The San Francisco call., 1896-10-12

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| The sudden call for the troops to move
| fas imposed a pecuniary hardship on the
| officers and enlisted men with families.
| There has been deal of money borrowing
| in order to make the trip. One officer
raised 500 to lend to the band.
! At the Presidio, AIcatraz and Fort Mason
packing up is the order of the day.
| Special orders No. 120 from departm ent
headquarters report that official notifica-
| ton has b. en- received OF the trans ers of
Major JOSEF ph G. Ramsay from the Third
to the Fifth Artillery and Major John A.
Darling from the Fifth to Third Artil-
lery The transfer enables nd jor Darling
10 remain at the Presidio. The talk of
Major Darling securing a triumph over
General Graham in obtaining this transfer
| is regarded at department headquarters as
unwarranted. Colonel Shafter the de-
! partment commander, says that Major
Darlings application tor a transfer was
| approved by General Graham. and on that
| favora bic ommendation approval at de-
partment headquarters followed.
| General Graham, who leaves next Thurs
| day for the Department of the East, has
commanded the post at the Presidio since
1887, with the exception of an interval of
eighteen months, when Colonel Langdon
| was in command. As disciplinarian he
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/ quires every officer and enlisted man to
| perform his duty. He has made some
enemies among civilians who desired to
train their dogs ana pasture livestock on
the reservation, but he has gained the
com mendation of many people for his ex-
cellent management of post affairs. 1t
| has been his purpose to make the reserva-
tion pleasant park for ladies and chill
| dren, and to this end strict patrol duty
has been enforced to prevent tramps from
camping on the premises.
General Graham at first thought of leav.
| ing his family here, but on second consid-
Grafton decided to take all the mem bers of
his household to New York, excepting one
son, who will remain at the University of
California. The general will probably re-
turn to San Francisco for permanent
residence after his retirement. He ranks
as one of the ablest ana bravest soldiers
in the army. Speaking of some of his
traits an officer OF the Fifth Artillery re-
Gently said: II am not in love with Gen.
eral Graham, but / will say that there is
no discount on him as a soldier. He ex-
poets every man to do his duty and sets
the example himself He has no patience
with officers or men who skulk from dam
ger or shrink from duty"
The advance command of the Third
Art llery should arrive in San Francisco
next Saturday. The headquarters, Colonel
Balm bridge, staff, band, Light Batteries
and F and Batteries A, G, II, / and K will
take station at the Presidio. The lieuten-
ant-colonel and Batteries D and L will go
to Alcatraz and Battery to Fort Mason.
Colonel Suter, Major Davis and Lieu
tenant Potter, corps OF engineers, are now
at work on the Notifications of this har-
Dor. Another 12-inch rife is on the way
to this City.
1t will go to Lime Point. Last week the
| rho worR
placements for twelve such guns on this
side of the channel. Two are being made
on the hill back of the dynamite battery,
and one will be near Fort Point
Captain James S. Petit, First Infantry.
has been ordered to proceed to Benicia
Barracks for duty with Company d of
that re giment.
Captain Marion p Maus, First Infantry,
has been ordered to San Diego for duty
with Company III.
Lieutenant Dana w. Kilburn, First In
fantry, is relieved from tenn porary duty
at San Diego and ordered to reioin his
company at Angel Island.
Captain Charles G. Starr, First Infantr
has been ordered to proceed to Alcatraz
Isa I'd for temporary duty at that post.
The leave of absence granted to Brig
adier-Generai Forsyth has been extended
thirty days.
Lieutenant Charles L. Bent with de.
tachment of the First Infantry will go to
Fort Mason tomorrow for temporary
duty.
Leave of absence for one month has been
granted to Lieutenant Louis r. Burgess,
Fifth Artillery.
Among the officers of the Fifth Artillery
invited to attend the National Guard BAN
quet this evening in honor of General
Graham are Lieutenant-Colonel Sinclair,
Captains Roberts, Thorp. Vogdes, Hills,
Reilly, Mcclellan, Woods. Lomia and
Lieutenan's Coffin, Sage Carbaugh, Miley,
dann, Adams, GaIbraith, GateIy, Wins
ton, Summerall, Burgess and Arnold.
Furloughs have been granted to John
Monaghan, Company F, First Infantry;
William J. Smith, Battery K. Fifth Ar
tillery; Bernard G. Hayden, Battery C,
Fifth Artillery; Robert L. Gosnell. Com
pany F, First Infantry; Walter c.. STAN
ford, Company F. First Infantry; Corporal
William T. Martsch, Company f, First
Infantry. and Michael Moran, Troop G,
Fourth Cavalry.
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