Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-06-01
NAVAL CADETS DRILL.
Banging at the Target with Great
Guns
BATTALION OF ARTILLERY DRILL ON LAND
Presentation Of Books TO the Grad
uaIing Glass

The Board of Visitors were entertain
ed about two hours this morning with
the craftsmanship of the cadets at tar
get practice on board the sloop-of-war
Enterprise in the Chesapeake bay.
About 80 O'Clock. the Enterprise -
flying the American flag from the peake,
steamed for the Chesapeake. carrying
besides the officers aud crew and cadets,
and a number of ladies and representa-
tiyes OF the press. Following in the
wake of the Enterprise" was the steam
launch Jayelin with Superintendent RI.
Phythian of the Academy, and few
invited guests. and the steamer "Phlox,"
whose decks were crowded with ladies
and their escorts. besides several steam
launches, and sailing yachts. all filed
with spectators eager to see the firing.
THE ENTERPRISES BATTERY.
The practice sloop-of-war Enterprise
was in command Of Commander Chester.
with Lieutenant Ingersoll head of the
department of ordnance and gunneIy as
executive officer. who had charge of the
deck and gave orders for the movements
of the ship. The gun divisions were in
command Of cadets of the first class. The
first division was in charge of Cadet
Lieutenant Ferguson Cadet Macklin
was captain Of the 60 FOUNDER muzzle
loading rifle. Cadet Upham, who won
the medal for biggest score with small
arms, was in command OF the one-poun-
der pid-firing gun of the Hotchkiss
pattern. Cadet Bolden was captain of
20 -hpra cannon The
second and third gun divisions were in
charge of Cadets Dawson and Ferguson.
The powder division, stationed in the
bow Of the ship. was in charge of Cadet
Thompson, and the Engineer division
under command Of Cadet Jewell. The
three 30 FOUNDER smooth bore guns were
captained by Cadets Pringle, Mather,
Symington and Blakely, who were also
in charge of the main deck. The ships
entire battery consisted OF eight 81 poun-
der smooth-bore guns, one 60-pounder
breech loading rifle, one 6-pounder. one
3 FOUNDER and one 1-pounder rapid fir
ing guns, one S-inch muZZle loading gun,
two 3-inch breech loading howitZers on
quarter deck, and two Hotchkiss guns.
The guns were divided into two bate
ries, the secondary battery, containing
the only modern guns aboard The fir
ing was all done from the starboard bat
terry at target placed at range from
700, 900 and 100 yards. being the great
est distance. Ten rounds were fired, the
8 inch rifle, the largest gun aboard. was
fired only three times. This gun work
ed on a pivot and was in charge of Ca
Diet Hines. The gatling guns were plac-
cd on the "poop" of the ship, and the
Howitzers on quarter deck. The cadets
of the engineer class worked the en-
gines, Passed Assistant Engineers r. G.
Dennig and b. @ Sampson being in
charge of them. The class is composed
Of the following cadets: j. ID. Beuret.
III. w. huntington, John ). Porter. 5.
f. Moses, r. ID. Hasbrouck and II. X.
Crank.
FIREING AT THE TARGET.
At 10 30 o clock the signal was given
to get ready and every man was In his
place, and the guns run out their port
holes. 1t was nearly IL o'clock when
the target was dropped about midway
of the bay.
The target is made of heavy canvas,
painted black, and mounted vertically on
an anchored float The range was de-
iermncd by trial shots from the guns of
the secondary battery. Then the whole
port battery and pivot guns opened on
the target The result of the firing was
that the target was hit several times. one
shot carrying away the staff that held
one wing of the canvas. The projec-
tiles struck all around the target, and at
times it seemed to have disappeared from
view. The smoke for a time was blind
ing and the firing deafening. The firing
ceased shortly after IL O'Clock, after 1876
shots had been fired. The practice was
witnessed by officers and men on the
Philadelphia and Newark. which was
anchored near by. After the firing the
Enterprise steamed near the ships of the
North Atlantic squadron, and the Phila'
delphia's boats, manned by sailors, came
alongside and conveyed the Beard of
Visitors, and others TO the flagship. Up
on the arrival of the Board of Visitors
on the ship a salute was fired in their
homer. AS the Enterprise passed the war
ships, the cadets were drawn up in line
and saluted each ship, after which she
was headed for the Naval Academy. ar
irving there about half-past twelve
At $50 u. NJ, the graduates were pre-
scented with several volumes of valuable
books from 1.-The Army and Navy Aux
Hilary of the Ladies Aid Society The
presentation was made on behalf OF the
Society by one of its officers.
BATTALION OF ARTILLERY.
AT 4 O'Clock this afternoon the cadets
were formed into a battalion of artillery
with a battery of eight pieces, consist
ing of four rapid firing guns and four
Calling guns, which were deployed in
all manner depending upon maneuYers
in,the field. Lieutenant A. Sharp COM
commanded the battalion with Cadet
Lieutenant Commander Mcdonald, chief
of battalion. Cadet Lieutenant Thonp
son was adjutant. and Cadet Lieutenant
Day, commissary The battalion was
divided into first and second battery,
with Cadet Lieutenants Ferguson and
McNamee and Dawson and Evans, CON-
handing.
They went on the field in column of bat
terry with colors flying, dragging the
guns along with energetic speed. The
young fellows seem TO enjoy the exercis-
es notwithstanding the excessive heat,
and opened fire upon the imaginary enc
my that was supposed to be attempting
to land at the sea wall with such havoc
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