The sun., 1895-05-19
GENERALS AT THE BUTTS.
cor. MoRroS's STAFF rfs1r CREED
MOOR TO SHOOT

They Leave Their Gorgeous Untrorns et
Home Under Threat OF Rstn-They
Find the Buii's Eyes After Considerable
Effort ana Pass = Very Pleasant Day
Adjt.-Gen Edwin Augustus McAlpin LED Gov
Morton's brand new stan Of Brigadier- Generals
TO Crecdmoor yesterday, and thoy spent tho day
in shooting at the targets with guns that had in
them an nccumulativs kick.
Men who shoot much hold these old "gas
pipes" which is Creedmoor for the State rife,
close TO their shoulders In order to lessen the
effect OK the recoils. Each Of the Generals and
Colonels Of tho Governors staff wore one and
some of them two shoulder pads that were con-
siderably smaller than sofa cushions, and by
no means as picturesque. They served
as buffers, but there probably Isn't
q member of the sta6 that went 70 Creedmoor
who will not feel this morning as II his shoulder
had been unhinged. Not for many years has a
Governors staff visited Creedmoor in body
and tried to qualify for marksmen's badges.
Gov. Flower burned some powder on tho range
two years ago, and several members OF his stat
accompanied him.
Governors arc certain to qualify for Marks
mems badges, II they shoot at all, II the right
man lie acting as marker st the Governors
Target, and It Is tho duty Of tho Inspector
Of Rife Practice to see that such q detail
has been made. 1t Il different with Governor
stats. however. because they really have to
hit the target II they want to soore. Every
ono OF the staff officers who went to Creedmoor
yesterday qualified at tho 600 and tho 300 yard
ranges. Some Of them had to do q lot of shoot
ing to make the necessary string Of five shots at
each range, but they wero persistent, Some OF
them learned good deal about guns. and no
one was shot.
They were shooting very st5ons, and Gen. B.
h><lNh Nhavn nj etVrH~u CaaHf fAA NNH
tine citizens Of Flushing. which Il several miles
beyond the butts The last two men to qualify
there 'Ssa was general @ rejoicing and much hand.
S.s ss 2e5 s.s Es4s e ss tas sps sra sn ssa
sS%s q Sshn sa A'e5
show 1P .nS MSARp iR him WAS on hand hand
gs, Msm csTES Wsy
Benjamin MOr,ie Whitl9ck; and Coils: Arshi-
SrS as. Bliss
and George Walter Turner. They left their eI-
peasySe swords and parade 'a Uniforms At A. home
TO coat a gold brick.
This We, disapDoi%pssmspst ss e & the Grsedmocr M
pect | q great things. Before the special train
the time the staii was ready to get to work At
Guard Rifles, which are not altogether
so s tSe ops
not familiar with Creedmoor regulations. and
yesterday W Il may W be explained that when q MAJ. man
aggregate Of avs consecutive shots at tho
;aa. Tisre Is no limit 70 the number OF shots
makes an aggregate OF 80 or more out Of pos
sibe SO at the 200 and 800 yards ranges he 10
Tho @ oeeFs %Srs CAREFULLY coached by
and Capt. Peggy Thurston ct tho Twenty.
guns and plnnked few buii's.eyes Just 70 show
"ort SoApn s foand ths sfxee
100 yards in few shots. and easily entitled
osRss 2ss %s.. Il s.s soS % rS Of sS
On. Of The sides had been struggling un.uc-
Gem, Cen %htlqDf Nh passed behind him and said
you should S oock your n gun just a. % mater q
.pss e: ec1n! In sns Ess as. ;s ssSssss Ssss
this advice. he pulled the trigger and there was
woman shot dead in Flushiug." commented
But a. soon as tho Generals and 0olonels i" got
20 use, and after many cautions they ceased
s.a Sn aiy
target, and he appealed TO Capt Thurston for
Just hold your end sight steady on tho CEN
tre OF the lower rim OF the bull and pull tho
What bull ?" asked Con. Terry
Il meant the bull eye in the target" was the
% su,n eTTy es and settled II aoga
l,en. These TWO tried il again later under Col.
scores at 200 and 500 yards were:
&: So{ i isS:ss u; s Ss
No one had been shot. and only two men were
Lled. Surgeon-General Terry dressed it on the
cheek on the recoil, but the wound was slight.
a colored man, with Q push cart, followed tho
After luncheon at the club house the Generals
S'9hs' 70 f.d sh9os h e. the
them ssi.isd down to ausl'is - shapp:
l;e said that h: could NOT distinguish
haa been a ss syt.
9 ,arpshooters 70 make at least twenty on the
ierpexing. The regulations say that the scor-
trs are not to coach, but they several times an
bounced that shots had struck the ground 200
feet from tho target, and gave tho advice "shoot
higher" Shoulders were getting very lame,
scorer announced; Col Rogers has, qualified
tense Every other member of the staff shook
hands with him Gen; MoAlpin a. onee claimed
8 '.ooing In as a mascot. He put 1t on and shot
Gno her, string. but the target eluded him.
.alt dozen members Of the staff made score
OF 20 Or more, at 500 yards, but none OF, them,
Q .ccpt Gen. Whitlock, made good their claim to
be called shar rpshooters when they went back to
ysoi ae9f Of In sDd bsangb @er
I,ls score up to As out OF possible So, He was
thi; season; Gen. whitlook and Col: Brown
ley devoted themselves TO coaching But the
c00 yards downed the staff. They, had all
y Il satisfied with their day; They were able 70
shots. IL O'Clock shots. and half after 12 shots
on the way home. Some of them arc going to
try 1t again.