The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-06
FORT DOUGLAS DOINGs.

FORT DOUGLAS DOINGs.
The proceedings of the general court
martial in the case of Private William
Gerves, company d, Sixteenth infantry,
have been approved at department head
quarters. Private Gerves was in the hab-
II OF remaining away from the post sew
eral days at a time sort OF periodical
absentee, and has, an interesting guard
mouse record, which, he says, he fully in
tended to make so as to secure his dis
charge. The court sentenced him to
three thirty and a bob i. e., to be con-
months, pay a fine of thirty dollars, and
to receive a dishonorable discharge, los
ing all pay and allowances.
Orders have been received for the dis
honorable discharge of the Gibson broth
ers of company A, who are at present
serving a sentence of twenty-five days in
the city jail for the theft of a watch from
a Salt Lake lady.
The court martial room has been i'm
proved by the addition of a rear extern
sion that doubles the capacity OF this trib-
unal OF justice, before which so many sol
diers have lately appeared for petty Of
lenses.
The band concert last night began at
$50
A large crowd was up to see regimental
parade last evening when the field officers
were mounted.
The Hotchkiss and Calling gun drill is
he'd daily, detachment from one COM
pany being detailed for the duty.
The crack shots are patiently awaiting
the arrival of the order for the depart
ment and army shooting matches.
There are sixty-two sharp shooters in
the regiment for the present season.
The band discourses some lovely music
daily during the setting up drill hour
from 1890 to IL: 80 a. m.
A front rank soldier says that the
friendship between the post and the city
is growing.
Tent pitching drill and drill in extended
order for an hour and a half and company
drill for an hour is all the drilling now
required OF the troops in the forenoon.
This amount of exercise is said to be
necessary to put the regiment in shape to
pass the nspector-general with a high
figure of merit. The inspector, Colonel
burton, is now on his way to Fort Du-
Chesne, from San Francisco, and is ex-
pected to arrive at the Fort about Aug.
Private CLANCY of company B has been
promoted lance corporal.
The post exchange, the model canteen
OF the army, is being remodeled and great
ly improved on the main floor.
Sergeant Linse, the drill instructor of
recruits can take a new man and in two
weeks time turn him over to the COM
pany thoroughly drilled soldier, capable
OF performing correctly all the numerous
evolutions of the drill book
Private Dick Bowers and Frank Whit
all and brother have returned from a
hunting trip in the vicinity Of Piedmont,
,Wyo: penny Mcfarland and Albert AL
len viii arrive today. Dick says all
five of their horses got loose and wan
dered away from the camp and they have
so far only succeeded in recovering two
of them. They found any amount of
game on Black Fork, about twelve miles
from old Fort Bridger.
The following method is now in use
for pitching small, or dog tents, by which
a neat and Wei arranged white village
suddenly makes its appearance on the
landscape and as suddenly disappears,
as if by magic:
The battalion being in column of com
pantes with arms stacked, the command
pitch tents" At this command each
captain commands. ITO the right COR
lefD, take intervals (three paces),
marchr At the preparatory command
of the captain the front rank steps back
one pace and the rear rank four PAGES.
At the command march," both ranks
face to the right and the leading men of
the two ranks step off together. AS soon
as they have gained a distance of three
PAGES, the next two men, front and rear
rank, step off, and so on throughout the
column, the leading man of the front
pra1- t.As1
lefD guide, who places himself by his
side for that purpose. The file closers
step off with the files nearest them. All
the distances having been gained, the
when all the men halt and face to the
front. The captain then verifies the in
tervals. dresses the company to the left
Tor right, faces the front rank about and
commands, "Unsling-knapsacks!" when
each man musings and places his KNAPP
sack at his feet, flap up. Knapsacks are
then opened by command and each man
of the front rank takes a tent pin and
sticks it in the ground between his feet
on a line with his toes. This pin shows
where the front pole of the tent is to
be placed and is not removed until the
pole is fixed in position. The captain
then commands, "Pitch-tents! which is
done in the most expeditions manner, the
front and rear rank man of each file
pitching a tent together. The two halves
are buttoned together and reversed before
guide pitch their tent together on the line
and two PAGES from the right of the COM
pany. The left guide and the left file
closer pitch theirs on the left of the line;
the other file closers pitch theirs two
PAGES in rear of and parallel to the line.
With tents pitched in this manner the
knaDsacks of the front rank should be
under the tents in rear of the front pole;
those of the rear rank under the tents,
in front of the rear pole.
To break camp the commanding officer
of the battalion causes the general TO
be sounded, and at the first note all the
men not already there run to their tents,
loosen the ropes and small pins and hold
them in place ready to, drop. At the
last note of the bugle all the tents are
dropped to the right. The knapascks are
then packed and the captain gives the
commands for singing them. He then
faces the front rank about and COM
n1ands, ITO the left Cor right assemble
march, and places the company in rear
of the stacks.
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