The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-05-03
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mediately afterward. @
Ed w. Johnston of Birmingham was to-
night appointed adjutant on Colonel Hig-
dons staff.
Governor Johnston telegraphed tonight
that four companies from north Alabama
were coming tomorrow afternoon, two
from Florence and one from Huntsville
IT Is not known here where the fourth is
from.
There is a great deal of talk around camp
to the effect that as soon as the volunteers
are mustered in and equipped they will be
removed out to tn ecamp of the regulars
near Spring Hill.
Hart Elected Captain
The Huey Guards held their election of
company officers this morning, and there
is once more peace within the ranks. Cap
tain Brandon. of the Warrior Guards, was
selected to preside at the meeting, ana IL
was agreed that he should place poth
Lieutenant Harris and Lieutenant Lacy
names in nomination on preliminary bal
lot. and the candidate which showed up the
strongest was to be elected captain by ac-
clamation. Hart ran way ahead In TINS
ballot and on Lacy's motion his election
was made unanimous, and it is now Cap
tain Hart, of the Huey Guards"
Lacy was already first lieutenant. so this
left a vacancy for second. There was sharp
competition between Sergeants Carroll and
Jones for this position, but before the
counting of the first ballot was finished
Jones moved that CAROLS election be
made unanimous, which was DONE SO
ends the "scrap" in the Huey Guards, and
there are no old sores left.
Camp Notes.
Colonel Higdon this morning announced
the following organization for the First
Alabama volunteers:
First Batallion-Lieutenant-C j. b.
Mcdonald, in command of the following
companies: Company B, Florence; Com
pany C, Gadsden; Company d, Admission,
and Company e, Decatur The two COM
panies of the old Third infantry stationed
at Admission, were combined into one, and
the Joe Johnston Rifles, of Decatur, supply
the vacancy.
Second Batallion-Major r o. Smith, in
command of the following companies:
Company A, Woodlawn Company G, Biz
mingham; Company K, Birmingham, ana
Company L, East Lake.
Third Battalion-Major D. D. Mcleod, in
command of the following companies: Com
pany F, Huntsville; Company II, Besse-
mer; Company 1, Oxford; and Company
| M, vacant but will probably be filled with
| the Warrior Guards of Tuscaloosa. Com
pany M was the company at Vernon, but
| as they could not raise the full number or
men required, they would not be accepted
| as a company.
The detachments from Pratt City and
from Talladega have already been united
into one company and if the warrior
Guards refuse to become a part OF the
First Alabama this company will be put
in. otherwise, they will become part Oh
the Second Alabama.
Frank Evans, of Company G, has been
permanently appointed as the colonels Or
| DERBY. Evans is also doing the "Weyler
! the c01OneiS Typewriter.
Lieutenant ]. B. Mcdonald who was
Yesterday appointed lieutenant colonel OF
| the regiment, is an Alabama boy. He was
| ccmmandant at Auburn from 'SS to 81
and he is known by many Of the men In
| the regiment. He has had his application
| on file with every governor OF AlapaHa
since Seay, asking that he be detailed with
the Alabama troops in case of war with any
country.
Tt will interest all southerners to know
that First Lieutenant Thomas M. Brumly,
| Commodore Dewey's flag officer and chief
of staff, Is Georgian. During the terrible
| battle his station was on the bridge OF the
| flagship at the commodore's side, ana ne
slgnalled orders to the fleet. This is one
| of the most exposed stations aboard ship
| under fire.
Pending official accounts, Lieutenant
| Brumly's fate Is unknown. Lieutenant
Brumly Is a son Of the late Colonel A "
! Brumly, who was West Pointer of the
class of ,s3, and afterwards at the head OF
the famous Georgia military institute at
Marietta. The lieutenant graduated from
Annapolis in 1876, and has distinguished
himself in the service. He has a nephew,
Ensign Frank Hardeman Brumly, on the
! flagship New York, and another nephew is
| William V. Brumly, a well-known Ala
bama newspaper man.