Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-06
SANTA Cruz, August 4. 1S9i

SANTA CRUZ, August 1871.
The FIRST night of the regiment in
camp was a comparatively quiet one.
Very few ventured down town, as all
were only too anxious to enjoy a good
nights rest after the trials of the pre-
vious night on the train. By taps at II P.
NJ. everybody was in camp. and until morn
ing dawped the only SOUNDS TO disturb the
stiffness were the occasional calls of the
sentries repeating the ''all is welr' cries at
every half hour.
At half past this morning the boom of
the cannon aroused the campers with a
start, and all awoke much refreshed. After
breakfast there was field battalion drill, but
on account of the fog which prevailed dur
ing the morning there were very few visit
ors. The movements executed in the drill
were simple "wheelings" by companies
and obliquipg. Colonel Guthrie conducted
the drill and Lieutenant A. J. Plant acted
as Adiutant.
The mist did not lift until nooDtime, and
then everybody gathered on the beach.
The weather was not as agreeable as was
hoped for, but, Notwithstanding, hundreds
went into the surf, and besides enjoying
themselves they served as means TO the
amusement of others who lounged about
upon the sand. Major Wallace never
misses his daily sea bath, and in his red
and white bathing costume he looks youth
full, and is certainly conspicuous figure.
By the way, this may be the reason why
the Msjor is found in the surf most of his
time. he was also the hero Of the beach
to-day, having succeeded in stopping a
runaway team and averiing what promised
to be serious accident The carriage was
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breaking of the harness, the horses had
started upon furious runaway. The Ma
jor gsllantly stopped the mad animals, re-
paired the harness and sent the ladies re-
ioicing on their way again. apparently
none the worse for their fright.
Lieutenant Robbie, of the Signal Corps,
received the following dispatch to-day from
a friend in Sacramento:
"Call at express Office and get home
made bathing suit l forwarded you this
day. Please wear on dress parade" The
Lieutenant would like to get the bathing
suit, but so fer has not been able to find
the express office, his time being taken up
by other matters.
Captain Cook, of Company B, is the most
daring member of the regiment in the surf.
He takes longer swims than anybody, and
is by long odds the king of the bsthers.
The Captain, however. could not sink if he
wanted to. He floats like raft
Trustee Wolf boasts that he smokes a
cigar continually while in bathing. The
spectators on the beach have noticed, how
ever, that the water never gets more than
knee high on him. Colonel Guthrie brings
ali the ladies of his acquaintance 10 the
slrf and pretends to teach them the first
rr,ies of swimming. He always holds on
to one or the other of his pupils, and peo.
ME have begun to think that be cannot
swim, at all bat simply holds on 10 some
one else, so as to avoid being rolled by the
surf.
Almost everyone in camp is complaining
about tha manner in which the food is
served. AS a general rule the men will
pnt up with almost anything, bIt are be-
ginning to think the cooks and walters are
running things too much to suit their own
convenience.
The meat is not the best in the world,