St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-10
With LEADEN HAIL.
Members Of the First Regi-
ment Storm the Targets
at Lakeview.
Col. Bend Makes a Very Large
Score at the Twenty !
Yard Range.
The Weather Clerk Giving the
Boys the Best He Has in
Store.
Preparations Going Forward
for an Exhibition Drill
Governors Day.

Special Cthe Globe.
CAMP LAKEvIEw, July 9.-The
weather sergeant seems disposed to do
the proper thing by the First regiment,
if the past three days of camp may be
taken as an indication. An hours bat
TALON drill, from to in the morning,
however, was all the work done i'll the
field. Att o'clock details from five
companies and staff went to the 300-yard
range. and fired thousand or so lead
pills at the several elusive Galloway
bullSeyes. In not few cases said bulls
eyes were punctured. Chaplain Haupt
put an ounce of daylight through the
black spot, and his reverence on several
other occasions, as his score shows, made
it feel very uneasy. The staff's target
seemed to smile somewhat derisively
when the reverend gentleman sat down
upon the ground and took confident
squint along the barrel OF his SPRING
field rife, but that bull's-eye moment
later had a large tear init. That target
will have more respect for the cloth
hereafter. SurgeOn-Major Fitzgerald.
when he learned of the chaplain's
score, fastened to congratulate him.
"Haven't had gun in my hand IN five
years" asserted the chaplain, modestly.
"Well, must say, chaplain, that if you
fire sermons into the boys as effectively
as you did bullets into that target,
great moral reform Will go on record
for the First regiment"
The Artillery
indulged in little target practice of its
own peculiar kind this afternoon, but
didn't succeed in hitting anything but
lake water. 1t might have done worse,
however, up town. The target floats on
the lake, anchored at point 900 yards
from the shore, where the field piece is
planted. The target is wood structure
ten feet square with an eighteen-inch
bulls-eye. The practice will continue
regularly every day. Capt. Bennett is
officer of the day and Lieut.. Barrow Of
ficer of the guard.
Col. Bend reviewed the regiment at,7
o'clock this evening in ''double tlme''
for the companies. Every line wasi
perfect, and it lis safe to assert that
no such movements were ever before
seen on these grounds. Lieut.. Col.
Reeve commanded. The band gave the
boys .'Pop Goes the Weasel" in man
ner that was practically fiawless, and
added greatly to the perfection of the
VI flSiIOLo WIZ
thronged the grounds were enthusiastic
in their praise, showing both apprecia-
ton and kindly feeling for the gal
liant First.
The hospital ambulance corps will
commence drill Saturday afternoon un-
der Surgs. Maj. Fitzgerald and Lieut..
Clark. Ten men will be detailed from
each company, who will be instructed
in the first care of the wounded,
resuscitation from drowning, cases
of sun-stroke and any other
emergencies liable to occur to soldiers
on duty. Lectures on the subject will
begin tomorrow by Maj. Fitzgerald, and
the men so instructed will be ready for
an exhibition drill on governors day.
1t will be particularly valuable and an
entirely new feature in the NOrthw west.
Mai. Fitzgerald states that there is
much less sickness at present than ever
before at any camp.
Col. Bend shot two scores (twenty
shots at the twenty yard range to-day,
and distinguished himself by making
total of 20 points out of possible
1000. The colonel will secure himself
a ID. +. badge. 1t was agreed that this
particular score was not to be reported,
but the colonePs natural modesty could
not suppress the news of such notable
performance. and one of the staff gave
it TO the reporter under oath of secrecy.
Mrs. S. S. Grubb and Miss Page, of
BaraboO, Wis, and Mrs. Horace Meek
er, of st. Paul, were guests of Company
G tonight. Capt. Bean and Miss Stella
Murphy, of st. Paul, are visiting Com
pany d. The guard detail tonight is
Capt. Diggles and Lieuts. Pray and Nc,
Cluer. and for tomorrow morning Capt.
Knowlton and Lieuts. Davies and Fried
rich.