The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-27
FLOOD WON MEDAL
MEMBER OF THE GREENS SECURED
THE REGIMENTAL PRIZE.
MEN PUT UP A FINE DRILL
WAS WITNESSED BY A LARGE
CROWD AT THE GUARDS HALL.

Capt CruikshanlS, Lieut.. GiImer ana
Lieut. bunker, Officers of the Army
Post at Tybee. Acted ms Judges OF
the DriII-Twenty-fOu Men, Four
From Each LOcaI Company of the
First Regiment, Pnrticipated-Or-
der in which They Were Thrown
Out-Of Three Men Left Standing
Mt the Last, the OGIethOrpes Had
TWO-Private Flood of the Irish
Jasper Greens Won-Other Win
ners of Prizes.
The prize drill of the First Regi-
ment, Infantry, at the Guards Hall
last night was won by Private w. j.
Flood of the Irish Jasper Greens.
Rousing cheers for Private Flood were
given as soon as the crucial test was
over, and it was demonstrated that.
according to the trial to which it was
put, that his ability to execute the
manual of arms, without the commits
sion of a single error was greater than
that of any other of the twenty-three
men. representing the flower of the
regiment. who were pitted against him
Private H. NJ. Peek of the Oglethorpe
Light Infantry ran Private Flood the
closest race for the handsome regi-
mental medal, and another of the Ogle-
thorpes, Corpl. D. r. Wilmington, was
third, so that, of the three men left
when twenty-one had been thrown out,
two were Oglethorpes and one was a
Green. The hopes of the Oglethorpes
were high then, but Private Flood
proved too difficult a proposition, and
out went the Oglethorpes one after the
other, leaving the Green the victor.
six Teams Entered.
At a few minutes before o'clock
Bugler Joe Wilmington of the Ogle-
thorpes sounded the first call below
stairs, and ten minutes later the as
sembly was sounded. Then the details
of four men from each of the six local
companies of the regiment under First
Sergeant G. A. Nell of the Oglethorpes,
marched into the hall. TO the music of
the orchestra and the cheers of the
great crowd that had gathered to wit
ness the drill.
Being formed in line. fronting the
spectators, the details were given "at
ease" while Lieut.. Col. G.. A. Gordon
explained the plan for the drill. To
the winner, he said, would fall the reg
mental medal, and to the last survivor
OF each of the company teams would be
awarded 50. The three judges, he said,
would be Capt. w. NJ. Crukshank,
Lieut.. +. L. Gilmer and Lieut.. c. NJ.
Bunker of the garrison at the army
post at Tybee Island. The line would,
at first be divided into squads of eight,
each of the officers maintaining a sup
ervision over a squad, until the drill
had reduced the number of contestants,
when all the men would be watched by
all the officers.
beginning of the. Drill.
Ten minutes of drill for accustoming
the men to the commands and their
execution then come, Capt. Walter l..
Coney and Capt. c. H. Richardson al
ternating in giving the commands.
That setting up preparation being over,
the real drill began, while members of
the several companies and their friends
and the friends of the men in line care
fully and anXiously watched the course
of events.
The drill was characterized by the
greatest strictness. The watchful eyes
of the army officers noted every mis-
take, and, as soon as it was made the
man guilty of ii was thrown out. The
following were the teams
Savannah Cadets-First Sergent H
c. Hardy, Private Neil Coney, Private
John H. Elton, Jr and Private Finley
Walton.
Oglethorpe Light Infantry-First
Sergeant George A. Nell, Corpl. d. r.
Wilmington, Private Darwin Hull, Pri-
vate H. NJ. Peek
German Volunteers-Private f. d.
Alexander, Private George F. Harms.
Private A. z. Stanley, Private G
Vetter Jr.
Irish Jasper Greens-First Sergeant
]. NJ. Doyle, Sergt. NJ. j. MacMahon.
Private w. j. Flood, Private c. F.
Powers.
Republican Blues-sergt. L. ]. Wiki
lnson, Private James E. Rooney, Pri-
vate Edward P. Grayson, Private ]. 1.
Martin.
Emmett Rifes-Sergt. w. T. Powers.
CorpL n. Sampson, Private T. L.
Odom, Private r. H. Monroe.
As the Men Fell Out
The order in which the men fell ont
vas as follows: Private Monroe of the
Emmet Rifles, Private Alexander of
the German Volunteers; Corpl. Samp-
son of the Emmett Rifles, Private Stan
ley of the German Volunteers. Private
Odom of the Emmett Rifles Sergt. VIII
kinson of the Republican Blues, Pri-
Blues.
Sergt. MacMahon of the Irish JasDer
Greens, Private Martin of the Repub-
hcan Blues. Private Harms of the Ger
man Volunteers, Sergt. Powers of the
Emmett Rifles, Private Hull of the
Oglethorpe Light Infantry. First Ser
geant Hardy of the Savannah Cadets.
First Sergeant Nell of the Oglethorpe
Light Infantry Private Rooney of the
Republican Blues. Private Conev
OF the Savannah Cadets. Pri-
Vate Powers of the Irish Jas
per Greens. Private Walton OF
the Savannah Cadets, Private Vetter
OF the German Volunteers. Private Ell
ton OF the Savannah Cadets. First Ser
geant Doyle OF the Irish Jasper Greens.
Corpl Witherington Of the Oglethorpe
Light Infantry and Private Peck ~
the Oglethorpe Light Infantry, leav-
ing Private Flood Of the Irish Jasper
Greens alone IN his glory. Then came
me whoops ana cheers of the Greens.
N which their defeated comrades
Joined.