The San Francisco call., 1896-11-02

terry I, rifed mortar; Battery L. 12-inch rife;
Battery E, 12-inch rife.
Tuesday, 10-Batteries D, l, H, A, L, E, one
drill in gym nastics, one drill signaling.
Wednesday, IL - Battery i, 12-inch rife;
Battery h, rifed mortar; Battery A, 12-iuch
rife; Battery Z, r1ed mortar.
Thursday, II = Batteries D, l, H, A, L, E,
one drill, first aid or litter drill.
Friday, 13-Battery h, 12.inch rife; Bat
Battery Z, rifled mortar.
Monday, s Is Battery D Tified mortar; .n1i
rife; Battery E, 12-inch rife.
drill in gymnastics, one drill signaling.
Wednesday yedS 12nch Es
rifle; Battery E, rifed mortar.
Thursday, 19-Batteries D. 1, H, A, L, E. one
drill, first aid or litter drill.
Friday, 2O-Battery H, I2-inch rife; Battery
d, 12-inch rife; Battery A, rifed mortar;
Battery E, rified mortar.
Monday. 23-Battery ID, 12-inch rife; Bat
terry 1, 12-inch rifle; Battery L, rifed mortar;
Battery E, rified mortar.
Tuesday, 24-Batteries D, /, H, A, L, E, one
drill in gymnastics, one drill signaling.
Wednesday. 25-Batter l, rified mortar;
Bat terry H, 12-inch rife; Battery A, 12-inch
rife; Battery E, rified mortar.
Thursday, 26-Bai teries d, /, II, A, L, E, one
drill, first aid or litter drill.
Friday. 27-Battery II. rified mortar; Bat
tery D, rified d mortar; Battery L. 12-inch rifle:
Monday, 30-Inspectlon and muster.
The drills will be conducted as follows:
The steamer Mcdowell will take the bat
teries from Angel Island, Alcatraz and
Fort Mason to the Presidio, arriving at
9:20 A. NJ. The batteries will be disem-
barked and marched to the 12-1nch breech-
loading rifle and the Pinch -ified mortar
batteries on the heights above Fort Scott.
The first drill will be from IL 10 1920,
twenty minutes being allowed to form de-
tachments, station them, remove the oil
from the breech mechanism and take
equipments, giving one hour OF actual
drill. An intermission will be taken from
1920 to LAO. The second drill will be
from 1 40 to 3, one hour being devoted to
drill. and twenty minutes to oiling the
mechanism, replacing equipments and Sc
curing pieces. The batteries will be
marched to the wharf in time to take the
steamer at AIS P. N. Battery com mand-
ers viii make the necessary arrangements
for lunch and coffee for their respective
commands.
These drills and all instruction pertain
ing to the 12-irch breech-loading rife and
12-inch rifled mortar and the pneumatic
gun will be in charge of Lieutenant
Colonel E. b. Williston, Third Artillery.
assisted by Lieutenant j. D. Miiey Third
Artillery, ordnance officer.
| In case the weather is such as to prevent
any OF these stated drills, comm anders
will cause such instruction to be given to
facilities admit.
! Lieutenant Colonel E. B. Williston,
| Third Artillery. was appointed to the
Army from California. He was commits
stoned second lieutenant Second Artil-
lery, August 5, 1861. He went with Gen
erai Sumner from San Francisco to the
East and served at the front during the
war. When he left this City in 1861 he
was the junior officer of the Second Artil-
| lery.
On February II, 1898, he was appointed
lieutenant-colouel of the Third Artillery
Colonel Wiiliston served on the staff of
| General Miles during the railway strike
! has EN- mbraced three years tour of duty
at Fort Yuma, ana surely nothing hotter
than that is reserved for the veteran.
! First Lieutenant Louis 2. Brant, First
Infantry. has been relieved from special
| duty at department headquarters and is
now post adiutant at the Presidio.
A general court-martial convened at the
Presiiio last Thursday. 1t consists of the
following officers:
| Captain Charles G. Starr, First Infantry
First Lieutenant Joseph NJ. Cailff, Third Artil-
! lery; First Lieu tenant Richard c. Croxton
! First Infantry; Second Lieutenant Sydney A.
Cloman, First Infantry; Second Lieutenant
Dana w. Kilburn, First infantry; Second Lieu
Lieutenant Dennis E. Nolan, FIRST Infantry
additional Second Lieutenant James W. Hink-
ley Jr.. Third Artillery; First Lieutenant
George A. Detchmendy, First Infantry, Judge
advocate.
Payments to troops on the muster of
October 81 are assigned to Paymaster
Majors Alfred Z. Bates and John s..
W,tcher. Major Bates will pay the troops
stationed in the Yosemite, Sequoia and
General Grant National parks and at the
Presidlo and Fort Mason. Major Witcher
pays the troops at Alcatraz, Angel Island,
Benicia and San Diego.
The four troops OF cavalry will soon be
Withdrawn from the mountains and en-
camped near MADEIRA for drill instruction.
The troops will not arrive at the Presidio
before November 20.
Battery X, Third Artillery, Captain
Lewis Smith ana Lieutenant Gardner, ar
rived at the Oakland mole at 1920 A. M.
yesterday. The com mand consisted of
| ffty-three enlisted men. A detachment
of sixteen men for Batteries A and q
came from Florida with K Battery.