The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-23
THE NATIONAL GUARD
GOOD SHOWING MADE BY COMPANY
Il OF PENNINGTON
The staff officers Are BusiIy En-
gagged in Preparing Their Annual
Reports - The acknowledgement
Rifie-Militia Notes.

Adjutant-Genera1% Ottinger was in O.
happy frame of mind yesterday, the
cause of his pleasantness being the re-
suit of the inspection Of K company,
First Infantry, at Pennington on FRI
day evening. This company : is COM
manded by Captain D. A. Sanders and
in its personnel ranks second to none
in the guard. The. men are all lusty
young fellows. in whose hands a
Springfield rifle is no more than a
broomstick. AS IT, a result they are
away up in the manual of arms,
drilling with a quickness and precision
very pleasing to the commanding Off,
GERS. Fifty-three men are on the rolls
and of this number forty-eight APP
peared for inspection leaving only five
absentees. One of those was i'll while
the other four were unavoidably detain,
ed. The uniforms and equipage was
found in first class condition, reflect
ing great credit upon the command.
At the conclusion of the inspection
a banquet and ball was rendered in
which over 200 persons attended. The
interior of the armory was beautifully
decorated with flags, crossed muskets
and sabreS and the event was in every
way military.
Short addresses were made by Gen
eral Ottinger and Mr. Roberts, OF
Pennington, the remarks being chiefly
of a congratulatory nature.
As the year 1894 draws to a close the
various officers on the staff are pre-
pairing their annual reports to head
quarters. Colonel A. D. Cash, iudse
advocate, is the first to file his. While
it is not as yet public property, it re-
quireS but little discernment to ascef,
tain that it is nothing if not a sum,
mary of the court martial proceedings
against Captains Grow and Lund, OF
this city.
Colonel Allen G. Fowler, surgeon,
few days. 1t will be an epitome of TIE
case of Private Mcdonald, of battery
A, who was injured on Military Day
of the territorial exposition.
Colonel e. w. Tatlock, inspector
general, will have the most lengthy
document of any of the staff, with the
possible exception of Colonel D. c.
adams, the quartermaster-general.
Colonel Tatlock has done considerable
work in the way of inspections and
when all is compiled it is likely to
make a somewhat legthy document
Quartermaste r-General Adams is
quite likely to submit somewhat ex.
tensive review also.
These reports are filed with the adj
encouragement, Wilo VIII HE lnem IOr
reference and will one year hence in,
clude them in his report which us made
every two years. The only report
which General Ottinger will make to
the secretary of war at this time will
be the number of men and officers
how organized and equipped and where
located The general is of the opinion
that, time and conditions considered,
the showing made will be very cred
liable one.
It may not oe amiss in this review
of matters to say something anent
the new Kraag- Jorgensen rifle which
will be the military arm in the very
near future Its use will necessita te
on account of the mechanism of the
lock- the present position of carry arms
and right shoulder arms cannot be
maintained. Some other position will
be substituted for the carry and in
the opinion of experienced officers the
left shoulder will be substituted for the
right The shoulder. will have to be
utilized because on marches, or even
extensive parades, the soldier must have
a rest for his piece else ne soon wearies
While the new arm has q greater
range than the present. its point blank
distance being nearly 500 yards. a re-
markalbly fiat trajectory; while the
velocity of the bullet is much greater
than that fired from the Springfield
still there is an objection to it in the
opinion of able military authorities. The
bullet is remarkably small made of {
hard substance and Plated. Where the
Springfield bullet upon striking its OBJ
| iect fattened out. as it were-perhaps
spread" is the proper term-the bal
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