The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-10
BATTERY OFF FOR GRIFFIN.
CHEERS AND PLAUDITs FOLLOW
CAPT. WALKERS COMMAND.

There Are Others Yet to Follow
Lieut.. Armstrong Remained to
Look After other Recruits-Crush
at the Depot Interfered With the
Men Getting to the Train.
Midst the shouts and hurrahs of admir-
ing crowds, the air a sea almost OF hats
and handkerchiefs the special train bear
ing the Chatham Artillery Georgia Militia
United States Volunteers, left the Central
station last night a few minutes after 10
O'Clock.
The regiment had its turn, and the
Galatians were given theirs. The same
thousands almost, who lined the streets
and filed the depot Monday night, were
there last night to cheer the Chathams and
bid them godspeed, and wish them good
fortune.
The Chathams gathered at the Armory
Hall at o'clock. There was short
meeting of the artillery company, and
then the men began to assemble for
their departure. There had successfully
passed the examination 1874 of the men en-
rolled, and with the exception. of five of
these all were there ready for the trip.
The few were detained until Wednesday
night. When the roll was called Capt.
George p. Walker, with Lieuts. Armin b.
Palmer, and H. NJ. Conner, Jr., were ready
to go with 1875 men, to which number forty
others will soon be added.
The crowd assembled early in the court
house square to witness the gathering
OF the boys. There came to escort the ar
tillerymen to the depot the Georgia Hus-
sars, in command of Capt. Beirne Cor
don, the remaining twenty-five Chatham
ArtilIerymen, in command of Lieut.. w.
C. Cam and the Boys of 81, under the
leadership of Gen. P. McGlashan. Capt.
Gordon's company turned out in full num-
bers and following the First Regimental
band, led the escort to the depot.
There are about twenty-five of the Chat
hams left at home. twenty-three members
of the original command having enlist
ed with the volunteers. Every man of
them was out last night with Lieut.. Cam
TO say farewell to their departing COM
rades. Lieut.. ]. A. G. Carson and sew
eral of the veteran members were also
with the company.
A full 1875 of the Confederate Veterans
were there, and with them carried flags
which brought back vivid recollections of
the days when they TOO, were in the field.
Mr. w. c. Workman carried the old flag
of the Seventh Georgia regiment, which
saw the last charge of the boys In gray be-
fore the surrender at Appomattox Capt.
]. p White borrowed the flag from Mr..
Lemuel Downs, who brought ii back from
Virginia. The flag of Gen. McLaws' brig
ade was there, and equal in glory the fad
ed banner carried by the Ffty-fourth
Georgia in Gen. Cleburne's division.
After the old came the new; the soldiers
of thirty odd years ago led the soldiers of
to-day in the commencement Of their
march toward fields of glory. Capt. Walk
er led his men by twos, marching in unison
with the soul stirring music, which made
many a stay at home feel as If ne wanted
10 buckle on his armor then and there, and
go at once to face the enemy. Capt Walk
ers men were not uniformed. That is TO
say very few of them had uniforms. Most
of them appeared in citizens clothes, a few
had military overcoats, and there we're
three naval reserve uniforms. About ten
of the Savannah naval reserves enlisted
with the Chathams. and are going to try
their hand al making artillerymen.
There was but one incident connected
with the march to the depot the cheer
Bull street all the way to Liberty, but
1t was on Liberty between Bull and West
Broad that the crowd was thickest The
sidewalks were filed from block to block
and as before the entire crowd seemed
10 gather at the depot almost simultaneous
ly with the head of the column new
plan was tried at the depot In the matter
of handling the crowd, but its success was
rather doubtful officers were stationed
IN oh
and the gate inside leading to the tracks
beyond the ticket office was also In the
hands of a guard.
But 1t is a hard matter to handle a de-
termned crowd The depot was clear when
the head of the column arrived, but be-
fore it was half Within considerable
portion of the crowd was in with It. The
band came in all right and so did the
Hussars and the escort of Chathams but
there it stopped. About four tof six of the
outsiders endeavored to get in between
the twos of the Confederate, Veterans and
there the trouble began. The veterans
had to come struggling in as best they
could in small attachments, and it was
some minutes before they all got inside
and formed a line on the south side of The
depot next TO the Chatham's special
train.
The Veterans, however, had compare
lively little trouble. Capt Walker started
in with his men right behind them, and
when he reached the interior of the depot
he found that about four twos were fol
lowing him. He put back to determine the
trouble but that needed little invCstiga-
ton The people just insisted ON follow
ing the men into the depot The police did
noble work, and managed 10 keep their
back in part, and so let the artilleryrne-
one by one squeeze in through the strug.
Cling mass of humanity.
Cuba will be easy after that" remarked
one of the Chathams as he successfully
reached the inside gate, and many of III,
others agreed with him 1t was som,
twenty or twenty-five minutes before Capt
Walker got all of his men inside the depo
and lined them up near the train The ar
tiEerymen safe inside, the crowd without
was allowed TO come in, and come in 1t did
From one end to the other the people sur
rounded the military tram, and there wer,
not few who would have enjoyed moth
ing better than climbing aboard and goint
with them.
The band played Dixie" as the orde
to march was given and the men starte,
for their cars. Mothers and sisters In tn
crowd managed to get near their sons an,
brothers and chung TO them to the last en-
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