The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-06
MICHIGAN MEN REVIEWED.
LARGE CROWD WITNESSED THE /
DISPLAY IN THE PARK.

Gen. w. w. Gordon ana
Lieut.. Col. j. F. Brooks
Were the Reviewing OH
cers-LIeut G. Il. Pritchard, Jr.,
and Lieut.. w. w. Gordon, Jr., Were
the General Aides-R esiment Pass
cd IN Review and Regimental Pa
rade Was Then Hnd-COmpanies
Were AppIauded as They Passed
Before the Spectators.
| The Thirty-first Michigan Regiment was
| reviewed yesterday afternoon in the Park
! extension by Gen. w. w. Gordon and
Lieut.. Col. Jordan F. Brooks. The off,
! GERS were invited to review his regiment
by Col. Cornelius Gardener. Gen. Cor
don was accompanied by Lieut. G. b.
Pritchard. Jr., of the Ninth Cavalry and
Lieut. w. w. Gordon, Jr., of the Georgia
Hussars. They were his aides while ne
commanded a brigade during the war with
Spain.
A large and interested crowd was out to
witness the review and the parade that
followed. Girls and ladies predominated,
there being about six for every man. To
them the military seemed of greatest in
terest. and feminine hands were loudly
capped in applause for the excellent APP
pearance the companies presented as they
marched by the long line that was ranged
along the Drayton street side of the ex-
tension.
The review was but a few minutes after
6 O'Clock, the hour for which it was sche-
du.ed. The crowd in the meantime found
amusement in watching the guard mount
of the provost detail from the battalion Of
the Second Infantry, near Park avenue,
on the Drayton Street side of the exten
sion. 1t had almost been concluded when
the strains of the Michigan band were
heard
The regiment made its appearance from
out Bull street. and turning to the left,
it took up a position first of all on the
Whitaker street side of the extension. 1t
was then marched up to the east side of
the dividing walk through the extension,
whereupon the reviewing officers rode to
the right of the line, where they were met
by Col Gardener and his staff.
The party of officers rode a a slow gal
Top down the line, inspecting il as they
passed. Turning the left flank, they pass
ed in the rear. Making the trip around
the right flank, the party again passed to
the reviewing stand, where position was
taken for the troops to pass in review.
Col Gardener ranged himself with his
stan alongside the reviewing officers while
his regiment passed, The ranks of the
command We're not so full as when it
, was seen here three or four months ago,
but there were enough men OUT
to make good showing Discharges
We're received by many of the men while
in Cuba, and it was in that way the num-
Der in the companies were reduced
When passing in review the band was
hrst IN the line. The band master was
one of the striking figures of the DISPLAY
Oh large and handsome build, his uniform
with its gold cord set him off to advant
age. He wore white duck trousers a mar
OF riding boots, and carried a handsome
batoh. lmpressement was added bv ne
leader.
The band turned to the left rs II tcacb-
ed point opposite the reviewing stand
ana there took up its position Just off the
Inc OF march. Inspiring music was rem
uefed whlle the boys marched past the
general, with each company in unbroken
front. Inc appearance made bv two or
three Of the companies excelIed thar of
othefs, ana when those that had the lines
that could have been no straighter nassed
the crowd there was always burst of an
plause. - az
The passing of the last company closed
the review. The colonel saluted The re-
viewing officers, heard words of praise for
his splendid regiment and rode 10 The OH.
er side of the extension where the reqi-
hent had been again formed in line The
crowd in the meantime had pushed it's wav
out into the open, and had 10 be again
moved hack by the police Everybody was
good natured, and the work of the notice
was accomplished without much trouble
IL became necessary to move the crowd
back to the Drayton street side again he-
cause OF the intention to have regimentaI
paradeNon the same ground that had beeu
used for the review.
In single line the entire regiment was
marched across the dividing walk to The
position il was to occupy for the parade.
1t was gone through in an exemplary man
ner, the manual being executed as bv one
man. On lis conclusion the regiment again
passed in review before Col. Gardener
after which came the return 10 camp.