The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-27
GONE TO GREET THE ADMIRAL.
SAVANNAH MILITARY on THEIR
WAY To DEWEY CELEBRATION.

TEN To-day-The story of the Move
ment and Its Successful ConcIu-
sfon-Cadet~ Return Thanks TO
Those Whose Contributions Have
Enabled Them to Make the Trip.
And ;se 0iaa5i.s Of adm ring friends,
TIE lierm1n Volunteers. under the com
rasrd @. Capt. .. j. Eoueua with tao
o-1csrs and Gf.y->ix men, left yesterday
fo- New York. -he train upon which the
company had tsken passage pulled out of
The PASSENGER s1e1 Z ire Contra, at l:45,
over the F.or.la Gen raj and Perinsular
Railroad
The Germans left their armory about l
O'Clock and marched to the depot The
command was fully EQUIPPED and present
ed a soldierly and gallant appearance on
It's march through TIE streets There were
crowds along the ines of march and their
cheers added exc .tement ard martial char
acter.s les TO the scene. The roster Of the
command was as follows
Captain C. II. Ken mann.
Lieutenant j. c. Heimken.
First Sc geant Fisher.
Sergeants Struck Harms and Schlueter.
Corporals Schwartz. Johnson. Ehler.
Semken.
Privates Baughn, Brodman, Bart, Bell,
Clements Ferris, Griffin, Haar Harms, Ho-
gan. Hewitt. l<rieger. Kramer, F. H. Kra-
mer, F. c.. Lucken, Minchen, Mendel,
Munroe. McMahan. Oppenheim, Ohsick,
Roberts, Relsen, Ruckh, Sem, Stahmer,
SchnakenDurg, Schroeder, Stanley, Suffer,
Thompson. f. F, Thompson, R, Umbach,
A( q y
Witte, Witlsche, j. H., Wittsche, G. F.,
Virgins, Wicks. Weiner, Norton, Sanders,
Meyers, ROmbold
Immediately after the departure of the
train carrying the company. Lieut.. Col.
Brooks. who had been down at the depot,
notified Col. Lawton, now at the Universe
~ Club, in New York, of the fact that
one company Of his battalion was on the
way. The Macon Hussars also left dur
ing the day leaving behiud four companies
of the battalion that viii take the special
military train at noon over the Plant Sys-
tenn.
The SAVANNA cadets leave tod y. they
VIII 20 with full ranks. ana after such
aafd and steady drilling as Will make the
commend credit 10 The state. With the
company will De Capt. J. 7. West, IN COM
mand; Lieut. j. C. Tyson and Lieut. W r.
Concy. Lieut.. J. II. Butner Of the Ogie-
thorpes, who will have charge OF one of
The plStoons of the Cadets IN the parade,
is now In New York, and will join the
command there.
An officer of the company, in speaking
Of the Trip and of the trials and diff
cultes that formed its prelude, said: Now
that the Cadets are about to realize their
highest expectations and leave for New
York with a full and well equipped com
pany, it might be of interest TO give
short story of the movement. Il was
thought at first that the plan might be
made go, but that the chances were very
slim. Military men who heard of it shook
their heads and talked very obviously The
time of the year was bad. they said. and
then 1t would hurt the military for en-
ployes to be asking off for such a trip
"A committee was however. appointed.
and called on Capt. D. G. Purse, who
gave the scheme his hearty approval. He
expected to assist the committee in their
canvass for funds, but was call
ed away from the city unex-
pectedly Col. Brooks also left
fer Sea Girt about The same time, and the
committee lost his valued assistance
1.-The columns of the Morning News were
kindly offered and gladly accepted. aud
the committee went boldly to work sue
cccding in raising the desired amount.
I hey wish TO thank the subscribers. whose
names appear below. for having made the
trip possible. Mr. f. f. Purse donated
twenty -liFt NoLfl SbuNtIH DlQgeS, ana
Inquiries have already been made for these
badges by parties in New York. A great
many of the members of the company
have been unable to get away from work.
and can only look forward to the next trip:
many employers have won the gratitude
of the whole company by allowing their
men 10 80, even a a personal sacrifice
The final orders to the company We're is
sued Monday night, and directed the men
TO assemble in heavy marching order with
one days ratiOns, a noon to-day The
Fourth Regiment band of Albany viii
reach the city about II O'Clock, and viii
probably escort the Cadets 10 The depot"
The line of march will be Drdyton to
CASTOR. to Bun, 10 Liberty. o Plant Sys-
TEN depot The train win be in waiting
having on board the Waycross Rifles
Thomasviile Guards and Brunswick Rife
men. The start will be made az l:35 city
time, and a twenty three-hour schedule is
guaranteed Col. Brooks and Battalion
Adjutant j. J. Harte VIII travel with the
special, as VIII also Lieut. Col
T NJ. Hopkins. Fourth Regiment
Infantry, and Lieut. Col. w T..
Hopkins Of savannah. assistant inspector
general Georgia Volunteers, as has been
already stated the Georgia troops are to
be quartered a the Fourteenth New York
aimory Brooklyn. The Cadets leave New
York Sunday night. The following is the
roster Of the command:
Capt. J. T. West
First Lieutenant j. G.. Tyson.
Second Lieutenant W. f. Coney
Second Lieutenant J. II. Butucr.
First Sergeant j. =. Gaudry.
Sergeants Banks, Richter Thorpe
Co D rails Purse, S,ca Laugford.
Musicians ChapSau, Summers
Privates Adams, Arden, Banks Butler,
Bost wick Gable. C6ney. Clark, Chaplin,
Carter, Elton, Fulton. Frierson, Calfager,
Goodman. Griner, Harms, Hohenst elm
Heffe' nan. II. j.. Herman, Heffernan c.
L., Ingram. w. NJ; Ingram, r. f.; Kieffer
! Kramer. Krenson, Langley, Loftin NAL
lery. Mllayd, McWniiams. Oprenheimer,
| Price, Patterson, Royal Reynolds, Rob-
bins Russell Shaw, Sau's, A NJ. still
Wen SWrtevanL Travis. Thomson, Tabb,
Wertheim, Virgins, Woodcock, Ward.
To those merchants of the city who
have contributed TO the fund that made
their trip possible, the Cadets desire TO
return very hearty thanks Without their
| assistance the trip, of course, would not
have been poss' Bile. and it is in accordance
with this fact that the assistance, so