The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-31
TROOPS RETURN FROM DARIEN
FIRST REGIMENTS TOUR OF DUTY
IN M'INTOSH ENDED.

The Soldiers Arrived at O'clock
This Morning and Glad to Get
Home-Every Quiet at DarIer
when They Left-COI. LnVvton Re-
mnined in Command of the CavaI-
nv Dctachmen4-Thc Returning
soldiers Home Coming Quiet
One.
The First Regiment Volunteer Infantry
arrived in Savannah a few minutes be-
fore . o'clock this morning from Darien,
where it has been on continuous duty
since Saturday night, being its second
call within a week to the little seacoast
town.
There were Just 102 men in the detach-
ment. which was commanded by Capt.
Gleason. each Of the five companies hav-
ing twenty men. The company officers
were Lieut.. Leonard, commanding the
Green's Capt J. T. West, the Cadets;
Lieut.. ]. H. Butner. the Oglethorpes;
Lieut. Helmken the German Volunteers,
and Lieut.. Nell the Blues. Surgeon Jar
rell and Lieut.. Harte battalion adjutaut,
were also with the detachment
The boys were undoubtedly glad to get
back TO Savannah ana dll not hesitate to
say so. They left Darlen at $3.50 o'clock,
and made a fairly good run, barring a de
lay Of fifty minutes at the junction, the
Florida Central and Peninsular train be
ing that much behind time. They looked
the real soldiers they are, somewhat
bronzed and suuburned and most of them
showing the need of razor on their faces.
They acknowledged that they had not
had the easiest time In the world and that
riot duty at a distance from Savannah
was no picnic They were in good spirits,
however and moved with alacrity at the
command to march given by Capt Glea-
son.
Both officers and men had no complaint
TO make. They had Jared as WELL they
said, as they could have expected under
the circumstances, their duties had not
been severe and they had been well fed,
thanks 10 the efforts Of C0mmissary SUIT
clffe and Lieut.. Harte and the people of
Darien had been very courteous and hos
ptable. Some of them regretted that they
had not had a brush with the rioters after
having been at so much trouble and in
convenience, but the majority were well
satisfied to have the affair end as it did.
1t was generally remarked that but for
the heavy rains of the last few days there
would have been little to complain of.
Guard duty in the rain was not very
pleasant, and then several detachments
were sent out 90 accompany the county
constables In their search for rioters and
these sometimes got the worst of the
weather.
THE men conducted themselves remark
ably WELL" said Capt. Gleason TO a Morn
ing News reporter. Their conduct in the
affair was creditable in every way We
left everything quiz. at Darien, with Col.
Lawton in charge of the four cavalry
troops now there. and l do not think there
is any prospect Of any further trouble"
1t did rot take the regiment long to
leave the afmory, and the troops were soon
dismissed by Capt. Gleason. They soon
shed their uniforms and Announcements
and made for home where the prospect OF
bath tubs and good beds to sleep in was
more allurng than on ordinary occasions.
The regiment has done It's duty. and
proved once more that it is composed of
real soldiers and not the holiday article.
Besides the prompt response to the first
call on Wednesday, men who returned this
morning had been on duty since Saturday
afternoon, and in addition 10 this a de-
tachment of the regiment was on duty
from Wednesday until the return of the
IL.
ii may be said that the First Regiment has
been on riot duty for practically an entire
week