The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-16

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was hred The loading and firing was
I done rapidly and with precision. After the
7 salute the troops were reviewed by Gov.
] Atkinson and staff riding in front from the
/ right Of the line and then In the rear from
] the left. Each command presented arms
/ on the approach Of the governor and the
/ bands played as they passed. The COVER
nor and staff then resumed their positions
on the east side OF the parade and the
] FOODS passed IN review The visiting
companies were also reviewed at the same
llme By the field officers who acted as
I judges IN awarding the prizes.
/ The awarding Of prizes to the visiting
I companies followed. There was a long
wait just here which the spectators could
not understand. Protests were entered
I by the brunswick Rifles and the Washing
I Ton Light infantry against the considera-
I ton OF the Gordon Institute Cadets in the
I contest for prizes, the grounds for the
| protest being that the Cadets were not en-
listed troops. but merely students at an
I academy, and that II was evident they
/ were not all members OF one company, but
I that company had been specially formed
I Tor the occasion In order TO secure the
I prize for the largest number In attendance.
The judges weighed the points for some
time Ihe points against The Cadets were
well made, but as the May Week commit
Tee had made no restrictions Of any kind
IN Offering the prize for largest attendance
Ing should be bona hde mem
beers Of the company with which they
mittee decided that the Cadets were eli
glDle and awarded them the FIRST prize
OF $50 for the largest number Of men In
line. The second prize Of 800 went to the
Brunswick Rifles, the visiting company
having the second largest number of men
In line. The Cadets had l04 men and the
klHes AZ. There was considerable prOba-
biity of the Cadets being awarded the
prize of 500 for the best appearing conf
pany. Some of the judges, IT is under
stood, were in favor Of awarding IL TO
them. This would have shut out the
Washington Light Infantry altogether.
Their Shakos carried the day, however,
Naa d 1uffn erfN hs
prize This was quite a compliment to
the Charleston men, as their small num-
bers were against them. They were de-
lighted with their success, and gave cheer
after cheer when the result was an
nOunced.
The Cadets numbered 90 men, 76 pri-
Yates and % officers, as follows
Capt. A. r. Piper; Lieuts. Walter Mas
sey J. r. Powell, q. =. Huguley; Sgts.
Fred Dismuke w. c. Powell c. p. Rose,
A. Matthews, Otis Bulloch; corporals. A.
Lambdin, H. Morgan, J. DIN, j. Wright.
b. Thomson, =. Fordham, G. De Vaughn,
+. Crimson, @. Nash, G. Coleman, Must
Dupree and l.. Wilingham: privates,
Banks. Bitch, Brooles, e. Brown, r.
Brown. j. Bush, r Bush; J. chandler,
DeLoach, J. DeLoach J. 7. Dennis Sr., ].
T. Dennis, Jr., II. Dixon, Donaldson, Ed
wards Epps B. Evans. r. Fale, l.. FELTON,,
wood, w. Harp, =; Hays. j.. Heard, A.
Henderson, f. Hitch. NJ Hodges. II.
Howard, /. Hunt, ]; Jenkins, G; Johnson,
w NJ. Jordan. S. Ligsin, e. Long, o. Mas
see, c. Matthews, W. Maynard, l.. Nc
Gee, B. McGInty, NJ. Millner f. Minhin-
F. Miles, H. Peacock K. Peoples, {.
Perdue, T. Rogers. w. seamans, p Smith.
su6 Sma r. T TisPse W T stsngs T
Thurman, w. Tignor, c. Turner, Tyson
j. Tyus, r. Wallace, J. Worthan. u. VIII
liams, A. Willingham, N. Wright and
Youman.
The Washington Light Infantry's roster
was follows:
Adjt A. L. Bristol sergt Maj. H. o.
Company A, Capt. w. NJ. Muckenfuss,
Lieut.. j. +, Corcoran.
Company B-Capt. ]. Il. Cogswen:
sergts. A. L. Jervey, c. o. Stone F. E.
Robson, G.. H. Sigwald and A. b. Miller;
Corpls. w. $. Lanneau and H. NJ. Tovey,
Jr
Privates-C. e. Jennings s. Thomas, Jr.,
p. Devineau, r. X. Jervey, Jr., 8. V.
Muckenfuss, A. r. Weber V S. Wyer F.
F. Whilden. Alex Marshal, II. S. Brown,
w. a. Fladger, N; S. Lea, H. G. Thomas.
J. II. w. Strowman, l.. l.. Green w. A.
wilmington, +. M. Petit, C. V. Dawson
7. r. Barbot, J. II; Dingle,, W. Langley,
G. A. Barns, A. S. Brown, Jr., and j. NJ.
Green.
Col. Mercer had been furnished with GER
titled checks by the May week commit
commanders of the successful companies
on the ground The award of the $50 prize
to the city company turning out the 1arg-
est percentage of its enlisted strength,
went to the Oglethorpes, which had out
its full strength, its percentage counting
100, the Cadets falling two short of their
full strength.
Seeing that some time would be taken
in the award of prizes the general parade
was dismissed before the awards were
decided and the city military returned to
hnf Orip Win ovalU fhn
companies in the field. After the award
of prizes an exhibition skirmish drill with
firing with blank cartridges was given
by the Gordon Institute Cadets. The
skirmish firing was lively and was kept
up for some time, much to the satisfac-
ton of the crowd.
Nearly all of the Savannah companies
held entertainments at their armories at
night, at which the visiting companies
spread in honor of the occasion.
Capt. Phi: Bewan of the Shine Guards of
Orlando, Fla, was the guest of the Ger
man Volunteers after the parade. Capt
Bewan's company is Company c, of the
Second battalion of Florida state troops.
He was up to ten years ago a member of
the Volunteers, at which time he moved
to Florida. His company has the best rec
ord in that state and has won several
prizes for fine drilling. The German Vol
unteers feel naturally very proud of Capt.
Bewan's success and complimented him
by electing him an honorary member OF
his old company 1t is rumored that the
battalion at an early day.
There never has been a parade under
more suspicious circumstances The
weather was perfect. The turn out was
unusually large and the men We're in the
pink of trim.
The crowds which Witnessed the display
can only be estimated in the thousands
but whether ten thousand or twenty thou
sand it would be hard to say. 1t was one
of the biggest crowds ever seen at a pa
rade. The four sides of the parade ground
a total distance Of nearly three-ouart ers
of a mile, were lined with people ten 10
twenty deep. The splendid work of the DO
lice in holding the crowd in check and
keeping the parade ground clear for the
military was warmly commented Lieut.
Reilly's announcement that he intended
to do this was carried out to the letter
Sergeant Killourhy was sent to the ground
early with a detail of thirty patrolmen
and several mounted men with instruc-
tions to allow no one not in uniform on
the ground during the afternoon. The in
structions were carried out in the most
thorough manner The men were strung
along the four sides of the ground and the
crowds as they arrived were Informed
that they must keep off. People who at
tempted to violate these orders found out
at once that the police meant business In
only one or two instances was II neces-
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