The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-24
ANSWERED THE RIOT ALARM.
Continued from Eighth Page.

equipped and ready for duty. The com
handing officers of the companies report
ed TO Capt Gleason their strength in Of
1cers and men as follows:
Savannah Cadets, Capt. J. T. West
Lieut.. J. c. Tyson, Lieut. W. e. Coney
and forty men
Irish Jasper Greens. Lieut.. T. A. Leon
ard, Lieut.. j. F. Mccarthy, and forty
men.
Cgiethorpe Light Infantry, Lieut.. David
c Barrow, Lieut.. j. H. Butner and forty
men.
Republican Blues. Capt. W. L. Grayson.
Lieut.. L. D. Nell and thirty men.
German Volunteers, Lieut. J. D. Helm
ken, and thirty men.
Capt. Gleason of the Greens was in com
mand of the detachment and Lieut.. ]. j.
Harte, adjutant of the First Battalion,
acted as his adjutant.
The line of march was down Abercorn
to Huntingdon, on Huntington to Drayton
on Drayton to CASTOR. on CASTOR to Bull
and down Bull to Liberty. At the armory
of the Hussars at the corner of Bull and
Liberty streets, that command had been
resting, and fell in behind the compani es
of the regiment as they passed. The Hus-
sars were twenty-five strong, the numt er
necessary to make up the deficit, and were
comma nded by Lieut.. c. A. L. Cunning
ham, Both the other officers, Capt Henry
out of the city, Lieut. Gordon having left
in the morning to accompany the Sea Girt
team to New York.
With the Hussars in line the march was
again taken up, from Bull street on Liberty
to the passenger depot of the Central Rail
road. The train of five cars was on the
track ready to receive the men, and they
were almost at once marched aboard and
shed their arms and heavy accOuntre-
ments. The cars that had been provided
accommodated all of the men nicely, and
there was little of the crowding that in the
heat of the day would have rendered the
journey unnecessarily unpleasant
Went Fully Equipped.
Capt. II. j. Sutcliffe, quartermaster of
the regiment, was with the detachment
and looked after the wants of the men.
In the short time permitted him, Capt.
Sutcliffe had aboard the train and ready
for issuance $500 rounds of rifle ammuni-
ton He had also provided three days
travel rations and acted throughout with
a promptitude and decision that demon
strated his fitness for the position, that
he is the right man in the right place.
To attend to the health of the men,
should his services be necessary, Capt.
w. w. Owens surgeon of the First Regi-
ment of cavalry, is also with the detach
ment Capt M. A. OByrne, adjutant of
the First Infantry, accompanied the COM
mand though not In uniform and not in
his official capacity.
The train bore 10 the seat of trouble
Judge Paul e. Seabrook of the Atlantic
circuit. who goes to see that no excite
ment that could be allayed by the exer-
else of judicial power should be suffered
to continue. Judge Seabrook. of course,
did not know whether or not his presence
at Darien would be necessary, but he
thought that his duty called upon him to
be on the spot and in readiness to pass
such order relative to the removal or
trial of the prisoner, Dellegal, as the cir
cumstances might seem to require. Hence
he went with the troops.
The news of the calling out of the mill
tary, started by the alarm of riot and
spread abroad by the marching of the
troops through the streets, had rapidly
invaded every quarter and there was an
immense crowG at the depot 10 watch the
departure of the Savannah boys for the
scene Of expecte trouble and riot.
The members of the crowd had been
kept outside the depot, all of the gates by
which entrance might have been effected
having been closed by order of Capt.
Gleason. The crowd nevertheless, hung
around on the outside and with faces
pressed against the iron ratings of the
doors on the southern side of the building,
shouted words of encouragement ana good
by to the men a the companies aboard
the train. Despite, too, the vigilance OF
the officials a large party, of some 200 or
30O. had secured admittance to the depot
From these there went up on occasions
cheers and hurrahs, which increased when
the train pulled out of the station to a
wild shout of pride in the men and the
officers by whom they were led.
Eager for Their Duty.
II seemed to the crowd quite proper that
Savannah should furnish the troops to
quell an incipient riot or to disperse
mob and there was perfect confidence that
the Savannah boys would do their fun
duty and afford ample protection to per-
son and properly. Hence the yells and
shouts and huzzas amid which the train
started on its way 20 Darien. The mem
hers of the companies that had been con-
demned to stay at home wore disappointed
expressions, but they threw aside their
chagrin that others had been selected In
their stead and Joined as heartily as any
other in the cheers and kindly words.
After the departure OF the detachment
Mai. Belrne Gordon received an additional
telegram from che Governor, reaflirm.ng
the order previously sent Gov Gambler
said:
wired you al G o'clock TO take enough
OF your men to make with the men from
First Infantry 200 men 10 Darien at once.