The San Francisco call., 1896-09-23
APPEALS TO THE
WAR SECRE TARY
To Prevent Transfer of
the Fifth Artillery to
Florida.
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Endorsed by the Chamber #
Commerce and Major-Gen--
eral James.
ASSIGNMENT OF BATTERIES.
Many Enlisted Men of the Regiment
Have Decided to Remain
Here.
ASSIGNMENT OF BATTERIES.

Earnest protests have been forwarded to
the Secretary of War against the transfer
of the Fifth Artillery Regiment OF the
United States army from California to
Florida. The following petition was wired
yesterday:
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Sept %, 1896.
To Hon. Daniel Lamont, Secretary of Var,
Washington, d. c.: Learning from the public
press that it is contemplated 10 remove the
Fifth Artillery from this command at an early
Gate, and understanding that their tour of
service has not under the usual custom ex-
pired, we, the undersigned, respectfully re.
quest that if not detrimental to the United
States service, the orders be reconsidered and
that the regiment. which is so welt and favor
ably known upon our coast, and in which
every one feels such q sense of security, be al
lowed TO complete their tour here
JAMES h. BUDD,
Governor of California
HUGH CRAIG,
President Chamber OF Commerce.
n. T. JAMES,
Major-General commanding n. G. C.
General William NJ. Graham, command
ing the regiment, sent this appeal:
THE Preside OF SAN Francisco. CAL,
September 20. 1864
Washington, d. g.: In view of the TACT that the
Fifth Artillery has served nine and half wears
on Southern stations since 1865, during which
period the First Artillery has served there only
three years, and in justice to the officers and
enlisted men OF my regiment, most respect
fully appeal to the honorable Secretary of War
to reconsider the order which sends them to
serve another tour in that climate, while the
First Artillery will still have only served one
tour there. This telegram is forwarded direct
with the permission OF the department COM
mender.
GRAHAM, Commanding Regiment.
Senator Perkins has been informed of
the order transferring the Fifth Artillery
from this station to Florida and may Join
in an appeal to the Secretary of War to
have the order.revoked or at least suspend
edifor a period.
General Ruger, commanding the De-
partment OF the East, has wired General
Graham to ascertain the latter's pleasure
concerning the two batteries to be assigned
to regimental headquarters, st. Augustine,
General Graham in his reply designated
Battery A, Captain Ben njamin; K, Roberts,
and Battery /. Captain Elbridge r. Hills.
Should General Ruger follow the order
observed in the present assignment of the
batteries of the Third Artillery in the
South Lieutenant-Colonei Sinclair will go
to BarrancaS. The three ma iors will 90
res pectiveIy to st. Augustine. New Orleans
and Key West. 1t is understoo that
Major Kinzil, the junior major, will be
stationed at st. Augustine; Major McCrea,
the senior major. may elect to go to Jack
son Barracks, New Orleans, as General
Ruger may assign him there General
Ruger may, however, choose to send
Major Darling to New Orleans, and in
thar event Major McCrea would go to Key
West.
According to present indications nearly
a third OF the enlisted men of the Fifth
Artillery will elect to remain in California.
The following returns from batteries
stationed at the Presidio were made to
headquarters yesterday:
In the field staff and band, Fifth Artillery.
eight enlisted men elect to remain behind,
viz: Principal Musician Albert V. Hofen and
Privates Ph1lipp Frenger, Eugene Gilbert,
August HossIeld, August Mackrodt, William
Ulysses G. Newman and Edward
Tallman.
listed men elect to remain behind, viz;
Corporal Ferdinand Schaller, Musicians Ed
ward w. Little and Shepherd Plummer and
Browney, uS1e GUY G Coulter, Dennis Haipin, Thomas
Harris, James j. Hart, Jesse ID. Hudgeons,
John M. Jones, Nathan Lasky, Lon F.
Poss, Frank Riedel Gerard J. Wills, Jaknb
Pusa Clarence P. Arnold and Henry Nieman.
In Battery C, Fifth Artillery, ten men elect
TO remain, viz: Musician George NJ. Herold
and PrIyates John l. Vann, Bernard C. Hay
ien William Allen, Charles H. Campbell,
Luther G. McRae, Edward McHally, Frank A.
Patton. Charles r. Miller and Fred Menicke.
In Light Battery A, Fifth Artillery, fifteen
enlisted men elect to remain, viz: Corporal
edward Hollen berry. Trumpeters Paul yoik-
man and Lewis Dorman and Privates John E.
9. Adam, william II. Chamberlain, Charley
lanes Kelly. Harry Metzger, Horatio Paine,
Charles Stanley, Charles Wagner, Willis A. |
5isbee and Carl Benson.
In Light Battery F, Fifth Artillery, seventeen |
nlisted men elected 10 remain, viz: Corpor6ls !
ohn II. Fisher and Henry Kubitza, and |
'rivates James Carey, Thomas Farrah, John |