The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-21
SIDNEY HERBERT'S LETTER.
ATLAyTA'S WONDERFUL RECORD
ON THE RIFLE RANGE.

Some Scores Made in Rifle Shooting
by Savannahinns-The dwelling
of the Statue OF Gen. sIocum-An
Article Showing That Gettysburg
Was Not Southern WaterIoo-Of-
1cers Do Not ReIinquish HOnors in
These Modern Times-A DecIar-
alton That Military Men Make
Poor statesmen-Other Matters of
General Interest.
Pine Crest Villa, Maitland, Fla,
Sept 20.-Cadet William C. Fife, of
Georgia. who was turned back" from
1he third TO the fourth (now third class
at West Point, has resigned. 1 think
he is a son of Judge Fite of Carriers
vile. . Col. John G. Garnett, who
committed suicide in New York last
week, was net a graduate of West
Point, as reported. One John j. Gar
nett was cadet there in 1857, but did
not graduate. bob" and "Rich" were
the only graduates. and both were kill
ed as Confederate generals in battle
= Col. William a. Rafferty, of the
Fifth United States Cavalry, recently
accidentally killed in the Philippines,
was a graduate of Princeton as we'll as
West Point and was a very scholarly
as well as brave soldier The Wash
ington Star errs in saying that Maj
Edward Field also went from Prince
volunteer service the same year Col
Rafferty, entered West Point, 1861
Two Georgians in the War De-
partment at Washington get a rise"
sn their salaries. Edwin W. Hutchinson
from 81 800 to 81 ,S0O and George w.
Lloyd from $720 to $840. . = Henry w
Grady, whose recent disappearance
caused so much anxiety, was named
Henry King Grady after his grand
father King, but when his father died
he assumed the name of Henry Wood
I'm Grady.
see that Atlanta has again "broken
loose" with her wonderful" records
on the rifle range" in that remarka-
bile city. The scores, or scares, may
be all right-one shooter was Wright
and | hope so, but Capt. George NJ.
Hope says no such scores We're ever
made before on any range, regular
army or volunteer, in this country. In
the light of past similar events in At
lanta's shooting records l should be
aed to take this statement with many
grains Of allowance. I remember the
wonderful scores that Capt. Joe
Burke and his associates used to make,
years ago-that became scares to all
timid marksmen in Georgia, eXcept the
boys in Savannah who could hit bulls
eye without looking at it, and they
made lots of fun of the reports sent
out from the Atlanta range. One day
was sitting in the Kimball House ar
cade with Gen. Chauncey McKeever.
~. s. A, when Col. John G.. Chan
dler, U. S. A, came in, much to the
surprise of McKeever, who supposed
he was out at the rifle range. In reply
TO the generals inquiry as to what
brought him back so soon, the colonel
said HI those fellows out there
wouldn't let me stand in front of the
targets and as that was the only really
safe place l came back" OF course
Capt. Burke's boys were red hot"
when they heard this, but they got
freebooter" when Savannah's bur
lesque appeared in the newspapers OF
that date.
I dislike to correct my old friend. Col
Tstill, but when he refers TO Thomas
Jefferson as the third President OF the
United States. as he did last Sunday.
ne is counting his eggs short" JET
1erson was the fourth President. but
the third person 10 mi that office.
Washington did not hold the office Of
President eight years cOnsecutiyely. A.
The end Of four years he ceased 10 be
president but having been reelected
he was re-inaugurated and again took
fhe oath ~ ONCE. which made him the
second President u the United states.
yet tbe first person 10 hli that exalted /
position, John Adams was the third /
president ana Jefferson the fourth ~ /
- fan has yef hsld the once ~ Pres /
Asshi - sight consecutive years. a. ]