The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-25
CAN'T FIGHT IN GEORGIA.
-Four Troops Of Cavalry to Guard the
Border Line.

Field-The State Line to BE Held
Against the Pugilists-The Troops
Under the Governors Orders at
Waycross-The Rush to See the
Fight.
Georgia's military will be pretty GER
tain to have a hand in the Corbett-
Mitchell fight if there is any attempt to
pull it off this side ofthe Florida line.
No company ever got ready quicker TO
respond to the governors call than did
the Georgia Hussars yesterday. The
first intimation the troopers had that
they were to go on duty was the
publication of Col. Gordon's order in yes
terday's MORNING News, and tonight
four troops of cavalry were speeding to
Charlton county to knock out both Cor
bett and Mitchell, in case they attempt
to violate Gov. Northen's order.
Col. Gordon received orders yesterday
morning to have his troops assembled ats
o'clock at night and to have a special
train at the Savannah, Florida and West
ern railway in readiness for transporting
the men on orders.
At 2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon, how
ever, he received orders to take the $50
O'Clock train out from Savannah, and be-
tween 2 O'Clock and that time all the men
were notified and were at the Hussars
armory. They were uniformed in few
minutes and were on their way to the
depot. Each man carried his carbine and
pistol and two days rations.
1t was Just one hour between the time
the last man was notified and the time
the troop reached the depot. They had
special car attached to the regular night
train.
WENT OFF LIKE VETERANS.
Owing to the fact that 1t was not gen
orally known that the order had been is
sued, changing the time of departure
from o'clock to 80 O'Clock, there was
only small crowd at the armory to see
the Hussars of. The HCssars gathered
very quietly, and occupied but little time
in getting in readiness. At AS Sergeant
Postell ordered the men to fall In. They
formed promptly in line on Liberty street
in front of the armory. They
wore the regulation uniform
with heavy gray oVerCoats. Their Sabers
were left behind and the men only carried
carbines and pistols Each man had
forty rounds Of ammunition.
At 1920 o'clock Capt. Gordon gave the
command "Fours right, march" and the
Hussars marched down Liberty street in
common time.
There was no brass band and no hurrah,
and the departure was very quiet. Quite
number gathered at the Hussars
armory after supper, expecting to witness
the departure of the company They were
surprised to find it had already gone
There is no question that a big crowd
would have turned out TO witness the de-
parture had the time been generally
Lrnnuru (lna thing 10 CarfaTn Savannah
will be represented at the fight If it takes
place in Georgia, Col. Gordon will see TO
that
ROSTER OF THE MEN.
The men who went are:
Capt. Bieme Gordon.
Lieuts. Gaillard, Minis and McAlpin.
Sergt's. Postell, Blois, West and Harri-
son.
Corps. Constantine, Pritchard, Elliott
and Gordon.
Privates Ellington, Broughton, Davis,
Gibbes, Green, Gilbert, Gordon, Good
win, Harrison, J. F. Harrison, Hammock
Hull, r. NJ. Hunter, Z. Hunter w. John
son, Keller, Lundy, Lewiston, Mcleod,
Martin, Quantock, Sillverberg, Watkins,
Strobhar, Whitehead, Secretary Merri-
hew and Bugler J. Steinbach ofthe staff
Col w w Gordon, Mai. p. w. Mel
drim, Maj. 7. S. Wyly, Surgeon Brandt,
Quartermaster Sergeant Eichberg, Com
missary Sergeant w. Hunter and Veteran
Member Tom Ballantyne accompanied
the troop.
Col. Gordon could say no more than
that he was TO report TO the governor at
WaycrosS with the four troops b. /. and
L. on the line of the Savannah, Florida
and Western. Where they were to be or
dered to go he could not say. He said
however, that the governor had a special
engine and cars at Waycross in readiness,
and he thought the two cars in which the
troops left Savannah would be detached
from the train and taken on the special
TO be sent where he ordered.
A special TO the MORNING News from
Jesup, says Troop B, in command of
Capt. B. Fraser with twenty-five men
boarded the train at Mcintosh.
The Hussars cheered the Liberty Troop
loudly as the men climbed into their
coach. Eight more men of Troop got
on at Walthourville.
Troop b got on at Johnston Station in
command of Capt. ]. W. Hughes with
twelve men, and Troop got on at Jesup,
in command Of Capt Clark, with about
twenty men. All the men were in good
spirits, and each troop was loudly cheered
as it passed
THE GOVERNORS PROBABLE REASONS.
The fact of Gov. Northen having
changed the orders and called the troops
Wv CoA4iSA tAAeAl was CApSCttu AUS 10 In6
belief that he has had some private in-
formation that an attempt would be made
to bring the fight across the line The
special train has been here in readiness
waiting his orders all day, and he has
been keeping the wires hot with messages
in all directions. Gov Northen is I'M
doubtedly strongly imbued with the idea
that the sports are going TO buck the
Georgia line, and he is going to try the
flying wedge for gain towards the Florida
goal The consultation had lasted nearly
an hour when Sergt. Brandt came down
and ordered the baggage transferred at
once TO the special train, which was
steamed up and in readiness. The Hus-
sars left with only five rounds of ammu-
milton each. Some of them through mis-
take took from the armory fiveof the short
range target cartridges which will carry
ball about 100 yards, all told, but they
are in blissful ignorance of their de-
fenseless condition. The county troops,
however, boarded the train for business,
and each of them carried forty rounds of
ammunition. Mai. Meldrin unfortu-
nately broke his glasses on the way down
but decided, after consultation with his
colleagues, not TO retire from the con-
fict.
PULLING TELEGRAMs.
Waycross, Ga, Jan. %, 2 a. m.-The
conference has not been concluded vet