New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-16
CONFUSION IN THE CAMP.
MUCH ADO CAUSED BY THE BLUNDER OF
A CORPORAL
RAIN INTERPRETERS WITH THE DRILLING OF
THE Esd REGIMENT-PRovIDING FOR
ARTILLERY INSTRUCTION.


ARTILLERY INSTRUCTION.
peekskiu. y, v, July 10 tspecisD.-The corporal
OF the guard who was on duty when the tattoo was
sounded last night threw the whole company into
confusion for half hour. While the drums were
vet beating tattoo he went hurrying around the
line telling every sentry TO begin challenging i'm
mediatey and giving each one the countersign. The
rles Of the post say that the sontres shall not be-
gin challenging until after taps have sounded, hait
an hour after tattoo The corporal seemed to have
become slightly confused however, and as the sem
tries were ordered TO begin challenging, they were
Obliged TO obey orders and did so. But the corporal
was taught lesson for his blunder 1t was at
a time when there are more people crossing the
lines than at any other time in the day The cor
poral had scarcely got out Of sight of the sentines
al the south end Of the main street when two bat
terry men came walking out The sentinel halted
them and sang out:
Corporal OF the guard No. OF
An animated discussion the point of a bay
onet followed. In less than half minute two
more came strOlling out. The sentry halted them,
also and before the minute was up 1t was one SEN
try TO half dozen men. By this time calls began
TO come from nearly every post around the camp
and by the time the corporal got back TO the guard
house he startled by learning that he was
wanted in twelve places at once, and many OF the
sentries had sent in two three calls Meantime
Iaptan y Is. IhufstOD, inc post VI S"oA"
duty, had heard the racket and after per-
forming the lightning dressing act for
which he is noted he came out to see what 1t was
all about. He reached No. first.
Who told you to begin chaEengingl" he asked
"The CORPORAL" answered the sentry.
"Nen IT'S wrong. Call for tie corporal Of tho
guard" he said.
The sentinel sang out again. and tho corporal, hear
Ing more calls fiom No. than from anywhere else,
hurried there, out OF breath and with scared
face. Captain 1huIston took him one side and read
him a quiet little lecture and the prisoners were
allowed to 60, the corporal starting out TO make the
rounds to rescnd his former orders
"our Boys" have not yet had chance to show
what they can do in the way of drilling. The weather
promised TO be fair last night. The moon sbone
brightly ct IL O'Clock, but at midnight the SKY Pc
OVERLOADED ana shortly afterwaid the rain pc
gan 20 fall. IL kept IT. up all OF the morning, pre-
venting al outdoor work. At 80 this aftenoon IL
cleared of and The ordered out for battalion
driM They had scarcely got onto the parade ground
when II began to rain again and drove them 70 their
tents. The guard mount this morning was performer
In the rain and there surcrfiuous ceremonies
1t was taken for granted that the pieces were all
n,ht, and the usual inspection dispensed with
Tomorrow Surgeon william f. Spencer Will give
the members OF the Ambulance Corps Instruction IN
the proper way to lift man onto stretcher, enc.
valuable addition 10 the facilities for instruction
here has been made by the War Department a re-
cent act of Congress authorized the Department to
furnish TO each State maintaining permanent camp
ground, and which should maze splncSon ts lc,o
the necessary guns and mortarS for inc Instruction
OF the National Guard IN the and handling OF heavy
arney Congress also appropriated % 600 Tor erect
poSit on Adjutant- General Porter made application
Tor such battery, and the War Department has fu-
nished two tcn.iDch Rodman guns and four ten-lnch
sea-cOast mOuars. Captain John H. Greer was DC
tailed TO supervise the fitting up of the battery at the
Pcekskin camp ground and 20 ACT as instructor.
IL is rumored that Of the infantry regiments OF
the National Guard IS TO apply for PERMISSION to Or
ganize as an artillery regiment