The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-31
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COL. QUINN SAYS GOVERNMENT
SHOULD PROVIDE
HORSES FOR CAVALRY.
WILL RECOMMEND 1T TO OFFICIALS
AT WASHINGTON.

u. S. Engineer Has Evinced Great
Interest in savannah since His
Assignment Here Says SavRn-
nah should Embrace the oppOrtu-
mites Presented in the Presence
of Uncle Sans Horse at AvOndnle.
Is Comforting With Captain of
ReguIar May BE
Given i'm Extension.
Col. James B. Quinn, engineer in
charge of the Savannah District of
River and Harbor Improvements, Will
address a letter to Gen. Gillespie, chief
United States engineer at Washington,
in which he will recommend that the
government provide horses for the
Georgia cavalrymen. The recommen-
dation will be forwarded by the chief
engineer to the Secretary of War.
Col. Quinn, who has evinced a lively
interest in everything which pertains
to Savannah and the district in which
he is in charge, since his recent as
signment here, was an interested spec
tator at the recent cavalry exhibitions,
and frequently visited Camp Pulaski.
He has also been in conference with
Capt. Bell, commanding the regulars
who are now holding their annual tar
get practice at Avondale range, and be-
lieves that steps may be taken to
awaken great interest in the Georgia
regiment of cavalry.
Exhibitions iR Extension.
1t is probable that as a result OF
these conferences there will be several
exhibition drills by Troop in the Park
Extension. Capt. Bell told Col. Quinn
that he expected to give an exhibition
drill at the range on Saturday after
noon. Col. Quinn is in favor of holding
drills in the Park Extension, where the
public may have a better opportunity
of witnessing it, and has suggested
that if the military of the city extend
an invitatio here would be no trouble
in obtaining the exhibition.
What you want to do said Col.
Quinn, in speaking of the matter lis
to get the public interested. The re-
cent encampment here, with the drills
and parades in the park, did much to
awaken interest. There were many
who did not know that Georgia had a
regiment of cavalry. If public inter-
est is aroused, it will be an easy mat
ter to secure financial aid and obtain
enlistments.
Results of Encampments.
THE exhibition which was given in
the park was designed to show just
what is expected of a volunteer cav
alryman in time of war. The encamp-
ment served to give him an excellent
insight into service in the field.
don't think it can be gain said that
u ~
arousal of interest in the cavalry, and
l believe that the officers will find ii
an easier matter to enlist men.
The great difficulty with which the
Georgia cavalryman has to contend
is the lack of training of his mount
1t is not reasonable to suppose that he
can obtain the same results in drilling
on an unframed animal. as the regular
obtains.
From what l have seen / am con-
WINGED that the state troops should be
supplied with horses by the general
government. The men are not able
10 own their horses and train them too.
Only millionaires could do that; and
millionaires don't make good fighters.
If the government would send trained
horses, and provide for mounted drills
at given times, a great change would
be wrought. The interest in the cav
NOuA0 uG ltklNGQ ana IL WOULD
less difficult to secure men.
Trained BY Regulars.
mo better way of getting the horses
TO their destination suggests itself to
me than to have them brought by the
regulars. For instance, the troop
which is now camping at Avondale
could have been instructed to leave
their mounts here for the Hussars. and
they could then have returned to Camp
Thomas. and in a short while trained
more of them"
Col. Quinn is very much interested
in the matter. He says that the op-
portunity presented in the visit of the
cavalry from Chickamauga should be
made the best of by Savannahians. The
government is willing and DESTROYS OF
expanding money in the improvement
OF the national militia. and the troops,
he says, should take advantage of the
opportunity to improve themselves as
TO equipment and serviceab ility.