The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-23
VERY TOPHEAVY.
Privates Commanded a Premium
in the Parade.
The New Formation Tried by the Second
Brigade One Battalion Only
With pouble Ranks.

The CITY tr0ops of the Second Brigade,
n. q. c.. were reviewed yesterday after
noon. and also made a parade through some
of the Principal streets as it was announced
on Saturday morning that they would,
though the route Of march had been changed
On account Of the miry condition Of the
macadamized portion of Van Ness avenue.
i was close day, and the men sWeitered
in the uncomfortable helmets aud belts and
the not always made-to-order uniforms.
Not a little interest was manifested IN the
parade 1t was the only public observance
Of the dav. As such it was purely military
parade Then, also. it was the first ocea-
sion on which the new drill regulations were
introduced TO the public ard the battalion
formation attempted. The attempt was not
q success, with The notable exception Of one
battalion in the First Infantry.
Tie attempt viii, probably, not be again
repeateI-u0t at any Ta-e until alter lew
Iecru.ts have been enlisted to furnish the
brigade with companies that number IN
members something more than the mini
mum. There was h0 real pTetcnse to form
companies according TO the new regula-
tions. for the very good reason probably
that it was We'll known tuat It could not be
done.
An effort was made TO eQualiZe companies
90 sixteen files front, double rank, which
.at,er is compulsory under the new reEuia-
tons. There were at least three companies
that did not parade more than twelve files
front and only TWO in tie brigade that pa
raded double rank with no vacant files IN
The rear rank, and these two companies fur
nishod q third for its battalion, but, strange
TO say, uaraded twenty files front
sKELETONIZED BATTALIoNs.
When three companies with a possible
maximum membe rslip Of SO are only Te-
Quired to parade IC5 all told to make a
skeleton battalion With a major BIZ auJutant
and a stTaeaGt-maJOr, ana cannot make
that parade, the righteousness OF the bali
TALON system as applied 10 the regiments as
now constituted and tie weakness OF the
companies Of these regiments are obvious.
The GattaHUus were formed Ia line OF
masses on Van Ness avenue, but the Te-
view Dy Majo General w. b. DimOnd was
DELAYED quite thirty minutes On account Of
the nUu-appeaTance O. the Third Infantry.
This over, direction was changed by the
left flank and the parade headed into Mar
Eet street. marching ia review before the
urtjOT--eHer3l and staff near the engine
house and continuing the march down Mar
ket into hearny u Bush, TO Montgomery
where It was again reviewed 10y the major
general in front If the Occidental Hotel,
and once more on Market and Fifth streets
by BrigadieT-GeueIal Dickinson and dis
missed By him.
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