The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-28
SMILES AND BUGLE CALLS.
ACCOMPANIED THE DEPARTURE OF
PROVISIONAL BATTALION.

and Four Companies Left at
O'Clock Yesterday-The savannah
Cadets One of the Departing Com
panies and the Principal Local At
tractiOn-Cadets Carried sixty Men
and Presented IA Fine and SOldicrIy
Appearance-BnttaIi VIII Con-
sist of 273 Men, Exclusive of the
Band-These Likely to he Divided
Into Four Companies.
ATT O'Clock yesterday afternoon the spe-
oial military train. carrying the Savannah
Cadets. Waycross Rifles Thomasyillc
Guards and Brunswick Rinemen TO
the Dewey celebration in New Nork,
left the Plant System depot
amid the waving Of flags, the
sounding of trumpet calls and III
cheers and huzzas Of the excited populace.
The Savannah Cadets. sixty strong un-
der the command or Capt j. r. West, as
sembled at the armory at noon ana an hour
later marched to The depot. In the mean
time the men sat for their picture, gave
their goods and chaues OF a military de-
scription a last and final arrangement ana
made everything they We're TO carry ready
for the trip. In the meantime also, TIE
Fourth Regiment band. from Albany, had
reached the city and marched 70 the ar
mory.
Ata few minutes before j o'clock the as
sembly was sounded and the men fell
promptly and methodicauy into their
places They wore the fatigue uniform
of blue shirt. gray trousers and campaign
hats, while the servicable leggins, blanket
N pl1Tt
completed their costume The heavier
baggage had been sent on to the depot and
the men were accoutered in such wise as
would prepare them for any emergency
that might arise, without overlooking
them with an array Of useless truck.
II was at O'Clock when the march was
taken up. The band Of the Fourth Regt-
ment preceded the Cadets on the way to
the train, and furnished martial and in
spring music. The rigorous drilling
through which the company has been put
since the trip to New York was determined
upon, was shown in the excellence of the
marching and the general erect, sOldierly
and well set-up condition and appearance
of the men. 1t was the UNIVERSAL opinion
that the command would do credit in the
parade to the city and the state il repre-
sents, and that Savannah's hard-earned
and wel-deserVed reputation as a center
of military activity and military spirit
would not suffer at it's hands.
The line OF march was down Drayton to
CASTOR, CASTOR 10 Bull, Bull to Liberty,
Liberty to East Broad and the Plant Sys-
TEN depot A crowd that filled the pas
senger shed had gathered TO watch the
arrival of the Cadets and their departure
with the other remaining companies of
Col. Brooks provisional battalion. The
command was marched under the shed and
aboard the two cars that had been pre-
pared for IL, and were awaiting its arrival.
The Thomasville Guards and the Way
cross Rifles had reached the depot before
the arrival of the Cadets and the Bruins
wick Rifemen came in on the regular pas
senger train soon thereafter The Way
cross company had about forty-fve men,
while those from Brunswick and Thomas
vile carried about thirty-fve each The
military special consisted of seven passeu-
ger coaches. a baggage car and a Pull
man. the latter for the accommodation of
such of the officers and their families who
cared for this additional luxury Besides
the four companies and the band. the
headquarters of the battalion were moved
also on this train, its commanding officer,
Col Jordan F. Brooks being accompanied
by his adjutant, Lieut.. John J. Harte.
The train pulled out of the shed al
O'Clock. Some of the company musicians,
on the rear OF their coaches. sounded the
calls, While the men within the coaches
Cheered and the crowd on the platforms
responded with hearty good win. There
was everything to encourage the men with
the prospects for the trip a fair start,
fair weather and fair women. The scene
resembled somewhat the parting time,
when troops are to leave on serious
mission, but instead OF tears, there were
smiles, and the good wishes were without
tinge of regret.
II Is expected that the train will reach
New York some time in the neighborhood
of 2 o'clock to-day, though the railroads
over which il Will be transported are
agreed in the effort to make a record trip
and hope to beat the allotted time by an
hour at least. The troops from this state
will be quartered during their stay. in the
armOry of the Fourteenth Regiment OF
New York, in the borough of Brooklyn
just how the SIX companies of which Col.
Brooks battalion IS now made up viii be
divided for the parade, has not yet been
definitely determined. Col Brooks will. of
course, be guided in this matter by the
orders OF Col. Lawton. who will command
the regiment end who has not expressed
himself as 10 which or what formation he
will approve.
It is known though that Col Brooks
approves a four-comDany formation the
six of which his battalion is made UP re
ing merged into that number With the
German Volunteers and the Macon Hus-
sars. that preceded the rest of the bat
talon, il wiz contain, exclusive of the
band. about 275 rneu. Allowing for an
casualties and illness that win prevent
some OF The men parading. this will give
four companies of two pataons of TWEEN
ty-four men each, with the requisite and
proper allotment of no1-cC mini sicuel Of
ficers The estimate given is a moderate
one. and rather under, stimates than over
estimates the actual condition Of affairs
TO which appearances and reports point
The men will have to-day. or what part
OF IL Is left after their arrival and to-
night 10 recover from the fatigues Of the
trip and get themselves in saldierly read
mess for the great land parade to-mor-
row. That they wiz pay wen their part
there is no one sufficiently hazardous to
doubt, Officers and men, they are a fine
looking body OF troops, and there is no
apprehension that Georgia viii not be wcq