The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-19
WILL MARCHOUT TODAY
Four Companies From the Fort
to Exercise.
CAPT.RICHARDS IN COMMAND
WILL GO INTO CAMP UNTIL MAY
21st.
Special Orders Issued By Colonel
Theaker Yesterday-Capt. Noble
Detailed TmporariIy to Command
the First Battalion General
Notes From Fort Douglas.
Fort Douglas, Utah, May IS. 1896.

Fort Douglas, Utah, May IS, 1896.
S. o. No. 81.
First-Companies B, D, E and G,
Sixteenth infantry, Captain w. V.
Richards, Sixteenth infantry, in COM
mand,, will proceed tomorrow, the 18th
inst. at o'clock a. m, on a practice
march of at least fifteen miles. going
in camp and returning to the post,
May q, 1896.
Second-During the march, instruc-
tons will be given in advance, and
rear guard patrols, camping, etc, and
captains of companies will be given
opportunities as far as practicable OF
commanding the battalion in battle ex-
ercises and Of having Independent
commands.
Third-Each company will be fully
equipped for the field (heavy march
ing order) taking twenty rounds OF
ammunition per man, and field ratlons
for three days.
Fourth-The quartermaster will fur
nish one six-mule team, with army
wagon, for each company, one four
mule team and escort wagon for head
quarters, and one foUr-mule team Tor
Red Cross ambulance and the neces-
sary camp equipage, each company
being provided with four Sibley tents
and four wall tents, hospital corps one
wall tent and headquarters with three
wall tents.
Fifth-First Lieutenant G. DeShon,
assistant surgeon, one hospital stew
ard and two privates, hospital corps,
will accompany the battalion.
Sixth-No one will be excused from
this march except First Lieutenant c.
R. Tyler, Sixteenth infantry; the SICK
and prisoners, assistant baker, and
one private from each company TO
care for the barracks.
Seventh-The provisions of circular
No. l, department of the Colorado, e.
s., dated Denver, Colo, January 8,
1896. relative to maps and reconnol-
sances. will be carried out on this
march.
By order of Colonel H. A. Theaker.
(SienedD CHARLES P. GEORGE,
First Lieutenant and Adjutant, SIX
teenth Infantry, Post Adjutant.
Order No. AZ directs that artificers
of all. companies of the post will report
to Ordnance Sergeant August Lange
for duty in connection with the target
range; also that on the Recommended
ton of the surgeon, company com
manders will see that when hash is
to be served for any meal it is mixed
just before cooking.
Captain Charles H. Noble is detailed
temporarily to command the First bat
talon during the absence of Lieuten-
ant-Colonel E. NJ. Coates.
Pennington was first selected as the
point near which the troops would
camp. but later it, was decided to go
into camp at some point south OF the
city and distant fifteen miles from the
post.
The practice march of the First bat
talon of the Sixteenth will be the
largest movement of troops from the
fort since the railroad strike
Sergeant Hipp, company F, post ex-
change steward, was discharged yes
terday and will probably re-enlist to-
day and remain at Fort Douglas. He
has given up the idea Of going to St
Louis and accepting position with
Anheuser & Busch.
All the previous practice marches Of
this spring have been but a preparation
for today's march which is to be in
full field equipment.
The general inspection and parade of
the troops was omitted yesterday morn
/ ing on account of the three days field
exercises. There was a full regimental
parade in the evening.
The next athletic field day at the post
promises to be an interesting event.
as a larger number of contestants have
entered than in the April field day.
The officer in charge, Lieutenant Pal
mer, is also making preparations for a
bicycle competition.
Gallery practice with the Krag-Jor-
! gensen for the amateurs begins June 1.
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