The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-08-05
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announced IN HE NATIONAL. TRIBUNE, take
place at the Buffalo Driving Park on Wednes-
day, the 23d inst, and continue until the 29th.
The park is one of the finest in the country,
including over seventy acres and fully sup
piled with water, stand, and shelter accommo-
datiOn for thousands. 1t is easy of access by
railway, street cars, and vehicle. Six hundred
tents will be furnished by the Government,
thus providing ample accommodation Tor all
G. A. Il. Posts and military organizations de-
string to join the Encampment In order TO
secure the cooperation of all Posts and veter-
ans to render the sham battles a success, five
hundred breech-loading rifles will be provided
thus each day affording an opportunity for all
to participate. Various military organizations
have signiied their intention of tenting with
us. some remaining during the entire Encamp-
ment An attraction viii be competitive drills
of the militia and independent companies for
prizes well worthy the struggle therefor. The
Grand Army will be supported during the En-
campment by the Seventh Battery National
Guard, which will daily give exhibitions of ar
tillery drill and practice, and also engage in
the sham battles. The Seventh Battery have,
in addition to their regular armament Of four
guns, the latest improved Calling gun. This
destructive engine Of war has the capacity OF
discharging one thousand one hundred and
sixty bullets per minute, or thirty thousand
without cessation, and at a distance of five
hundred yards will sweep two regiments in
line. Exhibitions of the capacity of the Cat
ling with blank cartridge will be given each
day. \ most interesting feature Of this En-
campment Will be the mammoth museum of
value and historical incident that of any col
lection outside of Government Departments.
1t is the desire to render this Encampment,
in every particular possible, a truthful repre-
sentation of army life, presenting not only the
serious side with its soldierly duties, but also
the humorous, and to include all the features,
such as camp, drill, guard-mounting, parade,
review, campfire, battles, slliTmishes, night
attack, court martial drumming out of camp,
shooting of deserters, convicting and punish
ing of the coward, shirker, haversack raider,
and chronic hummer, and the famous siX-mule
team and army wagon, presided over by gen.
Uine specimen of one of Uncle Sam S language
dissecting mule-whackors.
The Driving Park Association, in connection
with the Encampment, will arrange for an ex-
hibitiOn of speed of several noted flyers each
day. In athletic sports special prizes will be
distributed for jumpers, runners, wrestlers, &c,
thus providing sport and amusement for all.
The grand stands viii accommodate thousands,
and give each one a fine and complete view of
every military movement in drill and battle.
A new feature viii be the construction of
fort, under the supervision of competent en-
gineer, to be manned with infantry and artil-
lery, and subject to assault and capture. A
number of our former and present military
leaders, Grand Army officials OF Department
and National Encampment, and distinguished
officials and citizens of the land will be pres
ent. Arrangements will be made whereby all
Posts and veterans may be supplied with IA
tions or food at cost price Posts or veterans
desiring to attend should promptly communi-
cate with headquarters in order that special
rates of fare may be secured.
The following order has just been issued:
HEADQ'Rs ENCAMPMENT G. A. T.,
BUFFALO, July, u.
The second annual Encampment of the G..
A. Il. of Western New York will open at the
Buffalo Driving Park on Wednesday, August
ODD, and continue till August 2yth. On Mon
day, August 2Sth, there viii be a grand COM
petitive drill, open to all military organiZa-
tions. without entrance fee. Prizes amounting
to - 600 viii be distributed as follows First
prize, $1,000; second prize, $500; third prize,
500; fourth prize, 500.
The q. 4. X. Will furnish tents free Of charge
for all companies desiring to camp out during
any day Of the Encampment.
All entries for the drill should be forwarded
70 the Adiutant no later than August 18th.
The prize drill will be governed by the fol-
lowing rules:
l. The drill will be open 10 all regularly
iyaJ WIFI ..UTr
2. Each competing company shall number 81
or - men in rank, five non-cOmmisSioGcd and
three commissioned officers. Such allowance
may be made in favor of companies entering
81 men as the judges in their discretion shall
determine on the drill field.
3. The companies will drill separately and
forty minutes each, in the order to be fixed by
lot, and according TO schedule or programme
Of movements TO be prepared by the judges or
a competent disinteTcsted officer, and placed
in the hands Of company commanders not later
than o'clock on the day OF the drlIl.
4. The schedule may include any movement
In the school OF the soldier, manual OF arms
and school Of the company authorized by Up
tons United States Army Infantry Tactics,
sertiug-up exercises balance step, or any move
mcnt without arms, bayonct EXERCISES and
skirmishing drill excepted II IN any event
the drill be continued more than one day, a
new schedule shall be prepared and used on
the second day.
;. Each company shall execute the required
movements cOnaccutIyeIy from No !, and IN
the prescribed time. Movements passed shall
be marked O. and cannot be returned 10 with
out the unanimous consent Of the judges. lhe
board OF Judges shall consist OF three or i've
United States army officers, who Will have
entire control of the drill, and the decision OF
the board VIII be considered final Oh any ques-
uon arising alter the first company takes the
field
q. Twenty minutes before the FIRST drill one
gun Will announce the judges in readiness to
receive reports. Captains viii report in person,
and all details relative TO the drill viii be ar
ranged and completed at this time Twenty
minutes after the first "A second gun Will be
fired and the lirst company viii take the field.
Thirty-fyc minutes after the commencement
the assembly viii be sounded, and the second
company viii prepare TO take the drill field
Five minutes later the recall Will be sounded
and the first company will march of and the
second company march on the field
T. Companies shall drill without music. and
no one except the judges, the company drilling.
and the necessary police force Wlll be allowed
within the Enclosure reserved for the drill
These rules, adopted by the G. A. 4. Encamp-
ment will not BE- altered modified in alv
particular without the unanimous consent Of
commanders Of companies entered.
J. w. SNYDER, Commander.
q. A. CowAN, Adjutant
NEW POST IN COLORADO
Special Correspondence National Tribune.
RosITA, Col. July 23.-Jn last Tuesday