of yarn. The
boys discovered. too, before morning, that
these nights are not suilocaTingly sultry.
Camp life is not all an elyeium in which
the residents are constantly Intoxicated
with devious pleasures. There we're
plenty OF visitors, though, at the camp
during the day, and the cadets spent their
a ss,. 4ftF Of
encampment life. In the afternoon
there was dress parade which was wit
messed by considerable audience.
RULES OF THE CAMP.
In the afternoon too, Col. q. II. Ohm
stead. amp Washington's commandant,
b took charge and issued his first order,
which is given below:
HEADQUARTERS, CAMP WASHINGTON,
SAVANNAH, May /, 1886
general Orfer No. ].
I. In response { the Invitation Of the Chat
BAN Artillery, aud 10y virtue OF the authority
gwen by Special Order No. Ia from His EX-
reiiencg the GDvernorOf Georgia. Col Charles
II. Olmstead assumes command OF the troops
here encamped
ii. The Following stan appointments are
announced:
r. G. GaillArd. As .istant Adjutant General.
G.. W. Haupi, Quariermaster.
y. +. Buckner, Asst mt Quartermaster.
Prank I. Lincoln, surgeon.
\. Scrcven, AIDE de-Camp.
r. N. Demere, A lde-de Camp.
X. X. Dancy, Aide-de- Camp.
They Will be Obeyed and respected accord
hgly.
III. The routine OF camp duties will be as
pillows:
Reveille call at $3.50 o'clock a. m.
Policing Of camp lmme Il ltely after reyeille.
Breakfast call, O'Clock.
Guard mounting, 8 o'clock.
6ick cali. $50 O'clock.
Dinner cali, l:s0 p. m. "a latitude being
ALLOW Ell to suit he drill contest.)
Firrt CAL for d ess parade. 5:45 D, m.
Second call for dress parade, 8 y. N.
supper call, 80 o.. m.
Tattoo roll call. $50 p. m.
Taps, II p. m.
A absolute punctualiiy win be observed aud
kequired IN these details OF camp life. TIE
. oOminauding officer asks the hearty cO-opera-
q. n OF the ar0Ops IN his endeavOr TO make the
sDcsmpmenfa al honor 60 the state.
~. CaptalnsNOf companies are specially
charged with the following duties;
j. The care oil the tents In use by the com
pany. No marks. gus or lags OF any
Kind whHtevrr shall be put upon them.
Every eh,ri must he made 60 leave the entire
camp eqnpase m the same good order IN
winch 10 70 received.
9. The daily policing Of the ground oceu-
piei by the cOmpaay, including half OF the
street on Ct her Hank. and the company
kitchen when cooking Is done in camp. Gar
bage VIII be removed by carts provided for
kh 1t servo.
The nraserving NJ quiettn his romnand