The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-23
FOUGHT THE ENEMY, IN THEIR
MIND.
The Cadets skirmish Drill a Spleen
did Field Display.

uAu fIeiu display.
The skirmish drill of the Savannah Ca
diets in Park extension yesterday after
noon, Immediately after the parade of the
Oglethorpe Light Infantry, was witnessed
by crowds of people.
The drill was what is known under the
new tactics as the extended order drill"
and was given for Lieut.. oscar Brown,
assistant adjutant general and inspector
general of state troops. who was in the
field with Capt. Brooks during its prog
ress.
The Cadets turned out 65 strong. The
purpose of the drill was to show the COM
pany on the offensive, acting alone. As it
entered tha field, the order Form for at
tack" was given. The enemy was sup
posed to be about $500 yards distant. At
the command, the second and third Sec
tions of the company were put on the
firing line under command of Lieut.. Low
ell. The fourth section constituted the
support, under command of Sergt. West
and the first section, under command Of
Lieut.. Nell, constituted the reserve.
Privates Fetzer, Johnston and Coney
were sent out as scouts and the company
began the advance. When within 1,5O0
yards Of the enemy the firing lire formed
into a line of sections and advanced,
forming into a line of squads a couple Of
hundred yards further on. The scouts
then signalled the approach of a body
of cavalry and opened fire. The firing
lines at once rallied, the support and re-
serve closing in on either flank. As the
cavalry charged it was met by a volley
fire from the firing line and from the
support and reserve. The charge was re-
pulsed and the original formation of
line of squads was resumed.
This closed the first part of the drill.
The company marched back across the
field. The firing line reformed in line
of squads and then line of skirmishers
and began a second advance. When
within 800 yards of the enemy the scouts
opened fire and fell back. The skirmish-
ers advanced by sections in rushes and
were Joined by the reserve, to increase
the intensity of the fire, and afterward
by the support. The advance was then
made by rushes of platoons. At dis
lance OF 200 yards the line was halted
and a rapid fire was taken up, at the
end of which the whole line advanced
In double time, until the charge
was sounded by the bugle, when
it went forward with yell,
until halted by the whistle signal at which
the company assembled and fired three
volleys in the direction of the retreating
enemy.
The drill was given with the utmost
precision. and the firing, when by volley
was as if it were from a single gun.
When the drill ended. and the supposed
enemy had been routed, the crowds in the
park cheered as Justify as If a real, in
stead of an imaginary victory had been
won. 1t was a splendid exhibition
throughout. Lieut.. Brown spoke in high
est terms of praise of the company and of
its thorough discipline. He complimented
the officers, and it could not be mistaken
that he was proud of the company as a
part of the troops in his command.
The drill was seen to splendid advan-
tage from almost any part of the field.
Sergt Killourhy with a squad of police,
kept the crowds back to the walks and did
il we'll
After the drill, Capt. Brooks and his
officers and Lieut.. Brown were enter
tained with the Oglethorpes at Col. Estills
residence.