The San Francisco call., 1896-10-19
The TRANSFER
OF TROOPS,
Two Companies of the First
Infantry at the
Preside.
General Miles Successful Hunt
for Big Game in New
Mexico.
he KILLED TWO LARGE BEARS
The Light Batteries to Go to Fort
Hamilton, N Y, and Fort
Riley, Kans.
he KILLED TWO LARGE BEARS

Last Saturday Captain Frank Thorp,
Light Battery D, Fifth Artillery, turned
over the command at the Presidio to Cap
tain Francis E. Pierce, Company G, First
infantry. Captain Pierce will probably
command until the arrival of the lieuten-
lnt-colonel of the Third Artillery. As
soon as General Forsyth returns TO re-
ieve Colonel Shafter as commander OF the
department, the latter will take charge of
affairs at the reservation. Meanwhile
Colonel Shafter has directed that the rules
and regulations prescribed by General
Graham shall not be changed.
The destination of the light batteries of
the Fifth Artillery has been designated.
Battery D, Captain Thorp. will go to Fort
Hamilton, n. Y, and Battery F, Captain
Reilly, will go to Fort Riley. Kans.
Major General Miles was at Fort Riley
last Saturday. A regiment of cavalry, a
regiment of infantry and three light bat
terles are concentrated there for the pres.
ent.
In recent letter from New Mexico to
Colonel A. S. Kimball, Chief Quarter
master OF this department, General
Miles wrote:
We got two large bear in two days hunt.
6fty miles in four hours and twenty-seven
minutes. managed TO survive the generous
hospitality OF many friends in San Francisco
kud appreciate in the highest degree their
sood will and friendship. l had splendid
time in Southern California. Los Angeles is
bound to be great city.
Colonel Kimball has obtained from
General Sawtelle in Wash
ington an allowance of $500 for a new
bakery at the Presidio. 1t is to be To-
Gated on the site designated for the
bakery in the plans for the new or i'm
would be required to repair the old
bakery. So it was decided to put in q new
Dne, which will have a baking capacity
sufficient to supply garrison of sixteen
companies.
The Presldio is at present garrisoned by
the two light batteries of the Fifth Ar
tillery and two companies of the First In
Iantry-Company F, Captain Starr, and
Company 6, Captain Pierce. The guard
duty is somewhat onerous, but it is per-
formed In the usual manner. The First
Infantry Band is at the Presidio.
Captain Robert r. Stevens, assistant
uuartermaster, has been assigned to duty
as quartermaster of the Presidio.
Official notification having been received
of the transfer OF First Lieutenant Viii.
liam q. Ham from the Fifth Artillery to
the Third Artillery, he has been ordered
to Alcatraz to relieve First Lieutenant
George A. Detchmendy, First Infantry.
Captain ]. J. O'Connell, First Infantry,
has been ordered to Alcatraz for tenn DO
tary duty at the post until the arrival OF
the regular garrison.
During the absence of Captain George
NJ. Wells, assistant surgeon, Captain Guy
L. Edie, assistant surgeon, will perform
the duty OF examiner of recruits in this
City in addition to his duties at the Pre-
sidio.
First Lieutenant John D. Miley is post
adjutant at the Presidio. 1t will be IN the
line of his duty hereafter to instruct the
Third Artillery in the handling of the
dynamite battery.
The first command of the Third Artillery
should arrive here next Thursday or Fri.
day. The headquarters of the regiment
will be at Angel Island.
Light Battery G, Third Artillery, Cap.
tain Lancaster, now at Washington Bar
racks, and Light Battery f, Third Artil-
lery, Captain Potts. now at San Antonio
Tex, will come to the Preside.
As soon as the artillerymen of the Third
are comfortably settled in their new quar-.
ters, work on the Notifications of San Fran.
cisco barbor will be resumed.
The second 12-inch rifled gun for the
Lime Point battery will be placed in posi-
tion shortly. The engineers have been adj
vised of the arrival of the gun. Work on
the emplacements for three more 12-inch
modern guns near Fort Point, IS going