The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-20
CADETS SHOOT AT TYBEE.
The Soldiers Make a Pretty Sight on
The Beach.

The Target Practice at the Whselmen's
Range in the Morning-The Skirmish
Shoot at Tybee Witnessed by Crowds
of People-The Scores Good.
The Savannah Cadets turned out forty
two men and three commissioned officers
yesterday for their special shoot, which
was held by permission of the adjutant
general outside of the state range.
The target practice was held at Wheel
mems park, where the company was
taken in the morning shortly after z
o'clock. Five rounds each were fired at
the 200, 300, 500 and 600 yard ranges. The
practice could not be completed, however,
in time to catch the 2 30 train for Tybee,
and six or eight Of the men will complete
their work on the 800 and 600 yard ranges
next Saturday.
AT THE SEA SHORE.
The skirmish shoot at Tybee took place
on the south end of the island and was
witnessed by a large number Of the
friend >of the company who went down
There were ten groups of the silhouette
figures, each composed Of one standing
figure counting three, one kneeling figure
counting four and one prone figure count
ing five.
Each group was numbered and in max
ing the run each man had a number as
signed to him. The company commenced
at 900 yards distance and approa ched
within 200 yards, and then went
back to 6O0. The men march
forward, being halted lat intervals
and have to estimate the distance. At
each halt one shot is fired and there were
five halts going forward and five return
ing. At the halt each man has to esti-
mate the distance, load his piece and fire
within thirty seconds. Failure to fire
within that time takes five points from
the total score.
THE SCORES.
The shoot was under the direction Of
Capt. w. N. Nichols, inspector of rife
practice, First regiment Georgia infantry.
Among the best scores made were the
following: Private Il. G. Fetzer, Jr, % at
200 yards, % at 300 yards, IS at 500 yarus,
Is at 800 yards and 20 on the skirmish
drill. The possible scores are 25 each on
the 200, 300 and 600-yard targets and so
each on the 500-yard target and on the
skirmish shooting. Private j. G. Ennis
made 20 at 200, 20 at 300, IS at 500, II at
600, and 8 on the skirmish. Lieut..
r. p. Lowell made 81 at 200, 10 at
300 33 at 500 and II on the skirmish. He
didn't shoot at the 600-yard target. The
following are some of the scores made on
the skirmish shoot: Private A. J. Thorpe
10, Private J. F. Dusenberry IA, Corporal
S. K. Ward II, Corporal r. E.
Banks Is, Corporal Walter Coney
%, Capt. Brooks is, Private II. E.
Smith II, and Private Thomas Jenkins
81. The majority of the men have never
shot more than once on the skirmish
work, and some of them have never had
the practice at all. Out of the entire
number of forty-flve men who were out,
twenty-five qualified TO shoot at the 800
yard range, the requisite being score of
25 on the 200 and 3OO-yard targets to-
gether.
DIP IN THE SURF.
After the shoot the men enjoyed a surf
bath. They went down in the regular
camp uniform and outfit, but carried the
dress uniform and changed the camp
dress, after the skirmish drill. The com
pany gave an exhibition drill in the din
ing hall at the Hotel T'ybee, just before
the ball, which was well executed and
greatly appreciated by the large audience
that witnessed it.
large ball was given, commencing at
8 o'clock, supplementary to the Cadets
and large number of the company re-
NAMED over to come up on the late train.
The ballroom was well filled with the
guests of the hotel and their friends,
large crowd having gone down from the
city in the afternoon to attend the festivi-
ties. The dancing was kept up until 10
o'clock, when an extra train brought the
crowd up to the city.
There will be children's ball at the
hotel this afternoon, for which the train
will leave the city at $50 o'clock stand
ard time. Another ball will be given at
the hotel next Thursday night, for (which,
as for the other, Prof. Cobb's orchestra