The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-30
SOLDIERS WERE READY.
Cadets and OgIethorpcs But Awaited
the Word to Move.

The Morning News special dispatches
from sylvania. announcing that all was
quiet in that part of the world and that
no trouble was likely to follow the return
of the five negro murderers to the place
where they were tried and convicted,
found its reflection in the inactivity
among the military here yesterday.
The Savannah Cadets and Oglethorpe
Light Infantry were under orders to as
semble at their armories PROMPTLY on
! the sounding of an alarm and the off,
GERS of these companies had arranged
! for quick communication with their men.
They were not needed, however. and the
day passed without their being called
| upon to assemble.
In the yards of the Central Railway
| special train was kept waiting all day
| long, but no occasion for its use arose.
| The train consisted of an engine and two
passenger coaches, and would have been
ready 10 get out on che road as quickly
as the troops could be marched from
their armory. Under a contract it cost
the state SO to have the train held in
readiness.
Among the Cadets and the Oglethorpes,
there was a distinct feeling Of regret that
they were not needed at Sylvania.
Throughout the day, as members of :he
two commands encountered one another
on the streets there were inquiries about
the news from Sylvania. They were spec
ulating upon the probabil of their
having to take the trip. and all were mix
ious to go. Military service is attractive
to them, and they appreciated the oppor-
tunities that such a trip would have az
forded. Many of them had been to Da-
rien upon the occasion of the race
troubles there some months ago, and
the experience was so pleasant that they
were DESTROYS of it's repetition.
The officers of the companies were Gag
erly sought for information. They, how
ever, had nothing, and the members soon
learned that there was little chance for
them to get to Sylvania. That they were
anxious to go, was shown by the num-
bers that gathered early in the morning
at the Regimental Armory They thought
it possible that orders to move might
be received before time for them to go 10
work. Both companies were well repre-
scented at the gathering, and there was
interested discussion as to the PROBABLE
tiles of opportunity being afforded for
what the young soldiers thought would
be something of lark.
The threatened trouble but served to
again demonstrate the adequacy of the
military esta adjustment in Savannah The
cry mas lOitS DteH HOleo tIlt STATE Oh
preparation in which the troops are al
ways to be found Companies have been
gathered time and again upon the short
est notice and have gone fully armed
and equipped, to the scene of impending
trouble. Had the two Savannah com
mands ordered TO be in readiness, been
required at Sylvania, no delay in as
sembling and reaching the train would
have been noted
Capt. ]. T. West of the Cadets and
Capt. ID. c. Barrow of the Oglethorpes
kept in touch with Col T. S. Wylly, Jr,
commanding the First Infantry, all day,
and any orders from the commanding Of
ficer, directing a movement would have
been promptly executed. Capt. w. E.
Coney, adjutant. was on the watch for
information from Sylvania, and Capt. c.
II. Richardson, quartermaster, and Capt.
j. j. McDonough, Jr., commissary had
everything ready in the event that it had
become necessary to send the Savannah
companies to the scene of the expected
trouble.