The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-11
TWO COMPANIES GO TO-DAY,
NEARLY 200 MEN LEAVE WITH
COMPANIES 4 AND OF GUARDS.

Commands VIII Go by the Central
This Morning-Companies u and ID
the First of the Battalion in Camp
Comuauies A aud c VIII Leave To-
uorroYv Morning-Licut. Gibbs of
Co. A FaiIed TO Pass the ENamina-
lion and Capt. J.. IL. keenan, Assis-
taut Quartermaster General sue
ceeds Him.
The first detachment Of the Savannah
Volunteer Guards volunteering in the ser
vice of the army of the United States VIII
leave this morning al S:l0 o'clock for Grit
fin. The route will be via the Central
Railroad. in a special train.
Company B, Capt Thomas Screven, and
Company d. Capt w. T. Hopkins are
the first of the Guards TO go. The others,
Companies A and C. will leave tomorrow
morning by special train, probably at the
same hour.
Company B will have 10S officers and
men. while Company d viii have 81 The
men and officers of both Companies B and
D were at the arsenal last night until
late hour. getting everything in readiness
for their departure. Many Of them slept
at the arsenal, and viii march down this
morning to breakfast.
The examination of the men was con-
tinued yesterday by Lieut. J. G. farrell,
assistant surgeon of the First Regiment.
Day before yesterday eighty-hve men
were examined, but this mark was sur
passed by the number yesterday. Two
hundred and six men wers sent before the
s-g.E -
them unable to perform the duties of
military campaign. All the men of B and
d were examined.
DR.. FARRELL does not fear that he viii
be unable to complete the examination OF
all the members of the battalion by to-
night He has worked well at his task,
and the greater portion of it is Finished.
BY the time he is through. DR.. farrell
will have examined more than 400 officers
and men. Already 800 have been exam
ined, and the percentage thrown out has
been small. 1t is said about y per cent.
have failed to pass The proportion far
ing has Deen much larger among the re-
cruits taken in than among the members
of the Guards who volunteered.
The 100 men 70 be examined are all mem
bers of Companies A and c. Many men
of these companies have already passed
the examining officer. Company has
fifty-six men who have passed while sew
enteen members of this company are yet
TO be examined. On the rolls of Com
pany c there are Jos men. They were
swelled by an addition brought down from
Louisville last night by Corpl John Nc
Donough. He was the greatest success
that has been found as a recruiting off,
Ger, twenty men following him in when
he entered the armory. Company win
have enough men after the examination
of all has been made to give Company y
or any other that might need recruits sew
eral of those enrolled
Several of the commissioned officers
were examined. One of them was rejected
on account of physical disabilities. This
was First Lieut.. c. M. Gibbs of Company
a. Lieut., Gibbs failure to pass was a
source of regret to every man in his com
pany, as he is very popular, and they
would have been pleased to have had him
remain as their officer. He has been
lieutenant for only a few days, but the
men were confidently counting on having
him go into the service as their officer
The old members of the Guards through
out the battalion will regret his failure to
pass the surgeon.
A successor has been appointed to sue
coed Lieut.. Gibbs. His failure could not
have been known long before Capt L. II.
henan, assistant quartermaster general
of the Georgia Volunteers, was appointed
to succeed him. The appointment was
made by the Governor. The members of
the company did not, as was the case
with the officers elected some days ago
have an opportunity given them to OK
press their preference for a lieutenant.
Had it been given, they would undoubt-
eddy have chosen one of the old members
OF the company who volunteered.
Lieut.. Kenan is known to the military
of Savannah, as he has acted as quarter
master at camp for several years. II is
said he win have influence 10 bring
number of good men into the battalion
when it arrives at Griffin, and that his
appointment grew out of this. Lieut.. Ke-
nan has been very close to the Governor
and the colonel of the Second Regiment
for some time. and his appointment is sup
posed to have grown out of this
Company B win assemble at the arsenal
at $50 O'Clock. Roll call win follow, and
at about 7:45 the men will be ready to
march to the depot. Company D will
leave at that hour for the depot. 1t is
expected the special viii arrive at Griffin
before o'clock this afternoon.
The men of both companies were pro-
vided last night with the equipment that
has been furnished by the state. This
is not all, however, that is needed, and
with some of the articles. Blankets,
blanket bags, haversacks and overcoats
will be carried. Thirty Springfield rifles
will be carried by men in each of the
four companies This will leave several
hundred guns for the members of the
Guards who viii remain at home.
The special train will be under the con-
duct of Mr.. w. G. Brewer, city passenger
and ticket agent Of the Central. 1t will
consist of four cars for the men, one for
the officers and a baggage car.
Each of the four companies win leave
Savannah with more men than they art
allowed to have mustered into the service
This number is eightyfour, the minimum
seventy-seven, but it is desired to be pre-
pared for any losses that may follow from
the examination Of the men by the sur
geon at Griffin and by the mastering Off
GER Some of the men may be thrown GU
by Capt. Mills, who will muster in The
commands from Georgia.
co. BIS ONE HUNDRED AND THREE