Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-09-06
TIE REGIMENT OFF.

The first Artillery Regiment, Colonel Hay
mond, left for Camp Backus, Alameda, Sat
urday at 2:40P N. Dispatches elsewhere give
an account of the arrival and of the pleasant
| trip of the command down the river. The
Camptonville company came down on the
Oregon express from Marysville at 1l:10A. NJ.
and was received at the depot by company
detachments of local commands as was the
Nevada City company, at an earlier hour, 1t
coming by the regular overland express. Both
| companies stacked arms in the Pavilion. The
regiment was all in line at 1;15 P. NJ, and
moved to the K-street landing, marching on
board the steamer Apache. The line Of march
was from Sixth and NJ up Sixth street to j,
down to Third, out Third to K, and thence
to the landing The regimental line was
formed in this order: Colonel Raymond and
staff. First Artillery Band II men. Nevada
Light Guard Band; Is men. Company L,
Camptonville, Captain Brown; 43 men. Com
pany A, Sacramento, Captain KearRey; 10 men.
Company G, Sacramento, Captain Sheehan !;
b men. Company c, Nevada City, Captain
Rapp; As men. Governors Guard Cadets,
Sacramento, Captain McEwsn; is cadets.
Company b, (Artillery), Sacramento, Cap
tain Atwood rs men. Company ID, Placer
vile, Captain Dean go men), was met at the
landing, having just disembarlied from the
Sacramento Valley train. In all the regi-
ment numbered, exclusive Of regimental Off
GERS and including its bands, 365 men.
The Artillery Band appeared to especial
advantage during the parade. Its instru
ments, newly nickel-plated. and therefore of
uniform color, was a noticeable improvement
in the appearance of the band, The perform
anee of which now ranks among the number
ones of military bands. A great crowd of
people assembled TO see ''our army" off,
out upon the stormy bosom OF the trou.
blous Sacramento If Sacramento, Ne
yada, Yuba and El Dorado are not proud
of their citizen soldiery they ought to be,
for by appearance at least they made an i'm
preston that was exceedingly fattering to
them. They are a fine body of citizens, and
some of the companies in the line Of sharp
shooting take the cake" and one is the
champion of the State for high scores.
Coming down to Marysville the Yuba
Light Guard met with an accident. One OF
the coaches contained eleven men. Two
miles this side of Camptonville the driver
tipped that coach over a forty-foot grade, and
the whole lot, horses, men, coach and bag
gage, went twice over before they found bot
tom among the rocks below. 1t seems almost
miraculous that no one was hurt.
The Nevada Company also met with an
accident on the narrow-gauge railroad be-
tween Colfax and Grass Valley. One OF the
Gals collided with fume and tore off part
of the upper works and sent the splinters
flying, but no one was hurt, fortunately. The
City Guard is entitled to all due credit for
breakfasting the Camptonville and Nevada
companies on their arrival here. The regi-
ment will arrive here next Sunday about
A. NJ, and will be received by the Sacramento
Hussars (mouuted) and the Sacramento
Zouaves. The people will then for the first
time have an opportunity of seeing the regi-
ment in full force, and all the companies in
line. By the way, it may not be generally
known that this is the only artillery regiment
in the United States outside of the regular
army, and it enjoys an enviable distinction
on that account. 1t is also the only regiment
in California having company of cadets
enlisted under the new State law. 1t is also
the only regiment in California, save one,
which has band regularly enrolled.