The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
CAMP MERCER.
The Fifth Regiment I'm Tents by the
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Brunswick. Ga. July I5.-The Fifth reg
iment arrived in Brunswick Sunday
morning and received a genuine seacOast
welcome. The Brunswick Rinemen. the
/ Naval Reserves and the Reserve marine
+ band were on hand. The special train
I arrived on time. The run was a remarka-
BILE run. The special left Atlanta at sos.
I arrived at Albany at 2.05. IN charge Of
Special Representative NJ. Y. Lifsey Of
Z the Central road. At Albany the Plant
I system took the train, and from there
/ TO Brunswick the remarkable run was
made. Messrs- Charles Morris and J.
AIi;t Wells. special agents Of the Plant
system, were on board, with instruc-
tons TO make Brunswick on time At
Brunswick, Messrs. Coates and French
of the Plant system were
near an operators desk with
the Morning News correspondent
taking data on the run. The Plant sys-
TEN took the train one hour late at Al
bany, leaving at 2:ly. The train passed
Waycross AT 3. and arrived at Brunswick
at 6;35, making the run Of III miles from
Albany to this city In 4 hours and q min
utes. including a delay by the regular
passenger train at Engineer Of several
minutes. Some of the running was at the
rate Of g. miles an hour. The average
running time on the entire run was 40
miles an hour.
The regiment was transported to the
island al once. Arriving there, every
thing was quickly put in camp shape
Camp Mercer is the name OF the camp.
in honor OF Colonel Commanding George
A. Mercer. Lieuts. Oscar J. Brown, First
cavalry, and Lieut.. John NJ. jenkins,
Fifth cavalry, United States army, were
announced as instructors and inspecting
officers
The regimental battalion, and other Off
GERS in Camp Mercer are as follows:
The regimental officers are John S. Can
dler, colonel commanding; George S. Low
man, captain and adjutant j. II. Smith.
captain and commissary; c. c. Bradley,
inspector of rifle practice, chief Of rifle
practice, chief signal corps, acting ordi-
nance officer, and acting quartermaster;
J. II. Childs, captain and surgeon; w. J.
Blalock, lieutenant and assistant surgeon.
The following is the roster of the First
battalion:
Maj. W. ]. Hendricks, commandant.
Lieut.. Charles A. Sheldon, battalion ad-
jutant; c. J. Weineister. Jr., sergeant
major.
GAINESVILLE Blues. Capt. John F. How
ard. Leuts. Goodwin and Swatts.
Griffin Rifles, Capt A. ]. Burr, Lieut.
Kimbrough.
Atlanta Reserves, Capt. w. c. Massey
Lieuts. Sam Askew and Mosey.
commanding; Lieut.. Dorsey.
Capital City Guards, Lieut. Barker, COM
manding.
The second battalion roster is as follows:
Maj. Cleveland Wilcoxon, commanding;
Lieut. Thomas J. Ripley, acting adiutant;
Sergt Quincy. acting sergeant major.
Atlanta Rifles, Capt. j. Van Holt Nash,
Jr., Lieuts Ripley and Haines.
Atlanta ZOuaves, Capt. Amos Baker,
Lieuts. Alldred and Elers.
LaGrange Light Guards, Capt. clifford
L. Smith, Lieuts. Herring and Cooper.
Marietta Rifles, Capt. S. V. Sanford,
Lieuts. Sessions and Pomeroy
The Newman Guards sent only a de-
tachment
Col william C. Obear. inspector general
of nfle practice, is stopping with the regl
ment
Machine Gun Platoon. Lieut.. Charles
Plyer, commandant.
Signal Corps, Capt. c. G. Bradley. com
mandant.
Hospital Corps, Surgeon Chllds. comman-
dant
Regimental Band, Samuel McAfee, d.
rector.
Non-commissioned STAFF. Frank O.
Weaver. sergeant major; John Alley
commissary sergeant; Otis Couch, COM
mandant sergeant
The machine gun platoon is a branch
of the artillery service and has a number
of field pieces, among them a late i'm
proved gatling gun and a new steel piece
which Is used as the sunrise and sunset
gun.
Lieut.. Oscar ]. Brown and Lieut. Jen-
kins arrived to-day. Lieut.. Brown viii re-
main all the week on inspection service.
Col. and Adjt. John Mcintosh Kell. will
arrive Thursday to spend a few days.
Col. A. j. West. quartermaster general,
will arrive Thursday.
FLoRIDA,S ,CYCIE FLYERS