The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-08
TROOPS EN- ROUTE TO CAMP.
sAvANNAH's CONTINGENT SENT OFF
WITH MUCH ECLAT.

Train and Two Divisions of the
Naval Militia Escorted the Chat
ham AruIIery-The streets FILLED
with People TO watch the Parade.
Fourteen Companies in Line-The
Troops 10 breakfast in Camp This
Morning.
The Savannah troops departure for
camp last night was the occasion Of
crowds Of people turning out 10 view the
parade Of the departing commands and
their escorts.
There were fourteen companies ia CO..
umn. besides the two bands Of the regi-
.ment and the Guards and the drum and
bugIe corps Of the naval militia Crowds
Of people lined Bull and Liberty streets.
The latter street was packed with people
near West Broad. The efforts Of the Do-
lice were all that kept the crowd from in
vading the depot, so eager were the sol
diers friends 10 see them of. Ladies
we're as much in evidence as the men, and
the fair friends Of the soldiery cheered
their favorites as they passed. II was in
teresting to watch the troops as they pass
Ell and note the various degrees Of ap-
plause their appearance elected
The hour Of assembly for the First
regiment at the armory on AbeTcorn
street and the Chatham Artillery, was
$50 O'Clock, d few minutes after the
march for the depot was taken up. The
commands that escorted the departing
soldiers to the depot assembled earlier in
the evening al their quarters and march
ed 10 the armories Of the commands to
which they were 20 act as escorts, and
were drawn up in line. As the regiment
and the artillery marched out Of their
quarters, the escorts stood at present
arms.
The commands were SO ordered that the
escorts took the lead, while the troops
bound for camp were in the rear. The
escorts for the regiment was the battal-
ion OF Savannah Volunteer Guards. bat
TALON under command Of Col. William
Garrard, the Georgia H1ssars, under
command of Lieut.. A. Minis; and the
Lawton Cadets, commanded by Capt.
Latham Pritchard.
The Chatham Artillery was escorted by
the second division OF the naval militia
under command Of Lieut.. Lucas, ana the
third division, under command Of Lieut.
c f. BrOughton, while Lieut.. II. ;. Cold
ing commanded the two divisions. The
march Of the TWO attachments, the one
from the regiment headquarters on
Abercorn street, and the other from the
Chatham Artillery's armory, was 50 tim
ed that they met a. Bull and Liberty
streets There the Guards took the lead
and followed IN the order named, came the
Hussars, the Lawton Cadets, Col. A. X
Iawton and staff of the regiment the Re-
publican Blues, the irish Jasper Greens
the German Volunteers, the Savannah "a
diets. the second division Of naval militia,
the third division and the Chatham Artil-
on reaching Liberty street, be-
tween Montgomery and West Broad,
the escorts were drawn up IN
line. and the departing companies passed
on 70 the depot There were ten cars TO
receive the troops and their baggage, one
being for the officers Of the field and
staff one for the Chatham Artillery, and
one each for the seven companies OF the
regiment, five Of which boarded mere
while the other two, the Pooler Light In
fantry, company +, and the Kell Rifles,
company c. were to be taken aboard up
the road. Tho personal baggage of the
troops was also carried Ia a special car.
The train left at 10 o'clock, on the sched-
ule OF the regular passenger leaving at
that time.
The soldiers VIII dnd breakfast ready for
&hem on their arrival in camp This con-
venience which viii be greatly appre-
ciated, Is made possible by the work OF
tho men who went on In advance
Saturday and Sunday nights. Col.
A r. LaWton viii be the senior
officer at camp. and will be In command.
Lieut. Col Peter Reilly viii be In COM
mand Of the First regiment. The officers
of the field and STAFF that went up were
Col A. r. Lawton. Lieut.. Col. Peter
Reilly Mai Edward Karow of the First
battalion, Mai. W s. Rockwell of the
Second battalion. Capt. NJ. A. O'Byrne
adjutant.
Capt. John T. Roman, cOmmlssary. who
left Saturday night; Capt. G. G. Myers,
quartermaster; Capt. J. @. farrell. sur
geon; Lieut.. A. A. Morrison, assistant
surgeon; Lieut.. w. O. ID. Rockwell, adj
5utant OF the Second battalion, ana Lieut..
Koneman, Company G, acting as adjutant
Of the First battalion.
Company a, the Republican Blues, was
Differed by Capt J. J. Gaudry and Lieut.
W. l.. Grayson, and the men that went
were:
Sergts. Jurgurson. Lowenthal.
Corpls. Neral, Jones, Campos, Cream
er
Privates Bennett. Brake. Barthelmess.
Clarke. Cone, Coffey. Campos. j. r., Cook,
J. r. Jr.; Cooley. Collini, Dekle. DAILY.
Gasque, Grayson, Golden, Greenbaum,
Hallett Harper, Hay, Kelly. Millen. Nell
Phzenmayer, Peay, Perry, Russell, ". r.,
Russell, G. r., Richardson, Smith, It'd
well. Taylor and Wright
This gave the Blues total OF forty-two
men, Lieut. G.. W. Drummond and two or
three more viii 60 up later to join the
company.
The officers OF the Irish Jasper Greens,
Company b. were. Capt. John Flannery,
Lieut. f. +. Gleason and Lieut.. T.. A.
Leonard. The enlisted men that accompa-
MED the command were: Sergts. J. r..
Mccarthy, w. }. Flood. II. w. owens. +.
@. Roman. n. A. Jordan.
Quartormaatcr j. NJ. Reynolds.
Commseary Sergeant -. Connors.
Corpl. j. Nom. Flannery.
Privatcs John Ash, r. r. Bryan. D. ].
Charlton, J. II. Collins. =, j. Coffee. =. IA.
Deegan Thomas Dillon. j. W Foughnor.
j.. j. Flood, Hansen, II. -. Hearn. u. j.
Kiiroy, James A. Luddy, g.. A. Mccarthy,
John +. Mccarthy. n. II. Mccarthy. J..
A. Murphy. u. r. McEyoy, j. f.. Mcisvoy.
J. -. Mcdonald. }. NJ. McDonough. Jr..
4. u. mckinley, r. G. Monaghan. NJ j.
Mcmahon. +. O. Philpot. J. j. Patterson.