The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-15

Target practice by the First base.&y
of this city was witnessed yesterday by
several of the leading military men OF
the National Guard
Brigadier-General Young and Assistant
Adjutant General Lieutenant = Colonel
Game. Acknowledgement Cannon. Colonel
Henry Page, Lieutenant Lassiter U. S.
A, and others, were out at morning prac-
tice, which consisted of firing percussion
shells at an inanimate target, unknown
distance.
A small white rock the bigness of a
barrel was selected, seven-eighths of a
mile distant, and the practice began. The
first snot was in line all right, but high.
THe second was also line shot. but was
aimed too low. The third annihilated the
boulder and the fourth scattered it's frag-
Inents. Firing was then suspended until
AFTERNOON.
Corporal Young Of the battery had what
may be termed d picnic Sunday night
Young was corporal of the guard and his
instructions were TO confne all persons
on the camp ground after taps who were
without th3 cOunterSlgn.
lie obeyed instructions literally.
1t appears that twO-thirds OF the Farm
ington boys went home after retreat and
did the chores. Then they loafed around
home for some time. returning in pairs
after the bugle had sang its
Love, SDOu DlSNJ, must IQOu go,
When the day and the light need thee so2
Fare thee well, speedeth all
To their rest.
Young confined them in the guardhouse
and when Captain Sanders woke up he
found sixteen privates and nOn-commis-
stoned officers, including his first SER
geant, in limbo.
Every one enjoyed the affair much more
so than the prisoners, who were dismissed
At once by Captain Gibbs, commanding
the camp.
Guard mount was held at the usual
hour, Lieutenant Lamb of II company
officer Of the day; Lieutenant j. j. VIII
liams. First battery. adjutant; Lieuten-
ant Steele. First battery. officer of the
guard; First Sergeant Jackson, First bat
terry, acting sergeant major.
The arrival OF Colonel Page yesterday
morning was the signal for a salute of
seven guns.
Meals we're served in good style during
the encampment, and the men are under
obligations to the Pennington officers for
their kindness.
During the time the battery was prac-
ticing. H company was also doing bit
Of shooting The boys made a good
showing, considering the fact that it was
the first time they have had an oppor-
tunity Of getting am ammunition and
targets. Then, too, the range was the
hardest one TO fire over, the distance be-
ing 200 yards, which calls for the standing
pSsl,lOn. and a stiff breeze blowing across
the line of fire. Nineteen points was the
highest score MADE, OF Wnlcn tHeIe were
three, among the trio being AllveTn
Rose. who shot a rife for the first time
yesterday.
Colonel Tatlock, inspector Of target
practice had charge Of the rife range
The scores of the leaders were made as
follows: Henry Anderson, S-5-5-2-4s ~;
Sergeant Boyle, $685., 10; Milvern Rose,
4-4-3-4-4 70; A. C. Manning. jr.. 4-5-3-3-3,
IS Lieutenant Abbott. 44-2-4-3, u; W.
hampton, 2-4-2-4-5. II: H Walker, 3-4-4-5-
&. II; Lewis Nellus, 4-4-4-4-0, Is; Nathan
Clark. 4-2-4-3-S. 16; Hardige, 4-3-5-5-3, ID;
Joseph TIbbetts, 2-3-34-4, is.
In the afternoon the battery did some
more good shooting, and the results ob-
tanned were of a first class character
The eating gun was used on the buJC
after the infantry had finished 1t IS i'm
possible to state what the result OF the
800 shots fired were. The bulPs-eye vas
cut out of the target and a hole drilled
through the butts. -,
In the evening a grand ball was held
in the pavilion. at which all the pretty
girls in Pennington and great many
from this city were present, and all the
eood-looking men of both places were on
hand to lead them through the may.
The party broke up at late hour and
the battery began the march home Iney
arrived this morning, as The Herald went
to press, dusty, tired and happy