Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-02
MILITARY REVIEW.
Interesting Exercises at the Pavilion Last
Night.

MILITARY REVIEW.
Interesting Exercises at the Pavilion Las
Night.
Such of the companies of the First Artil
lery Regiment, Fourth Brigade, as are 10
Gated in Sacramento, were reviewed by Gov
ernor Perkins, Commander-in-C Chief n. G
c., at the Pavilion last evening. Invita-
tons in large number had been is
sued. and the consequence was al
attendance considerably beyond the seat
ing capacity of the hall as arranged
Fully 1,500 persons occupied the tiers o.
seats set against the east and west walls Of
the main hall. General Sheehan and staff re-
ceived guests at the door, and aided by mem.
bers of Colonel Haymond's staff and officers
OF the battalion, did their best to seat the
multitude. Governor Perkins and staff with
the Military Committees of the Legislature
and military guests, occupied seats in the west
of the hall. Neat programmes were distrib-
uted on the head of which appeared this note :
The First Artillery Regiment, Fourth
Brigade, n. G. c., is the only regiment OF
artillery in the National Guard OF the
| United States. This regiment was organized
/ vi uuc lJbu VI IhdICH, 1COO IL SOhcioSo Va
six companies, and one cadet company, viz ::
Companies A, B, and G, located in Sacra
mento Company Z, located at Campton-
7 vile, Yuba county; Company c, located at
Nevada and Company d, located at Placer
vile; and the cadet company, the Governors
Guard, located at Sacramento. Companies
A, B. ard q, and the cadet company partici-
pate in this review. The regiment is armed
with breech-loading Springeld rifles, four 18th
Napoleon guns, two 18th brass howitzers,
two thres-inch rifed guns, and two Gatling
guns"
At S:l5 General Sheehan and staff took
position on the west of the hall, and the bat
TALON, under command of Colonel Creed
Raymond (who was supported by his staffl,
marched into the main hall from the smaller
one. The line was formed under direction OF
the Chief of the Brigade staff, and the troops
were reviewed by Governor Perkins. The
review passed off in excellent style, and was
commented upon fatteringly by visiting mill
tary gentlemen. The companies appeared
with full ranks and the battalion excited sur
prise by reason of its numerical strength. The
review was followed by brigade dress
parade, in which the companies appeared to
still better advantage, although they were
cramped for room. Ia the manual of arms
the proficiency was greater than in the move
ments at any time during the evening, but
in the latter higher degree of excellence was
manifest than was deemed possible in such
limited space. The brigade DIRE 81 parade was
flowed by an exhibition artillery Grill by
section of Company A, under command of
Captain Atwood. The section appeared to
fine advantage, and afforded the audience the
most directly interesting exhibition of the
evening. The section went through the firing
drill and the Numbering of one
of the heaviest pieces of the battery,
with precision and a degree of excellence
unlocked for. A battalion dress parade fol-
lowed, the Governors Guard cadets, cut of
compliment to the Governor, acting as color
company. The manual of arms in this
parade was even better than that previously
given. There were opportunities and causes
for criticism, but not of sufficient Importance
to warrant censure when the condition of the
battalion three years ago is brought to mind,
and its rapid progress since remembered.
The chief defect, of which mention may now
be profitably made, was q nervous haste
on the part of many of the guard, to
be prompt in movement of the arm at
the word, and an apparent difficulty to
observe rigidly, on the part of some,
the command Front" following a dressing
of the line. Among the artillerymen also
several different methods of holding the saber
was noticeable, four distinct styles being OBJ
served in q single rank. Guard.mounting
closed the exercises Of the evening. 1t was
the most pleasing infantry exhibition of the
occasion, and was conducted with marked
precision and excellence. In this exercise
Captain 7. w. Sheehan was Officer of the
Day. The four companies, A, B, and the
Governors Guard, then marched to their
armories, and the assemblage was dismi sed.
Many guests went into the lower hall to ex-
anime the battery and Calling guns,
which were ready for their inspection.
During the evening the First Artillery Band
was the recipient Of many compliments for
the superior music it furnished. The artil-
lery company, with the band as guests, at the
close of the exercises enjoyed collation. in
their armo1y. There was plenty to eat, good
music, with wit and much jollity. At 1890
the board of officers of the brigade, under
direction of General Sheehan and accompa-
MED by Governor Perkins, Adjutant General
Backus, Major Turner, the regimental Off
GERS, the company commissioned officers, the
members of the Senate and Assembly Com
mittees on Military Affairs, General Cad
walader of Red Bluff, Captain Fritz of San
Francisco, Colonel j. Henley Smith of San
Francisco, Colonel G. +. Croker of San
Francisco, Colonel Dickinson of San Fran
cisco, and Captain Brown OF Camptonville,
marched TO the Hotel Langham, where the
brigade, regimental and company officers gave
banquet. Covers were laid for forty eight
persons. The tables were spread with ex-
ceeding taste and were bountifully served, as
the following bill of fare will show: