The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-23
AT THE IVORY CITY
GEORGIA TROOPS MAKE FINE
SHOW AT CHARLESTON.
ONLY SAVANNAH IN LINE.
OTHER GEORGIA fRooPs DID NOT
SHOW UP.

Some of the Boys Experienced Hard
ships on the Trip Over, But Made
Good in the Parade-Marines Have
Prominent Place in the Picture,
savannahians Guests of Charles
ton Organizations After the EN-
ercises-A Great Day at the Expo
sition.
Charleston, 8. c., Feb. 22.-Not even
The United States Marines, who consti-
tuted the governments contribution to
the great military parade, held in
Charleston to-day, surpassed the Sa-
vannah trooDs in the showing they
made, and in the impression created.
Marching with that ease, precision,
careful alignment and soldiery bearing
known so we'll to Savannahians, Sa-
vanneh's soldiers upheld the martial
reputation of that city. and no troops
in line. not even Charleston's dearest,
received greater applause than did the
twelve companies from Savannah.
The parade was an imposing one,
successful in every respect. There
these faults were overlooked in the
general satisfaction over the results.
Particularly ready were the Savannah
ians to pass over delays and inconven-
fences that marked the occasion. for
they were conscious of the fine show
ing they made, knowing that they
suffered not in the least through COM
parison with any of the other COM
mands in line.
Savannah Only Georgia City.
More than $500 fully equip
ped troops participated in the
parade and 600 of that number were
contributed by Savannah, the only
Georgia city to send its soldiers to
take part in the demonstration that
marked this as Military Day at the
Exposition.
Augusta had been looked to for four
companies and these were expected up
to yesterday, when a telegram was re-
c.Lved stating that, owing to the
threatened bad weather, they had de-
cided not to make the trip,
In so far as the weather was con-
cerned the Augusta troops might
have taken the trip and enjoyed It,
Though to-day daWned cold and damp,
with a threat of rain from every low
flying cloud that a chilling wind blew
across ule sky the sun later dispelled
all the gloom and left the temperature
at just the point best suited for brisk
marching. The change was sudden,
too and it was well for the troops
that it came, or they would have found
it too cold for comfort
Orders at the trains were for the
companies to leave overcoats behind.
This caused some CONSERVATION, but
soon after the start 1t was seen that
the commanding officers were right,
and that the oVercoats would have been
unbearable in the rising temperature,
particularly as there was a tive-mile
march to be accomplished.
Incidents of the Trip.
The Savannah troops arrived here
this morning at o'clock, when their
trains were parked in the exposition
grounds. The trip from Savannah had
been uneventful, save for the Lawton
Cadets, who Travelled with the SaVan-
nah Volunteer Guards the Chatham
Artillery and Middleton's Brass Band,
in the second section, and the First
Regiment Band, which Travelled with
the Oglethorpe Eight Infantry, the Sa-
Vannah Cadets, the Irish Jasper Greens,
the German Volunteers, the Republic
can Blues and the Emmett Rifles, in
the first section. The trouble for the
Lawtons grew out of insufficient equip
ment being furnished on the second sec
ton by the Plant System. The Lawtons
were assigned to a baggage car, which
was without seats and scant, indeed,
in comforts and conveniences. About
the only thing that recommended the
car was the plentiful supply of straw
that had been strewn over the floor.
Fond and anxious mothers would nave
been grieved beyond measure could
they have seen their poor boys seeking
what meager consolation the straw at
forded. More men made the trip than
had been expected. so that cars were
nearly all filled to more than pre-
scribed limitations of one man to each
seat. Some of the Guards officers, new
ertheless, moved by the state in which
the Lawtons found themselves, took as
many of the boys as they could accom-
modate into their cars.
The First Regiment Bands troubles
were of an individual character,
and they were brought on by bellicose
spirits meeting with others that when
spurred to it, were no less belligerent.
1t became necessary more than once
en- route to Dust the bandsmen from
places THAT had been assigned them,
and the temper of some of them was
not at all improved by the process of
eviction. Some of them were passed
up to the Blues and to the Germans,
and there was a row. The bandsmen
involved Jared worst in the encoun-
tiers, and 1t looked this morning as
though they expected to get even, or
at least to try. More trouble was
averted between the band and the
Germans only through the interven-
ton of the officers.
At o'clock this morning the soldiers
were aroused by the first call of the
bugle. 1t had been expected that
breakfast would be ready by 6:45, but
ii was an hour after that before the
restaurant within the grounds was
ready to serve the meal. When it was
served II was not eaten, the men be-
ing too fresh from their own good
homes to have reached the point where
they could eat or enjoy such rations.
There was a lot of good-natured bad
image over the hard part for which
they seemed to have been cast, but
there was compensation in the thought
that they would soon be free to take
their meals where they might choose.
The March of the Visitors.
Al $3.50 o'clock the march to the city
began. the First Regiment Band the
First Regiment Middleton's Band.
Guards. the Lawton Cadets and the
Chathams being the order OF the ar
ray IL was a long march, but
Charleston was a terra incognlta 10
most OF the men and they enjoyed II
hugely. The two miles passed
away quickly enough. being shortened
by the interested watch kept by the
men. who were marching at route
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