The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-25
THE SOLDIER BOYS RETURN.
THEY HAD 4 PLEASANT AND IN
sTRUCTIYE WEEK IN CAMP.

on the March TO the ArmOry-They
Are All sun burned and Pretty
Well Tired out. But Are Well sat
isGed With Their Experience-COl.
Reilly says IL Has Been the Most
Pleasant and satisfactory EncamP-
ment the Regiment Has Ever At
tended-The Men Went There for
Work and They Got IL.
Although they had a pleasant week Of
it. the soldier boys were no doubt glad to
hear the strains of Home. Sweet Home
as they arrived at their armories from
the depot last night.
The First regiment Of infantry and the
/ two artillery companies, the Galatians
and Atlantas. broke camp at an early
/ hour yesterday morning and marched into
Griffin to take their trains for home.
The special train for the Savannah troops
/ left Griffin at 1880 o'clock in the morning,
and arrived here after an eleven hour
/ tiresome ride at 9I5 o'clock last night.
There was some uncertainty about just
/ what time the troops would arrive in
Z the city as they were expected at first
I about or 1850 O'Clock, but 1t was learned
/ late in the afternoon that there had been
[ some delays TO the special train on ac-
count Of hot boxes, and that il would not
| arrive before S:i5 or 9l5 o'clock.
The members Of the regiment remaining
J in the city had been summoned 10 assem-
BILE at the armOry at o'clock, but on
the receipt OF the later information they
did not prepare TO march before $3.50
o'clock.
About sixty members OF the regiment
formed the escort. They left the regi-
mental armory in command of Capt. w.
ID. Dixon, and accompanied also by Ad1t.
r. q. Gaillard, about $50 o'clock and
marched to the depot to await the train.
Fourteen members of the Chatham Ar
tilery also turned out in command of
Honorary Capt. ]. f. Wheaton, as an
escort TO that company from the depot
to its armOry.
A crowd of GOO or 500 people was in wait
ing for the arrival of the troops, and as
the train was expected at S:45 o'clock, they
began to look for 1t at that hour When the
local train of the Lyons branch approach
ed the depot, so certain was the crowd
that It was bringing the soldiers, that it be-
gan to cheer loudly. Their was some dis
appointment, however, when it was found
that the train consisted of only three
coaches, in one of which there was few
colored passengers. There was not much
more waiting for the soldiers train, how
ever, as it came along a few minutes
later The troops were loudly cheered as
they landed from their train. The negi-
ment marched out OF the depot and formed
on Liberty street, near West Broad. The
Chathams' escort remained just inside near
the entrance. standing at present sabers,
until all of the troops had marched out.
The Chatham Artillery marched direct
to its armory. The regiment formed In
command of Lieut.. Col Reilly. Follow
ing the band in the march to it's armory
was the escort in command of Capt w. ID.
Dixon, then the field and staff officers.
Then came the first battalion in command
of Maj Edward Karow, in this order;
Irish Jasper Greens, Republican Blues and
German Volunteers. In the second bat
TALON under Mai. A. r. Lawton, Jr., the
Cadets were divided into two companies,
in order TO make two battalions of the
same number of companies. The Ogle-
thorpes led the battalion, followed by one
company from the Cadets in command of
Lieut.. y. S. Nell, and the other in COM
mand of Capt j. +. Brooks. The Kell
Rifles of Statesboro left the train al Dover,
and the Pooler Light Infantry stopped at
home.
The streets were lined with people all
the way from the depot to the armory,
and the boys were warmly greeted as they
| marched. The First regiment went up
Liberty to Bull, to CASTOR, to Abercorn, to
the armory. They marched into the pa
rade ground where they We're dismissed,
each company going to its quarters where
a pleasant repast had been prepared and
was in waiting for them.
! At the dress parade on Sunday afternoon
| Col George A. Mercer, the post command
en- addressed the men briefly, congratula-
! ting them upon their efforts in making the
! encampment a success. lie urged them to
continue in their efforts. and to endeavoT
/ to make each of the encampments attend
ed better than that of the year before In
| dismissing the regiment last night Col.
Reilly reiterated in addressing the Off
GERS what Col. Mercer had said, and thank
"a the men for their careful work and at
tention to duty during the encampment.
'frhis is the fifth encampment we have
attended" Col Reilly said last night, land
it has been most satisfactory and the most
pleasant of all. There was an absence OF
the usual frivolty. and the men realized
more than ever what their duty was as
soldiers and they did it.
zone of the special features of this en-
campment and most satisfactory one ii
was was the subsistence of the commands
through the regimental commissary, Capt
John 7. Roman. This has gone heretofore
through the company quartermasters, but
a change was made this year, and it was
found more satisfactory and desirable in
every way.
was that during the entire time there was
not a single man in the hospital. There
was a good deal Of unripe fruit around
there, but our surgeon. Capt. J. G. Jar
rell, under orders from Col Mercer In
spected all that came into the camp, and
nothing injurious was brought there. The
result was not a man had to be taken tc
the hospital during the week.
THE regiment carried 277 men into camp
including officers. The daily reports
showed a variation of not more than sA
to eight men. which is remarkable as com,
pared to the records of previous encamp-
ments."
Col. Reilly spoke very pleasantly of Lieut.
Oscar J. Brown who has succeeded Lieut.
c. b. Saterlee as assistant to the adjutant
general. He made many friends for him,
self throughout the encampment, he said
He is a very efficient officer, and one who
does not shirl work. Col Reilly and the
other officers said they had no doubt thai
he would give entire satisfaction to the
state volunteer service.
Col. Reilly mentioned as one of the in.
oidents of the encampment the report OF
the governors DEATH which was brought
to the camp by Col. Boyd, one of the
| governors aids who lives IA GrfN3,, mi.