The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-07
TWO SHIPS WILL BE HERE.
THE ATLANTA AND RALEIGH Or
DERED TO TYBEE FOR MAY
WEEK.

Military Display Attracting Wide
AttentiOn-Lieut. Piper Before the
Committee-The Rules for the Con-
tests.
May week received a big boost yesterday.
Two OF Uncle Sans finest new war shins.
the Atlanta and the Raleigh. have been
ordered to Savannah 10 take part In the
May week celebration. A telegram con-
veying this information was received here
yesterday by Hon. Rufus f. Lester from
Hon. Hilary A. Herbert, secretary Of the
navy.
The Atlanta and the Raleigh belong 20
the white squadron" and are two of the
finest examples Of what the United States
has been doing of late years in the way
OF building warships They belong TO tho
same class of armored cruisers as the
Philadelphia and the Newark, which were
here two years ago. They are to be sta
toned here from May 10 to u.
The Atlanta is 2,275 tons displacement,
extreme breadth Of 4 feet and length on
water line of 20 feet She is built of
steel, two screw propellers brig rugged and
has an indicated horse power of 4.e30. Her
speed is 1850 knots per hour. Her arma-
ment consists Of two inch guns, six
inch guns, full battery of breechloading
rife guns, six quickhring guns and six
Maxim guns. Capt. J. r. Bartlett is her
commander.
Tho Raleigh is 3,ls3 tons displacement,
800 feet length on the water line, AZ feet
breadth, has 10000 indicated horse power,
and makes a speed OF 10 knots an hour.
She has one inch gun, ten 5-lnch guns,
eight six Founders, four y Founders quick
fire guns and two Maxim guns, She IS
commanded by Capt II. Miller. the iNal-
eigh draws Is feet OF water and the At
lanta II feet 1872 inches and there IS noth-
ing to prevent them coming up the Savan-
nah river with the present depth OF the
channel.
The warships viii prove big attraction,
and hundreds of people will come Just 20
see them alone Every facility Will be
provided for reaching the ships ana all
the visitors viii have chance 10 IN
spect the big war machines.
Al a meeting of the May week committee
yesterday afternoon Chairman Lindsay
was instructed TO appoint cominlltet 70
meet the ships on their arrival m the mar
Dor and extend a formal invitation 10 Inc
officers of the freedom OF the city. me
committee will also provide Tor the rtcep-
ton and entertainment OF the oIceIs on
The meeting Of the committee was a
very businesslike one and considerable
work was accomplished. Lieut.. AleXan-
der Ross Piper Of the Second regiment
United States infantry, was present.
Lieut. Piper is stationed at BarnesVille as
military instructor OF cadets at
the Gordon institute at that
place. He has a large 70 6 c9m-
them here for the military parade on
MAY Is Lieut.. Pipers object in visiting
Savannah was to get exact nIoTihdt non
as TO the conditions on which the prizes
are 10 he awarded Like most of the mil
itary men who have applied LOT ihloriud-
ton, he was under the impression mat
the military eXhibiuon was IN we Ia, .s VI w
OF a prize drill and intended entering ms
COMPANY for the drill He said, when
Informed of the conditions, that he would
bring his command anyway.
I'VE expect TO take some OF the prizes,
of course, or ! wouldn't bring the boys
down" said Lieut.. Piper to a Morning
News reporter who saw MN az me I Is e.
ing. I'VE will be accompanied by a ldree
contingent OF BarnesVile people VINO Will
come along TO see how the boys make out
and take in the show generally. y
A letter was also read from capt. J: =.
Cogsweu of Company b of the WashlnS-
ton Light Infantry, inquring Tor lntorIna-
ton as TO the prize drill when mel, ne Hh1 lnd
stood was to be held here May week, ana
stating the desire of his company 10 par
ticipate. The secretary was instructed 10
furnish Capt. Cogswell with full inlorina-
The secretary read a letter from Col.
w e. Jones of Waynesboro, COMMANDING
the Sixth regiment The letter staIed tH ia
several companies of the Sixth regiment IN
tended taking part in the military pdraue
NAV week and inquired as to the rules
which will govern the Distribution, anu 'ne
Col. Jones letter raised some interest,"
ing points which were discussed Dy Lhe
committee Capt. J. +. Brooks of the Sa-
vannah Cadets was present by inYltauoh
and made several valuable suggestions 10
the committee on this line. by sugSes-
ton of Capt Brooks the committee consul
tinted the field officers resident in the
city Judges of the parade with tull power
in the awarding of prizes ana the manner
of selecting the winners. me heid oinceIs
of Savannah are Col. Mercer, Lieut.. Col,
Reilly and Majors Karow and Lawton or
the First regiment infantry, Col Gorqon
and Mai Meldrim or the FIRST cavalry
and Lieut. Col. Garrard of the First bat
salion infantry The only requirement
of the visiting companies conteSung LOT
each company shall be bona fide members
Of that company ana the company com
mander must furnish an affidavit to this
effect to the judges; Al company
commanders who decire to par
ticipate in the parade are
requested to communicate with the
chairman of the May week committee,
Mr. w. J. Lindsay. who Will furnish all
information desired.
A request will be made of the he 3id ON
GERS to have details from the different
companies assigned to meet the visiting
commands al the trains and escort them
to the armories. Refreshments Will be pro-
H,jded At the armories for the visiting COM
panies on their arrival ana also aIter the
parade when the boys will be tired ana
TIE chairman was instructed to ap-
point a committee to visit all the mer-
chants and other business men having
members of military companies in their
employ and secure their signatures to q
paper agreeing to release the military
men for the afternoon of the parade. This
was requested by Col Mercer as an as
sllrance that the commands would have
no difficulty in turning out with full
Mr. J. c. Halle reported that ,he had
seen the officials of the Central railroad
and Plant system, and that there would
be no difficulty on account of military
men employed by these comp anies, as they
would all be released for the parade.
There was considerable discussion as to
how the prize awarded to the Savannah
company making the largest turn out
of its enlisted strength should be de-
cided 1t was decided that the percentage
should be calculated upon the enlisted
strength of the companies on May I.
less men whose enlistments have expired
since that time and who have not re-
enlisted or who have been discharged
by order from the adjutant generals Of
fee The return is to be made upon the
affidavit of the commanding officers. Mil
itary men will take notice particularly
that the prize is not to be awarded to
the company parading the largest NUM-
Der of men, but to the company parad-
ing the largest percentage of its enlisted
strength thus giving the smallest COM
many an equal chance with the largest
very important move upon the part
of the committee was the decision to add