The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-25
STAFF OFFICERS ARRIVING.
The Final Preparations for the Cevall
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The Final Preparations for the Cavalry
at Camp Washington.
The arrangements for the cavalry en-
campment are about concluded. The tents
are all up aud the electric lights are being
put up. The regimental staff officers have
reported for duty and are making arrange
ments for the reception and disposition Of
the troops.
Adjt. A. R. Lawton, Jr., returned from
Atlanta yesterday and reported for duty.
Sergt. Maj. A. G. Cassels of Liberty county
also reported for duty yesterday. Lieut.
James S. Wright of Brunswick, regimental
quartermaster, and Lieut.. P. B. Smith of
Liberty county, regimental comniissary,
reported to Col. Gordon yesterday mora
log, and, with Cuartermaster Sergeant G. ID.
Russell and Commissary Sergeant William
Hunter, are busily engaged in purchasing
the neceSsarieS for the troops upon their ar
rival in camp. Including forage and rations.
The military will have full right Of way
of the streets during the paraies on Mon
day and Friday of next week.
There has been considerable trouble here
tofore and much complaint by the military
OF the parades being interrupted and incon-
venienced by the street cars The trouble
was not so much the crossing of the parades
at an interesting street by the street cars
as the crowding Of the line of march
to one side of the street or
upon tho sidewalk on the streets traversed by
the car lines. The street car companies are
aware that it is against the law to break
through line Of march where it crosses their
track, a driver having been arrested and
narrowly escaped conviction by laying che
fault upon negro boy in the courts here
some years ago.
Col. w. W. Gordon has conferred with
Mayor McDonough upon the subject, show
ing him the law, and the mayor has prom
ised to give his attention to the matter.
Section XVI. of Title VII, under the head
OF Military" Of Georgia Laws 1Ss4[s5,
reads as follows:
BE it further enacted, etc. That the
United States forces or troops or any por-
ton Of said volunteer forces parading or
performing any duty according to law,
snail have the right-of-way in any street or
highway through which they may pass
provided, the carriage of the United States
mail, the legitimate functions of the police,
and the progress and operations Of fire
engines aud fire departments shall not be
interfered with thereby
Evidently the military have the undis-
puted right Of way on all streets through
which they may pass, with the exceptions
named. Mayor McDonough will eommuni-
CaJo VIII Tue bUT66J car Gaining
their attention to the law, or will issue a
proclamation with regard to its enforce
mont
For instance" said Col. Gordon in
speaking Of the matter yesterday, 'during
the parade of the veterans and the cavalry
Monday afternoon, with the veterans form
ing on the south side of Broughton street
| facing north, and the cavalry forming on
the north side of the street facing south, the
| passage of the street cars would
crowd the lines upon the sidewalks,
especially at the switch between Bull and
Drayton streets. II the street car companies
| are notified OF the hours of the parade, they
eau easily arrange their schedules accord
ingiy, and it would be very convenient for
them TO bank up cars on Broughton street,
east of Drayton. to carry the crowds out to
| tie park. 1t would be only slight incon-
venience to the street car company, as the
| parade moves out Drayton street.
I'm New York, where they ran street
cars every minute, almost, I have known
the cars to be held back for four hours
waiting for an immense parade to pass.n
| The full width of the street will be all the
more required by the military on Friday
afternoon at the governors review, as there
will be full turnout of all the troops, and
the breaking of the line by the meeting of
couple Of cars, say on 'Broughton street,
would completely destroy its symmetry.
The military will doubtless have full swing.