St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-25
COMPANY DIN NEW YORK.
Words Os High Praise From High
Military Authority.

1t is indeed gratifying to the friends of
Company ID TO read the following from the
Army and Navy journal, the organ Of the
military and naval department of the
government:
The "Allen guards" Company ID, First
regiment, Minnesota. Capt. Ed. ). Bean. who
visited New York city during the
Grant ObSequieS as special escort to the
governor of their state, were, during their stay
the guests accompany +, Twelfth Newly FORK,
Capt. William II. Murphy, and We're quar-
tered in the armory OF the Twelfth. Com
pany ID is one of the ''crack' companies OF the
great Northwest, and one which never lose an
opportunity to keep their ''handS in. no
matter what their surroundings; so after a
days rest, the company was formed Tor
drill in the amOry on Friday evening,
Aug. Z, and aS;Onished the officers and
men of the Twelfth who were present. by an
exhibition of Upton, such as is rarely seen
i'm this city. The drill was so creditahle
that Capt. Murphy induced Capt. Bean 20
repeat il for the benefit of the Twelfth regi-
ment and the First division at large Monday.
Aug 10, and the officers and men of the
Twelfth. Seventh. Ninth. Second. and
Seventy-first were invited to be present.
and when, at $50 pm, ON Mon
day, Aug. 10, Company ID was turned over
TO Capt. Bean. a very large audience of
critics was present. Nor We're tine fair sex
wanting, for where viii you find the brass
buttons of the soldiers without the smile
and applause of the dear ones. in whose
honor and for whose safety death is faced
and battles are won?
THE FORMATION OF THE COMPANY
would have been a most excellent lesson to
ion to show them how promptly and with
out confusion or talking these country
men fell into Their places, wsre faced.
dressed, counted off and divided into
platoons. Sixteen full flies was the front,
all that could be comfortably handled in
the drill room, and they We're started in a
march, column of fouTS. The step. dis
tanceS and alignmentS Were a. nearly per-
feet as can ever be expected from human
beings, while the changes OF direction
though frequent, failed TO show 4 single
break. After circling the room several
times, fOurs left and halt was given. tine
dress being superfluOus. for from right to
left there was no distance lost. The an
plauSe was loud. and was well deserved.
\ march company front, fours about. q
march To the rear. and a fourS right were
beautifully executed. The oblique march
ingS were then handsomely performed. as
were the fronts into line. and on right and
left into line. single and double rank This
on right and left into rank fairly carried
the military spectators by storm. The dis
tanceS were perfect. and the carry OF each
set of fOurs at the halt was ike that Of one
man. This movement was the embOdi-
ment of the spirit of the tactics. the fOurs
REALLY ACTING As 4 UNIT.
al q
lookers-on. The marches in single rank
were all line, not single jot of distance
being lost. a few wheels in quick and
double time closed this portion of the drill.
We are not disposed 20 find fault witt
Capt. Beans company. yet fear that toe
much praise will not be justice II him OF
his command. The stamp at the march
is not particularly soldierly and would count
against him in a competition, while the
mincing step of his guides in column OF
fouTs. particularly after the right or lef
about is hardly in conformity with tactics
The guide takes the full step and maintain.
it, and should not fall back 10 obtain tn,
requisite distance from the first four. Thi,
was one of the weakest points i'm the move
ments, and should be overcome. After ;
wheel into line, the manual was executed
almost faultleSsly. if we might except the
fiX and unfiX bayonet, where time and tn,
''click, click. click, " is allowed by tactics.
/ Every portion OF the manual. from III,
carry TO rest on arms. was executed in Z
one, two, three order. not man being late
nor motion slurred. This was foilOwe,
by the loadings and Iirings, standing. kneel
ing and lying, which We're unquestiOnabl,
fine though tactics were again over
looked in the interest of show. i