The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30
ON A SORR0WFUL MISSION.
OFFICERS AND CADETS ON THEIR
WAY TO COLUMBIA.

Company Left With Two Officers and
FOrty-tIsree 1Ien--First Lieut.. j. c.
Tyson in Command-Nien in Heavy
Marching Order, But the Funeral
of Capt. SatterIee VIII BE Attend
ed in the Blue Uniform-The Com
mnnd VIII Fire IA SaIute-severRI
Officers of other Commands Left
Last Night and others win Follow
To-day.
The Savannah Cadets, with two officers
and foriy-three men. left at 1 o'clock this
morning for Columbia, where they VIII act
as the military escort al the funeral of
the late Capt. c. B. Satterlee. U. S. A.
The company is under command Of First
Lieut.. J. c. Tyson. Capt J. 7. West being
absent from Savannah. The Florida Cen
tral and Penlnsular ran an excursion 10
Columbia, and the members of the com
pany were thus enabled 10 make the trip
at a greatly reduced price. II Will cost
each man but $50 for railroad fare. The
officers and men who compose the escort
are:
First Lieutenant-J. c. Tyson.
Second Lieutenant-W. e. Coney.
First Sergeant-J b. Gaudry.
sergeauts-R E. Banks, G. H. Richter,
A. ]. Thorpe, and Fl. c. Hardy, Jr.
Ccrporals-W. &. Purse. L. J. Langford
and II. j. Brooks.
Musician-WiHam Ross.
Privates---W. S. Boyd, c. NJ. Burnham, A.
]. Bostwick, w. H. Bostwick, J. S. Banks,
J. c. Butter, Jr., J. r. Cowan, w. NJ. Co
ney, Ed Garter, c. P. Dusenberry, Earl
Dasher. Charles Ehlers. w. ]. Farmer,
Joseph Galager, J. p. Goodman, John Hal
lenback w. NJ. Ingram, e. J. Keiffer, j.
r. Lloyd. Jacob LETTER, J. G. Miller, e. n.
Maner, d. II. Willard, J. c. Mahery, F. Nc
Williams, Samuel Oppenheimer. G. r. Pat
terson r. l.. Royal r. b. Ruwe, w. A.
Saunders, A. NJ Sauls, II. o. Smith, II. Z.
Thomson, !. Werthelm.
Officers Of Savannah military commands
VIII act as pallbearers at the funeral
Col A. r. Lawtou, Lieut.. Col Jordan f.
Brooks and Capt. H. j. Sutcliffe of the
First Regiment; Adjutant Davis Free
man and Lieut.. f. c. Wilson Of the
Savannah Volunteer Guards; and Capt
Henry McAlpin of the Georgia Hussars
Col Brooks Capt. SuCcIrre and Capt
McAlpm left with the Cadets, While Col
IlWtou, Lieut.. Freeman and Lieut.. Will
son are 60 leave to-day. 1t was also eX-
peCtCd that Capt. W. l.. GrdySon OF the
Republican Blues and Capt P, f. Glea-
son of tho Irish Jasper Greens would go
with the Cadets.
The funeral VIII take place at o'clock
this afternoon, when the Savannah men
and officers, will accompany to It's last
resting Place the body of that officer and
gentleman who is accredited with having
done more than any other man for the
upbuilding and perfection of the military
forces Of Georgia. The Cadets will fire
a salute over the grave of their regretted
honorary member
The Cadets assembled at their quarters
at the regimental armory at II o'clock.
At the hour of assembly the officers were
gratiied to see SO many of them put in
| an appearance, as IL was hardly expected
| that there would be so many TO go.
Ii did not take the officers and men
| long to doff their civilian dress and don
| the blue uniform. The company left the
armory at midnight in heavy marching
! order. Knapsacks and other accoutre-
ments will be discarded on arrival in Co
| lumbia. and the company will attend the
| funeral in uniform. The Cadets and the
| officers who attend the funeral will re-
| turn tomorrow morning.