The morning call., 1892-01-11
NAVAL BATTALION.

San Diego Gone Clean Daft on the Sea
Soldiers"
The officers of the battalion have made
application as a body for active membership
in the United States Naval Institute at
Annapolis.
The Army and Navy Register, taking its
cue probably from some Of the luminous ac-
counts in the city papers Of the visit Of tho
battalion TO the San Francisco, reports It as
having spent the day IN working the ship
and drilling with the guns"
The officers of the line aud staff at San
Diego attended in uniform on the 30th ult
the military ball of the Ninth Infantry
Regiment, n g. c., ana the fete Of the
IeTpsichUrean Society, and on the 1st inst
tie affair at the Coronado in honor Of the
officers Of the San Francisco aud Charles
ton.
An application has been made TO the Navy
Department for Issuance 20 the battalion OF
condemned material, such as block tackle,
I0r practice in marllnsplke seamanshlp.
The reserves in the East have been issued
such material and California Will not be
backward IN the asking.
Lieutenant William s. COwles I. 5. n,
in charge Of the Bureau of Naval Militia at
Washington ID. c., has written under GATE
Of the 29th ulL that the Lee magazine rifles
and equipments as properly SO with them
viii be issued 10 the battalion. They VIII
arrive in about six weeks. Some 400 rifles
Will be issued.
At the election on Tuesday evening in
Company {. Ensign T. l.. lockwood, who
has been In the revenue marine service Tor
eleven years and has held the rank oil Lieu
tenant, and moreover has served four years
In the Seventh Regiment of New 0Tk, was
elected Lieutenant OF the junior grade. Dr
Frederick II. Stable was elected ensign
He is a graduate Of Annapolis, but took up
medicine and lately was resident physician
ana surgeon Al the German Hospital.
San Diego has gone draft on navy mat
teTs A letter at headquarters from Lieu
tenant Nerney, commanding the company
at san Diego, says: ION December 3Oth,
at 10 o'clock in the morning sharp. Com
pany A, seyenty-fve men and four officers
were on deck Of the United States steamer
San Francisco drawn up IN double ranks,
all officers, including four staff officers, in
full uniform, white gloves and all
The company was divided into gun
crews, distributed about the ship. each
crew in command Of one Of the
ships officers. Our company officers
were taken in hand by Lieutenant Berry :;
Lieutenant BabcOck had the first ten petty
officers and tire surgeon and apOthecaTy
were taken in tow by the ships surgeon.
We staid aboard until y o'clock noon and
the whole affair was q complete success.
Don't think NE vain OF cOnCe ted but we
were highly cOmplimented for appearance
of men and officers, strict attention and
interest manifested. Tomorrow We 90
aboard for drill az the biz guns and next
week l shall Try to get permission TO go
outside for target practice. This even
Ing our officers 90 aboard TO pay our respects
to Captain Remy Of the Charleston. The
whole town is 10 whirl of excitement and
eyeryb dy wants to be a naval reserve, or
be connected with it in some way. lEere
would be 10 trouble 10 snip another iull
company or two in lie battalion just now.
Whenever our scheme for another battalion
gets into shape, you may count San Diego
being in it. The officers all were very
courteous to US and did everything 10 facili-
tate matters during our STAY"