The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-13
ALL IN PENNSYLVANIA.
RACK LIGHT BArTERT X.

Uncle SANS Regulars to show the Pean.
rYIvRnIn Militia How TO Play Soldiers.
1t IL only within few years that officers OF
tho regular army have taken any active In
terest in the affairs OF the National Guard or
Volunteer Militia OF the various States. Co.
operation between these two organizations OF
military defenders began about seven years
ago. when one or two first rate officers OF the
regular army were assigned to visit the an
nual encampment OF tho Nstionsl Guard. for
the purpose Of assisting the militia officers In
eflecting good discipline and skllful man
nuvros and OF helping along kindly feeling.
Since then small detachments OF regulars have
gone into camp with the National GuArll.
notably at Mount Gietna Pennsylvania for
the sumo purpose. This year the National
Guard OF pennsylvania begins its camp SER
vice at Mount yGrctna, $4,000 strong. on July
j., and 400 soldiers OF the regular army will 10
with them.
Naturally enough. tho officers OF the regular
army seek 70 send the tcst mon OF the service
10 such events, tur tho sake OF presenting u
iihn example TO the mllitiHmcn aud perhaps /:
may occur 10 them that it would never do to
they could iairIr We with the regulars in their
eNo!nWQns tonSelucn,ly tho minor officers
i" elected for such service. Five distinct
bodies OF regular troop VII GO 10 Mount
troops, and rnn battalion OF infantry Tho
army s,a,i"ne T. tnr yirinity will TO rerre-
N.
mon, now a Fort ilaui;on. Tho fortunate
Sohm3nlor ot ms ua't""t : Capt. John W.
Miidm !, aln">s, Er"GorrN Mnr.h itorae
W. Burr, and tir-t sergeant frank Eoch;cr.
S .i =, 3Hi%nEarf Ia GgtGyGG orders To- pro-
% f L., th i; flty on :Ior wy va. /:
Whicha sir 'ct'' ahon t''s o %'I"R next
Tuesday morning. 1lcr" is no Ii,ro an Eicjv
among the on.crrs and men SO to d"pyrt them.
SrlNcS Al the pnrNlUItIDut 10 ont htiI I
Turnbu!ls light battery IRON the Third Nrt-
lcry at " asninG' on. which also has been as
signed to dult at Mount GiCtnu. Ever surs
orders wei" received tn men nave been un.
usually nrttNo prrpH'ing their equipments AMI
Bat here is something in tho occasion even
more intrrrItin: tnan tho rivalry with tie
OF b"iorr the citlzcG soldier, OF PENNSYLVANIA.
over yrlr a:u tho uoNcrnm"ht mndc prep
eluinm"nta' iMcIu@ ing errrlthths ir'm gun?
TO grouse pots. \ mi set has nr"n completOd
Ht last and i;aitery x. Frs; Artillery, has been
h"nopcd with u. Tho ciuipmcnt arrived ut
Fort Hamilton i'll sections. nI,i the last in tall
mcnt was received las Tuesday. Everything
was made ut the Matorvirit arsenal. - est ] roy.
and uc", with a.! the modern tmrrovo nenis, IS
the brieirst way 10 chn'ar;erh" the outiir.
TO begin with there aJs four new ritcd guns
four being tie complement OF battery IN tho
Of peace. Thor only novelty to Il casual nb-
server j., their color. u, dark brown instead OF
There are. however. several int o tant len:
lures. some wholly new and Others introduced
we CHS sol pounds, and the carriage l.l66
+ unds, Th. elective range is g.: miles:
IL pounds. irod by n cEnrGs Of i -
Ionnd; Of powder. Heretofore the hrurp
nSyeI @ lie re but in @ SSSn E Gn
tho DO Eange system. used in the French
ARM, has leon aPviisd. This employs ths
chamber IL n screw, upon which the end Of the
nrrcch may no TUNED one quarter way around
hv applying = lever from the outside Sucha
turn brings tho threads oven with breaks in
the screw, 50 rha, the md may he pulled back
heavy guns ~ some years.
An entirely novel feature consists OF two
aak GI tho siee ev eRs TGE s
chaiGe from an ordinary gun there is necee-
s9rt!y some escape u gases ut the breech.
coil. close the tube tight. and etiectualy pre-
vent any ESCAPE OF gas whatever. Another
the carriage. Ordiarily the recoil from dis
charge amounts TO about four feet The brakes
befSTs EACH s shot and begin to act
Vice Is 81 lie along the ground rather than roll
oycrit. by this device the reooil is reduced to
loss than a foot The sights are not novel in
themselves, but they are u great improvement
over the old ones. lifted with spirit levels. wind
s'stieth part, OF degree. These are so perfect
in Practice that it is the rule rather than the
eye ut Il distance OF n mile and q half.
ii ne caissonS have various improvements OF
their own. and the battery wagon has a moro
bars nc. than was over before put into such
conveyance in this country, There is n full
outfit for a cnrrepter's shop in one box. and in
anoth"r all the necessities Of n blacksmith. in
Guiding Il small forge, And SO 1t goes even to
the trainings o. the horses. where clasps havo
been substituted for buckles in every possible
I'ia g every device designed TO secure specd
lia't"ry < will not carry II single old impe-
nrnt to Mount Gretna, not even q blanket, or
lantern. or rope TO be used i'll pulling back the
gun carriage IN fighting retreat.
CAPT. DiilCubncE : command deserves this
new ou'n aud VIII have reason to hope 10 out
+ mo its rival and amaze tho National Guards
men II severe di-clIliuc and practice have
anything to DO win il. The battery was sta
toned in California until MAY last when it
started Tor M Inst. During its stay in Cali
iornin 1t WAS almost a ia" time on the go. 1t
was no un,omnDn Thing 10 march unntcr-
rup'oiy Tor siA WerES. and Lieut.. Burr says
lhat ther" is hardly II square mile OF tho big
state that tho battery has not trGvorsed. The
mon ar H. hrOn2rd as sailors, and look TN
commonly stHlwGr, and Vigorous 1t Is not eN-
Drcted that they VIII b" required 10 scamner
over New DIRK with their guns ami hrr~nG tor
wJ or three years, hut they will have plenty to
10 in keeping their iiuo now equipment II
order and In showing of Il: state camps.