Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-22
CAMP SKATER.
THE FIRST ARTILLERY REGIMENT BY
THE sEAsHORE.
Getting the Camp in Order-The First
Dress Parade-Life on the
Tented Field.

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/ Tented Field.
| Especial Correspondence of the RECORD UNION. I
| SANTA CRUZ, August 10, 1889.
At the camp to-day all is activity and
hustle. The men are tidying up their
| quarters, and Chinese lanterns are strung
up in line along the different rows of
tents. Some of the companies have bought
their tents. The effect, while decorative, is
also beneficial as shade is afforded the
tents and the heat in measure kept out.
Colonel Guthrie has fine large tent, in
front of which and also inside has been
built substantial floor.
The dress-parade last evening was a
miserable piece of botch-work from the
start. The wheelings by fours into line by
| the companies was wretched, and the
wheelings by companies at the 'pass in
review" was also very poor. The First
Sergeants also, with one or two exceptions,
do not know their duty at the dress parade.
When the A6jutant in front of the regi-
ment gives the preparatory command,
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beforehand at an "order arms'') bring their
pieces to carry" At the next part of the
command, "To the front and center" the
Sergeants step out two PAGES to the front
and make quarter face fright or left face)
| in the direction of the colors They are
| then ready for the rest of the command,
| March; - or, if double time" is ordered,
| they bring their pieces to right shoulder.
In guard mounting, when the First Ser
geants bring on their details and report
with the salute to the Sergent- Major, they
should simply give the salute and say !:
1.-THE detail is correct" not "Sir, the detail
| is correct" The word "Sir" is only ad-
dressed to commissioned officers, and the
Sergeant-Major is on the non-commissioned
staff.
The Acting Adjutant at the dress parade
| last evening, Lieutenant Lloyd, of Com
pany A, made bad break in the course of
the ceremonies. After giving the order,
Parade dismissed" the officers, of course,
put up their swords and proceed to the CEN
ter of the regiment. However, long be-
| fore Major Kennedy or Lieutenant Ormsby
and others had arrived at the center, he
gave the command Forward" and the
rest Of the officers, who had not vet near
come up, rushed pell-mell to catch the
line, and even to green spectator the error
was most glaring, and roars OF laughter
were the result. Lieutenant Ormsby was
Logging it for all he was worth, and
had no more than caught up with the
line before the command Halt was
given. Lieutenant Lloyd was entirely at
fault. He should have remained behind
the line of officers until he saw that all of
them had marched up, and then stepping
into the place reserved for him in the CEN
Ter give the command Forward march,"
| ctoly n,
erywhere, and the Lieutenant VOWS that
he'll never make that mistake again.
The band, though all delight in their
music, ought to rustic up some new tunes
at dress parade and guard mount.
A mock court-martial took place to-day.
Jake Bauer, one of the clarionet PLAYERS in
the band, was brought before the Court for
the offense of trying to impersonate Leader
Neale and also blowing too vicious" on
his instrument. He engaged eminent
counsel, however, and had matters squared
with the Judge before ever the trial came
of. The Judge gave no good grounds for
the discharge, considering that point un-
necessary.
Mrs. Major Wallace, Mrs Sergeant Opg,
and Mrs. Lieutenant Kay will long be re-
membered as friends to many of the men.
They busted themselves to-day in making
covers for the caps to protect the necks of
the wearers from sunburn.
The men and also most of the ladies in
the camp take possession of the beach ey-
cry afternoon and enjoy an hour or so in a
swim. Your correspondent will endeayor
to tell how some of them act, in a day
or so.
| Electric-light masts were put in the camp
to-day and the lamps were lit tonight.
They had the effect of greatly improving
| the looks of the CAMP
AS an evidence that discipline is to be en-
forced IN the camp, the guard house has
| already some occupants. Three or four
were captured late last night and one this
afternoon. By the way they are trctted
around cleaning upn they evidently are
convinced that getting in the guard. house
is not pleasant recreation after all.
A dancing platform is being put I'D in
the camp, and as soon as it is completed
there will be dancing for an hour or two
each evening.
One thing the men ought to paw partic-
ular attention to, is their conduct on the
streets. A number of Company Fs
men on the street last evening went far to
| lower the estimation of the people for the
| regiment. Their acts and doiDgs were not
at all funny" and if their commander
| would read some common sense to them it
might do some good, but at any rate lee.
! ture is needed.
at the dress parade this evening. the
reducing of Corporal Donahue OF Company
| A to the ranks was read out before the
regiment. Donahue, 1t appears, imbibed
too freely,
The victuals for meals are getting better
and better and nobody is growing. Steak,
beans, soup, "Murphies with and without
coats, stew, good bread, tea and coffee.
fine butter mot oleomargarine), and other
| substantial food is dealt out, and there ia
| plenty of everything.
Captain Hall is officer of the day to. day.
Captain Cursor will be officer of the dsy
tomorrow and Lieutenants Sheehan and
Roach officers of the guard.
Colonel Guthrie is eDdeayoring to pick
| out the bad ones" in the camp, and if
necessary, men will be sent home, if the
| ends OF justice require that extremity.
| Colonel Lehe and staff will paw their
respects to Colonel Guthrie this evening
in the shape of a call. ms.
THIRD DAY IN CAMP.
August GOTH
Affairs at camp here are in progressive
state and everything is just about settled.
| The men are, as general rule, keeping
| good behavior, and visitors are going 10
and from the camp sill day. The same old
baker makes his usual trips here from
I town, and his 5 and 10 cent pies go like
lightning-in fact just as soon as he reaches
] the grounds bis wagon is surrounded by
| the men and in very short time his stock
runs out.
The flagstaff has not yet been put up,
and looks as if it never would be raised.
A dditional decorations are being made by
| the different companies to their tents,
Companies F, B and Els quarters ex-
ceiling 10 that respect.
The dress parade last evening was most
noticeable improvement on that of the
former evening and everything went off
| smoothly.
The battalion drill this morning occu-
pied about two hours time, and the move
ments executed were ''deploying'' and
| forming lines from different directions,
etc.
| Last night number of distinguished
visitors came out to the camp and were
royalty entertained at Colonel Guthrie's
headquarters, refreshments and social chat
being in order. The band took position
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