Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-03
COMPETITIVE DRILL.
CAPTAIN NOAH zANE'S COMPANY CARRIES
OFF THE HONORS
A Large Crowd Witnesses the Contest on Four
tenth Street.-The Flag Presentation.
Address of Miss Richards.

Yesterday afternoon the Linsly
Cadets gave their annual competitive
drill on Fourteenth street. The con-
test drew large crowd, including
many of the friends and parents OF the
cadets. Before the appointed hour for
the drill, Fourteenth street was cleared
and everything prepared for the arrival
of the Cadets. Promptly at o'clock
the battalion, in command OF Major
Charles Stroehlein, marched to the
spot where the drill was to take place.
The Captains in command OF their re-
spective companies drew slips to deter
mine the order in which they would
drill. The result was as follows: Zev-
erly, Welty, Briles and Zane.
The judges, Capt. r. Fl. D. Willis,
Lieut. Curtis, q. s. n. and Sheriff A.
A. Franzheim. stood at the intersec-
ton of Eoff and Fourteenth street,
where they could see the manouvers Of
each drilling Company. The following
were the prescribed maneuvers which
each company had to execute: Form
company, Inspection arms, Manual ex-
cept load, fire and stack, March by
fours, twos, in line, Turns, 0blique to
the rear and backward, Double time
columns twos and tours, Extended order,
Rally, assemble and deployments In
quick and double time, and Present
arms to board of inspectors or judges.
After the four companies had finished
drilling, Lieutenant Braunersreuther,
assisted by the Adiutant, Lawrence
Wheat, gave the order "dress parade, :"
after which the four companies in
charge of their captains marched to the
south OF the City Building, where they
halted to await the announcement Of
the winning company. Meanwhile the
judges were figuring on the result OF
the contest a crowd congregated
around the steps anxiously awaiting the
result. just five minutes before 5
o'clock Lieutenant Braunersreuther
stepped forward and announced that
the judges had made their decision
which was as follows: Out OF possible
125, Capt. Zevely made HOG, Capt.
Welty 1I6.3, Capt. Brills 1SOs, Capt.
Zane 1898. Captain Noah Zane was
then declared the winner.
When the announcement was made,
Miss Maude Richards, who had been Sc
lected by the four Captains, stepped for
ward and gracefully said:
Captain Zane and Company: Before
place in your victorious hands the
prize which you have this day
so justly and so gracefully won,
allow me TO thank you
for the great honor that has been con-
ferred upon me. l now give it into
your keeping. You have justly earned
these colors; wear them proudly. Let
your cheeks glow and your hearts throb
with fresh enthusiasm in the inspiring
thought that you have won the flag"
Captain Zane responded in few fit
ting words which expressed his sincere
gratitude The crowd then dispersed,
and the winning company amid many
cheers marched down TO Iefgenfelder's
where their victorious Captain treated
them in royal manner.
The drill was in every way great
success, anda Lieutenant Braunersreu-
Their was the recipient of many congrat-
ulations over the proficiency attained
by the cadets.
The following are the members OF the
winning company: Captain, Noah Zane;
First Lieutenant, Frank Kincheloe;
Second Lieutenant, Arthur Johnson;
First Sergeant, James Carroll; Second
Sergeant, Walter Sweeney; Corporals,
Hazlett, Hamilton, Hughes, Clator and
Catch; Privates, Kleves, Martin, Spell
del, Seybold, Schell, Otto, Caldwell,
Cresap, PAUL, Bloch, Clator, Wilson,
McLain, Howell, Giffen, Dwight, Mitch
ell, Norton, Ball and Hughes.