The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-16
ThooPaRs IN zee SADDLE.
The Eussars TO Be I1spected In the
rE Mounted Drill Next Week.

The Eussars TO Be Inspected In the
| ~ Mounted Drill Next Week.
The Georgia Hussars VIII be inspected at
tho Park extension next Monday morning
Feb. p, By lieut.. Salterlse. in the mounted
drill. including the skirmlsh drill. At the
recent inspection OF the Hussars Lieut.. Sat-
terlee expressed desire to see the company
| In its mounted drill, aud as the company
has its annual drill and tilt on Feb. % Capt.
Gordon suggested that be take this oppor-
tnnity 20 inspect the company, which was
accepted by Lieut.. Satterlee.
1 The company will hold its annual tilt at
Ten Brock race course in the afternoon.
The service uniform will be worn at the
| inspection by Lieut.. Satterlee and the COM
pany uniform at the tilt.
The Hussars have recently received forty
carbine boots and the same number of saber
straps. These were secured on tho recon-
mendation of Lieut.. Satterlee aud the re-
quest OF Col. Gordon, commanding tie
Fifth Georgia cavalry, which request was
acceded to by the adjutant general. The
carbine boots serve as holsters for the car
bines and relieve the men Of the worry and
Inconvenience of slinging them by straps
around the shoulders while mounted.
The Saber straps are for the purpose of
fastening the sabers to the saddles as In the
regular army. When the men dismount
for action on foot the saDers are left at
tached to the saddles and the carbine is
used as In infantry. When mounted the
carbine Is slung in the boot out Of the
way.
Five of the companies of the Fifth Geor-
gia cavalry are now equipped with saber
straps and the four companies having car
bines, the Georgia Hussers, the Brunswick
Light Horss Guards, the Mcintosh Light
Dragons and the Wayne Troop, are
equipped with carbine boots.
The Fifth Georgia cavalry has been al
lotted 81 800 as its share of the $11, 900 Of
| the government appropriation coming to
Georgia, which falls due July /. Col. Cor.
don is now considering what acquisitions he
shall make upon the appropriation, SO as to
obtain the things most needed by the vari-
GUS companies of the regiment. Only four
OF the ten companies are supplied with car
bines. Some are not supplied with pistols.
One company has never been furnished
with sabers, and some need saddles. It
would require three times the
amount Of the appropriation appor-
toned to the regiment to fully
equip it with the articles named, 70
say nothing Of haversacks. canteens, blan-
kets and overcoats, of which all the COM
panies stand In need.
Col Gordon is very much pleased with
the result of the recent inspection by Lieut..
| regiment have been inspected with the ex-
ception of the Burke Troop, which will
| probably be inspected next month.
All of the companies showed marked i'm
provement. The mounted drills of the
| country companies were very good, and
most of them showed great improvement In
the dismounted drill.
The city companies made fine showing
| on the disnouDted drill They have better
| opportunities for drilling. in fact, while
| the country troops are much oftener in the
| saddle.
The Burke Troop, which was reported to
| be in danger of going to pieces come time
ago, has pulled itself together and promises
TO be one of the best companies ia the reTi-
ment. 1t is said to be the best mounted
| troop in the regiment.
IL has been Suggested 20 Col. Gordon that
it would be the thing to take the Fifth
Georgia cavalry to the worlds fair IN 1893
1t Is the only regiment of volunteer cavalry
in the United States and as such would at
tract general attention.
Col. Gordon said yesterday that he would
| like nothing better than to do this provided
there was an opportunity to drill the regi-
ment thoroughly before taking it to camp.
| but the last encampment at Savannah had
demonstrated to him the immsnse expense
attendant upon such an undertaking. Ii
there should be general encampment of
| the national guard at the fair at the ex-
| pense OF the general government, including
| transportation to and from the encamp-
ment. he said there would very probably be
| a move made to carry the Fifth Georgia
cavalry to ID. Otherwise 1t was very un-
| likely.
The Georgia boys could show the crowds
at the fair something in the way of fitting
that would make them open their eyes.
They were practicing mounted in the
Park extension last night,