The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-30
GLIMPSES OF CAMP LIFE.
THE HUMOROUS AND SOBER SIDES
OF IT AT CAMP ANDERSON.

Camp Duty is Not All Play and No
Work-The Soldiers Find They Have
Much to Learn and are Learning 1t.
IucISents Of a Day aud Night in
Campfire Tilt Today at the Pom
peiian Grounds - The Contesting
Teams.
Camp Anderson is becoming the most
interesting place in Savannah. The
soldiers have got down to strict mill
tary duty, and the duties are becom
ing less difficult and more pleas
ant every day. II is getting TO bs almost
clock-work. The guard duty is nearly per-
feet 1t is out of the question and foolish
ness to think Of crossing the picket line
after visiting hours unless provided with an
ironclad pass
Private McCathern, spunky little mem
Der of the Brunswick Light Horse Guards
marched Private Wayof Company D up to
headquarters yesterday at noon for scaling
a fence.
Maj. Wylly started to cross the line and
sentinel told him to halt. Maj. Wylly
paid no attention.
Halt. l say, or I'll stab YOU" and he
placed the sword in front of the major.
'DOu'b you KNOW VINO you are UOG
l am Maj. Wyny, and your commanding
officer"
Don't matter who you are, | say stop or
I'll stab And he made no bones of push
ing the sword against the commanding Of
fcers brass buttons until the pass word was
given.
PUT IN Cooked HAT.
The adjutant fixes up all these pass words
and only the staff officers know them. The
s-y.A nah. ferhA Tc into lrnA
hat" sealed aud delivered to the colonel
and to the officer Of the day. Afterward
the officer of the day publishes il to the
guards, and the colonel to his staff.
Now, cooked hat" TO people who are
not soldiers, nor the sons of soldiers, is de-
cidedly unique square piece Of paper is
folded into three cornered note and in
that manner 1t is sealed and delivered at
the instance of the adiutant to whoever it is
addressed. 40. B." is marked upon the
top Of the note, and the Rdjutant's officer
whose duty it is to deliver these Cooked
hats is provided with receipt. book and
an order is never delivered without a re-
ceipt. Every private has to be provided
with pass before he can think Of "advauc-
ing one" Corpl Fleming of Company A.
Georgia Hussars walked across the line last
night and took hold of Sentinel Guanum's
(of CompanyC) scsbabrd as If he intended TO
push the young fellow away.
The sentinel stepped backward and shouted.
HE STOOD BACK.
Look er heah, fellow, if you don't stand
back, I'll run this thing slap through you.
The corporal stood back.
1t is told on sentinel from an ont-of town
troop that he endeavored to force a private
who had no pass to give him the pass word,
OF course the private knew no pass word,
and he found himself in a very uncom-
Portable position, when the sentinel began
TO push the sword against his buttons and
called for an officer. The sentinel gave as
his reason for his conduct that his instruc-
tions were to make everybody, who could
give the pass word, give it, and he be-
lieved the man was trying to play off on
him.
The boys told good story on Privates
Metzger and Morgan of Troop q. 1t was
their first time cut Of camp. When they
boarded the street car, the conductor seeing
that they did not pay fare, asked them il
they had passes.
''Of course we have. What business is il
of yours" the soldiers retorted aerimo-
niously.
"Wel, sirs, let me see them, =" replied the
conductor. you can't ride on this car unit
! see them"
A NICKEL FOR RESERVED SEATS.
The soldiers hesitated, but thinking tc
avoid fracas drew their passes signed by
Col. Gordon and presented them. The con-
ductor smiled and said Eyes, that's all
right, but you will have to pay a nickel for
reserved seats"
Some of Capt Clarke's men Of Troop
are telling a good joke at his expense
Whether it is true or not nobody knows
but 1t Is trap into which any man may
fall. The joke goes that the captain allowed
the street car conductor to collect more thar
one fare from him. He was unable to gel
seat and he had to stand up in the car. In
the jam he caught hold Of the register cord
and every time the car rocked to the side he
registered fare and the conductor collected
nickel.
Arthur Whitehead and Fred Myers of
Troop A, Georgia Hussars, did police duty
yesterday. Both had MISCELLANEOUS and
spades removing the rubbish around the
troops tents. They worked right along auC
an outsider wouldn't have known but the,
had been trained up to the work from very
small lads. The soldiers who do not havt
the duty to perform remark saGely: "There1
nothing like it. 1t is such a developer Of
the muscles, and then it allows the sun t,
pour on man, which is life giving Thu
men who do the duty listen to the ore Gle
and grit their teeth, and are very happy.
THE TILT TODAY.
A great deal of interest is manifestec
in the tilt which takes place to-day
II. G. Waite of Company B, color sergeant
of the regiment, is an expert filter, and the
troop is sure he will bear off the colors
again this time. He won in both Macor
and Atlanta a year ago, and he is in a.
good trim now as then.
Corpl. Fleming of Troop A, Georgia Hus
ars, is at the TOP of the list as q litter
He ran through yesterday afternoon in tn
practice without bobble and every poin
with as much ease as possible.
Sergt. Maj Gordon Cassels OF Troop B. /
another splendid litter He wears the com
pany medal for fine fitting, and while h
does not say much about his chances, hi
friends say she's the man." The fact tina
80 many superior filters are going to com
pete for the prize makes the ceremony YER
interesting. 1t will be the biggest day de
cidedly of Merchants week.
THE TILTING TEAMS.
The following is a list Of the teams an
the names of the filters:
TROOP A.-GEoRGIA HUssARs.
Capt. G. B. Pritchard, Lieut.. Biern
Gordon, Lieut.. A. Minis, Corpl. Fleming
Privates r. P. Constantine, j. w. Keller
G. II. Remshart o. L. Tilton, G. A. Ke
Ter, Jr., d. C. Newton, E. B. Flood an
John D. Gould.