Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-18
CAMP sTONEmAN.
TIE NATIONAL GUARD OF CALL
FORNIA IN ARMY QUARTERS.
What Our War Correspondent Sees
in Camp p Some of the
Many Incidents,
SANTA CRrz. August 1s. 1855.

SANTA Cruz. August 16, 1885.
The citizen soldiery of California, forty
companies, fully equipped are encamped
near the town of Santa Cruz, within a mile
Of the Pacific Ocean. The site of the en-
campment is little valley, mile and
half east of the town. 1t is about mile
square, completely environed by hills, COW
cred from base to summit with dense
growth of evergreen, prominent among
which are many ancient and venerable red
wood trees. The tents, nearly 500 in num-
Der, including officers headquarters are
located upon imaginary streets. covering an
area OF about 200 acres. The Sacramento
regiment is located in the eastern portion
of the valley, and is the furthest from the
city. The battery is located on the western
side of the field. To-day many hundred
people visited Camp Stoneman, majority
of whom are
RESIDENTS OF SACRAMENTO.
The First Artillery is making an excel
lent showing in camp; i'll fact, on dress pa
rade this afternoon they bore off the palm.
The city of Santa Cruz to-day put up
electric masts throughout the camp, and
we expect tonight 10 have an illuminated
encampment, which will enable the boys
to indulge IN base and football at night
The feature of Sundays drill was the
inspection Of the Third Colonel Tobin's
regiment. The ten companies appeared at
excellent advantage, as did also their
superb band of nineteen pieces and their
excellent drum corps of twenty Well-drilled
Young men. At the close of the inspection
the Colonel drew up his regiment in the
form of hollow square, when the cele-
brated divine, Monsgnor Capel, held high
mass, in accordance with the rules of the
Catholic Church. The music during the
service was performed by the Third In
fantry Band. 1t was given
SOFT, LOW AND IMPRESSIVE,
With all the sweetness of tones of an
organ, and added much to the impressive
ness of the ceremonies. The regiment
referred to is from San Francisco. and its
membership is almost exclusively of the
Catholic faith. At the close of the high
mass services, the eloquent divine delivered
an address to the regiment and those
assembled that was highly complimentary
of the military assembled and full of pat
riotism. He said: you are citizen-sol-
diery you also give an expression of your
faith. The soldier, after all, is not the
agent of war, but of peace
KICK ABOUT RATIoNs.
There was trouble III the camp this
morning. When the boys went to break
fast they were served with some eggs that
are supposed to have been left over from
the late rebellion. Several of the men de-
clined to eat Of the dainty repast that had
been prepared for them, and left the table
with the full determination of teegraphing
TO laT,. Sns,. IL
comfort in the shape of cold potatoes. The
Surgeon on the Governors staff visited the
caterer, and delivered to him a lecture of
sufficient power to induce him to change
his tactics. This afternoon the dinner
would have done credit to any of our Sac
Tamento restaurants, and the boys are cor
respondingly happy.
CAMP NOTES AND ROUTINE.
For some reason no tent has been placed
at the disposal of Colonel 7. w. Sheehan
for reglmental headquarters, and the con-
sequence is that the Colonel has to receive
the many people who have visited the
camp in by 9 wall tent AS the Colonel
Adjutant and two markers sleep in the
tent, it is apparent that the higher authori-
ties should provide a more suitable one for
regimental headquarters.
To-day Lieutenant-COlonel Guthrie acted
as officer of the day, and Captain Stevens as
officer Of the guard. BY noon the men
were becoming accustomed 10 the duties of
sentinel, and would Just as leave stick a
| man with a bayonet as not, if he tried to
force his way through the lines.
After dinner the men collected together
III their various company streets and ell
joyed themselves, playing football, run
nlng races, and telling yarns. The night
was clear one, and the crisp sea breeze
| that was waited in from Santa Cruz bay
| cooled the feyerish blood of the up-country
| troops and made them feel more like raw
| recruits than tired veterans. BY tomorrow
night
A DANCING PLATFORM WILL BE ERECTED
Somewhere in the regimental ground.
When this is done the band will play, the
| girls will come, and the boys and girls will
| trip the light fantastic to their hearts con-
tent. Then it will be that our citizen SOL
diery will be able to exist for the balance of
the week without suffering melancholy.
1t speaks well for the men of the Fourth
Brigade when we can say that notwith-
standing the fact that the majority of them
| spent their afternoon in town, not a single
arrest has been made. The men are sober,
well-behaved and soldierly the guard
| house is empty, and the provost guard have
nothing to do
Captain H. H Rice, the Regimental
Chaplain, arrived in camp from Monterey
] to-day, and has taken his position on the
staff. In the forenoon the Captain held
| divine service, which was attended by a
small but attentive audience.
| Company f has trimmed their tents
| with flags, evergreens and Chinese lanterns,
in style that has no equal in the camp.
| The water in the camp is obtained from
| q living stream that comes down the
| l, ii o,c.t 7.
Is clear, cold and a vast improvement over
Sacramento straight.
MONDAY August 18th.
Things are getting in better shape. I
| fear that there will, however remain some
feeling that the San Francisco guardsmen
have been a little previous in getting all
the good things and cutting the ranch -
boys out. Ranch is the word applied
| sub-rosd whenever a hayseed guardsman
ventures to boast little. But. bless their
souls, it does not affect the bows in the
| least
TODAY
| The regular duties of the camp were
entered upon with more of system and the
severity of discipline. 1t was needed.
| If any good is to come out of
| this encampment it must be by
the application of strict disciplinary rules.
| And it is fair to say that, as a rule, the men
expect it, and wish no fayors They come
here not to play, but to learn. They have
learned one thing already. that the soldier
must take pot luck" as it comes, even if
| ii is tripe on hot day.
TRIBE Triple!
Ye gods think of it; tripe in the dog
days; and flies thrown in gratis. Do you
wonder that one of the dandy companies
got up bodily ana threatened to return to
San francisco by telephone, or any other
speedy method? There is some consolation.
| however, i'll the discontinue of these bav
boys over their tripe, that they are the
chaps who gobbled up all the straw and
| left tho oalIaDt E,,,rtI - a. - '