Evening journal., 1896-07-13
MARINESAT NEW CASTLE
Over $50 of Pennsylvania Ma
val Reserve Battalion.
PIrTaBURas EUMBERs 81


Governor HastIoxs. msJor-eeneraI snow
den and Brigadier- General sehAiI Will
Arrive at New Castle Early TOM arrow
for the Annual 1utp sctiou-G Governor
Watson Also Expected.
Is tho mayor OF your city about 2 =
asked fine looking ouBg soldier OF an
EvENIso JOURNAL reporter early Co day,
after having just come ashore.
II must zee him for permit TO land
$50 marines, as they arc all armed, TO
march through New Castle and engage
Ia dress parade and cjmpetitive drill .
The soldier proved TO be Lieutenant O
K Bolles, reprtssnting Commander
Francis Skunk Brown, now on Pbiiade
phia city ics- boats Nos ana 3, anchored
just outside Of Nav Castle harbor, With
the entire Psunss lyania Naval Reserve
Battalion on itH annual cruise at the ex
pense Of that state.
To Hold Competitive DrIII.
The lceboEts, looking as large as men
ofwar with their now sun shsdee, awnings
sud flags have been Gt Nov Castle since
IL Is yests rday afternoon but only Lieu
tenant Bolles and guard, aud two Pitts
burg reporters have bsen permitted to
come ashore. The Lieutenant and party
made survey and admeasurtment Of the
school green where the competitive drill
will probably be held early this even
log.
At Work on tho "5hips."
On the two icsboats this morning the
crowds OF uniformed men were hustling
Ike belEted travellers at railway sta
tlon. Some Of the marines even had to
polish brass and wssh decks that being
Included In the ordinary routine Of work
on board a man-ot- war. The officers
put their men through course Of sprouts
In the way OF drilling They were taught
TO organic a fire brigade and even to
abandon ship
Much More Room on No. 2.
The Philadelphia division Is quartered
on Ice bost No 3 aud the boat is Gro Nd
cd, there being over 150 young marines
on It's one deck. The Pittsburg mon
however number only 81 and have,
therefore, much more room on tia deck
OF Ice boat No 2
About Wednesday, the naval forces
expect to repair 20 the battle ship Indi
ana. which has just arrived st the
Break water for their use, aud upon her
the battalion drill will take place The
Indiana will lay st the BreakWater until
the snnual tour Of SERVES Is over.
Annual Inspection Hors Tomorrow.
To morrow viii bs the most exciting
day la New Castle Ia connection with
the visit OF the Pennsylvania Naval
Reserve Battsion. The annual inHpsc
tion VIII be made hsre By Governor
Daniel p Hastings of Pennsylvania.
together with Maj )r General Snowden and
Brlgedier General S3hall with their
stsits entire. Governor Watson OF Dsl-
aware, and his stat are also expected to
bs here and Witness this inspection
Land drills will be frequent on this
cruise. The officors have also decided
to have one drill st Battery Park.
Distinguished BIen On Board
Judge A NJ Beitler, formerly Iuspec
tor OF Philadelphia Public Wo,ks aud
Chief A. 5. Eisenho yer. OF tue BIrssu OF
City Property, are guests OF Commander
Brown. aud young WAllScs Fletcher s
proving valuable aid to toe latter. Two
photographers srs'aiso on board 10 taks
snap shots Of the IN arines a. work Toe
three Pitts onrg reporters aceompAn } ing
the party represent all the dailiss OF the
HAA'hy
What the RsIoigh WIN Garry.
The United States cruiser Raleigh,
which was reported In the EVENING
| JOURNAL as passing up the river on
Friday, proceeded TO day TO Washinatou
Park 10 take on board the Western Bat
TALON OF the New Jersey Naval Mintia,
which has been practising on the monitor
Ajax ch Washington Park The NeN
Jersey boys, though serving without pay
beeAuse their ethts made no nppropris
tioD, wllltake a wosk on the Raieigh snc
will b. drilled every day In gun practice
The hrst man drilled vas held at Bat
terry Park AZ noon to day. Llsutenan
Commander Brerz OF Philadelphia. wei
Ia command aud bugler int srprsted th,
orders While the forces were drawn n
line, together with Two bktterie,
OF naval artillery. with field pieces, thel
we're photographed by the artist accom-
panylng the company. Lleutsnan
EHiug. OF Plttsborg, was rated th'
handsom % msn Ia llpe by She women IL
the grand stand.