The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-21
THE QUOTA OBTAINED.
THE REGIMENT TO LEAVE FOR
GRIFFIN MONDAY NIGHT.

Life Among the Peach Orchards OF
Camp Northen to Begin Next Tues
day Morning-The Regimental Off,
GERS to Carry Their Wives-The
Guards Preparation s-Everythin in
Readipe ss for the Soldiers to Move IN.
At meeting Of the officers Of the First
Volunteer regiment last night, it was de-
cided to go to Camp Northen via the Cen
tral railroad. The officers were offered the
choice Of two routes. the Central and the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia. The
Central being few miles shorter and a
more direct route It was selected on account
of greater convenience in transporting the
troops. Passenger Agent Hsrdwick has
arranged a special train TO transport
the regiment. It will leave here at
$50 o'clock Monday night, arriving
IN Griffin at 5 o'clock the next morning.
The train will be composed OF three or four
regular passenger coaches. three sleepers
and q car for horses of the officers
The officers have decided 20 carry up their
horses from Savannah. rather than run the
risk of getting unsatisfactory animals at
Griffin. The officers we're put to great in
convenience last year at Chattanooga on
this account
THE FULL QUOTA OBTAINED.
The commanders of all the companies re-
ported that they had secured their full
quota Of men and some Of them few more
than the required number. None Of the
companies will carry as full ranks this year
as last, however.
Most of the company commanders had TO
make an energetic personal canvass of their
men TO secure the required number.
There seemed to be reluctance on the
part Of employers 30 allow their employees
to- go.
The encampment begins rather early in
the season this year, and the men of the
First regiment are compelled to 60 IN before
the beginning of the dull season. 1t being
the latter part Of the month also makes IL
harder on those employed in business offices
TO get away. The companies will average
very little above the minimum.
COL. REILLY's ORDER.
Col. Reilly prepared the following order
20 the regiment last night:
HDQs FIRST VOLUNTEER REGIMENT OF Ga.
SAVANNAH, GA, May 20, 1899.
/. The several companies of the regiment
will assemble at the armory fully armed and
equipped for camp, in blue flannel shirts and
leggins, with blanket bags and overcoats
rolled, at 9l5 O'Clock, city time, on Monday
evening, May %, prepared to take the train at
the Central railroad depot for Camp Northern
at 10 O'Clock, city time
2. All baggage for camp will be at the cotton
yard of the Central railroad on West Broad
street not later than 5 p. M, city time, Satur
day, May2l.
g. The detachments of cooks and quarter
master or commissary detail from each com
pany will leave by the regular passenger train
on the Central railroad at s35, standard time,
on Sunday evening, May %
a. AS Lieut. K. g. Gaillard, the adjutant of
the regiment is unable TO accompany the regi-
ment TO camp, Lieut. NJ. A O'Byrne is hereby
detailed TO act as adjutant OF the regiment
while in camp, aud will be obeyed and respect d
accordingly. By order
Lieutenant Colonel Commanding.
ROBERT G. GAILLARD,
LIST Lieut.. and Adjt
The companies have only three days now
in which to prepare for camp, ana it will
require active preparation on the part of
the men to get everything in readiness for
their departure.
THE GUARDS PREPARING.
The Guards are holding battalion drills
once week and company drills twice a
week. They have a more convenient time
to so into camp-the second week In June
and do not anticipate eny difficulty in seour-
ing full quota OF their three companies
The officers are very anxious that the bat
TALON should have a full representation,
however.
Capt Edward Field, commanding Battery
L. of the Fourth artillery, accompanied by
Lieut.. William l.. Henley, Jr., and Lieut..
Thomas B. Lamoreaux of the Fourth ar
tillery, and fifty-eight men have been or
dered to report for duty at Camp Northen.
Capt. Fields battery OF United States regu-
lars is designed for an object lesson to the
volunteers, and Capt. Field himself is the
Instructor Of the camp in battalion drills.
Lieut.. Henley will be instructor of the guard
and Lieut.. Lamoreaux instructor in the
school OF the soldier" and the school OF
the company" Lieut.. Haynes is detailed
for special duty, and ordered 90 report to
the governor as member Of his staff.
PREPARATIONS AT THE CAMP.
Camp Northen is now ready for occu-
pancy by the state militia. The tents In
even rows, with graded walks between.
presenting the appearance Of a miniature
city Of so many neat white cottages, are al
ready UP.
The electric lights are ready. and plentv
OF them have been put up TO light the en-
eampment brilliantly. Col. Herse, who has
been experimenting the construction of the
lights, has been using the tallest poles OBJ
tatnable for the lights, and they can be
easily seen from Atlanta when the encamp-
ment is Lit up.
All OF the material and equipment used at
Chieksmauga last year which could posi-
Oily be used at Camp Northen, hos been
shipped to the new camp and has been put
IN place under the supervision Of Sergt
keenan, of Atlanta who has been assisting
Col. West The tall flag pole was shipped
from Camp Chickamauga, and it took two
cars to carry it.
The prospect for genuine military dis
cipline has encouraged soma of the more
enterprising of the volunteers to undertake
sucn serious work as a practice march of
eighty miles aud back. This is what the
Rome Light Guards, under Capt. Daniel,
are thinking about, and the military au-
thoritles are giving them all the encourage.
ment they want This will not be during
encampment, for there is only one week of
camp life for each regiment, and company
cannot afford to spend two or three DAYS of
the time on the road. This practice march
will come later in the season.