Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-31
sALUrINs mann ooMMANDsH.
Governor Riggs Received with the
Eynalnps az HIS nIftca

Eipnops as His Once.
| Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journa
bRAEDYwINE SPRINGS. CAMP BIaas, July 80
! The hrst incident ,Jf this morning was tn,
1 artillery saiute given the governor by tn,
| Delaware College oadsts under command
Of Lieutenant Brown, u s. A. The artillery
hors with the Td cannon limbered III
dashed into position at tho ssluting point
which waa indicated by battery guidons.
A full gun squad was posted on e tael
| side OF the cannon, At the first dlschar e
the Brandywine huudred troop horse.
almost took q d. OF alright at the tremen.
dous explosion. Ih3 guns were faced
around 10 another direction and the bor ses
brought up close in rear In order 10 get
their share In gun training. The animals
expostulated with suspicious glances, but
the cadets held them to their duty. The
chargers tossed their heads In remon.
STRANGE when tbs cadet drivers attempted
to gst the animals to march time to the fife
and drum corps music.
Meanwhile Governor Biggs with Mrs.
Biggs, @re. ks1nDy and party OF ladies
arrived on lie camp ground from the hotel
and were escorted 10 the generals tent.
Tho brigade Was formed Ia column dlvi.
siCn under command of Acting Aojutant-
general Klfke, who then handed the COM
msnd over 10 General Ksnney. Ths fegu-
lar arrill>rY salute YES then commenced.
AZ O hhls ttir NhUlp Hhb kuNtlOD5Q
Ia siivery mist IL cannon smoke. For
fully 10 MINUTES tho woods and hi3is SUR
rounding Camp blRgs ra-eeh9ed WITH
crashing reverbsrAtions.
Governor Biggs, escorted by Gsneral
Armstrong lad Ceionels Hickman and
Newell. passed 70 tbs reviewing point. As
the guns doomed cut the salute OF II guns
the parade ground was an extremely mar.
tial spectacle. On either side OF the bat
tertes infsntry and cavalry were ranged IN
position, the cannon tumbrlls and horses at
the rear.
The sun shone with intense heat, but the
governor, surrounded by his orgaously
dressed stsff. kept cool beneath tho UNI
brageous shade OF an ancient ginghsm OF
generous proportions. When the oanonad-
ing was over Brigadier-general Kenney So.
luted the governor who then left the fleld
and the parade was over.
lhe brigade marched In columns around
the parade ground, led by the Fife and
Drum Corps. the artillery, with guns and
horses, bringing up the rear.
Lieutenant Simpson had two companies
OF the line at rifle practice early this morn.
ing. A continuous fusilRde was kept up at
the rife pits Tor two hours. Assistant SUI.
geon 0. d. Robinson. who was In medical
charge, reported no casualties.
There Is q large increase In the number
OF applicants for aid at the hospital tent
this morning. None of the cases, how
ever, were serious, being restricted to the
usual mild phase OF trouble incidental TO
the commencement of camp life.
Last evening team belonging TO Elmer
Bye OF Wilmingt n, which was hitched In
front Of the hotel, took fright at the noise
OF the fireworks In the camp. The horse
rushed msdly down the lawn and dashed
against the wire fence. The carriage was
badly damaged, the horse was severely cut
about the legs. The harness was so badly
broken up that it was useless.
The cavalry squadron, troops @ and D,
and the Delaware College Artillery are
brothers in arms. A close friendship has
sprung up between the two arms of the ser
vice. Social interchanges are OF daily re-
currance and they are fast friends.
Three Kodak fends invested the parade
ground this morning. They got pictures
OF the governor sea ed In General Kenney's
tent surrounded by beyy OF white attired
admirers, also pictures OF the
infantry and artillery.
A lamp exploded In the dancing pavilion
last night, covering the floor with kor osene
There was big blaze suddenly which at
one moment seemed to threaten the total
burning down Of the structure. The ire
was smothered with dampened cloths and
tarpaulins. The damage done was slight.
At the close OF parade this morning the
D. O. o. artillery marched to the rife range
for practice at the 100 and 200 yards targets.