New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-14

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i2ru REGIMENT SHOOTING ma uuNs-A SchooN'
tRs cRFw AAtouNptp.
Tho captain ol u schooner that oamo ~ this port
yesterday made the startling announcements that
the lIu,tod states llag had boon drcd upon,
"M hero. where 2 ofol dozen yoiooa ia a BREATH
"Whorol Right here, under your very noses"
II WIS too trie. Balls Whlstlcd aud rieochetiod
about the Stars aud Stgpca all the afternoon, aud
s"me OF them even spia'hnd water upon ne t"d,
the lOWor bay uLharmsd. To-day Il may be
struck Tor the l2th Regiment has determined 10
cut u down. over near the Long Island shore,
about hall way between Couey Island aud Fort
Hamilton Hoats a buoy. MaOred 90 10 Yesterday
we're couple OF empty barrels between winch was
fastened "A shOit dag pole from whose top waved q
flag. IL could Ice seen with tle NAKED eve from
Fort Wadsw1rth, Just two miles away, as { rolled
and ierkrd upon the lunpy sea All the I'M teTest Of
the State troops. chartered at Camp FamswOrth,
and their hundreds OF CurOu, visitors a. conferred
upon this target, at which they aharpcued their
ewes, aimed their guns aud discharged their
The nth. while keeping up the regular ronline
OF ordinary camp lille ~ the fort went down there
70 shoot big guns. Lieutenant Whistler of tic
regular army. OF the instructors. sad:
" he men have done as much work to-day as
they would do IN ten, ordinarily" They hurried
through routine duties to get at the 3OO-ponndors.
and at 1880 o'clock they were turned loose upon
them. Colonel Jones and Colonel Hamilton, with
their aids hid behind a breastwork Of the lower
fort and left their captains and lieutenants 20 pull
the lanyards. Lieutenants Iansky and Whistler
stood on "A commanding point above the guns with
transit pointing mt tie target, drawing board
with scale between them. and the string Of a kite
between their legs. The kite flew over Fort Temp
kns and indicated the direction of the wind by
which they made their calculations for aiming.
After much labOnous working at the rusty ear
riages. the 300 pound PARROTS adjusted. Tho
men filed into little tunnel by the magazine and
the spectators scattered This was repeated. with
variations at every discharge.
Look therew There she goes ~ See II 7" were
the ordinations heard on every side when. after
the first shock of tho discharge. the ball cOu,d be
twisting its way through the air and gong as
If didn't intend TO stop short of Canary Islands.
" oh. papa" screamed little girl IT'S going 10
hit the elephant But before papa could get
alarmed there a splash two miles away, and u
great column of water shot up from beside tho
target with the flag. The Coney Island elephant
did yet IN the way once or twice hut the balls Tell
short. ball from the 200 FOUNDER near the top
of the fort tumblcd. didn't take the groove and fell
about half way 10 the target Sailors on small
schooner uupeasautly near rushed 10 the side OF
their vessel 10 the whale thar lad raised such
rumpu, and then cast a weather eye aioit to seq
Il tn IudeT'
4" If they can't shoot any better than tLat they'd
better send Tor me- II was Mr. Gibbs who spoke.
lie had gone down To look after his tDmpeiance
company. ID. and came away smiling over tie good
work his mcl We're doing. Tho best shot 81 the day
passed six yards t. the left of the target, aud was
only twelve seconds IN getting there. The powder
used has been hand since tie war. and tine wind
blew across the range but outstanding All this
the cunning excellent. There was only ono
rcpchct Ia The course of the practice. ana tle skip
ping whrring of the ball made sweet music 10 =
few old veterans one company has been de allied
carry AN eilut-iuCh Illcd cannon weighing eight
tons from lower Fort Wadswurth to upper Fort
Iompkns. II may get through the contract by
saturday might.
The trouble Is. Won can't take the blamed thing
10 pieces. SAID private who went % bed with the
chi -4ens last night