The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-10
GUARDING TIE ARMORIES.
The Military Keeping Watch Over the
States Property.

ing the Time.
The MORNING News reporter made
tour of the armories yesterday
with view to ascertaining what prepar-
atoms are being made for the defensive
side Of the question that is just now agi-
tatiug the city
Every armory and arsenal was found
under guard, with ammunition enough on
hand 10 cope with any regiment, organ
lied or unorganized, that might see fit to
attack it. Armed sentinels chased away
weary hours guarding sally ports and all
approaches to the arsenals and store
houses, while the relief guard passed
away the time between sleeping, reading
the newspapers and watching the pass
ers-by.
When it became generally known that
there was danger of riot in the city the
officers in command of the military organ
izations came to the conclusion that the
proper course to pursue for the time be-
ing was 70 guard the property of the state
of which they were in charge. The mill
tary has had no orders from any source
outside of their own organizations, and
purpos e, as yet, than by their own COM
manders to watch and protect the states
property.
AT THE REGIMENTAL ARMoRY.
Three sentinels were on duty all of yes
terday at the regimental armory, and
with the approach Of night fourth was
added TO the list TO afford additional pro-
lection and make things more secure.
Saturday, the FIRST day OF the guard,
the Blues were in charge under command
of Lieut.. Gaudry. There were about six
teen or eighteen men present, and the
sentinels took turns of an hour
and half on and three hours
of. Eight O'Clock Saturday night
ended the first tour of duty, and eighteen
men from the Greens in command of
Lieut.. Gleason took charge. Lieut.
Schwarz, with detachment from the
German Volunteers, was in charge during
the day yesterday, and last night a de-
tachment from the Cadets in command of
Lieut.. Nell, held the armory against all
would-be invaders.
Pooler, too, is in for siege, and this
morning detachment from the Light In
fantry Of that enterprising suburb will
arrive on the Central train in charge of
Lieut.. Simmons. To-day is Pooler's turn
on guard, and tonight Lieut.. Rockwell,
WIN q DGIdNuulEub lLOuA buG Akl6LuOfDe
Light Infantry, will hold the fort. The
boys are making the best of it, and with
tour of twelve hours for each detach-
ment they find it pretty hard to pass
away the time.
THE GUARDS on DUTY.
Beginning Saturday morning the Sa-
vannah Volunteer Guards have been
keeping a detachment of eighteen men on
duty, changing them every twelve hours.
Three prlyates and a non-commissioned
officer are selected from each company,
and two commissioned officers are placed
in charge. Capt. L. $. Wylly of company
ID was in command Saturday untilSS
O'Clock p. m, when he turned the armory
over to Capt w. w. Williamson of com
pany A. Yesterday-it was in charge of
Lieut.. Murray Screven, last night in
charge of Lieut. II. H. Bacon, and to-day
Lieut.. H. 7. Moore will be in command.
The large parlor in the Bull and Charl-
ton street corner of the building has been. j
turned into guard house, and the relief
guard is kept under strict military
orders. One sentinel guards the Bull
street entrance, another the Charlton
street entrance, and third was placed at
the guard house door to prevent the men
who were held for relief from taking ad-
vantage of that very necessary adjunct of
the club-the dispensary. The relief men
oHChb blAD 10y SbuN9 lux Lilt On DLGSSlOHS on
the faces of their fellow comrades, and
trying to figure out how long it would be
before they could get of.
GOT THEIR AMMUNITION.
The Guards had run rather low on am
munition and 500 rounds, which were
ordered from Atlanta, arrived last night
and was taken to the armory. The quar-
ters of the officer in command had the APP
pearance of a miniature arsenal, there
being about 500 rounds on hand ready for
use. Every man carried five rounds in
his belt, and the men looked as if ready
for anything That might turn up.
A gayer and more light-hearted crew
held the fort at the Hussars armory.
The HussArs arsenal is reached only by a
labyrinthian passage, and it takes a much
smaller force to afford the protection
needed. This armory has been under
guard since Friday night, the men tax
ing tours of only four hours for
each detachment. The detachments
consisted of only three privates
and non-commissioned officer
mel. -Four carblnes were stacked on the
rack in the hall, and the rest Of the guard
spent the hours telling "reminiscences of
the last great struggle in which the com
mand took part, familiarly known as the
Waycross war. Private Merrihew and
others RECALLED the guards with stories of
scenes and "reminiscences of that en-
counter which, hitherto, have been known
only TO a select few. Up to last night the
entire company had been gone through
with, as all the men are not in tie city.
some OF them being away on the Seagirt
expedition and others out of the city for
their summer vacations.
THE GALATIANS on GUARD.
The Chatham Artillery headquarters
was by no means left unprotected Sergt.
II. 5. Colding was in charge yesterday
with detachment OF six men. The de- |
taChments are serving tours of twelve [
hours each. The guard was put in
charge Saturday morning. The officer |
In charge said yesterday they were |
ready for any sort Of crowd that might |
come along The Ratling gun is in good /
shape. there is plenty of ammunition on
hand and an attacking party would meet
with warm reception. The state has
not given us any guns, he said, but we
have obtained lot Ct Winchesters aud |
pistols and are ready Tor any emergency.
Thus IL will probably be kept up until /
all danger OF "a riot or serious trouble has
passed. The military men on duty are
all anxious for any news Of developments
from the scene of operations, and while
they do not think now they will be called
out, they are ready and waiting for some
thing TO turn up.