The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-12
THEIR LAST DAY IN CAMP.
THE TENTS IN CAMP ATKINSON To
BE STRUCK THIS AFTERNOON.


O'CIOck-The ReEimentaI Tilt TO
Take Place TO-day-The Infantry
OmcerS' VisIt-The Parade and Re
view witnessed by Crowds of PeO-
pie.
Camp Atkinson" Nfeldrim. July IL
] This has been the gala day OF camp. De
/ spite the warm weather. visitors have
| been coming in on every train. Many
| from the city came up on the morning
train. and spent the day. The ground ad-
| joining the camp IS lined with vehicles
which brought people from the country.
/ Troop Of Efingham has been especially
/ favored. A company Of about twenty
/ five. chaperoned by Mrs. A. L. Bird. came
/ down from Guyton TO visit them ana
| brought such a dinner as the boys have
not seen since their arrival in camp.
! This is the last regular day in camp.
Tomorrow the troopers pack up and pre-
/ pare to leave. At dinner call the camp
| duties will be over and at 2:20 p. m, the
| troopers will be formally dismissed. The
| first company viii take its departure on
the 2:iG train, and two more will leave at
/ 9, the latter marching through the coun-
| try. Troop H Of Burke county. will prob.
ably be the last to depart. They go at 10.
The Hussars expect TO start for home
about O'Clock and hope to make the trip
| in a much shorter time than they did in
coming up The time in camp has GER
tainly been enjoyed by all. While the
rains have been frequent. they have not
interferred with the duties of the men.
! The strictest order has been preserved
and everything has been conducted in a
| thoroughly military style.
The usual drills I'm company streets and
on the parade grounds were dispensed with
this morning and a thorough inspection
| of carbines and sabers was substituted
| The inspection was made by the field and
/ staff officers and was quite rigid. The
result was gratifying to the officers show
| ing that the men had not neglected this
| part Of their camp duty.
| The mounted inspection of sabers and
carbines was made on the parade ground.
/ The troops we're marched out and formed
| into squadrons and the inspection was
made by companies. The marching in the
! drills has been superb. On this subject,
! Maj. Meldrim, of the First squadron said,
| Il felt very proud of the work of my squad
! ron in the parade this morning; our alligu-
ment was as easy and graceful as could
| have been. The men were prompt in their
| movements and their improvement is
something wonderful"
Capt Waite of the Liberty Independent
| Guards, was officer Of the day. Lieut.. At
wood of Troop G.. and Lieut.. McElmurry
of Troop H. were detailed as commanders
of the guard. The Hussars again have the
| orderly, Private Galliard being the success
full one.
The skirmlsh shooting to which all have
been looking forward, took place this
| morning. This is considered the most
| difficult part of the shooting. Six men fire
at time. The troopers are started out on
walk down the range and then increased
| their pace to run. At the command,
halt! they stop and begin firing, thirty
seconds being allowed to adjust the sights,
load, take aim and shoot. Five shots are
fired going toward and the same number
coming from the targets. Only those who
nave made score of twenty-five or over
at the 200 and 800 yard ranges are allowed
to shoot in this contest Some splendid
scores were made this morning. but were
not finished out and a record of them
could not be obtained. Those who were
not able to shoot this morning will be al
lowed chance tomorrow, when the full
score with those who qualify as marks
men and those who shoot at the GOO yard
range for the sharpshooter's badge, will be
given.
and review took place. The parade ground
was crowded with visitors, fully 500 being
present The troopers seemed to be con-
scious of the presence of the crowd and
did their best. Promptly at 2:45 the call
for boots and saddles was sounded and
the troopers prepared for the drill. The
companies marched out to the
parade ground under their respective COM
manders, and were drawn up in line fac
ing the railroad. Troop B, the Liberty
Independent Troop" was selected by the
colonel as color company, and returned to
camp for the standard. This is tribute
TO the merit of troop b, and 1t is to be con-
graduated for receiving the honor. The
same company was chosen as color troop
two years ago at Griffin. In the drill the
companies were first formed into SQUAD
rons and under command of Mails Brewer
and Meldrim, united to form the regiment
Col. Gordon commanding the latter. The
parade was one of the most attractive ever
witnessed. The marching could hardly
have been improved upon. Some of the
most difficult movements were executed
with almost incredible exactness The
eight troops composing the regiment drill
ed together as one company
Col. Mercer, Lieut.. Col. Reilly, Adjt
Galliard Maj. Lawton, Surgeon FARRELL
Of the staff of First regiment Georgia in
fantry, and Capt. Brooks of the Cadets,
Capt. Rockwell of the Oglethorps, Cant
|
German Volunteers Capt Nichols, in
spector of rifle practice, with Lieuts
Drummond. Gaudry, Gleason Nc
laws, and Rockwell, visited the
camp in the afternoon, making a
thorough Inspector of the grounds and
quarters. They were present at the pa
rade this afternoon, and complimented the
colonel and Acting Reviewing Officer Jen-
kins of the United States army very high
ly upon the show of the troops Georgia
has in the first regiment a set of caval-
rymen Of which she might well feel proud
Capt Sinclair of troop I is much pleased
with Camp Atkinson and with the pro-
gress his men have made during their
stay. This is the best encampment 1
have ever attended,, said the captain.
There is nothing TO draw the men away
from duty; at night they do not wander
about, but are here. There has been a de-
cided improvement made since our arrival
There is all the difference in the world in
the way my men drill now and when they
came to camp
In the skirmish this morning Quarter
master Wright fired every shot at the
wrong target and made fine record. Capt
Wade of troop d. who hammered 10 he