The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-09
LIFE IN CAMP NORTHERN.
The HuSSaIS Reinforced BY Several
New Arrivals.


Honor of Conveying the RegimentaI
Flag For the Ensuing Year.
Griffin. Ga. July s.-The Georgia Hus-
sars were reinforced to-day by the ar1iv-
al Of some new men. They had already
quite good company, but now the roster
is larger The HUssars are about the best
drilled company in camp among cavalry
and make a good appearance They move
with a snap. showing that they have
drilled before, which is more than can be
said of all the companies in camp.
1t was somewhat amusing to
see a certain captain drilling a squad
He would say one thing and they would
do another After being worried not a
little he exclaimed Thunder and light
nngi" Some Of the men had meyer seen
a carbiue till they came TO camp. They
will learn a few things before they leave.
They are pretty well up on the duties of
the guard now.
Col A }. West is expected down to-
morrow. His presence will be an inspira
ton TO the men.
The amateur photographers have taken
the camp. Several are, here and are
shooting at everything on the grounds.
One of the noticeable features Of this
years encampment is the absence of
liquor. So far there has not been a
drunken man IN the camp. This is a
great Improvement over last year.
RAIN AT DRESS PARADE.
This afternoon while the troops were
on dress parade d hard rain fell, which
they stood for a while but soon the Off
GERS gave the comm and to break for the
tents and in double quick time they came
in, though nearly drenched. Some of the
fat captains looked quite ludicrous max
ing such terrible efforts to run
On the rifle range to-day Capt Frazer
of Troop b, led the shooting, making a
total of 80 points out of 80 He viii have
a chance from the 500 yard mark.
Capt Clark Of Company !, from Jesup,
will be officer of the day tomorrow, with
Lieut.. Minis of Troop A, as officer of the
guards.
Tomorrow viii be a dull day in camp,
and the men viii en- OF a days rest. The
only exercises will be guard mounting in
the morning and religious services at II
o'clock, led by Rev r. w. Way of the
Liberty Independent troop He is the
only preacher in camp. The Young
Mems Christian Association, of Griffin,
have secured him to speak in the after
noon, and all the soldiers will be well
coined
One of the most delightful things at
camp 10 bilC ltlt'eL otl vi JIG DdllAA every
day at 10 o'clock. One of the most gen
ial men in camp is Editor Il. NJ. Martin,
of Troop b. In the newspaper line he is
doing great things for his section. His
company is the second oldest military
organization in the union, the Black
Horse Guards OF Massachusetts, being
the oldest.
The regimental flag was this afternoon
awarded TO Company | of Jcsup, as being
tho host drilled i'm tho Fifth
Georgia Regiment of cavalry. They car
~ it one year.
UNDER BRoILING SUN.
The camp has been very warm and, in
fact, some of the men, who were not ac-
customed to being out in the sun, came
near giving out at first Bat now, after
the rain, everything is as cool and fresh
as could be expected While the
ground may be little muddy, yet
mud on a cool day, is preferable
to hard ground on hot one. There is
remarkably little sickness in camp,
taking into consideration the number
present. There was only one man in the
hospital yesterday, and he was not very
sick. A change of climate and the hot
sun, of course produced some little sick
ness, but it soon passed away. The hos
pital is nicely arranged, with good cots
plenty of water and stewards to wait
upon the sick The doctor in charge
is careful and seems to be
in every particular qualified for camp
physician. A regular hospital flag, about
Ak feet, floats from the top of the build
ing. 1t is white, with red cross in the
center.
MISS THEIR HORSES.
The camp would no doubt be much
fuller had the troops been mounted.
Most of the men are farmers and they
came to camp dismounted reluctantly, and
some did not come ataQ. They have learned
to drill mounted, and a great many
of the infantry movements are entirely
new to them. Then the enlistment ex-
pired about the first of April, and the
fact that cavalrymen would go to camps
dismounted caused a good many old mem
bers not to re-enlist Some companies
have lost as many as twenty men from
failure to re-enliSt However, all the
| companies have the minimum number of
men and some are quite full. Those that
| are here are glad that they came, because
they are learning more about military
affairs than they ever knew before.
A FIRE IN CAMPS.
A small fire broke out in the hospital
tents last night, but it was eXtinguished
before any damage was done
Guard mounting took place this morn
| ing at o'clock. Capt. Jones, OF Troop
| II, Is officer of the day, and
Lieut. VIM M Fulcher, of The
First Battalion, is officer of the
I guard, with Lieut.. D. NJ Smith super
uumerary officer of the guard Guard
mount is one of the most impressive and
/ beautiful exercises of the whole camp
routine. In active warfare the guards
are the sentinels who, on the outer skirts
of the camping grounds, watch the APP
proach of the enemy. Much Importance
/ is attached the duty of the guard. so
much so, that when found neglecting his
| duty, he is punished with death Guard
mounting is now going on.
| Private r. l.. Eishbacl1, Of Jesup, tells
/ a good one on himself He SAYS while
/ taking a shower bath he began TO strangle
/ and at once began trying to shut of the
/ water, all the time standing under the
I'stredm The stop cock wouldn't work
/ and there he was taking it all nearly
| stranglcd to death. He WoJld have been
/ there Vet trying TO stop that cold wa
/ ter had not a friend came to his
rescue OF all the musicians
! in camp, Sergeant Patrick Of troop ID.
/ from Scrcven takes the cake when it
I comes to singing. He has a good round
4 voice and when he begins ON that favorite
( of his The Picket House by the lane.
/ lis erect is paralviug II will before
/ long be as famous as Judge Newsom' $
/ Lone Rock by the Sea" The sergeant
/ is An old Nafpls9D b1 viptr -n.,.