The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-03
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fcers under their especial charge when
they arrived at the armory. Their enter
tainment fell to the particular lot of their
brother officers, and it was given and en-
joyed most heartily.
AS the train rolled into the depot a yell
went up,and hands were held out from the
crowd that surged past the policemen for
a grasp of those that were as eagerly out
stretched to meet them. The boys piled
off the cars in short order. There was the
alertness of the soldier to be seen in all
and the military fset up" that comes from
morning drills In the Exercises" was in
evidence. 1t could scarcely be believed that
those were the unframed soldiers who left
here five months ago to take up arms
against Spain. STOPPING shoulders had
been thrown back, dropping heads had
been erected and about the men there was
that air of self reliance and assurance
that charcterizes the soldier. You could
see that there was the stuff that had
induced distinguished officers to comment
SO favorably upon the regiment of which
the troops were a part
After a few handshakings the com
panies "fel in" Fours We're counted, COM
mands were given, and off the men swung
to the street. The First Regiment hand had
come down from Macon with them. There
were twenty pieces, ard the band was
brought down as a courtesy extended by
Vice President Egan. The members via
return to Macon in a few days,
No good opportunity was afforded the
band for playing, as the rain was too
heavy on the march TO the armory Tor the
members to use their Instruments. They
played as the train entered the shed, the
inspiring strains of .'Dixie," adding to the
enthusiasm and 1crvor of the crowd and
to the joyous feelings Of the soldiers. At
the armory, a1so the band played one or
| two selections.
The horses of Col. A. r. Lawton, Col.
Jordan f. Brooks and Lieut. w. L. Gray
son, battalion adjutant, were brought
down in the train and were unloaded i'm
mediately after the troops left the depot.
The officers mounted them and rode to the
head Of the column that had been formed
on Liberty street. The companies wheel
ed into column of Tours, the Blues leading
the Greens next and the Cadets last, and
the march to the armory was taken up.
Every house that was passed had Its
doors and windows flied with people, many
shouting and cheering and waving their
hats and handkerchiefs. one mans en-
thGsiasm got the better Of him, and he
began firing his pistol on his Yeranda
lie emptied II in the air as a vent to the
feelings that stirred within him. Lieuten-
ant OF Pofce Reilly saw the shots fired
There must be none of that" he said.
and he gave instructions to one of his
men 10 make a case against the offender
for his display of enthusiasm. Once or
twice after that the police mad to start off
in pursuit Of persons who expressed their
delight in the return of the soldiers by
firing their pistols
bountful supply of refreshments was
on hand when the troops got to the
armory The local members OF the com
nc Inff 10 IN
the returning warriors a good time. The
Cadets were entertained in their own room
as were also the Greens, but the Blues
were toasted in the quarters of the Ger
man Volunteers. their own room having
been little damaged by the storm. None
but the returned soldiers and military
men were admitted into the armory. There
were many others who wanted to get in
for another sight Of the boys, but adms-
sion was refused by the police. As il was,
there was a big enoughlcpowd All enjoy
ed themselves, however, and both Uncle
Sans and the states soldiers felt that
the afternoon had not been msspent, not
withstandlng the drenching rain and fur
ious blasts to which they had exposed
themselves. Some got pretty wet, particu-
larry among Uncle Sans men. But they
seemed thoroughly used to a little thing
like that, and none appeared TO mind it,
Some had on their ponchos, but the ma
These blanket rolls were worm over the
shoulder in the regulation stglef
What the boys wanted most Of all was
chance to see and talk with the home
folks. That was the desire paramount,
and they did not waste much time before
attaining it. As soon as they had gotten
the inner man attended to, off they shot
for their homes, and there was joy last
night in many hearts.
The majority of the soldiers are here on
thirty days Burroughs. Many have their
discharges from the service, the choice be-
tween furloughs and disebRrgeSig, having
been offered all the menaat Macon. Col.
Lawton said that there were PSI who elect
ed to be discharged. Their final state
ments were made out, and they were Civ
en- their pay, travel pay and balances on
clothing accounts by the paymaster These
men will not have to report back at Ma
con at the expiration Of thirty days. as
will the others who are simply on fur
Tough. There are about seventy OF these
discharged men among the Savannah com
panies Thirty-hye Of th9m are among
the Cadets ~,
The furloughed men had to pay their
own TRANSFORMATION down from Macon.
They will have to do the same thing when
they go back there in q month, but when
they leave finally the government will pay
their way TO the place Of their enrolment.
They will also get pay for the month they
are to be on furlough together with trav-
ell pay and the balance Of their clothing
accounts. in all, each private viii have
something ike $l5 or $50 when he gets out
of the service.
Col. Lawton will leave tonight for Ma
con. He has work yet to do there in con
nection with the discharge and Through
ing of the regiment, and he cannot say
how long it viii require for him to finish
II up.
The following is the roster Of the Repub-
lican Blues who returned: Captain, George
w. Drummond; first Lieutenant w. r.
Grayson; second lieutenant. I4acy Mel;
first sergeant, Charles Lowehthaf ser
geants, Davis, Cook Russell. Smith, Col