The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-21
CRACK SHOOTING AT CAMP.
LIEUT.. L. c. WILSON SCORES I55
OUT or 4 POSSIBLE 10.

the Camp a1d Greatly Pleased
With what He saw.
Griffin. Ca. June 2o.-Cov. Atkinson ar
rived here this morning and was met by
s detail Of officers from camp and the
members Of his stan already here. I'm
mediately upon his arrival the governor
went out TO the experimental farm, where
he was shown by Director r. j. Redding
through the agricultural station and was
much pleased with his visit From there
he proceeded 10 Col. Gamblers headquar-
tiers at Camp Northen. He gave the camp
a thorough inspection, including the quar-
tiers. commissary. hospital.
The governor was the guest Of Mayor
J. D. Boyd. where he dined. This after
noon. on dress parade. he reviewed the
troops and expressed himself in words
of the highest commentator of the pro-
Fress made during this encampment. The
Governors day at camp always attracts
large crowds. and to-day was no exception
TO the rule; for thousands witnessed the
interesting proceedings.
Gov Atkinson was accompanied BY his
E=ife, his daughter, Miss Lucille, and son,
and the usual salute Of seventeen guns
was fired on his entering camp.
The officer OF the day was Capt. Joseph
Nash, the senior officer of the guard,
Lieut.. Walter c. Hartridge, Company Is,
First battalion; junior odicer Of the
guard, Lieut.. Schwarz; hrst orderly
George II. Ellis, Company ID, First bai-
talon; second orderly, Q. ii. Dunheim
Fifth regiment; sergeants Of the guard,
senior, Hillburn, junior, II. A. Hall and
J. o. Neil Fifth regiment
First relief CorpL Freeman, First bat
talion: Corpl. Hall. Fifth Regiments; Pti-
ates Richards, ls0n, Richardson, Hale
and Stanley OF the Fifth regiment, and
Privates Clark. Quinan and Bond of the
First battalion.
Second Relief-Corpl Dryer, Privates
Crawford, Colvin, owen, Jenkins, Powell,
Freeman and PursOn Of the Fifth regi-
ment, and Privates Owens Reed Full
Arson Of the First battalion.
Third Rehef-Corpis. Rather, Ellis and
Manley, Thornton, Mcdonald, Perdue'
Mcmillan, Warlick, Rain, Moore, Black,
c. Smith, T. Smith and Gresham, Fifth
The men Of the Savannah Volunteer
Guards who had qualified for the Skin
msh run Went on the lange at $3.50 O'Clock
this morning and after some good work
qualified the following men:
AS Sharpshooters-Lie II. G. Wilson,
Company c, l55; Private p. c. Mercer,
So oPsy s. i isSs capt ' GEORGE T. " cam 5l59
Company c, 12l 1t will be. noticed that
Lieut. F. c. Wilson and Privates Mercer
and II. y. Wilson have beaten the best
record made up TO the present encamp-
nlent, the highest heretofore being that
Of Capt. Cam at the encampment two
years ago of 80. The score of Lieut.. Will
con. 155 is a phenominal one.
As MarlIsmen-PriVate Fred Myers,
Company d, 1l6; Private III. j. Osborne,
Company c, 1l6, Corp. George Freeman,
Company 4, ia; @. NJ. Sergt. John Schley,
10l; Sergt. f. @. Richmond, Company ID,
81; Capt. William w. Williamson, Com
pany A, 81; AdJL Davis freeman, 50.
Private Myers would have qualified as a
sharp shooter, but lost 10 points from his
score, having made bulls eye at both
900 and COO yards in the wrong target
Just as the shooting was being conclu-
ded Gov. Atkinson and his staff came
upon the range and an exhibition skirmlsh
run was made by Capt. Cam. Lieut.. VIII
son, Sergt. Schley, Ccrpi. Freeman and
Privates Mercer and Myers, under the SUI
pervision of Capt. Williamson.
After this an exhibition was given by
the Atl3nta artillery with the gatIing gun
firing at 600 yards.
Company c of the Savannah Volunteer
Guards are highly elated over their sue
cess at the rifle range. II is now deter
mined that they not only hold the high
est average score of any company in the
battalion, but that they have made the
highest average score of any company that
has tested their merit on the state range.
This is largely due to the coaching of
their CAPTAIN. George T. Cam who has
endeared himself to the members of his
command in manner that will linger
with them through years to come. He
took his position by the side of every mem
Der OF his company as they came to the
range, and by cool, careful and never
discouraging coaching enthused the men
with his own marksman spirit, and con-
stantly revived their courage under the
most disheartening circumstances. Capt
Cams own score was not what he ex-
pected, or what he can ordinarily make.
He lacked only nine points of winning a
sharpshooter's cross, but what he won
for his company seems to amply recon-
pense him for laurels unattained by him
self. The nervous strain attendant upon
his careful and anxious coaching during
the entire day untitled him for the range
himself, although his score is one of
which almost any man in the state would
be proud.
Lieut.. Wilson Of the same company also
gave much of his time and Valuab Bile advice
70 the members OF this company while on
Inc range: lie made score OF 1855 out of a
possible 175, and establishes a record on
the range that will probably stand for
years.
In the afternoon sham battle was civ
en- by the Guards battalion the firing line
under command of Capt. williamson and
The support under command of CaptCann
me reserves beng the Third battalion
Fifth regiment The party attacked were
tine First and Second battalion of the Fifth
regiment. The fight was a very realistic
one. 1t was reminder of what might be
and so faultlessly was the play OF death
that one could hardly persuade himself
that 1t was only sham. 1t was much en-
crowd in attendance.
During the drill, Lieut.. Brown. U. S. A..
was thrown from his horse, but not hurt
a
morse and rider went down together. No
other casualties are reported.
The german given tonight bv the
guards was brilliant and the SWEETEST affair
eyer witnessed here
Camp life goes on with its regular rou-
tine, and the Savannah men are gaining
compliments on all sides for their sol
dlerly bearing. Capt. W. w. MackaI
company d, Savannah Volunteer Guards
IS fine soldier, and is popular with his
men and his fellow officers
Emmett and Cheatham Wilson have
made exceptional scores on the range.
where the Savannah boys went to do good
work to-day. Capt. Screven. Col
Garrard and Lieut.. Leazen are
trying for the record of
the lowest number of bulls ewes
A refreshing rain has cooled the camp
ana laid the dust. There is no Sickness
Last evening, by invitation of Col. Car
Iard, the Misses duBignOn and Miss Nv
nah Woodbridge of Savannah. the Nfsses
Nell, West and Galloway, with her cham
Ss1r,on, messed with Capt Mackau. Lieut..
West. Sergt. .Schley and others of the
Guards tested Lieut.. Leaken's BIN Of
fare. They sat down in D Companv's
mess and We're waited on by COMPANY
Sommlssaries Mercer, Daf1n and Platf
They We're afterward serenaded by D com
Panys string band, operated by Corpl
johnson with his sweet flute
The Guards are all living high. and
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