The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-08-01

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INSPECTION THROUGH GLASS.
about ii. Wei, 60 on what do you call
fhis2"
The reinforcen
what is il made Of in this piece?"
wrought-iIon jacket, sir, shrnnk on to
The cast-iTon gun"
"Correct. What range is your target?"
About 1.500 yards"
What charge do you use for that dis
tance?n
Three and one-quarter pounds"
AT what elevatiOn2"
Three and one quarter degrees"
Very well, sir; now 60 on, let us see
what you can do"
The Sergeant had recovered his equilib-
rum completely. be gave the command:
Load by de:ail-Loadi
The men went through their various parts
without 8 break The Sergeant acted as gum
ner. and had the satisfaction OF grazing the top
of the target. Meanwhile Capt. Sears ia COM
mGnd OF the fort. had come Up.
81 coNGRATULATE YoU. SIR on THE EFPI-
cEENcY or YOUR COMMAND"
said the officer as be rode away A similar in
cident occurred later on in the season at Fort
times by scn. Barnard. The visit was unex-
pected, aud things were not in the best shape.
Some Chiefs Of Pieces could notanswer prompt
ly the questions put 10 them. This was par
ticularly noticeable in the case OF the Sergeant
IN charge Of the mortar, and Col. TidbAii be-
came excited. The last piece inspected was a
s9-p0uuG siege-Eun. commanded by Serg't :. i.
More, OF Co. b. When the inspectors reached
bis gun, the Colonel was exceedingly angry,
auo the Inspecting Officer very critical.
walking ~ 70 the piece he SAID
90, s.fs wa the prompt reply.
h&i kina o. gun ls III
.,a.s = = isun1 istl-s siese
y Lar GO J on use
sold zhoi, grape and spherical can she'll
Mhat . ANlss PuNAiNs LIS AAAu On tAc
knoe o. iiie eescAhie-
Knob o. ile csscasle, sir.
" "Ai - Auas
ifAl i1ihiVfce-
NJ h@t are iAosef
ne if1nhlSlis' 81.
20 ever. question =, seIgt more gave prompt
Aha fcass AEsMcrs' Inc Colohei Wa eNlnentiy
1ls1asl A~ 'NO1ies'eI' 'ot iis tius OIiehiehen
AAa nls nio" eieareo- AiieF Deeoinlng inIiy
s'--is1so tliss nc sergeant was pioprfly &C,
au@ihteo VIA ms Pisc..' Ihe oehsE@A e1 fiesSeo
ltsiIt - &c soiie AIAhE.
-hs SCI Es4tt sight5d tns gah' ana was ABOUT
70 IRE NEtA AaI'i- Siailes AloiFison came up,
Ss.esDsis A-1SA e1C'sso. ahN asAea'
nave you eot Shat fieht, oeTge@ntE
! nave sif' ahshefea more.
De4 NJ so1, sac tue S"P.aih' ah1ionsly.
1S'OA4uk thfo-eA me ofeech-s4ght ne turned
lie slss~..hk sIieN Gown Two threads saying
A0"s sergeant 4 y al flght5 iet ef go
me eSiiiilAna " lIe was glsen' ana The shot
Epsa hior oi lts marx. gong conf mPietely over
tDs t1fse- turning 70 TIE captain, Col. I'd
Da-il sAia Sharply;
KEEP AWAY FROM THAT cUN, CAPT. MOE
BISON
OF VOC VIII get your - old United States
Asso plyhea On Aet your Jhiei OF Piece fire..
The Sergeant again sighted the gun and hat
tbe target
The best shot On the line, and the Banner
Dsn@1' .,s..S1l e1e'Ain'sa zen barnard heartily
Col. 3iobai4 looked happy, for the Siege
Gan Squad I" had redeemed ali
President 4 ft,cotu fr,st.a-f.d e.. o,,,,,1
several times Eeft,re lfasyfr.s Port CT,,r..,, -,
'it 'os -. SViah Oh
one Dptaasipts hniie engaged ~ artillery pFac-
tee TIE companies 81 the fort were surprised
By : FisiG from tte President acco1sf,a,i, h,
- 80, .. H. ~ .,..,.r,.t.,,- c,g - .. =
-. -, - - y =, - .vuDs StAu-
- 80 f'3 eiN S'@I' VIII several other
Si1eefs' AAc tAn they bfbt stopped at-z rIhed
lleoe-"as beng bred a. range 81 zOOJ yards
3As gunner. hho was holding lad up Ia his
Asi1s y nee the result made Au indifferent shot.
tAs D4l sLFihiDs tne ground aud throwing dust
On ths iAfseL The PRESIDENT. without word,
moved on - IHe next gun, which was . smooth
DoIe e~ssi4'4ie n0~itzeF, u6ed Tor clearing the
alschs ana DelHg bred at CON Parahyely short
sAAes' S0A1s ~ yards u. L. Morrison was the
ENAnet- me target was nail-tent fly sHs-
pcDoea between b"o poles By wires The gun
Lsf LOOK e~Ieini -iin and a. The smoke cleared
ths oeHtf@l portion si The ny had disappeared.
gFe5ldent Lincoln, throwing up bis right hand
slapped hia ieg ~ seeming delight as he cried
out:
GIFE HE IHE OLD SHOTGUN YET"
The piece was Afterwards kuo,yu a. 3. TF,cIs
at,rsE.,53s s5....-, . -
s--V'soH '@@vet Oh "etaciitneht u
ron bhe regiment were sent 70 Forts Albany,
Barnard, Craig, IillInghasL and Ethan Allen.
referred 70 IN tie foIloVViug rerort from f!e,
Harnsrd. @--
NAsHTsSToN, Aug. %, 1862
Gen StoiasE T. MCCLELLAN, Alexandria:
"a ron AiAffg b. one platoon Of tie 4ih n. v. III
~ neaf y cnS regiment of new troops. la Fort
3.liihn A4'el "iir company 4ih \. y IL A. Il
Tie lL8th Pa iiseN reslnlefit). la FOrt CSFcoran