The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-22
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SHAM BATTLE
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HARD DAY FOR Thirteenth.
Boys Tired by Preparations for the
Inspection.

Inspection.
Special from Staff Correspondent.
Camp John Gibbon, I.ewistown, Pa
July Elm the history of the Thir-
teenth regiment it never had day
more wearing and trying than today
The labor of drilling and preparing fol
tomorrow's inspection, the one main
topic of conversation, has been equally
felt by the rank and file and officers,
and when night closed over the camp
everybody was pretty we'll exhausted
The rain having ceased about II
o'clock, the captains put their COM
mands through a piece of hard drilling
until noon, when Colonel Coursen re-
ceived orders concerning the inspection
and designating the nature of regiment
al drll. At o'clock the regiment was
taken out on the big parade ground, and
for three hours there was an almost
uninterrupted series of company. bat
talon and regimental maneouvering.
The broad stretch of level ground was
occupied during this time with man.
oeuy erings Of all the regiments. bat
teres and troops in the Third brigade,
and presented an animated and ever
changing scene. At 6 O'Clock the Thir-
teenth was dismissed. But that did
not end the days fatigue.
After a rest of only half an hour. dur
ing which only two of the companies
felt equal to the duty of feeding the
inner man. the regiment was again led
out ON the plain and participated in a
brigade parade for half an hour. That
finished day of nerve trying work,
which in its severity and strain would
compare with three days ordinary Ia
Dor.
DRILL FOR TODAY
The specified regimental drill for to-
morrow is the most difficult ever pre-
scribed for an inspection. and is in ad-
dition more difficult than the drills un-
dergone by the First and Second brig
AIDES Monday and today.
The Thirteenth. being the junior regi-
ment of the brigade will be inspected
first at beginning at o'clock. Privates
Stout and Young of Company ID. and
the rifle team and who are two of the
best marksmen on the state team,
reached here this noon and will ap-
pear with their company in the inspec-
ton.
The body of Brennan, the Battery G
hostler who was drowned in the river
Monday, was recovered at . o'clock this
evening at u point opposite the Ninth
regiments quarters. The day having
been given over almost exclusively to
the drilling. the men have done little
besides lounge and rest while off duty
and there has been Il scarcity of the
usual daily military things which
contribute SO much toward making
camp life novel and pleasant.
GUESTS OF THE GOVERNOR.
Mr. and Mrs. William Connell reached
here today and are the guests of Cover
nor and Mrs. Hastings at headquarters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Connell will spend the
nights in town. Tomorrow Captain
Wood. of Company Il. will be officer of
the day, Lieutenant Huff, of Company
II, commander of the guard, and Lieu
tenant Davis, of Company F, supernu-
merary officer of the guard Major
General Snowden. accompanied by one
of his staff, paid personal visit to
Colonel Coursen this evening.
lately to the quality and short weight
and measure of the rations eliminated
tonight in the Thirteenth when Captain
Kambeck of Company B. wrote spec
ific complaint which will in the course
of time reach brigade headquarters. No
issue of rations has been made since
camp opened. said Lieutenant Tracy,
of the Thirteenth commissary depart
ment tonight. without a shortage. For
instance today's potatoes which should
have weighed 1416 pounds, showed a
shortage of over $50 pounds which was
borne proportionately by each COM
pany.
A DISMAL MORNING.
The sun did not break over the valley
this morning. When the men answered
to roll call the air was laden with q
heavy mist. the ground was dotted with
miniature lakes of water, and the pros
pect for anything but a rainy day was
poor. After mess and guard mount, nc
time was lost by the captains In drilling
their commands and preparing for to-
morrow's brigade inspection. Patricu-
lar attention was paid to accOutrements
and quarters, as battalion and regi-
mental work was done in the afternoon
drill.
Until last year the inspection was
made with the men in heavy marching
order. Last year at Mount Gretna the
accoutrements were left in the tents
and there examined. However, an alb
sence of orders from Inspector General
Morrell leaves everything concerning
the inspection mere matter OF guess
This is considered very strange among
Third brigade officers, especially so as
during Sunday certain regiments of the
First brigade were drilling the identi-
cal movements and formations of the
inspection which took place Monday
The First regiment, the Thirteenth's
only rival. was one of these fortunate
commands. The situation is one Of the
,o,;oc of talk a nd comment among the