The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-25

Vincent, August 8, 1ssl.-General Or
der No. e.-The following routine of
camp duty is hereby prescribed during
the continuance OF the present encamp-
ment:
Reville, $50 A. NJ; Breakfast, 8 A.
M; Sick call, IA. NJ; Guard mount, 8
A. M; Dinner, IL NJ; Dress parade,
$3.50 P. M; Supper, p. NJ; Retreat,
sunset; Tattoo, 9:30P. NJ; Taps. l0P NJ.
Time used Is Pittsburg time. which is
obtained daily.
Bugle calls will be blown from Bri-
gade Headquarters for reville, dinner.
tattoo, retreat and taps; the calls for
reville and retreat being Immediately
before preceded by the morning and
evening guns fired by Battery b AT
the conclusion of the calls for Ieville,
retreat and tattoo, the regimental field
music will play, beginning on the right
and continuing successively down the
line to the left. No regiment shall
wait longer than five minutes for the
music of the regiment upon it's right
after the time of said regiment has ar
rived.
Reginental commanders will ar
range the hours for squad, company
and battalion drill to suit the needs of
their respective commands; reporting
daily to these headquarters. the num-
Der of hours employed respectively in
each drill. They will also arrange
among themselves as to order i'm which
they will occupy the parade grounds
for their respective dress parade.
The consolidated regimental reports
should he handed to the Assistant Ad-
jutant General not later than A. NJ.
Unless ordered for an hour too early
to admit their SO doing, details for
| Brigade and Division Headquarters
guard will appear at regular regi-
mental guard mounting of their re-
spective regiments and be inspected
| with the regimental guards.
Enlisted men will not be allowed to
cross the river without passes approved
at Headquarters; nor shall passes be
good after P. NJ Men found out OF
( camp after 9 p. NJ, with or without
passes, will he arrested. Crossing the
railroad bridge on foot at any time is
strictly prohibited.
| Maj. James p. Sayers, Judge Advo-
cate, is announced as Provost Marshal,
and will have charge of all patrols and
cognizance of all complaints either of
citizens against soldiers or of soldiers
against citizens. He will be obeyed
and respected accordingly.
| This Is military camp and has Its
sufficient designation. All attempts
at ornamentation of company head
quarters and decoration Of camp
streets must be- discontinued. Regi
ment commanders will see that the
camp wears military appearance.
| JAMES A. BEAVER.
AS Will be seen by the above order,
this camp means business. The men
appreciate this fact and display a
willingness to work not often found
heretofore in citizen soldiers. To say
that this encampment will be the best
ever held in Western Pennsylvania
and will do more good than any of its
predecessors is not "a vain boast, but a
statement founded on all the indica-
tions about camp. Rank and file
have the one desire-an Improvement
in the efficiency of the National
Guard.
Thursday was dull day in camp
with but little of the news order af1Oat
The parade ground was used to the
fullest extent in the morning by COM
pany drills, giving the camp de-
cidedly warlike appearance. Gen
Latta and staff arrived and went into
quarters in the Kiskiminetas Hote
grove. On this day many citizens
visited the camp.
Early Friday morning orders Were
received TO put the quarters in perfect
trim, which was accomplished heior,
O'Clock. Every straw, piece of pa
per and any other rubbish which was
collected in the avenues were cleared
away very carefully.
At an early hour crowds of visitor.
! Ia
f positions from which they could wit
ness the inspection. Noteworthy il
the fact that the fair sex express in
tense delight in witnessing those pa
, rades, and so attracted We're they or
, Thursday that they stood in the no
!, sun all afternoon, Notwithstanding th,
2 fact that during the inspection II mum
r Der of men were overcome with hea
5 and carried to their quarters.
Promptly at $50 o'clock, Frida,
, morning, the Fourteenth Regiment
= commanded by Col. Gray, formed am
, marched out in superb order for in
a spectiOn. The regiment numbere'
r 400 men, and passed the inspection
y splendidly, Company F carrying OF
the hOnors, it having 60 men in line
: the whole number in the company
D They were then marched to thei
J. quarters, and gave three heart
e cheers for Col. Gray and staff. In tn
j. evening, at 5 o'clock, the Fifth reg
nent passed the inspection all righ
While the Fourteenth were undel
n going their examination three me
i. were overcome with fatigue and hea
q but soon recovered after being take
h to their quarters.
/: After the inspection of the Fou
r. teenth Regiment Friday the Tent
l. was called on for target practice. I'll
|. range being constructed to the left
is sheridan Troop camp and is said
4 be 200 yards but in reality is about l5
2: OF the Tenth regiment, company 4
: commanded by Capt. Brown, a
s. made the best score. there being eigl
# hits out of II shots, each man on
+ firing one round. The number
& shots fired by the regiment was l5
, hitting the target "a times, makir
+ all aggregate of l03 out of a possb
q. 750 The Tenth Regiment has receive
=, the compliment of having passed Il
r best inspection in the spring. This
H. quite compliment 70 Col. Hawkil
A. and Major Kent who are looked up'
NJ as being the most thoroughly drill,
ne and efficient militia men in the n
is tional Guards. All the Officers of q
rs Tenth served in the late war. TT
~ accounts for their fine marching al
ne uniform movements on the para
,g ground. Just after the Tenth hi
ne tinisbedtheirtarge practice the Eig
adj teenth regiment took their place al
u, made the following score: Out of