The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-12
WITH THE SOLDIER BOYS.
Rifle Practice and Drills, and a Little
Fried Chicken.

Joke AT NlN r iIa-lAet- va AZ IA q A'f-NN--
lee-The Baseball Fever In Camp.
The Hussars Keeping Up Their Re
rnarkable Record at the Butts.
Grimm Ga. July ll.-Whue wandering
among the sea of tents the MoRNING
NEWS correspondent met Capt. Green
o5rb of the United States army. He is
an afable gentleman He showed the
newspaper representative 1t. Satterioe
and company composed of rocks. IL was
simply burlesque of Capt. Greenough S
practical demonstration. The captain
made from pins and match stems com
bined with glue and red flannel men TO
represent the movements Of soldiers
while on field duty Crowds gathered
around TO enjoy look at 1t. Satterlee's
company of rocks formed into regiments.
Capt. Greenough is of the United States
army and is general inspector Of the
camps.
The base ball fever is raging in Griffin.
Yesterday evening the Kimbrough nine
defeated a combination nine selected from
the Waynesboro and Augusta companies.
The game was an interesting one Davis
and Hall formed the battery of Griffin.
The visitors We're outplayed at every
point. The score was y to
S. M. Rosser of Eatonton. a member of
the Putnam Rifles, is on visit TO j. NJ.
Kimbrough.
sKIRNIIsH FIRING.
Skirmish firing has begun, and pretty
sight it is too, as well as fine training
for the shooters Lieut.. Frank G. Maui
din. of the Third United States Artillery
has charge of this department, and he is
doing superior work The men be
gin at the 500 yard range, nine
strong, and fire, then run about
100 yards and fire again, some
standing, some reclining and some lay fiat
on the ground, and this continues till the
targets are reached The targets are
mixtures of real men in black a on white
background, about which are large white
figures. In a trench just in front are the
markers, who signal the shots TO the
scorers. This is one of the prettiest
pieces of work yet done, and looks more
like genuine warfare
= A funny occurrence happened to one of
the adjutants to-day When the adju-
tants are mounted the commanding adju-
tant gives the command officers front
and center gallop march The officers
happened not TO be mounted this time,
however, but they had to get move on
them and gallon to center. Some of the
men in camp have begun TO get a little
homesick and have made application to
90 under the disguise of business, but it
seems. as though they will be compelled
TO remain in camp till the time is out.
They failed to get transportation, and as
most of them live quite distance it is
likely that business will call them to
stay in camp.
THE NEWS HEADQUARTERS.
The most commander Col Gordon has
given the MORNING News correspondent
headquarters on the camp grounds, and
he is now snugly fixed up and is at home
TO the friends both of himself and the pa
per he represents.
The Hussars have done themselves
proud today-they have done something
never before accomplished by any mill
tary organization in the history of Geor-
gia They have a man who made for
himself today a military reputation that
is enviable He made a score on
the rifle range of 10 and won
the sharpshooters prize without
going back to the 500 yard mark Lieu
tenant Satterlee remarked that this had
never been accomplished before in Geor-
gia That mans name is Francis
Cheatam Wilson and he is tonight the
toast of the Hussars. The following have
won marksman's buttons: j. G. POstell,
w II. Harrison, w. G.. Hull, Thomas
I1uutCI. IL II. lEdllNA anu INtE lllltilb dl
Quartermaster Sergeant A. $. Eichberg,
who is also a member of Troop A. w w.
Gordon Jr., of troop A, came within one
point of getting marksman's button
and Sergeant POstell has only to make
6 points out of 25 at 900 yards to
qualify for a sharpshooter's medal,
which he is almost certain to make. DR.
Keller says the reason he did not get a
button is that the markers were against
him and would not count what he put in
the bulls eye. Private Nelson of Troop
A was appointed orderly to the colonel
J. 7. Shruptrine went home to-day on
account of sickness.
Capt Fraser was officer of the day and
Lieut.. Fleming officer of the guard. The
dress parade this afternoon was witness
ed by the largest crowd yet.
OPENING OF THE DAY.
To-day began asusual with routine bus
fness, company drills, squad drills, guard
amounting and shooting on the rife range
rhe sun shone hot, and the day was one
of the warmest yet experienced. How
ever, the heat does not seem so intense
now, as the soldiers are becoming accus-
toned to it.
This morning at guard mounting the
crowd was not so large as heretofore,
though quite a number Of the citizens
came out. Large crowds generally come
out in the afternoons, as the stores close
at 6 o'clock and the boys can get of. The
band this morning played After the
Ball" and the audience was apprecia.
tive.
1t seems that Capt.Kenan failed to en-
soy some of the good things he had been
anticipating. Some of the other men like
chicken also, so last night they went
round to the headquarters of the chicken
department, and, taking in the situation,
took the chickens in also; and when the
captain awoke he found that while he
slept his chickens had flown.
Fruit is getting plentiful and the sol
diers are enjoying some of the famous
middle Georgia peaches aud grapes.
Tonight the Gem City German club
will give one of their delightful germans
out at Lyndon park. Those of the sol
dlers who are so fortunate as 10 get invi
tatiOns can count themselves as hOnored
The Atlanta military band will furnish
the music While the dance is not given tc
the soldiers especially, no doubt quite a
number will attend.
The time for shooting from the 50C
yard range has come, and the best shot
among the various companies will soon be
known. 1t Is not so easy to hit the BULLS
eye from 1the 500-yard- and. nc
doubt, the company that is now ahead
will be in the lead when the shooting is
finished. If so, the crack companyof last