The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-12
PORTO RICO OR SAVANNAH.
SECOND GEORGIA ANXIOUSLY
AWAITING THE DECISION.

something DcAn1Ne Is AhoNh-AtS
Fate VIII BE known in the Next
Four Days-Camp Life Becoming
WeaPisOme To the Georgia Men.
RegimentsI Band Supplied With
Instrum ents-GOod Natursd Rival
ry Between Companies a and as
to OrderIies.
Tampa, Fla, Aug. Ills It Porto Rico
or not? That is the question which now
disturbs the minds of the men of the Sec
ond Georgia. The officers are as much in
the dark as the men and even Col. Brown
admits that he is in the dark as to the
regiments fate The destination Of the
regiment viii be determined very short
ly, however. Col Brown has turned down
all applications for furloughs during the
last few days. and has stated positively
that no man will be granted leave of abb
sence for the next few days. 1t is posi-
bic that if the. regiment does not go to
Porto Rico 1t will be ordered 40 Savan-
nah.
The regiment will be on its way to
Porto Rico within the next four days, or
it will be nearer Savannah" said Col.
Brown yesterday 10 a private who pre-
ferred an urgent application for leave
of absence.
Perhaps il will be at Savannah. The
next two days will decide" he said.
IL is extremely hot here, but the regular
drill routine is kept up. Col. Brown had
the regiment out on regimentaI drill yes
terday The drill was long and hot, but
the regiment showed up in good shape. In
fact. il is an exceedingly rare thing for
man TO fall out of the ranks of the Sec
ond Georgia, on account of the heat.
genuine case of heat prosCration has not
been reported since the regiment has been
at Tampa. Now and then a man, who is
unwell is allowed to drop out of line and
return to his company street during drill,
but the ambulance corps has never been
called upon to carry such one back 10
camp or hospital.
Yesterday was pay day, and the boys of
the Second Georgia have been happy since.
Some of them overjoyous, in fact. The
amount of dissipation is noticeably less,
however than after any previous pay day.
The men. are not attempting to squander
their money as fast as possible, they
have found how very inconvenent it is to
be without money during the month.
The instruments for the band have ar
rived, and bandmaster Burns Is happy.
There is a full set of Instruments, and
very handsome lot they are. A good band
is the one main thing in which the regi-
ment has been lacking since lis organiza-
ton, and there is good reason to believe
now that this want will soon be filled. Mr..
Burns reputation as a musician is well
known in Savannah. He has frequently
entertained the regiment with beautirul
cornet solos, in the use of which instru-
ment he eXcels. There will be twenty
three pieces in the band.
All the places have been filled from
the regiment, with the exception of piccola
and clarionet players, in which line of tai
ent the regiment seems to be lacking. Any
one knowing of good piccolo and clarionet
players who would like job with mill
tary band will confer favor by communi-
eating with Mr.. Burns.
When the regmental standard, to be pre-
scented by the ladies of Savannah, is re-
ceived, the Second viii be well supplied
with colors as it will then have a double
set. The set of colors, consisting of the
national and regimental flags, furnished
by the government has been received. The
Atlanta ladies having presented national
standard and the Savannah ladies' being
about 90 present a regimental flag, the
regiment will be doubly supplied. The col
ors received from fair friends will, of
course, be given the preference and
will be the ones which will be
carried on all gala occasions and upon the
field of battle as we'll, should the regiment
De so fortunate as 10 ever engage Ia one.
Companies A and b, as the senior compa-
MES furnished the color sergeants and
guards Sergt Bob" Fleming carries the
regimental standard, while Private Steve
n. Harris is color guard.
There is an intense rivalry just now be-
tween Companies a and on the subject
of orderlies. AS any person familiar with
military affairs is aware, two orderiles are
selected each day from the guard one for
the colonel and one for the Lieutenant
colonel. The ordcrlies are selected of
course, for their neatness of appearance
and the excellent condition of their guns
and equipments. For a long time Company
i had everything it's own way. capturing
one and some times both orderlies almost
every day. In fact, honors were SO easy thai
the Company men lost interest in this
feature and only those who took spe
cial pride in their neat appearance or who
wanted TO avoid regular guard duty gave
any attention to the matter.
Company A has been bestirring itself in
the matter of orderlies, however. and re-
Gently the Company b boys woke up to
the fact that Company A had record of
thirty-nine orderlies TO BIS forty. The b
men set TO work and captured both order
lies next day, putting them one ahead.
Then A set to work and captured both or
derlies two days in succession TO the great
chagrin of the 3 men and the delight of
the A boys. AS Company A is from Allan
son, ranks Capt. Screven in seniority by
only one point, and besides, has the repu-
tation of being quite a martinez, the boys
were not disposed 10 be downed. The con
test has been so far conducted good ma
turedly.
An irritating incident the other day was
when b man was designated as orderly
by the officer of the guard only to be in
formed on arriving at the colonels tent
thai an error had been made, and that it
was an man who had the honor
The b men determined not TO be downed
yesterday and the guard detail which
Sergt Mott took up, was as neat as a pin
from hat marks to shoetips Even the eye
let's of.their leggins had been polished. The
result was that captured both orderlies
PriVates Z. G. Tabb and J. Fl. Smith tax
ing the honors. This leaves b still one be-
hind, however, and so the fight win still
20 on.
Both Smith and Tabb are orderly" men,
the latter having never failed to win this