The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-11-15
N EMERGENCY CALL
Militia Given a Sudden
Forced March
| GOOD TEST OF EFFICIENCY
National 0uardsmen Ordered
Into the Country
TO BIvOUAc BY MOONLIGHT
Theagb Taken BY Surprise the Boys Did
Sems DREADED the Long Walk but Paced the
10 BlvOUAc BY MOONLIGHT
Theush Taken BY Surprise the Boys Did
Well
Soms DREADED the Long Walk but Paced the
Music
The Los Angeles Companies Joined by
Others at Pitched Camy Near RAJ
mona--The Whole Brigade On
the Move--In the Field.

An unusual, and consequently a Sc
we're, test was yesterday put upon the
national guard of California, to prove
the efficiency of the state militia in re-
plying to an emergency call" Emer-
gencies are few and far between" but
are likely to arise at any moment, and if
militia is good for anything at all it is
expected to be ready for frolic or a
fight at the drop of the hat. Some doubt
has been expressed regarding the abil-
ity of the state militia to assemble on
short notice for active duty to repel an
enemy. for instance, and the experiment
yesterday was intended to refute the in
Situations
In conformity with orders from divi-
sion headquarters, Brigadier- General c.
f. A. Last yesterday. about II a. M, is
sued orders to the officers of his brigade
to assemble the troops at p. m. a their
respective armories. This order was is
sued to the captains of each company
OF the Seventh regiment in this terse
form, signed by Col. ]. r. Berry and
Adjutant H. d. Alfonso:
<1SSCIiDlC COlliiudiO, liCdNy
order, blankets, ball cartridges, one
days rations, at armory 9 p. m. today"
This order caused much commotion
among the guardSmen. Messengers
were sent out by bicycle and horse to no
tify the members of each company and
that they did we'll is shown by the roll
cal, when nearly every member respond
ed. As the order was not received by
company commanders until noon it re-
- ~,
mands in shape by the hour named, but
it was done nearly on time. AT the arm
DRY OH Broadway the scene was an ami
mated one-the militiamen scurrying to
and fro, changing their everyday garb
to the regulation blue, hustlng cans of
corned beef and Boston baked beans into
sacks, filling canteens and loading
themselves up with haversack, blanket,
gun, belt, frying pan, tin cup, knife and
fork and other etceteras that form the
equipment of soldier on the march.
Every man knew he had long march
before him, but few knew for certainty
what was the objective point. The feel
ings Of the men were conflicting some
were glad, some were indifferent and
others dreaded the ordeal as an unnec-
essary expenditure of energy.
BRIGADE ORDERS.
Brigadier-General C. F. A. Last, with
his stan was early at headquarters.
From him it was learned that his orders
had been transmitted by telegraph to
commands at distant points, and every
company of his brigade would make
some movement in compliance at much
the same hour. Companies A, c, and F,
signal corps and Troop d cavalry of Los
Angeles; company d of Pomona; COM
pany L of Santa Ana; company of Pas
adena would all march to a point one
mile south. and half a mile east of Ra-
mona convent. about nine miles from
Los Angeles and there bivouac.
Company G of Redlands, company X
Of San Bernardino and company nj of
Riverside were ordered TO march to Col
ton and bivouac there under command
Of Major Prescott and be supervised by
Major Dss.
Company B of San Diego and the third
division naval battalion were to march
to a point seven and half miles distant
from that city under command of Capt.
Dodge and be supervised by Capt Bow
er, aide de camp.
Company f of Santa Paula and Com
pany H of Ventura were to march TO
Saticoy, midway between the two towns
be under the command of Major Fer
maid and be supervised by Major Mere
dith. who went thither from this city by
train last evening.
Cavalry Troop c, at Salinas, was also
ordered to make forced march and
bivouac over night, under command Of
Major Burke.
THE ASSEMBLY.
1t was learned that Company l., from
Santa Ana, would so by train to Rivera.
where it would disembark The COM
pany was met there by staff officer,
Lieutenant s. r. Langworthy, battalion
adjutant, who rode thither on his bicycle,
and was led by him on a march to the
rendezvous at Ramona Company d.
from Pomona, came by train to Woyden
station, on the Southern Pacific; was
met there by Lieutenant Robert Wall
kowski, battalion adjutant, and by him
led on a march to the general bivouac.
This arrangement brought Companies
A, G, F, G, x, M, b. f, H. troop D, and
the signal corps into one camp.
1t was left optional with each COM
pany what camp equipage should be
taken, and consequently a full number
OF tents was not taken. making it neces-
sary for many of the men to rough it in
the open air without even the usual can
vas protection.
GETTING READY
The usual signs and formation about
the armory, the bugle call of assembly
and the rolling of the drums had attracted
to that part Of Broadway a large crowd
OIL PeOpit DeluIe . p ILL., y our NdSOlS
were loaded with tents, blankets and
commissary stores, and were ready long
before the order was given to march
The signal corps was the first to be
ready. but it was reduced to only twenty
men by the absence of the squads who
are doing signal duty at the Tehachep
and on Mount San Bernardino. The
men. under command of Major Owens
were IN their saddles before the infantry
went down stairs
Company c. under command of Capt
Fred H. Teale. was the first body of in
fAntry to be ready for the march, There
were So men who answered to roll call.
and each one carried. beside his other
accoutrements, his rolled blanket around
his shoulder and waist
Company A, with 81 men under COM
mand OF Capt. w. G. Schieber, next fell
N and Company F. with so men, under
cpmmarid of Capt. Frank Reynolds, fol-
lowed soon after The staff officers and
re Seventh Regiment band were al
ready on the street. and Troop D, "a
6trong. came galloping around the cor
~. under command Of Lieutenant
xhompeon.