The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-31
WILL REPRESENT SAVANNAH.
THE REGIMENT AND NAVAL RE-
SERVE CARRY FULL RANKS.

Crowds of Their Friends See Them
on at the DepOt-The Boys in Fine
Shape and VIII Make Grand
show In Line TO-day-WiII Leave
for Home at 7:45 TO-night-FOur
Companies of the First Cavalry
Regiment to Be in Atlanta To-day.
The First Regiment Infantry, Georgia
Volunteers. left for Atlanta last night
nearly 800 strong, under command of Col.
A. R. Lawton. 1t will participate in the
parade at the inauguration of Gov. At
kinson to-day.
The regiment was accompanied by the
Savannah Naval Reserve, forty-fve strong
under command of Lieut.. C. A. Brough-
ton.
At Dover, the regiment was Joined by the
Kell Rifles Of Statesboro, thirty-five
strong. The regimental band accompanied
| the regiment.
The companies assembled at the armo-
ry early last night. At 9:15 o'clock, the
line was formed in the armory yard, and
shortly after the march to the depot was
begun, headed by the band.
Crowds of people greeted the regiment
| along the line of march on Bull and Lib
erty streets and accompanied it to the
depot. The handsome and soldierly APP
pearance of the troops was generally COM
mented upon. The troops were in heavy
marching order, with campaign hats blue
flannel shirts, regulation blouse, campaign
| trousers and canvass leggins. Each man
had his blanket bag on his back with
overcoat rolled on top, haversack on the
! left and canteen on the right. Each hav-
ersack was supposed to contain one full
days rations.
The naval reserve wore it's handsome
blue sailor uniform with white leggins and
other paraphernalia. 1t will not be the
least attractive command in Atlanta by
a good deal.
At the depot the companies were soon
assigned to their respective cars and then
had nearly half an hour to chat with their
friends who crowded the depot to see
them off.
1t was a long train which pulled out of
| the depot at 10 O'Clock sharp. There were
eight coaches for the regiment, one for
the naval reserve, the baggage car and the
Pullman for the officers Capt. W. N.
Nichols, inspector of rifle practice; Capt.
j. T. Roman, quartermaster, and Capt. ].
| G. FARRELL, surgeon, accompanied Col.
| Lawton. Lieut.. Col. Reilly and Adjt. NJ.
A. O'Byrne will join the regiment in At
lanta.
All the company commanders, accom-
panied the regiment, with the exception Of
Capt. F7annery of the Greens, who was
unable to make the trip. The Greens will
be under command of Lieut.. Gleason.
AS was expected, the companies showed
up with greater strength than the mini
mum estimates submitted by the captains
to Col Lawton. The Cadets had fifty
three men, the Oglethorpe Light Infantry,
the Jasper Greens and the German Vol
unteers, forty-four each, and the Repub-
lican Blues, thirty-six.
The train ran as the first section of
the regular passenger and will reach At
lanta at 7:45 this morning, central time.
The train is scheduled to leave Atlanta
at 7:50 o'clock tonight.
II the regiment does not win the appro-
val of the crowds at the Inauguration to-
day as the most thoroughly military COM
mand in line. then, in the opinion of its
friends 1t will be because the crowd does
not know soldier when 1t sees one.
Four companies of the First regiment of
cavalry will also be in line in Atlanta to-
day. They are the Liberty Independent
troop, Mc1hloSH LiSHt DrdSOonS, wayne
Light troop and Effingham Hussars. The
bingham Hussars Travelled by the Cen
trail railroad and the other three troops
| by the Southern. Lieut.. A. G. Cassels of
Savannah is in command of the Liberty
Independent troop. The troops go dis
mounted as the adjutant generals order
did not provide for transportation of
horses. Capt. Sinclair of Darien, as the
senior officer, will command the squadron
| Col M. w. Dixon of the governors staff
and Capt A. S. Eichberg, quartermaster
of the First cavalry, accompanied Col.
Lawton to Atlanta Col Dixon will pa
rade with the governors staff and Capt.
Eichberg will be attached to Col. Law
tons staff.