The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-22
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stand, where the Admiral was to review
the troops. There a number of ladies'
and gentlemen of the committees and 9TH
ers had gathered. From the stand the
Admiral, still escorted by the Hussars.
and those in the carriages with him, were
driven 10 the head of the line and then
along it, front and rear the four bands
taking up a welcome to him as he pass
ed. The Admiral saluted each field Off
Ger and his staff as he passed.
The return of the Admiral and his party
to the reviewing stand was the signal for
the review to commence. The order was
given by Col. Lawton, and the full dis
lance was taken between companies Then
the march past in company front follow
cd, not only those in The grandstand, but
the thousands who lined the Park EXten-
sion on all sides, kept back only by the
vigilance of the police, Observing it eager
ly and applauding when some company
was noticed that seemed to deserve par
ticular comment,
The Admiral stood as the troops passed.
He saluted the officers in return as they
came to the salute, lowering the points of
their swords and glancing toward the re-
viewing officer
Col Lawton and his staff turned out
upon the approach of the column, taking
their places between the Admirals stand
and the Hussars who acted as his escort.
Each band, as it arrived opposite the
stand, turned to the left, remaining stand
ing and playing until its subdivision of
troops had passed, when it, too, again
marched in the column.
The passage of the troops marked the
close of the review. Each captain or other
commanding officer then took charge of
his company. The afternoons programme
was not over however, as il remained for
the local companies to entertain the Wis
itors.
The companies to which the visitors had
been assigned by Col. LaWton, looked up
the commanding officers after. the review,
and escorted them and their commands to
the respective armories, where lunches
were enjoyed. Several of the companies
had rather ornate affairs, as they were
returning hospitality enjoyed when they
had been the visitors in the home towns
of the visitofsste Savannah on this occa-
sion.
The Sumter Guards of Charleston, Capt.
Hyde, were entertained by the Oglethorpe
Light Infantry, a return of hospitality
enjoyed by the Oglethorpes in '76. when
Charleston was visited. The Republican
Naval Reserves, and the Brunswick
Rifles The Irish Jasper Greens remem,
bered their countrymen, looking after the
Irish Volunteers. The Richland Volun-
teers were caredjfor by the Savannah Ca
diets, and the German Guards from Au-
gusta and the German Fusileers from
Charleston by the German Volunteers.
The German Fusileers was one of the
companies of the Second South Carolina
Regiment, which formed a part of Gen.
Benjamin Lincolns army, which was in
the siege of Savannah, 1873, and in the
attack on the British garrison on Oct 8
of that year, when Count Pulaski, Sergt.
Jasper and Col. Jones were killed. The
Fusleers were here at the Jasper CEN
tennial.
The Savannah Volunteer Guards enter
taincd the Timmonsville Guards, the
Burke Light Infantry, the Clinch Rifles
from Augusta and the Smythe Rifles The
loyal naval mittiamen entertained the
visiting mlitiamen from Brunswick,
while the Naval Reserves from Charles
ton were looked out for by the Chatham
Artillery The Georgia Hussars cared
for the Washington Light Infantry and
the Palmetto Guards.
The Admiral and his party left the
parade ground after the troops. The
Chatham Artillery had remained behind
to fire an aemiraPs salute. The seven
teen reports doomed forth from the can
non presented 90 the organizat ton by
President Washington. While the guns
were yet booming the Admiral was on his
way back TO The DC Soto.
While he was on the parade ground
MANY pictures of the Admiral were taken.
been provided with badges and occupied
place in the center of the parade ground
opposite the reviewing stand.
The visiting troops nearly all left last
night. The Charleston delegation got off
on a special train over the Plant System
after midnight They made the most of
their stay, and all declared they had
grand time. Other commands left duging
the night, and but few Of the soldiers re-
main over this morning. The Brunswick
companies left at O'Clock.