The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-27
THE CAMP OF MARS.
Governor Ferry Reviews the
Brigade.
MILITIA on DRESS PARADE.


Canr FrsaY. June a6-Governor's day
damned in the midst OF . miserable. dr.xx-
ling rain. and those of the brave Who rose
early 10 prepare for the day of the ten
days OF camp life. again sought their tents
and Blankets. Jupiter Piavjus called .
halt 1t $50 o'clock. and vhen guard mount
vas conducted as $50 O'Clock IL was quite
pleasant, although the sky stiil had .
threatening aspect This kept visitors
from Tacoma from coming out in the
morning, and the 10 O'Clock train brought
only about fifty people II begain raining
tina: came miserable little drilling rain
again at 1870 O'Clock, md continued until
IL 30 O'Clock After that the sky cleared
up. and the weather for the remainder of
the day was pleasant.
Governor and Mrs. Ferry were driven to
camp from Tacoma by Colonel Whyte. OF
Sseilacoom. arriving at 10 :30o'clock. They
were met by the brigade officers and given
. hearty welcome to Camp Ferry. They
were escorted 10 brigade hea Quarters
where. excepting the time that the COVER
nd Vas reviewing the troops. they spent
the entire day.
ARRAyED ON THE FIELD.
The first drill OF the day occurred 1t 10
O'Clock. The Second regiment was marched
out into the drill grounds for battalion
drill. Colonel T. Z. Trot,er, u.
5. A., assumed command OF the
battalion and Lieutenant w. 8. Jones.
Z. 8. A., acted a adjuiant.
The regiment was drilled in the school of
the battalion, and also in the manuel OF
arms. The boys were put through the
several movements of the battalion drill.
and kept on the grounds for over an hour,
and on the r~e-execution OF the movements
under the skilled army officers. showed
marked improvement At the close of the
drill the mess-tahles were visited
for the ~noon-Gay feast, and
at l O'Clock the First regiment, including
''our boys" Of Companies b. D and E. was
formed in quarters and marched out 10 the
green and put through the same maneuvers
by Colonel Trotter and Lieutenant Jones.
The regiment was dismissed at ? 80 o'clock
when the trumpet's call and the roll of the
drums sounded the formation for the event
Of the day-the review OF the brigade by
his excellency, Governor E. P. Ferry.
REvIEwEp BIZ THE GovERxoR.
The review was held in what is called the
''amphitheater''-a level stretch OF country
three miles long and a mile wide, and
some thirty feet below the level of the sur
rounding ground. situated about q quarter
Of . mile east of the camp. The First and
Second regiment bands and the First
regiment and North Yakima consolidated
marched to the "amphitheater" first
and took up q position or the
extreme right, facing the plateau on the
outskirts of camp, from where nearly $50
visitors viewed the scene. Brigadier-Gen-
eral A. p. Curry, with his staff. Lieutenant
Colonel John ]. Booge. Lieutenant-C Colonel
Paul d'Heirry, and aide-de-camps, Lieu
tenant J. w. Stearns and Lieutenant J. J..
White. followed and took up . position
facing the center of where the brigade would
form. Governor Ferry, mounted on
a bay charger, with ais staff; Adjutant
General Ross G.. O'Brien, Colonel f. w.
Carr, Colonel w. 7. Sharpe. Colonel E. l..
Smith. Colonel Charles 4. Claypool. Col
onel J.. Kennedy Stout. Lieutenant Colonel
L. Frank Boyd and Lieutenant Colonel
Charles Reichenback next reached the
drill grounds. He took a position with his
party to the rear OF General Curry, and
close to the base OF the plateau upon which
the spectators were assembled.
The First regiment led by Colonel j. C.
Haines and his staff mounted. next
marched into the field. took a position on
the right of line, and halted in single rank
formation. The Second regiment under
command of Colonel Pike himself and
staff also mounted. came next and Troop
A, First cavalry, Captain Charles John
son, came next and formed on the
extreme left of the line. The line was
dressed and Brigadier-G General A. r.
Curry assumed command. Colonel Trot-
ter, u. s. A.. acting as assistant adiutant-
general. After rouiade, dropping colors.
Governor Ferry, with General Curry nj his
side, followed by the two stats in line. rode
from right to left OF the line, inspecting the
troops. The party then returned to
its original position. and the order to pass
in review was given. The orders repes:ed
by each captain could be distinctly heard
on the plateau, . quarter OF q mile away
A moment later the parade. with company
front was formed and the order 10 march
given. The sight of the companies wheel
ing to the left and to the left again and
hen marching in review OF the governor
was a grand one. The wheeling was per-
feet. as was the marching cadence. Viewed
from the plateau il was q beautiful nan.
Drama. in which the figures and objects
moved like ausoma.ons. when the cav.
airy passed the governor the psrade was
broken. and the different commands were
marched back to amp separately. The re-
view rom . military standpoint Was one
of the features OF the encampment. Gov
ernor Ferry was delighted, and so ex-
pressed himself to every officer in camp.
lie resolved immediately to remain right
there In camp with the boys in blue until
the last dav and made arrangements to
have Mrs. Ferry escorted back 10 Tacoma.
AT O'Clock in the evening occurred the
last drill of the day, brigade dress parade.
the pretsiest drill of ali. General Curry
was in command and Colonel Tros,er. u. s
A., acted as sdiutant general. The two
regiments, proud OF their achievements in
the governors review. marched. drilled
and executed the various move
ments as they never did before
At the close OF the drill at 6 As O'Clock. coso-
mel Trot,er announced that CAPTAIN Car
commander OF Company +, Second in
iantry. had been commissioned lieutenant
colonel OF the Second regiment. and Can
tain ;. VI. Riddeli. of the Westminster
Rifles. Tacoma, major OF the lirst resi-
naenL
VISITING MILITARY xkx.
Lieutenant oNeil, e. S. A.. spsn, the
day in camp and saw the last OF military
lifs that be vail for three months. He
leave for Port Townsend tonorrow Ia
join his party OF se.~low-explorers. He
leaves there for the olympics SATURDAY.
morning. During the day be inspected the