The morning call., 1890-08-25
THE SECOND BRIGADE.
Closing Scenes Of a Successful EnGamp-
mant at Santa Cruz.

CAMP WATERMAN Santa CRUZ, Aug.
A.-As soon as reveille was sounded this
morning, the members of the Second
Brigade, after a few hours rest from the
festivities of last night. arose and made
preparations for breaking camp. The order,
in the routine of camp duty, was changed
by general orders, which dispensed with
police call, drill, battalion drill and inspec-
tion of quarters. After breakfast the camp
was crowded with busy men. packing up
traps and loading them in wagons that were
in readiness to carry everything piled on
them to the freight depots. Everything was
done quickly, and everybody moved as
promptly as possible, so that there should
not be any delay in the matter of obeying
orders to move TO the trains.
LEAVING CAMP.
The first to leave the camp was the
artillery and cavalry, which marched to the
broad-gauge depot and left by the 1890
train They were followed by the Fifth,
First and Third, which were transported
by the narrow gauge. Then followed the
Signal Corps and Second Artillery, which
left by the broad gauge at 2 o'clock By
noon nearly all the tents had been struck,
and but little remained TO serve as re-
minder of the pomp, fuss and feathers and
glory of Camp Waterman. What the re-
port of Captain j. j. OConnel, U. S. A
who was here during the week-to the Sec
retary of War will be, or what Brigade In
spector Major Cutter will say in his report
to the Brigadier-GeneraA is not known;
but the fact remains that from military
point of view this camp has been one of the
most successful ones ever held in this
State.
STRICT MILITARY DISCIPLINE.
TboA Oh in
the handling of a large body Of men there
is no denial, even by those who made them.
But these mistakes. now that they have
been noted, will lead 10 correction of
them in the future. To the credit of the
men composing the various regiments be it
said that they were prompt in the obedi-
ence OF orders, generally well-behaved and
did but very little grumbling. What they
have learned in the field of sodiery will be
of immense service to them in the future.
This was not as other encampments, one OF
pleasure and enjoyment, but one where
more than ordinary discipline was main
tained-and II was not until the last day bui
one that there was any relaxation from the
strict line of duty, and then the men took
advantage OF the license granted.
VETERAN CORPS AND HIGH SCHOOL CADETS.
Saturday evening thirty-fOur members of
the Veteran Corps of the G. A. R., Captain
hnowltun, came down from San Francisco
and paid a night visit to the camp. This
morning the Veterans, escorted by Com
pany d, Captain Jansen, of the First Regi-
ment, and the First Regiment Band,
marched from Pacific avenue to the camp,
and were there entertained by the officers
of the First.
The Cadets of the San Francisco High
School, Captain Wright, reached camp late
Saturday night and they were Immediately
assigned to guard duty, which duty they
were required TO perform all night and until
camp broke up to-day.
THE LAST OF M'GINTY.
A number of the soldier boys found the
body of McGinty on the field, and at once a
burlesque ON the ambulance corps was sent
to bring in il. In lieu of an ambulance
there was dump-cart. aud in place Of the
spirited team which drew the brigade am
bulance there was attached to it 'a donkey
that wouldn't 60" Finally one OF the men,
who for the occasion represented the much
sung-abOut individual, was taken to camp,
and examined by bogus physician. who
pronounced him very much dead and ready
for burial. There was mock funeral, and
that was the last of the sport of the camp.