The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-07
AN EASY TIME IN CAMP.
THE GUARDS HAVE AT LAST FOUND
4 BED OF ROSES.

,,auimous-Those There for Pun
eminent would Rather De at
uoue-Gunrd Duty at the EstiI
Avenue Camp Snap-Men Are
Not suffering for FOOd-SOldiers
who Are sim in Camp.
F-ifrv men and two officers are at the
conp Of the First Battalion of the Sec
and Georgia Regiment out on Estill ave-
,us The men say they have struck the
s5frest thing they have run against since
they have been working for their uncle.
There's no reveille, no drill calls, no taps
and no nothin'; all you got to do is to
trv to have a good time" That is what
one Of them, who is getting lot of enjoy
ment out of the thing, said yesterday.
An the fellows are not stuck on their
Jobs though. Some of them were not de-
tailed to stay in the camp a mark of
personal favor Little indiscretions put
them there, and they don't like it a bit.
They are boys who have homes either in
the city or not far away, and they would
n good deal rather be there than in camp
for thirty days to guard government prop
erty.
A number of the men volunteered to
stay. The government feeds them out at
the camp and gives them a place to sleep,
and, in return, all they have TO do is to
take an occasional turn of guard duty,
that bug-a- bear of a soldiers life. That
is the only thing there is about it that is
distasteful There won't be any camp
cleaning to speak of, for the fellows won't
stay around camp enough to make a lit
ter Except when they get called for
guard duty they can come into the city
or do anything else they want to. The
officers intend to be very light with the
men while they are in camp waiting for
the expiration of the furlough term to roll
around
Those men who volunteered to stay at.
the camp are in nearly every instance
those who have no homes in this section.
There are not few in the battalion who
are from distant states, and they would
just as soon spend their time here as any
where else, since they cannot get home.
Some of those who are kept for guard
duty have just had long furloughs, and
they were detailed just on that account.
Two men rolled in yesterday from At
lanta and were promptly put on the duty
when they arrived, thereby letting off a
couple of young fellows who would have
had to stay out at camp, Notwithstanding
that their homes are in Savannah. The
late arrivals were off on something Of a
frolic when the battalion left, so they de-
cided that they would let it leave. them
and they would join it later. Some of the
boys are full of such tricks.
The return of the battalion to its home
city was celebrated yesterday, and there
3 1,1rT
having a good time just about all day.
Relaxation from military discipline had
10 be made the most Of
Nine men and a non-commissoned Of
dcer form the guard at the camp every
Gay. Guard mount, which becomes a very
simple matter under such miniature pro-
portions, VIII be at 4:30 in the afternoon
from now on. The men are just on post at
night. One of them has to stand guard
over the single prisoner, Private James
Baliantyne, who is awaiting the finding
OF the court martial that tried him on
the charge of desertion. The corporal or
sergeant of the guard is a sort of officer
OF the day, as Capt. w. G. Austin is the
commander of the camp.
one of the men came into the city yes
terday, and said they didn't have any,
thing to eat out at the camp A dozen
were asked by reporter if such was the
case, and not single one of them all
IL.
SAID they had everything they wanted.
capt. Austin had come into the city and
procured sandwiches and other things for
the men, and they lived well. One of the
iellow, who has pull somewhere in town,
got keg of beer and took that out The
Deer and sandwiches went well.
There were no government rations con-
eumed. There was nothing surprising in
that' however as the men did not care
70 eat them when they could get some
thing else. Some of the ladies' sent out a
Iot OF nice things during the day, and
mere was a plenty to eat Government
iatlons of the right sort could not be is
sued. The men will get them TODAY. TN
10 to-day they have been on travel ra-
IONS ana they are the toughest a soldier
ds 70. deal with. The men could have
"5d them, but they didn't want them
ne soldiers wont even have TO do their
o"H cooking or act as kitchen police the
name mat attempts to dignity the soul
ions who are detailed from day to day
~ inc service to go into the kitchen and
10 Whatever the cooks tell them to. Two
oo'ored cooks viii be hired. Two men
we're out yesterday for the Jobs. but they
"outeu w capt. Austin was prepared to
sNe lnem SIS, so terms could not be
eacneo. Two more will be on hand to-
Jay 20 preside over the kitchen. Col Car
t'Iu mas agreed to buy lot of lumber
5or the men to build a mess table and
o.nches' Iuxur.es they have not enioyed
S" .II they left Griffin. Eating in camp
"in now be less trouble than the men
nave been accustomed to.
me ne following are the men who are de-
'aIiea to act as guards at the camp:
Eollpany B-Sergeant Fitzpatrick. CorpI.
r lIls, Privates Munnerlyn, Barnes. Kill
~ E, Dortic' Edwards, Ridgely, Seay. ard
- H. Thompson
,,Company L-sergeant Gates CORPORAL
Sbo gan, Privates Arnold Gibbons, Hal
I strickland, Bowen T. A. Johnson.
'Gyner' English, Hilton and skipper,
oillpany M-Sergeants John f. McDer-
i'5o.. ana Homer Johns, Corporals N. r.
B, 3lIold and A. A. Stone, Privates J. w.
NJ ]Qh' o. Dickinson, w. A. Ellington.
HI ~, II. Hawkins, C. A. Holland, P. J.
sO5nes' T. II. Lloyd, c. S. Matheson, G.
r. 4oyers, j. A. Reese, Company Clerk
Cotnpany K-Sergeant e. T. Davis Cor
To'aI - Shields. Privates J. ]. Barrett.
N Lawson, w. E. O'Brien, ernest