The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-14
VIGlLANT SENTRIES.
Sacramento Is Only on the Verge of
Martial Law.

SACRAMENTO, July 13.-Colonel Sulli-
vans crack regiment of San Francisco is
encamped about a mile northeast of the
depot on the line of The Southern Pacific
Railway. Camp has been pitched in the
public street. and the headquarters and
officers tents are in a broken down garden
in which there Is an untenanted house,
generally guaranteed TO be haunted. 1t is
In this house that Major Gallwey, surge on
of the First, with Captain O'BrieH, assist
ant surgeon, have established the regi-
mental hospital. This important depart
ment has been located admirably, aud
much to the credit of Major Gallwey and
Captain OBrien.
The removal of the First Infantry camp
from the Capitol grounds to this out Of
the-way locality was considerably charged
to the care of Lieutenant Tom Cuff, nail
driver and Quartermaster extraordinary
OF all Quartermasters Cuff Is unQuestiOu-
ably one Of the first in the front rank. His
excellent management of things at the
Capitol grounds and at Ninth and d
streets. and the creditable activity of
Commissary Sergeant Fitzgerald have in
no small degree contributed to the be-
general regimental efficiency
Tonight at the First Infantry camp
there was intense excitement. The sentry
lines extend along the track for few
miles, aud over 100 men of the regiment
are on guard. Firing was heard away
down the line in the direction of the Amer
lean River bridge. About a dozen shots
were fred. The long roll was sounded,
and within a few moments Colonel Sui.
livan, Lieutenant Mclver of the regular
army and other officers. with Company A,
under Captain Marshall, were hurrying
down the railroad track to the scene
of the disturbance. The sentries are ex-
tremely vigilant, and not even the colonel
can pass until his identity is sufficiently
established.
Down along the track, stumbling in the
darkness and halting continually before
tue bayonets of sentinels, the troops
passed. 1t was particularly exbilarating
experience, and one calculated to impress
a stranger with the dangerous situation
in Sacramento. When the outpost was
reached it was found that several sentries
fired at suspicious characters, who had re-
fused to halt when ordered to do so. The
shots were fred in darkness and were not
productive of anything more than excite
ment There is no time wasted here by
the sentres, and day or light mans life
is in danger every time he approaches the
lines of the regulars or militia. Every
military man here is tbirsting for chance
to avenge death or redeem the loss of
honors, and the strikers are we'll along on
the warpath.
An official declaration of martial law is
expected at any moment, and briefly the
capital city is in state of terror over the
serious attitude of the military authorities.
Yesterday the regulars were enraged.
To-day the strikers are in an angry mood.
The body of Engineer Samuel Clark,
who took out the train that went over the
trestle into the slough on Wednesday. was
found late this afternoon. This. with the
body Of Private Byrne of Battery l., Fifth
Artillery, which was also found to-day,
pletes the list of unfortunate men " he
met death in the terrible disaster. The
wrecking train went out early this after
noon, aud after returning with Byrne's
body started cut again to recover that OF
Clark. The engine was turned over with
a derrick. and as it regained an upright
position Clark's hand rose above the water
of the slough. He had left the cab evil
IDENTITY and had been pinned down under
the boilerhead, which is the larger portion