The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-01

little book says that an army wagon will
carry 2000 pounds over all roads and five
days forage for the mules. One thousand
rounds OF 45-caliber rife ammunition weigh
about leo pounds. and one wagon will carry
10000 rounds. Each soldier should have at
least 100 roundS-S0 on his pack or mmedi-
ately available and so in the wagons. With
repeating rife, this number viii have to
be considerably Increased, but as the cal
iDer will be reduced with the introduction
of such an arm the weights will remain
about the same. The artillery will require
400 rounds per gun-one-half In the chests
and One-haf in wagons. A round for our
3 by inch field gun will weigh about II
pounds. With six guns per battery, each
geo rounds equal 10000 pounds-10 wagon
loads per battery. Inc horse artillery will
carry less ammunition. but by removing the
rear chests OF the caissons a certain amount
Of forage can be carried. The army field
ration, exclusive of meat. will weigh. with
necessary packages, about two pounds, or
one wagon-l0ad per day Der 1000 men. The
ordinary allowance Of forage is ii pounds
Of hay Tor horse or mule and for a hOrss
y and Tor a mule pounds of grain. In
1 the field the allowance is pounds per
day per animal. or four wagons per day for
1900 animals. For baggage one wagon Is al
lowed to each regiment. one to each brigade
and division and Two to corps HeadQuar-
ters-56 in all.
TO TAKE TIE FIELD.
An army corps then of Is. OGO men TO take
the field with proper amount of ammuni-
ton and five days supply OF food aud for
age in Its wagons would req lire.
Infantry ammunition, Is, 600 men w y wagons
Cavalry ammunition. 1900 men .......... IS wagons
ARTILLERY ammunition, Il batteries 10 wagoas
kations. 5000 l25 wagons
Fora.e 1880 horses 50 wagons
80 wagons
Total 46s wagons
Touching on the allotment Of troops to
space. A battery of 3 guns, II yards from
! al
space. Each horse is allowed one yard
lateral spaee-a regiment of 600 cavalry
in double rank would require 800 yards
Every lnfantTyman occupies two feet of
space. In single rank about $500 men
would occupy mile OF front with intervals
between battaliOns. Ia double ranks and
in two lines, allowing for intervals and room
for artillery, division 5000 would occupy
mile OF level ground. On the road COCO
Infantry IN column of fOurs will occupy
one mile Of road, 1000 cavalry in column Of
fours; well closed ~. little more than a
mile. a guns with their extra cassions, bat
terry Wagons and FORCES. etc, Que, ,....o 80
100 army wagons we'll closed one mile.
ALL's READY FOR CAMP.
Almost every subject in the Second Bri-
gade was ubOsdinatsd during the week to
the one Of camp--to that degree even
that the paper-gork IF tie brigade-and it
is at times cousiderable-had fallen below
the minimum, and "Adjutant" McShaDe
had la consequences yeTitRble picnic at
doing nothing. During the week Colonel
Fairbanks OF the Fifth Infantry issued his
camp orders. The Santa Rosa, Petaluma
and San Rafael companies, and such staff
officers reside on the line of the San
Francisco aud North Pacific Railroad or in
this city, will report TO the adjutant at the
narrow-gauge ferry in this city al p. NJ
on Saturday. A aud 4 of Oakland, the band
and field music, under Major O. BrieB, will
JON at the naTrOw-gauge mole in time to
meet the boat, which will leave here at 7.45
4 a
| the others upon arrival of the train az that
/ town. Quartermaster Hendy, with an adj
| vance detail OF two sergeants. as many cor
/ porals and I3 privates, will proceed 10 Santa
! Cruz on Thursday afternoon. The Fifth's
/ regmental guard has already been an
/ nounced in Captain l.. W. Juiliiard as O.
| ID. and Lieutenant c. T. Pouter as o. g.,
| the captain 10 enter upon his duties upon
| going aboard the boat In this city.
The several advance guards will leave on
! Thursday afternoon, and the three CITY bat
| taiions will leave on Saturday in the follow
! ing order: First Infantry at 2:45 O'Clock
/ p. NJ, the Second Artillery at 3:I5 p NJ.
| and the Third infantry In the evening. The
rule has ben made very strict that those
| who cannot leave on Saturday afternoon
| with their respective companies will not
| receive transportation until the following
morning, having then to report to some off
Ger of their regiment for that purpose. The
! First Infantry has lost one of its bcarders
/
| to mess itself. There is little more to he
| done now than to send the advance and
| have the troops follow 10 the camp pitched
for them.
| ALONG THE LINE.
| Appointments In the Fifth have been an
| nonnced Of: William 5. Coulter 10 be first
| sergeant. and Privates Abe L. Sargent and
| Mark Deylin TO be cOrpOrals Of E and E.
| w. Medan. L. j. Dahen and A. i. Mark
! ley of + to be corporals.
Regimenial orders of the First discharged
| 10 cadets and 4 enlisted men from Company
| Il, from G and + and each from G. and
! III. 26 for removal" 3 for expiration Of
! term. 2 on two-thirds vote and on exemp-
| ton certificate.
With the extra session on Saturday even
! ing nj the regimeptal armOry Of the Second
| Artillery, the brigade examining board
held three sessions during the week 1t
will hold special session during the week
at camp.
Lieutenant F. II. Kenny OF Fl OF the
| Second passed the examining board on
| Friday, and during the week Captain Leo
OF ii and Lieutenant Miller of + of the
Second.
Regimsntal orders of the Fifth for Jp,v
! discharged 10 enlisted men, from n K
| from Is and from b, 9 for removal and
| on twO-thiTds vote.
| Applications for exempt certificates have
| been handed in by Antoine Shula and
Samuel w. Wise of b and Samuel Rosen-
| thai of ID of the First.
| The officers Of the cadet company passed
| their examinations during the week. Cadet
Captain Iobriner coming out with 81 per
| cent.
The cadets of the First Infantry will not
| 60 into camp.
GAELIC FOOTBALL.