Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-19
mander in Chief has been sounded, which
provides for Il guns.

Preparing for the Governor.
Considerable difficulty was experienced
yesterday in getting the quarters ready fol
the Governor and his staff No lumber
could be found, and after it had been or
dered from Pittsburg there was an annoying
delay in its shipment A detail from eacf
regiment had been made to construct the
quarters, but all had been dismissed ant
sent to their regiments before th'
lumber arrived. After the arriva
of the lumber, however, new
detail was secured. and the quarters were
built under double quick orders. 1t is be.
lieved in camp that the Governor contem,
plates staying with the soldiers for several
days at least as quarters would not have
been constructed had he intended coming
only to review the troops. Upon the Gov
ernor's inspection of the troops it is be.
lieved every available soldier in camp will
be turned out for the grand review, and
already the prlvates and the officers are
brushing up in contemplation of the official
inspection which will likely be made to.
morrow.
1t is not yet known whether the Governor
will stop at Swissvale and visit the provis.
ional brigade headquarters before going to
Homestead, or whether he will 60 to his
quarters on the Homestead side of the
river and have the provisional brigade come
to him for inspection only. Colonel
Hawkins, who is in command of
the provisional brigade, is ready
for the Governor whenever he
Al Ixl N.1 II
are warm personal friends it is not likely
that they will have much of struggle in
getting together, whether the Governor
goes to provisional brigade headquarters or
the provisional brigade headquarters go to
the Governor
They March Like Veterans.
The Sixteenth Regiment will this after
noon appear for inspection drill. and, of
course, the best foot of every member will
be put forward for the occasion. The Six
teenth is in command of, Colonel Hulings,
and it is, to say the least, a magnificent
body of soldiers. Yesterday when Colonel
Hulings and his command marched out to
the parade ground, Major General Snowden
and Brigadier General WILEY were standing
together watching the movements.
Where did the Sixteenth get that swing
ing STEP" General Snowden asked of Cen
eral Wiley. ''They march like veterans"
he continued
81 commanded that regiment myself for
ten years, )" General Wiley responded, land
they have suffered none under the direc-
tions of their present Colonel"
''They seem to be perfect" General
Snowden said as the two officers moved off
to the parade ground.
The Sixteenth in regimental drill last
night followed exclusively the new tactics
and they are well up in the improved sys.
TEN.
But after all the Sixteenth Regiment is
not the best military organization in the en-
eampment 1t is, however, admittedly as
good as any of the others. There is.
however, an accidental regiment there
that now stands in the front
rank of the citizen soldiers
1t is the Thirteenth Regiment of
which Colonel Ripple is Commander. The
regiment is from Scranton. 1t grew out of
the labor troubles in that place in 1877.
There was no military organization there at
that time and many of those who now COM
pose Colonel Ripple's regiment mad formed
themselves together to fight the riotious
strikers who possessed the place until the
State militia was moved there from the scene
of the Pittsburg riots The military did not
fire shot after arriving at Scranton, but a
number of people had been killed before
the soldiers had got there The mob had
formed there in the streets and were max.
ing incendiary threats against the property
OF Colonel Scranton. a large coal and rail-
road operator. At the time the people
were abandoning the town, but
Colonel Scranton's clerks formed in a BODY
in the coal company's store They marched
down the street to the mob, and ordered
that the street be cleared. sWe will shoot
if this mob does not disperse," their COM
mander shouted.
They Shot to Kill.
The mob uttered more violent threats.
and the clerks, about 80 in number, fired
into the unrulv crowd. A dozen or more
people were killed on their first and onIy
charge. The mob scattered, but the cour-
ageous clerks remained firm and out of
their effort on that occasion the Thirteenth
Regiment grew. They have not INDUCED
IN an active engagement since then. The
regiment is composed of 460 men and Off
GERS and every single man in the orpaniza-
tion is qualified marksmau, a distinction
not generally enjoyed among the regiments.
Just now there is considerable discussion
being INDUCED in by the friends of the
Fourteenth and Eighteenth Regiments both
of Allegheny county Both regiments have
many friends in Pittsburr. but oniy five
companies of the Fourteenth are located
here, while the entire Eighteenth is made
up of soldiers from this city. The feeling
between the two commands prompts many
rash assertions. The Adiutant Generals
records of the five Pittsburg companies is
decidedly gratifying to Colonel Perch
ment.
Some Significant Figures.
At the spring inspection of A Company.
Fourteenth Regiment, the percentage of at
tendance was 100 and the efficiency was 58
The average attendance of b Company was
9O.5 and the efficiency 37.5 E Company's
percentage of attendance was 96. 6 and the
efficiency 55. F Companv's percentage of
attendance was $50 and the efficiency 46.7.
and G Company showed percentage of at
tendance of 6S.5. with an efficiency of 36.
This is accepted as an enviable record, and
is much higher than many other regiments
throughout the State
Early on Sunday morning q. 900 rounds
OF ammunition were distributed to each |
OF the brigades at the camp, which gives to !
the entire command 160. 600 rounds.
Yesterday Assistant Surgeon W. S. Grim. !
OF the Tenth Regiment, was appointed the |
first medical officer of the dav. Dr. Grim is |
but boy, but he is thought by the girls to |
be the handsomest officer in the encamn- |
ment.
The provost guard in Homestead was
doubled yesterday, and two regiments, the
Fourth and the Twelfth, are on duty through |
the streets of the town. Two regiments will |
also be on duty through the town to-day.
The cavalry companies have been having
q chance to do picket duty. For the past
three nights squads under the command of |
IN officer of one of the troops have been