The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-08-10
OFF FOR TEXAS BORDER
FIRST REGIMENT LEFT FOR
FORT BLISS.
Three Trains Take South Carolina
National Guard to Texas for
Border Service.

practically on time and in good Or
der" as officially reported to Wash
ington, the 1st South Carolina infan-
try, National Guard of the United
States, left this morning for the
Texas frontier, travelling in three
special trains via the Southern Rail-
way, with Fort Bliss, five miles from
Ell Paso, Texas, as it's destination.
Breakfast time tomorrow should find
the troop trains passing Chattanoo-
ga.
Aboard the first section, depart
ing from Styx at 9.04 o'clock, Lieut..
Col. P. K. McCully, Jr., command
ing, was the 3rd battalion, nineteen
officers and 33s enlisted mep. The
train consisted of seven tourist Sleep
ers, one baggage car, one box car,
three fiat cars, containing eight wa
gons; one standard sleeper.
Second Section.
Aboard the second section, depart
ing from Styx at 10.44, Major T. &.
Spratt commanding, was the End bat
talon, fifteen officers and 326 men.
The train consisted of seven tourist
sleepers, one baggage car, one box
car, three fiat cars, containing eight
wagons; one standard sleeper.
Aboard the third section, depart
ing from Styx at 1910 p. m., Col. E.
NJ. Blythe commanding, was the 1st
battalion, fifteen officers, 355 men.
The train consisted of eight tourist
sleepers, one baggage car, one box
car, two fiat cars, containing six
wagons; one standard sleeper.
With Each Section.
Each section carried also a medi-
cal officer, supply officer and bat
talon adjutant. Medical officers
were assigned as follows: First Sec
ton, Lieut.. G. M. Trip; second sec.
ton, Capt. Campbell; third section,
Major J. E. Poore. Chaplain Jeter
was aboard the first section. Two
men of the sanitary detachment were
with the first section, two with the
third and fifteen with the second.
The machine gun unit was in the first
section, the supply company in the
second, the headquarters company in
the third. The trains pulled through
Cayce and through the southwestern
edge of Columbia and then straight
ened out for the run to Greenville
and thence westward.
The time of departure of the End
regiment depends largely on the ar
rival of rolling stock. 1t is probable
that the troops of the remaining
units will leave tomorrow, but they
may be delayed until early Wednes-
day morning. Up until this morn
ing the End regiment expected to
leave tomorrow before noon, follow
ing very much the same schedule as
the 1st regiment this morning.
Camp officials were not prepared
to say whether the section which is
to carry the independent units, the
Charleston Light Dragons, the field
hospital corps, and the engineers
company, would leave before the End
regiment or behind it. It. was
thought yesterday that they would
leave before, but their departure will
probably depend very largely on tour
ist cars available tomorrow. Capt.
Wyndom Manning, of the Charleston
Light Dragons, is to be in command
of this section.
Eager to Be Off.
Whenever they may go all of the
units still remaining are ready and
eager, and prepared to move without
confusion or friction. Col. Holmes B
Springs, Of the End regiment, issued
travelling orders today, explaining in
detail how the troops were to leave
camp, the equipment they are to car
ry, how they are to entrain and their
conduct on the train. In the order
Col. Springs called the attention OF
his men to the fact that they were
representatives of South Carolina on
the coming journey to Texas, and he
hoped that their conduct, as it has
always been in the past, would be
worthy of the State. Guards will be
placed at all of the doors to pre-
serve order, and for protection at
night. Non-commissioned officer
schools, and similar meetings will be
held along the way.
Explains Details.
Capt. J. NJ. Graham, federal mus
tering officer, had meeting with the
officers of the End regiment at 2
O'Clock today and explained fully final
orders for entraining.
The End regiment will travel in