The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-05
ATTACK on THE GUARDS.
col GAERAED EXPLAINS ITS
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Charges AgAi1s. she Guards.
Several Statements with regard 70 the
( Savannah Volunteer Guards we're publiahe
. tie Atlanta Constitution Friday morn
iag il the correspondence from Camp
F CE0kaDa1ga The article was headed,
''E1sse Gay Saya0nsb Boys and was as
+ follows:
kTrTF cay something nsT OF the Reysties q
re io4I er Gasr1s sf savanna turns up.
t1ey were certairiy "tts'' 0oys OF The en-
eGnpusat 50 far-afEer t5eir own peculiar
Toey Oh everything tta5a05ody else would
eF7t N1sam o. doing walls Key were IN camp.
81 t@s-f career vas ht.LelT closed when, the
. = --S-t, they al rurued Qlt ia the company
st-est D. their night robss and posed for series
q -2sl-ig-t photO-raDaG
" -sa these pictures are pat on sale they will
ccQ1--esS command premium
AZ lheF thing tat TIE savannah bows did
vas 70 tar the mon grams from Their fatigue
caps and give them % the dear girls es s3ave-
MS u zen they left tRaTe a. but one -. y.
O. MONOGRAM IA tie corps. aui the train vas
&C glaA4y siopyed s. as to allow Is pO3sesSor 10
ples-cl INTO fair Chat.ac5ogan.
CO. Cara d's attention was called 20 the
ar;io.e yesterday, AID 10 a MORNING
NEWs reporter the colonel said the
statements ara as uafoundsd as they are
MALICIOUS. Col. Garrard did not appear to
oe angry a. their publication, bat was Elm
Ply surprised that a paper should publish
such 1s.tFuthful statements.
40 FLAsHLIGHT PICTURES TAKEN.
With regard u the hash-light pictures,
Col. Garrerd says they will never g put
On sale" at Chickamaugs or Savannah. or
anywhere else, becaIss here we're no suca
pictures taken Of he Guards. He had not
beard Of the fash-light picture bust
ness until be saw 1t in the COnStttlt-
ton, nor have any Of the Guards.
who bave talked freely o. all their exploits
Ia camp, including those contrary 70 mill
,sry rules as well IS those in obedience to
them, ever mentioned word about such
pictures. Is is doubtful If they heard OF 1t
a. all Col. Gar7ard says ne remem bers on
one or two nights while sitting OFT in front
I MS quarters be saw flashes a. intervals 10
The camp Of the Second regiment, which be
concluded was from the burning Of loose
powder, and he remarked 70 other officers
Eho were WITH him that it seemed a very
foolish sort Of srort, suDposng that some
* the soldiers Of the regiment we're flashing
powder in their company streets because
they could think OF nothing better 70 do.
1 lis may have been the hashlght pictures
which the Constitution refers TO. Some
members OF the regiment may have had
such pictures taken, which the Constitution
las SO kindly credited to the Guards.
GIVING AWAY THEIR MoSoGRAMs.
The statement about the Savannah boys
earring the monogra rs from their caps to
give r. the young ladies' as souvenirs is uG-
rue. When the Guards arrived Ia savannah
on their return their caps were intact, with
every monogram ia place. Had the mono.
grams been missing from the caps 1t would
certainly have been noticed by the officers
/ ae Constitution says there was but one
-. V. g." Monogram in the corps when
the corps left camp, and the train was
actually stopped 50 as to allow its possessor
u pres mt it to fair Chattanoogaan
Col. Garrard says the only foundation for
such statement Is that alter the train had
gone short distance from the camp, Pas
senger Agent Sam Webb of the Central
reilroad informed him that 1t would BE-
necessary to stop the train In front of the
hotel to change switch, and he toll him
All right, that that part of the business
vas ia his hands When the
| train s,oppsd, q very pretty young
ady from Chattanooga, whom the Guards
| idmired very much, I'D who seemed t.
| regard tie Guards with especial favor, was
| Standing on the hotel steps. A number of
Iuards VINO had met her jumped off the
Grain and ran up to tell her good-by. When
| the train started to move they ran tack aud
be whols battalion waved their caps 10 her
| as the train moved of. This incident was
sufficient to build the fable upon.
The GUARDS RECEPTION IN CAMP.
| The statements reflect upon the discipline
| OF the Guards while in camp. Col Garrard
! says that without intending any reelection
| upon toe companies composing the rezi-
aIent, the Guards certainly preserved the
| sGr!ctest discipline OF a y command ia
camp. He was told 80 repeatedly BY
the United SJa:e5 army officers.
| capt. Sims OF the Macon Cadets
| Jrobebly the seyerest disclp marian
| IL the state, was complimentary
/ 20 the lest degree upon the discipline pre-
| served by the Guards. Col. Garrard SAYS
| that when the Guards re lched camp they
| found tue quarters assigned them In a verv
| ilthy condition and entirely Insufficient for
| their accommodation. He male the men
at once thoroughly clean out their Quarters
| and saw that they were kept clean through
| out the week and the last thing they did
| before breaking camp was to thoroughly
| clean their quarters.
Guard duties we're strictly enforced dur
ing the camp, so strictly in fact that the
| men found it an impossibility to
get through ths lines without
| permission, and those who were 80 inclined
resorIed to breaking through the regiments
| lines. Even this ruse awaited the offenders
| nothing, for a check roll was called every
| night at II o'clock, and all the tents were
| Vlslted by the officers and the names taken
OF those who were absent without leave. and
the next morning at 5 o'clock they were
ordered out for police duty Just the same as
II they had been arrested by the sentinels.
This ls fact that has been dolefully COM
mented on by many lively Guard since
the return Of the corps TO Savannah.
This strict discipline Yves enforced all the
week Toward the end OF the week. when
ne time for breaking camp approached.
C9L Serrard seys he noticed signs of de-
H1oFahzation among some Of the commands
IN camp and be particularly cautioned the
Ulcers and men of the corps against these
demoraliElng tendencies On tho last night
OF the camp Col Garrard says that he sat
up late in frJnt of his tent and the Camp
OF the Guards was as quiet as the dead.
Over iu the camp Of the regiment
the men were singing and shouting
ana hiring their guns. He made
particular note Of the difference in the two
camps
THE ONE EXCEPTION.
The only thing the least disorderly that
ne saw IN the Guards camp was a big red
lanSern OF balloon that some Of thu men OF
tho regiment had rugged up, and with
which about half dozen Of them came into
the Guards camp. They were perempto-
MY ordered out by Capt Reilly, officer of
the day. Col. Garrard retired about II
o'clock Shortly after retiring he heard a
ncise and confusion. as Of body Of men
coming from toward the hotel He
got up and dressed, and, find
ing Capt. Reilly, had him
stree gthea the guard to resist