The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-18
HARDSHIPS OF THE CAMP.
MANY OF THE MEN NOT ANXIOUS
FOR ANY MORE OF IT.

diers-Gov. Northen's Visit a Break
in the Monotony-A Strict Inspection
by the Regular Army Officers.
GRIFFIN, GA. June 17.-Camp Northen
has gotten thoroughly down to routine now,
and the boys are beginning to realize that
soldering is no funny business, but includes
several hours day of the hardest kind of
| work. The strictest regulation disci pline pre-
walls now-in fact, so strict some Of the boys
have concluded that they were not cut out
for soldiers anyway and are vowing that
| they will never go into another camp. To
| put in twenty four hours on stretch on
| guard duty, two hours on and four hour s
| OFF, and under restraint the whole time, is q
| little too much, and the men who are not on
| guard duty are not much better off. Get
| up in the morning at o'clock,
assembly and roll call at $40; hard tack
and coffee at 5:l5; battalion and company
| drill for an hour; breakfast at $780, police
| the camps clean up tents, polish guns aud ao-
| courterments for inspection; occasional COM
| pany drill; dinner; more police work and
more drilling; get ready for dress parade
| and review; after parade supper, and then
most Of the men are tired enough to go to
bed and are glad to put in full nights
| sleep. The hard work has almost taken the
| sport out of the bops, aud to hear of one of
| them endeavoring to take possession Of the
| town IS something rare.
| CAMP jokes SCARCE.
| The hard work makes camp life monot-
| onous, and there is little news except few
| camp jokes, and they are scarce. The
| officers seem to have made firm decision
| TO put the Third battalion, and the other
| troops as well, through q weeks training
| that they will not forget soon. The strict
| discipline of the Guards battalion is highly
| complimented by the army officers. Some
| of the Guards were little offended at the
statement which appeared in the MORNING
NEWS of yesterday that they made poor
| records at the targets because If too much
| sport the night previous. AS a matter OF
| fact, this was only intended as a hit at two
| or three, and the fine records were pointed
| out to-day as showing that the shooting
| was generally above the average. The chief
| difficulty was with the Burlington sight. to
which the Guards were uuaccustomed, most
OF the guns being fitted with the Buckham
| sight
All the men here are losing flesh from the
| heat and hard work, though they are as
| healthy as a lot Of wild horses. The last
three days of camp will seem twice as long
as the first three days.
GOV. NoRTHKN's VISIT.
The events of to-day were the visit Of
Gov. Northen TO camp and the inspec ton of
| the battalion in company quarters by Capt.
Smith of the United States artillery. Gov.
| Northen arrived in Griffin at 80 O'Clock
in the morning, but did not come out to
camp until 4:30 o'clock this afternoon, the
| time appointed for his reception. Lieut..
| Burdell and the guard detail OF the Third
battalion were on duty at the time at the
two main entrances to the camp. Turnout
| the guard. Governor of the state.n sang out
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came out in sight. At the same moment
the report OF two guns Of the Atlanta Artil-
lery announced the governors approach to
the camp. The Guards fell in and come to
q present as the governor rode past. Gov.
Northen was mounted on a fine horse and
made good figure on horseback. He re-
turned the salute of the Guards promptly.
Gov. Northern was received by Lieut.. Col.
Garrard and the officers of the staff and es-
corted to tho headquarters of the command
ant. After short stay here and the recep-
ton of the governor by the officers of both
the regular and state troops, the party pro-
| ceeded on trip Of inspection Of the camp,
including the rife range, where the governor
watched the camp firing in progress. The
| entire camp was inspected. The tour was
completed just as the troops were forming
for dress parade. The usual dress parade
was gone through with, the only difference
being the passing in review before the gov
ernor and his party. The governor then
returned to Col. Garrard's tent, where q
half-hour was spent in informal discussion
Of the camp. Gov. Northen spoke very
highly of the condition In which he found
| the camp, and especially praised the strict
discipline enforced. GOV. Northen was the
| guest OF w. J. Kincaid of Griffin during
| the day.
| CAPT. SMITHS INSPECTION.
The camp Inspection of Capt. Smith was
I'LL
men spent three solid hours in preparation
| for it and then discovered that they had
| forgotten many things. LieutS Palmer,
| Kenly and Lawton, U. 8. A., preceded
| Capt. Smith, directing the men in their
| preparation and instructing them how to
| properly prepare their tents for the in
| spection. The courteous and pleasant man
| ner of these officers in giving their instruc-
tions was especially noticed by the men and
| their instructions were carefully observed.
| Each company was taken in turn by Capt.
| Smith. A severe inspection of men, arms,
| accouterments, camp, quarters, mess halls
| and kitchens, was made. Each company
| inspection occupied over an hour. Capt.
| Smith made many structures upon the con-
| dition of the arms aud accouterments and
| some of the best found there were
a good many things they did
| not know. Privately it is understood
| he complementsd the officers upon the con-
! dltlOn or AFFAIRS In the battalion. Ii was
the most trying ordeal of the camp to the
men and most of them went to bed early
tonight. Tho battalion was relieved from
guard duty during the inspection. The
FIRST battalion will be inspected tomorrow.
heavy thunder storm came up just
after dinner to-day and a washing rain fell
for nearly an hour, flooding the company
streets aud driving everybody to their
tents. 1t made things pleasant for the
| governors visit however
Mrs. William Garrard, Mrs. Mon
tague. Mrs. Heman Charlton, Miss Law
ton, Miss Sudie Lawton, Miss Vida Flem-
ing and Miss Ruthie Stewart of Savannah
are visiting friends in Griffin, and are seen
at the camp daily, where they are always
given a pleasant reception. The tent occu-
pied by Privates Rockwell and Anderson
was awarded the prize offered in Company
B for the neatest and most correctly ar
ranged tent. No prizes were offered in any
other company.
Adjt. Gen. Hall, Quartermaster General
| West, Col. Boyd, Col. Wilson and Col.
Stovan were the only members Of the gov
ernor's staff present to-day
ORLANDOS MEMORIAL DAY.
A Reunion of Confederate Veterans