The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-12
MORE TROOPS FOR CAMP.
The Regiment and Artillery Will DC
Cupy Tents Next Week.

The First Georgia and the Chathams
TO Leave for Camp Northen Sunday
Night over goo strong-Col Mercer
to be Commandant of the Camp.
Col. Reilly to Command the ReRi-
ment- Final Preparations Now Being
Made-The Hussars to Arrive Home
Sunday Morning.
The First Georgia regiment and the
Chatham Artillery will enter Camp
Northen, Monday, for a ten days stay.
They win have for company the Third
Georgia Regiment, Col. Jones, and the At
lanta Artillery. This arrangement will
bring the only two artillery companies in
the state, into'camp at the same time. Both
will carry their guns, but neither will
carry horses.
The Fifth Georgia cavalry viii break
camp Saturday afternoon, returning home
Saturday night. The Hussars will ar
rive in Savannah about 9 o'clock Sunday
morning
The companies of the First Georgia
regiment are now making their prepare
tions for departure. Lieut. Col Peter
Reilly has sufficiently recovered from
his recent illness to be able
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self actively to the arrangements.
He will be in command of the regiment
during the encampment,as Col. Mercer, by
reason of his rank as senior colonel, win
be cOmmandant Of the camp. Col. Reilly
is d thorough military man and no detail
OF the work escapes his attention,
TO CARRY 200 MEN.
Col Reilly expects to carry from $50 TO
200 men to camp. Each of the five com
panies will carry from thirty to forty men
The minimum limit this year is 25 and
the maximum As men that company
may carry to camp. Judging from the
expressions Of officers yesterday none of
the Savannah companies will carry the
maximum. The Cadets expected to do
so, but several things have occurred to
prevent men who had agreed to go from
doing So Lieutenant Lowell said yester-
day that the company will carry between
80 and 40 men, perhaps more.
THE CADETS PLANS.
The Cadets held meeting last night
to receive instructions for their prepare
tions for camp. Capt. Brooks returned
last night from Camp Northen,
where he spent the day. and gave his boys
the benefit Of his observation upon the
conduct of affairs there
The Cadets will go in as usual with the
disciplined company of the year The Of
ticers of some of the other companies are
talking a little blue about getting the
required number of men. 1t is only talk,
however They do it every year. and the
men always come forward in time. There
are several things that tend to
cut down the size of the companies
at camp this year, however. Many of the
men intend going TO the worlds fair and
do not feel that they can spare the time
Tor both camp and fair. Others do not
wish TO sacrifice their summer vacations,
as would be the case if they went to
camp. Another very important obstacle
IS the present ticklish state of financial
affairs Men do not care to risk their
jobs by asking for leave of absence just
at present.
THE TEN DAYS REQUIREMENT.
Col Reilly does not think the ten days
stay required this year has tendency
to prevent men from going to camp. but
rather the contrary, as he thinks that
men who are willing to go to camp had
rather spend ten days there than seven.
The Central railroad is making ar
engagements to transport the First regi-
ment and the ChathamS in good shape.
The Artillery's guns, quartermasters'
supplies, horses of officers, cooks
and servants will be taken up to
and the Artillery will leave the city Sun
day night and will arrive at Camp North
en- early Monday morning They will not
have to put up their tents in the hot sun
as was the case with the Fifth Georgia
cavalry, as they have the advantage of
occupying the tents already standing
The cavalry expected to arrive in camp
in time to put up their tents in the cool
of the morning, but were delayed a couple
of hours in leaving Savannah by the fail
ure of the Savannah, Florida and West
ern train to make connections as expect
ed
THE THIRD REGIMENT.
The Third Georgia regiment, which
will be in camp with the Savannah
troops, is composed entirely of companies
from the upper section of the state, chief
ly from along the line of the Georgia
railroad They have been in camp with
the First regiment before. Major
Schwarz expects to accompany the First
regiment to camp, and in case of the in
disposition of Col. Reilly he would take
command. Capt. Flannery is senior cap
tain and next in command. Lieutenant
NJ. A. O'Byrne will be acting adiutant
| during the encampment, Adjutant Gail
lard being unable to leave the city on
! account of business duties The regi-
mental board of officers will meet TO-
night to make final arrangements
1t is probable that the next time the
First Georgia regiment enters camp il will
be composed of more than five companies.
The POoler Light Infantry, theKell Rifles
of Statesboro and the Rifles of Sanders
vile have been lately received into the
state troops. They are uniformed but
not yet armed and equipped. Col. Reilly
is interesting himself to this end and it
is probable that they will soon be fully
equipped. It is tolerably certain that
! they will be added to the First Georgia
regiment. This would give the regiment
! eight companies which is about the aver
age strength Of the requirements of the
| state.
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