The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-08-11
THE SECOND REGIMNET
LEAVES FOB THE BORDER
Every Movement in Perfect Order
The Boys Are Delighted to Get On
The Men All In Fine Condition.

Asuecial to The Herald and News.
4 Columbia, Aug. 19.-Ready for duty
, ON boruer patrol, in fort or on field,
the Second regiment of South Caro-
lima Infantry, the Charleston Light
Dragons, the Johnson engineers and
the field hospital, left yesterday for
lei Paso, on the Mexican border, to
N Join their comrades of the First in
w fantry, who left On Monday morning.
n Last night, except for those who were
winding UP it's affairs, and 81 meu
with dependent families who are to be
mustered out. Camp Moore was a de-
serted field. A few wooden struct-
ures, and some property belonging
to the State which was used during
he encampment are all that is lett
\ where for more than six weeks has
aSbeen an animated scene of busy SOL
Rdier life. 'Like some banquet hall
#deserted," the Lexington sand hills
which have rung with martial music
and the songs and laughter of care
free soldiers, and which have echoed
the crack of rifle at target practice, are
wrapped, by contrast, in a gloomy
hstillness,
n No State in the onion can boast
n liner set Of troops than the two regi-
ments of infantry and the independent
units which South Carolina has sent
to the border, and they have carried
with them the prayers Of mothers and
wives and sweethearts, and the fer
vent "God speed and protect you" OF
, all true South Carolinians, who know
that they will worthiiy uphold the
traditions of great people, and keep
inviolate the honor of the Palmetto
and the Crescent
The movement yesterday was on
shedule time, the first section leaving
at .s::5s, tAe second at 10:3O, the third
at 1889. and the fourth at 2. p. m.
The trains were handled by the South
to the joint yard, near the Olym-
pia Mills, in Columbia, where they
II were turned over to the Seaboard Air
Line.
The Second regiment of infantry,
when it left Styx, was composed OF
so officers and 972 men. The regi-
nent moved in the first three Sec
tons. The first section carried the
AThird battalion and the machine gun
ompany, in charge of Capt. Edward
B. Cantey. The second section, car
A rying the Second battalion and the
sanitary detachment, was in charge
of Major T. E. Marchant, and the third
section, carrying the Third battalion
composed of the four Charleston
companies; the headquarters COM
i pany and the supply company was in
Acommand of Col. Springs. The Char
&leston Light Dragons, the johnson.
Rengineers and the field hospital went
out on the fourth section, in cargo OF
Capt. Wyndham M. Manning, captain
OF the Dragons.
: Experienced railroad officials &C
Aacompanied each section, Mr. c. ".
smali, of Savannah, district passen-
g5ger agent for the Seaboard, being
with the first; Mr.. M. L Smith. of
Richmond, commercial travelling
agent, with the second; Mr.. n.
Levin, Of Raleigh, travelling passen-
ger agent, with the third, and Mr.. R,
e. Camp, of Jacksonville, district
1 passenger agent, with the fourth.
THE trains will be delivered to the
Louisville and Nashville at Mont
gomery, and the Missouri Pacific will
handle them from New Orleans. Mr..
r. o. Bean, travelling passenger
agent of. the Missouri Pacific at At
Aganta, will make the entire journey
with the troops. The maximum speed
limit will be eighteen miles per hour,
and stops will be made each day to
give the soldiers sufficient exercise.
The first, second and third sections
was each composed Of nine Pullman
cars, one baggage car and two fats,
&md the fourth section lad the regu-
lar passenger equipment and one
box car.
E,. Thirty-seven men with dependent
/ families, who are to be mustered
kout at their request, were left behind
lat Camp Moore. The quartermaster's