The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-23
COMING OF THE CAVALRY
EVERYTHING NEARLY READY AT
CAMP ANDERSON.

Rsgimental Flag Monday Afternoon
The Tilt TO Take Place at the
Pompeiian Grounds-Ths Governors
Inspection ana Review Eridsy-Col.
9ordon's Orders.
The encampment grounds Of the Fl fth
Georgia Cavalry are almost in readiness 70
the troops. The arrangement Of the camp
is eomplete The stables have been finished.
The company tents, 126 in number. were
erected yesterday, and made strange and
unusual sight to passers-by last night.
Water connection was also made yesterday.
The only work remaining to be done is
the putting in Of the electric light and tele-
phone. 1t is certainly the model cavalry
camp. Its like was never before seen in
this military city.
The United States army inspectors will
have new wonders to record of the Georgia
sayalry in their next report.
Gov. Northen will inspect the encamp-
nent Of the Fifth Georgia cavalry Friday
morning, May l, and will revi5w the troops
Friday afternoon. Official intelligence
with regard to the governors visit was re-
ceived by Col Gordon yesterday morning
through Quartermaster General West by a
letter dated April 81, in which no says: ut
is the Intention of the governor and adj
visory board to reach your city early FRI
day morning May In Gov. Northen
will speak at Brunswick Thurs
day night, as already stated,
according to the arrangement made for him
on the programme OF the Georgia Teachers
Association, and will be rendered O recep-
ton by the citizens of Brunswick, after his
address. He will leave Brunswick by the
* ~ iii
day night, and will be met at Jesup by a
special train, which will reach Savannah
early Friday morning. The morning will
be devoted to the encampment. The gen.
eral military parade and review will take
place in the afternoon, beginning probably
about o'clock.
The cavalry tilt will take place at the
Pompeii grounds instead OF at Vernon park,
as at first proposed. A committee COM
posed of Capt. G.. B. Pritchard and c. A.
Fleming Of the Hussars visited the ground
in company with several members of the
Merchants week executive committee to
inspect the place and decide If 1t was
practicable to have the tilt there instead of
at Vernon park After inspecting the
grounds Capt. Pritohard aud AFR. Fleming
decided that it was perfectly feasible to
hold the tilt at the Pompei enclosure,
provided track for the course is put in
proper condition for fitting purposes. The
committee agreed to have a track made at
once which should be satisfactory in every
respect, and upon this agreement it was de-
cided that the tilt should be held at the
Pompeii grounds. The contract for the
track has been awarded to w. r. Curtis,
the engineer who had charge Of the con-
struction OF the lake. and who will begin
work at once
The track win be 600 feet long by ten feet
wide, rallied in. The course proper of the
tilt is 375 feet, but seventy-five feet is al
lowed the tilter as start before reaching
the flag and $50 feet in which to pull up his
horse after making the last cut. The
southern end of the track extends to the
dirt road. and if the trooper has difficulty in
checking his horse he can 60 on TO White
Bluff If necessary. The tilt will be held Thurs
day afternoon. The large gates on Ander-
SOD street and Second street and two panels
of the fence on each sioe will be removed for
the tilt, so as to allow an unobstructed pas
sage for the horses.
By transferring the tilt to the Pompeian
Enclosure the Merchants Week Association
expects to secure three or four times as large
an attendance as could have been obtained
at Vernon park or Ten Brock, where the
transportation facilities are limited and the
cost OF transportation both ways would
have amounted to from so to - cents to
each person. Almost all the street car lines
OF the city converge at the Pompeiian
grounds, and 5000 people can be laid down
there at cost Of 5 cents apiece.
The prices Of admission to the tilt will be
30 cents for adults and % cents for children.
When it is considered that the association
has offered $500 in prizes for the tilt and viii
have spent considerably more than that
sum In preparations for the tilt, including
the building Of a track, it will be seen that
the charges OF admission are not excessive
Col Gordon received a telegram from the
Lilly Manufacturing Company Of Colum-
bus, o., yesterday, saving that the repi-
mental flag ordered Of the company was
shipped by express April 20 and would
probably reach here last night
Mrs Robert II. Anderson, who is to pre-
sent the flag to the regiment, arrived from
Richmond yesterday morning and is stop
ping at Col Gordon's.
The flag presentation will take place in
the Park extension Monday afternoon about
$50 o'clock.
Private Harry Waite of Company B.
Liberty Independent Troop, will carry the
regImental colors until after the tilt Thurs
day, he having made the highest score in
the last contest which occurred between
the companies composing the regiment.
A letter was received yesterday by the
MORNING NEWS from DR.. N. P. Marlowe
Of Tuscaloosa, Ala, inquiring if any steps
had been taken for reunion of the
Fifth Georgia cavalry regiment, of
which he was assistant surgeon
during the war, and asking for particulars.
The letter was shown to Col Gordon, who
said that the subject of veterans reunion
had not been brought up and could not be
arranged for now in connection with the
cavalry encampment.
The Fifth Georgia Cavalry veterans will
be made welcome at the veterans reunion
on Monday. There are a number of them
in this and the surrounding counties. and
they should not fail to attend the reunion If
they can possibly do SO.
Col. Gordon has issued general order No.
"a to the companies composing the Fifth
Georgia Cavalry, giving explicit directions
as to their equipment and provision for the
encampment, from which the following ia.
formation is condensed:
1t Is desired that all the horses of the regi-
ment should be at least 1413 hands high.
Each company will bring its flag.
II company has more than one uniform
1t must decide which one will be worn. and
that only must be worn by officers and men
in its entirety.
The regiment will wear white helmets
with spikes while on duty.
Carbines and sings will be left at home.
Cots will not be allowed in the camp