Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-01
SLEEPING UNDER TENTS.
THE CADETS FIRST NIGHT IN
CAMP WASHINGTON.

IelY 10 lACCCANc Nttb NihiAAAiss
Companies on Their Arrival
Arrangements st the Camp
Ground.
The gray uniforms of the Savannah Ca
diets mingled with the red ard gold Of the
Chaihams in Camp Washington yester-
day afternoon. The Cadets were the first
company to go into camp. At $3.50 O'Clock
they marched from their drill room al the
Oglethorpe barracks into the parade
ground IS strong in fatigue uniforms with
knapsacks and blankets. The Chaiaams'
commanded ny Lieut.. X. f. Harmon, Win
the Union Cornet Band, were drawn up
In limo awaiting TO escort them to the en-
campmert grounds. The Cadets passed
In salute and took their places at the leil
IF the lue.
The march to Camp Washington was
nut Bull street TO the Park. and through
Drayton. Anderson and whitaker
streets to the drill ground. The escort
was dismissed in front of the grand stand,
and the Cadets marched 10 their tents.
Arms were stacked, aud the command
SRreak ranks" was given.
on THE TENTED FIELD.
Ebe 400 white tents in the eDcamp-
fneut ground, tue green s0dded
streets, and regularly laid Oh
deld were a pretty sight. Hardly
I'd the Cadets reached tire grounds when
tDe visitors began arriving. Col. {. ii.
Olmstead, commandment of the camp,
Capt. Wheaton, Col Anderson and Col.
Reilly, OF the First Regiment, inspected
The arrangements. Quartermaster Nc
Carthy was the busiest man in the camp.
The Cadets eQuipage went out early in
the afternoon and by the time the com
paRy arrived everything WAS IN order.
The first hour in camp was busy one.
The men were at once assigned to quar-
ters and prepared to settle down to camp
life. After everything was arranged the
company was called to attention and
marched TO the restaurant where 1t was
entertained by the Galatians.
WINDY NIGHT IN CAMP.
The routine Of camp life was hardly be-
gun before some oil It's missrles were
illustrated. The wind that swept
through the city piled up the sand in the
encampment grounds in drifts. Loose
tent flies Tapped and the SAND blew under
the canvas and through the cracks in the
tent floors. One tent was blown down
and for half an hour a clustering north
wester hOwled through the camp like
toothless lion. BY the time taps were
sounded The wind had quieted down, but
the boys slept with one eye open to see
mat everything was all right.
BUSY SCENES OF PREPARATION.
Yesterday was a busy one for the vari-
GUS committees OF the artillery. To-day
Will be even buster, aud after tO-mOr-
row there will be no leisure for the CAat-
hams for at least a week. To-day the most
OF The Quartermasters OF companies that
are coming will arrive. Quartermaster
Sergeant j. A. Meador, Of the Gainesville
Guards; Quarterma5ter E. b. Wilson, of
the Gate Guy Guards; COmmissary Ser
geant James T. Walker, Of the MOntgom-
cry Grays, and Quar- ermaster Sergeant
j. May, of the Montgomery rrue Blues,
arrived yesterday. All of their companies
will get here tomorrow.
COL. oLMsTEAD's STAFF.
To-day Col. 0 instead will assume COM
mand of the camp. He has selected his
staff as follows:
Assistant Adjutant General-R. j.
Gilliard.
Quartermaster-G. w. Haupt.
Assistant Quartermaster-E. f. Buck
her.
Surgeon Frank T. Lincoln.
Alds-T. f. Screven, II. NJ. Demere, and
r. r. Dancev.
The troops Will be formed in battalons
and will b. named after Revolutionary
Generals, as Washington battalion, l. e,
Marion, Greene, and Sumpter; besides
which there will be Col. WHY'S Second
Georgia battalion, Col. Garrard's Savan-
nab Volunteer Guards battalion, and the
First Georgia.
THE CAROLINA TROOPS.
Last night Secretary Mcdonnell receiv-
ed "a telegram from Brig. Gen. T. A. HUI
guenn, OF Charleston, stating that the
German Fusiliers. Washington Light In
Nm trng rng n M
ton Light Dragons will compose the
Fourth South Carolina brigade.
THE CAR LINES.
During Centennial week the cars OF
the Whitaker and AbercOrn street lines
will form one line. The cars will 20 out
Whitaker and return by Abercorn street,
making the former the route to 90
n the drill grounds and the latter
that to return by. Forty cars
will thus be moving continually,
or about one car every two minutes.
This will greatly facilitate travel. The
cars will run TO Anderson street. A
good plank walk extends from that point
TO the entrance to the drill grounds. The
Savannah, Florida aud Western railway
will run trains from its depot to the drill
grounds, using part of the Isle Of Hope
railroad track.
A regular station. with baggage and
road close to tina entrance TO the drill
grounds.
VISITORS TO THE GROUNDS.
An military wearing fatigue uniforms
or fun DIR, SIS Will be admitted to the
grounds free at all times, but no parts Of
uniforms will answer.
Tue change window will be close TO the
turnstiles and entrances. Fifty cents
will be the admission Tor all, large and
small. Two sections In the grand stand,
one on the north end and the other in the
south end, will not be reserved. The gem
eral admittance being 10 cents. Those
TWO sections will seat SO persons. The
three middle sections are reserved for %
cents a seat.
The programme for the prize band con-
test has been arranged and the judges
selected.
ENCAMPMENT GOSSIP.
The Spalding Greys will leave Griffin
Tomorrow night and will arrive here sun
day morning.
The Gainesville Guards are assigned 10
the tents facing Lexington avenue on the
north side of Grub avenue.
Albany will be represented by the Jack
son Light Artillery, 45 strong. They leave
Sunday via the savannah, Florida and
Western railway. Quite number OF Cit
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