Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-04

front thereof which would necessitate leav-
ing the guidon on its cycle and in the stack.
and not at the side OF the room: Cavalry
Drill Regulations provide that the guidon
dismounts with the troop paragraph 10Ss).
but cycle infantry makes no such pro-
vision, as the guidon is furnished us, bolted
fast to the cycle. which cycle is brigade
property.
80 Whether or not the cycles are inspected
is entirely within the province of the in
speeding officer.
"3 The sergeant who carried the suidon
had his carbine secured to his cycle by
means of clipi furnished for that purpose
with the brigade cycle.
~. By reference to Cavalry Drill Regula-
tons paragraph 10D, your correspondent
Will find that men do not port arms after
lowering hammer. but resume the sling
carbine or order
IS. By reference to Cycle-Infantry Drill
Regulations paragraph 100, he win further
observe that men bring their pieces to the
order. and not to port arms from right
shoulder at muster.
''6 Concerning the movements mounted
at the conclusion Of inspection, the COM
handing officer has this to say. Had YOUR
correspondent studied his tactics he would
have seen that there is no such thing as a
rear rank In a mounted formation, and
that this company was not paraded in pla-
toon formation on that evening, but in
column OF sections
when the company was thrown forward
the superstition was that the enemy were
within point-blank range. and under such
circumstances the custom is to fire stand
Ing. On this occasion the second or rear
section was faced to the rear before the
command load was given and protected our
rear while the first section was engaging
the enemy.
Furthermore. a section OF this company.
mounted. occupies fifty-four feet of space
laterally. and when In column eighteen feet
In the same direction; hence in order to
nave executed this movement correctly as
would have been the case on the parade
ground We should have needed seyenty-six
feet of space laterally.
THE drill hall OF the Center Market build
ing. crowded with people. furnished much
less than the required room: hence the com
manding officer reduced his section front
to six men. and was forced to throw out of
the column his guidon all file closers his
lieutenant. and to himself take station in
the center OF the hall. dismounted, or de-
cline to obey the order given him.
(Note-The report which Capt. Story de-
clears erroneous was the official report Of
the inspecting officers, furnished The Star
by those gentlemen).
Showed Up Well.
The official report of the inspecting off,
GERS in regard to the light battery and the
ambulance corps is given herewith. This
completes the comment on the entire bri-
gade:
Battery A, light artillery-General appear
ance excellent; military bearing. excellent:
steadiness. good. The battery is composed
of very finelooking lot OF men, OF good
physique. who appear quite capable of per-
forming satisfactorily the srduous duties OF
light artillerymen. Their uniforms fitted
well, and their equipments were bright and
clean and in good order. The Gatlin. guns.
Napoleons and harness were all fit and
ready for use, and the gunners seemed
familiar with the mechanism and handling
OF the pieces. The captain, on account of
the death of his father, did not take COM
mand of the battery. which position was
taken by the second lieutenant The fol-
lowing errors and Irregularities were noted
during inspection and muster: One recruit:
In rear rank failed TO raise mis- left hand In
dressing. Several men in the front rank
failed to dress to the right at the command.
One man came TO inspection arms" too
soon. One man at inspection OF saber had
his thumb on left side of grippe. One ser
geant had a torn gauntlet. Six men failed
to come to inspection pistol when sR