The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-17
OPENING OF THE CAMP.
THE FLAG RUN UP AND TIE Or
DERs READ TO THE MEN.

A Pretty Sight Presented by the Regi-
meut on Parade-Hundreds of Spec
tators Witness the Ceremony-Capt.
Brooks the First officer of the Day.
Lieut.. McHarrie Senior Officer of the
Guard.
CHICKAMAUGA, Ca. June 16.-To>day
at noon Camp Chiekamauga was formally
opened. The men made pretty showing,
and the ceremony was beautiful. Lieut..
Satteplee of the United States army formed
the men and published the orders govern
ing them while they are encamped here.
Hundreds witnessed the opening of the
camp. After being formed in line facing
the flagstaff the officers stepped to the front
Of their company commands, and the band
played yankee Doodlen and "Dixie.n
Everybody was thrilled with the maneuver-
ings of the men of the First regiment. 1t
never behaved nicer, and even the officers
are complimenting their men. Capt Brooks
of the CADETS was the first Off
Augusta, and he is the first officer Of the
day here Lieut.. McHarrie is senior officer
of the guard, and Lieut.. Helmken is his
junior.
The men have explored the company
grounds thoroughly and they are familiar
with their surroundings. They are pleased.
1t is work now, and they are starting out
to put in full week of duty.
cHIcKAMAUGA's PREACHER.
Mr.. Toombs DuBose, grandson Of Gen.
Toombs, is the Methodist minister here. He
is Chickamauga's only preacher The min
ister is a young man and an eloquent divine
The soldiers heard him preach Sunday. He
advanced the idea that the body after death
does not rise naturally, but that it is q
spiritual resurrection. That there is no
natural recognition in heaven; everything
is spiritual In proving this he said a man
at sea dies. His body is bound and cast
into the water. A thousand fishes eat the
body. They have offspring, and so and so
on. "Now,n said he. where in the name
of common sense are you going to find that
mans body at the resurrectionp The
boys shook their heads and gave
it up, but when they got to camps
asked an old Piedmont negro about it. The
old man was happy to parade his Bible
learning, and he expatiated at length upon
Jonah and the whale. Concluding he said:
"But as a solid financial fact, young bosses,
ub course if de fishes swallowed de man ub
course he's in dey bellies"
party of soldiers sat around Capt
Fields of the United States army last night
while he talked. He is a great talker, and
whenever he gets interested he makes you
interested. The captain has travelled a
great deal and written great deal, and he
is brimful of information.
THE INDIAN SITUATION.
He had discussed the Indian situation
pretty thoroughly, and was going into the
popularity of the Indian, when Quarter
master General West Of the state remarked
that Indians live to q ripper old age than
other people.
How sol" asked the captain.
why, two years ago, when l was at the
Needles, out west, our train stopped where
band Of Indians were encamped, and we
| found among the number decrepit old
fellow who they told US was 130 years
old. We expressed surprised at the re-
markable old age, and they said, why,
that's nothing, there stands his grandpa,
pointing 10 another old man in the camp. v
A ripple of laughter ran through the
crowd and Capt. Fields said very earnestly,
Indians do live to be very old. l once re-
member to have heard upon authority Of
some one know that an Indian supposed
to be l20 had been found Although there
was no absolute certainty about the age
they knew he must have been very old be-
cause his eyelids had performed so much
service that they refused to obey him, and
when he wished to look at anything he
was forced to lift the lids up with his fingers
and let them drop again when he had
fnishedn
ARMS OF WAR.
Speaking Of arms of war last night
Lieut.. Satterlee OF the United States army
said the main thing sought is simplicity
Let the arms be simple and the success OF
any army is more assured.
For lack of these kind of arms the French
In one of their wars were seriously disad-
vantaged. Men, however well trained and
disciplined, they be, at some times are la
bic to break up. and they could go to pieces
IN no worse place than in the midst Of
battle.
1t is singular. remarked Col. Mercer,
where men turn their guns In battle.
Nearly in every battle the treetops are all
cut away. And who would shoot so wide
OF the mark in an ordinary effort at mani
Men ought to be familiar with their arms
and their weapons should not be constructed
SO that they cannot be used dexIerously al
all times.
THE LIME WATER.
The lime water in Chickamauga spring
has operated rather against some of the
Savannah boys, but they have been told
That 1t will fatten after the first few days
and when the opportunity offers they stand
IKE fat oxen pouring it down.
Members of the advisory board and mem
bers Of the governors staff will remain over
HoIe until the soldiers are thoroughly inUC
camp life. They will then return to At
Ianta aud accompany Gov. Northen out OF
bis review.
The grounds are already being visited by
hundreds Of people from Georgia and Ten
hessee, and before the week il
very old Chickamauga will bt
thronged with guests. The hotel here
as spacious and as comfortable as it can be
and people coming here will remain thu
Greater part of the time. Some go into
chattanooga, and for the accommodatior
OF those seven daily trains are on between
mere and Chattanooga Lookout Mountain
only five miles away, is dotted about with
splendid hotels, and tourists are. already
arriving for the summer.
WORKING LIKE TRoJANs.
Since Col. Mercer located the lines anC
assigned each company to its street the boy
Iave been working like Trojans Capt
field remarked that he never saw suct
hustlers. Everybody believes that CamI
Shickamauga will surpass anything the
Georgia militia has seen. The efforts o.
those having in charge the arrangements Of
tne camp have been directed to make it &
success.
Everything is working as smoothly as II
IS possible for 1t to move until all the mer
are In and the work proper Of the encamp-
ment begins. 2. D. r.