The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-01
AN INCIDENT OF CAMP LIFE.
TIE DAY IN osMP ANDERSON.

OTOWQS OF NlSlGOrS IDrOng the SLFe0LS
and Peep Into the Tents.
The Regimsntal and Cobb's lnds reported
at Camp Anderson yesterday morniig and
the guard mount was witnessed by crowds
of people, Savannahians and visitors. The
soldiers are nearly perfect in their move
ments and nothing is prettier than cavalry
maneuvers when the men are well discp-
lined
Everybody who visits Camp Anderson
is pleased and the officers have no reason to
complain at anything. They are making
the encampment a success, and big sue
cess No encampment has ever taken
place in Georgia which attracted
more attention. 1t is worth a long trip to
60 through the camp. and people are realiz-
ing this. Visitors thronged the camp streets
yesterday, coming from every section and
representing every class.
The soldiers do not now regard camp life
such an awful service, full of terrible duties
| They have learned how to act and when to
act, and it is no longer difficult to them.
| Guard duty, however, is q service which no
soldier who has been used to a good bed
| and sleep can soon accustom himself to.
| When man goes on at 8 o'clock one
morning and has to walk a picket
| all day and night, there is not much fun in
| it. Still, some genial fellows turn every
thing into fun, and some Of them can be as
mischievous patroing their Leafs at mid
| night as they can when louuging under
| their tents after the supper hour. Private
Gould OF Troop A is just such character.
Last night he got lonesome and stopped to
lean against post, when Corpl Fleming.
returning from town, slapped him on the
shoulder aud started to pass in.
he DIDN'T GET IN.
"Haltp quickly ordered Gould; "who
| comes thereF
IAN officer" replied the corporal
Advance officer and give the counter.
sign"
! well amt got no countersign. Let me In"
begged Fleming.
Corporal of the guard Post No. s."
| shouted Gould, and he put his hand on
| Corpl. Fleming and held him. When the
officer arrived Gould told him that Fleming
had been annoying him by trying to cross
the line without 8 pass, and the corporal
was yanked up to headquarters.
"If I'd had a rotten egg l should have
busted it on his head" said Corpl. Fleming,
after being arraigned by the officer of the
day,
Capt Thomas Of the Brunswick Light
| Horse Guards has dubbed Private Gould
"Sitting Bull" The story goes that Goud's
military air af ter being aroused from sitting
asleep at his post, suggested the name.
Corp. Foy Of Troop A, who had to be
sent home two DAYS ago on account or ills
ness, returned to camp yesterday morning
and entered the team TO tilt.
Eugene Gilbert, sponsor" returned
from florida yesterday and put in few
hours at Camp Anderson with the Hussars.
he has been shipping vegetables in Florida
at the round sum of cents q crate. That
is, his employee gets cents a crate, the
sponsor gets nothing.
Last night one Of the Wayne Troop was
attracted to the line by the shouts OF
party of soldiers who called for
Corporal OF the guard, como heah.
When the officers reached the line. stumpy
little man stepped out and said "Ofticer
these men have been trying TO cross here
and oaly called you to take charge Of
them. See hold them until you get here.
A sTRAGGLER CAPTURED.
"Come along! come along!" said the of
ficer, while the three pulled back aud be
gau trying to talk. "Come along, l say ;
bIurted out the officer, aud the men were
yanksd In. When they got up to head
quarters. in answer 70 the charges against
them. they explained that they were stand
ing on the line talking aud wore just about
70 turn into their asaS when stunpY littl,
I'sn sries to slip into camp. They thought
: 30 help the 06iusr Of the guard out and they
cAl.sd him out.
Col. Gordon Is ssen less often than any
officer In camp. He remains in his tent OF
iu some Of the tents OF bis staff DISCUSSING
The duties and the best mode of instruotine
the soldisrs. in the afternoon, when the
. officers osil is sounded, every officer il
osmp RESPONDS, and the mon form a cirolt
Z around tbs commanding officer to receive
a Instructions and mako ANY Siua ot report
they desire to n4Rs.
a npEnGnr ot young Insu were I,ut or
h guard duty last night among them Arthur
Wbitehsod OF Troop \. Georgia Hussars
When o superior oiiosr won't around during
the Dight 10 try the men ne found them al
] learning, hut be was particularly pleased
j. with the conduct OF thu Young mem Ger O
Troop a. he remarked - smother office
Q after returning that Whitehead possessed
{ every element Of soldier.
Z The arms Of the Brunswick Light Hors
q Guards are the prettlest and apparently tn
l. best kept in camp Every saber is clea
and every scabbard reflects like mirror
a This company was paid a compliment yes
n terday by being chosen the right compan
IS ~ the regiment The boys feel proud Of il
and their friends fling up their hats an
d shout "Rah for Capt. Thomas troop"
n Maj Ryals sent into Camp Anderson
% yesterday the incest fresh lot OF vegetable
the soldiers have seen this season. Tue boy
. voted the major thousand thanks.