The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-22
THE RESERVES QUIET DAY.
A Member of the Company Carries
the AmphftrIte 10 sea.

| The Savannah naval reserves viii spend
/ their last day IN camp to-day. and will
/ put IN the time probably in drilling and
I practicing the exercises which they were
| taught aboard the United States steam
I ship Amphitrite.
The company had a quiet day OF II yes
terday. The only work Of any consequence
was the guard mount. IN which only a
few Of the men had TO take part, and il
being Sunday, some Of them were so
! strenuOusly opposed TO doing anything
at all, that they were put in the guard
house for a little while, In order that their
impotence might cool OF. Half a dozen
of them spent several hours Of the day
in this way, but for the greater part Of
the day they were allowed as much lib
erty as they pleased. only being required
to be in quarters at the retiring hour
They had the privilege Of the beach. and,
In fact, Of the whole island, and in the
afternoon large number Of the members
Of the company assisted Capt. Sorcho
with his drill and exhibition with the life
saving apparatus IN front OF the Hotel
Tybee. In the afternoon the guards. too.
were released, and allowed to go where
they pleased. The guard duty was not
taken up again until the company return
tu 10 camp Tor the night.
TO-days work will be gone through with
IN regular seaman style. The men will
nave drills this morning In many Of the
features that were taught them aboard
the snip, and this afternoon they will pack
up preparatory to returning home. They
VIII leave Tybee on the train leaving the
island at $40 o'clock standard time, or
DIV o CLOCK city time, and Will arrive here
ABOUT O'Clock. The members of the com
pany who remained at home will meet at
the armory this afternoon at O'clock
% Ia Ffna cot tfgss. ON,
pers. They Will go down to the train in
command of Boatswain Haupt.
Inc company had It's picture taken yes
terday afternoon by Mr.. ]. W. Wilson. The
m9n lined up on the beach, and the camera
mad splendid shot at them. This is one
of the features, of course, which the stay-
at-homes are sorry they missed.
The company had brief, but pleasant
period OF service on the Amphitrite and
lhey regretted II very much yesterday
when the monitor had 10 leave for South
port, N. 9. The Amphitrite sailed from
Tybee roads about o'clock and was taken
to sea by Seaman w. J. Thompson Of the
naval reserve, one OF Savannah's best
known pilots. He was accompanied by
Quartermaster VI. S. Herman Of the com
pany, and they returned to Tybee on the
Capt. w. c. Wise of the Amphitrite was
more than pleased with the work of the
savannah company. True, they We're new
at the work before them, but they tool.
hold Of II with an earnestness and will
lngness that IS characteristic of men
VINO mean business in whatever they I'M
dertake. The men are all anxious that the
Amphitrite return again next year to in
struct them. There were quite number
of visitors at the Zorayda Club, the naval
reserve headquarters, yesterday the
guests Of the company for the afternoon.
Among them were Miss Lizzie Wallace.
Miss Marie Pierce, Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ
Rosengrant and Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Beck
EFT.
The steamer Gov. Stafford took a large
crowd down to the Amphitrite yesterday
morning The Stafford managed to get in
and carried good crowds each time These
excursions were given for the benefit OF
the company.