Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-22
INSPECTING THE TROOPS.

Governor Pattison continued his earnes
work at Camp Sam Black yesterday. Th'
three regiments and Battery c, of the Pro
visional brigade, were inspected by thu
Commander in Chief during the morning
and in the afternoon the cook tents ant
quarters of that brigade were inspected and
thoroughly investigated.
This work consumed most of thu
afternoon, and the sun was throwing
long shadows when the Governor and hi
party returned to their quarters on the
Homestead side of the river. All were
weary with their days work. The Governor
was the only one of the party who was moi
in uniform and he was the only one who did
not look thoroughly exhausted when they
concluded their DAYS work. The Governor
wore lightweight sack coat, a low cut vest,
a alight-colored pair of pantaloons and
large, soft white hat. The hot sun of the
camp seems to have burned him darker
even than his natural complexion. The
staff in their guard uniforms stretched them
selves out for a rest Immediately after they
returned to their quarters, but there was no
rest for the Governor even though he had
need of it.
Awaited by Delegation.
A delegation of Homestead workingmen
awaited his return, and they remained in
conference with him until long after supper
time. The Governor refused to discuss the
subject of his conference with the work.
men, The workingmen would not say any,
thing of their talk with the Governor. 1t
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vocating the withdrawal of the military.
The Governor also refused to say anything
about the withdrawal of the militia. He
said he had been inquiring closely into the
conditions as they exist at Homestead, but
he refused to say what he had found or
what conclusions he had reached.
The Governor and his party will likely
finish their work at Camp Sam Black to-
day and tonight they will probably leave
for the East. With the several regiments
already inspected the Commandments
has been highly pleased, and he said to-day
that the guards of the State would be, in
his Judgment, equal to the same number of
regulars. In every instance he found the
men thoroughly drilled, and he was espe-
cially struck with the discipline enforced in
the encampment
Making Personal Investigation.
The Governors effort has been to famil-
iarize himself with the needs of the soldiers
and their disposition to serve the State, and
Yesterday while he was investigating the
cook tents and quarters of the provisional
brigade he talked freely with the soldiers
as TO their condition and treatment, and in
every cook tent he inquired of the caterer
his needs and his ability to provide food
for the soldiers. A uniform stove
is likely to be one of the fruits of this
weeks inspections. The Governor believes
that a stove that can be taken apart and
packed in small space should he adopted by
the guard, and should be supplied with the
cook tent to every company. Designs for
such stove the Governor believes should
be made, and its adoption will be recon-
mended in the next report of the Adjutant
General.
The troops were kept constantly on the
move yesterday. The Second and Third
Brigades occupied the parade ground nearly
all the day, and the provisional brigade de-
Toted the bulk or the day to moving about
in front of the Governor and the inspecting
party. Withal martial airs filled the air
and every soldier in the big encampment
and everybody in Homestead moved about
keeping time to the music.
Improved by Their Stay in Camp
All the regiments were at their best
yesterday. All of them have improved by
their weeks work, and while all appeared
in creditable form yesterday the Eighth
Regiment seemed to demand more attention
than any of the others. The Eighth Regi-
ment was formed of independent companies
on August 4, 1874. j. P. S. Goblin,
of Lebanon, was elected Colonel, T.
A. Riley, of Harrisburg, was elected
Lieutenant Colonel, w. X. Russell, of Har-
risburg, was chosen Major. In 1885 Colonel
Goblin was appointed General of the Third
Brigade, and Colonel Frank Magee was
elected to succeed him. Theodore t. Hoff-
man was elected Lieutenant Colonel on July
25, 1885.
Colonel Magee is one of the real soldiers
of Pennsylvania. He was born in 1887 and
was educated at Georgetown College, where
he graduated in 1859, taking the first prize
in mathematics. He served with distinc-
tion during the Rebellion as captain of 1
Company, Seventy-sixth Regiment, and
Terry and Ames He is a.
civil engineer and is at present
Justice of the Peace at his home at
Wrightsville. During the Pittsburg riots
of 1877 he did duty as captain of Company
of his present regiment He has been
member of the Soldiers Orphans Commits
sion since 1889, and be is also an inspector
of the soldiers orphans schools He has
been Colonel of the Eighth Regiment since
June, 1885. He is popular with his COM
mand and he is justly proud of all his
soldiers.
A Coal Operator iE the Guard.
Theodore F. Hoffman. Lieutenant Colonel
of the Eighth Regiment, was elected
Captain of F Company in 1876, and he was
promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1885
He is resident of Shomokin, where he Is
interested in coal operations He is a
veteran of the war. He was courageous in
times of strife and he is good soldier in
times of peace.
The Major of the regiment, Wallace Guss,
has been in the guard since 1875. He was
at that time elected Captain OF B company.
He was promoted to his present place in
1887. He is cashier of the First National
Bank of Tamaqua- He has good military
and business record. The Adiutant
of the regiment is j. P. Levergood.
He is veteran of the late |
war aud he is manager
of a large cigar factory at Wrightsville.
w. z. Richardson is Quartermaster of the |
regiment. He enlisted as a private in
1875. He has filled all the posts up to his |
present place. He is a wholesale grocer at
City. DR.. James S. Carpenter is |
Surgeon of the regiment He is a leading |
physician of Pottsville, and he entered the |
service as a private. His assistants are |
Drs. c. E. Jauss, of Harrisburg, and w. F. |
Reilly, of Carlisle.
Good Shot With a Rifle.
The inspector Of rife practice, Lieutenant |
Frank L. Hatler, is one of the conspicuous |
figures of the encampment. He is hand |
some fellow, and his record as skilled |
marksman shines out from his breast in a
great variety OF medals be has won with his
rife. lie is en- earnest worker, and the i'm
in the craftsmanship of his reg
Iments tes.itias to his abundant success He
has shown for three wears nercentage of