The San Francisco call., 1896-09-29
Light Batteries Going on a
Gallop Made a Stunning
Picture.
THE. MIsHAPs OF THE HOUR.
Dynamite. Plant, Mortar Batteries
and ;Hgh.Power Guns to Be
Inspected To-Day.

The review OF troops at the Preside
yesterday afternoon in honor of Major
General Miles was fine display. 1t had
color, 9life and dash. Two horses of q
caisson went down when the light bat
teries were going across the field at full
galop. The rider saYed himself by a
quick jump. The accident, or mishap,
caused fHtter'of subdued shrieks from
the ladies, who dimly saw the steeds &c
down in cloud of dust.
The lively airs of the Fifth Artillery and
First Infantry bands, the fast riding OF
aids and orderfies, the superb marching
OF the infantry and foot artillery, the
swift evo1utions of the light artillery and
the picturesque effect OF officers of high
rank in full uniform all lent their aid to
make the scene pictu rescue and ami
mated.
Early in the d " a battalion of the First
Infantry, under command of Captain
John J. O'ConnelI, came over on the
steamer from Angel Island to join the
column for review. The two battalions
stationed at Alcatraz were also brought to
the peninsula, and the battery at Fort
Mason was in line along with the troops
quartered at the Presidio.
The Fifth ARTILLERY was formed in three
pAllallOns. 1le nrSI battalion, COM
manded by Major John A. Darling, con-
sisted of Batteries A, L, and l.. The
second battalion, com manded by Captain
Benjamin h. Roberts, was composed of
Batteries NJ, Z and B. The light artillery
battalion-Battery D, Captain Thorp, and
Battery T, CAPTAIN Reilly was COM
manded by Mai or Tully McCrea. The en-
tire column was under command of Gen
eral Graham.
The review was announced for o'clock,
but the major-general did not reach the
field until hfIy-hve minutes later. Mean
while the ladies were expressing sympathy
for the soldiers who had to stand in line,
and9no doubt the men in the ranks enter
tained reciprocal sympathy for the spec
q Iators.
General Miles lost but little time in
alighting from his carriage and mounting
aohorse. He presented fine figure on horse
back. The spectators exclaimed, "W hat
a fine-Tooking man" When the general
came to the reviewing stand the light ar
tdllery salute OF fifteen guns was fred, the
ngm Der prescribed by the army regula-
tions for maior-general commanding the
army. The ma ajor-general, with less than
an army TO command, gets the proveTbial
uniucky number of thirteen After the
salute General Miles, accompanied by Col
ment. and followed by Major Edward
Field. Major sHoff, surgeon; Major Stephen
W. Groesbeck,. judge advocate; Captain
Miehler and First Lieutenant Frank
Greene, signal corps, made the tour of the
field. Colonel o. D. Greene. adjutant-
general, and Colonel A. S. Kim ball, chief
quartermaster of the department, attended
theTeview as spectators.
After the column had passed in review
General Graham, commanding the post,
suggested that the light batteries should
do turn in the field. Evidently General
Miles was: grarified at the suggestion.
Once the batteries went around on trot
and then at full galop. When going at
d running pace horse attached 10 one of
. The rear caissens of Battery + failed TO