The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-04
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! FORT DOUGLAS BUDGET. !


The duties of the soldiers at Fort
/ Douglas are now confined mostly to tar
I get prac-sce- Known distance firing is
4 over and Monday witnessed the advent Of
lance practice differs from skirrnish in
that the former consists of shooting at
targetS. the different distances, or ranges
being known. The soldier. in known as
LanSs f1r--ls, takes his place at the range
designated he IS told the exact distance
70 the large. and after each shot the
MS aim If necessary.
IN skirInish firing he starts at dis
tance OF ABOUT GEO yards from his group
OF ngures. He is in a squad Of men de-
ployed as skirmishers- Behind them is
an ofIlcer and trumpeiser. At she word
OF command from x.se officer the trun-
advances toward the figures when .ohe
trumpet sounds double time All
quicken their pace 10 a run when sud-
denly the trumpet sounds halt; com
mence nring. At that each man as
suines his 1lring position. which is LETT
Tor MIN 10 choose. estimates the distance
10 the hgures ar which he is to fire,
ana hrss two shots. Thirty seconds are
ahowed him 10 do it all from the COM
In this way the soldiers gradually de-
crease the distance TO the figures until
me NTH halt finds them within 200 yards
linen after firing there they return in the
same manner and AT rhe close of the
soldier credited with the number of his
hits in his group. Each soldier mas a
group OF three siihousItes-one of a man
down.
1t is very interesting practice. and
on Monday several visitors at the post
were out on the range TO witness it.
: Yesterday target practice was suspend
ed on account of the high wind bur wild
De conunued today ana every day ex-
cepi Sunday when the weather permits
until the work s completed.
This evening will be held regfmemtal pa
rade 10 be followed by a concert Pa
rade Will begin at 20 minutes before sun
Sunda~ afternoon at $3.50 the Browns
VIII play game of baseball with a
nihes ON the post grounds.
"A large party of the officers and la
dies paid a visit to Garfield Beach yester-
day for dip in its briny waters with
refreshments and dancing afterwards
Lieutenant Tayman has been appointed
co1IqnmIsSsary office, vice Lieutenant Black
MRS Lieutenant Guy Palmer from ForS
Sherman is in the city visiting her rela-
Lieutenant John E. Woodward froz
Fort Sherman, Ida, is expected 70 arrivs
IN the city and join his wife. VINO is Wis
Ting at the home of her mother, Mrs
Judge. They will then return to Fort
Sherman. where the lieutenant is sta
toned
Mrs Lieutenant Guyer. who has been
in the city visiting relatives has lef> For
the east, where she VIII join her husband
Lieutenant Guyer expects 10 get a detail
Guyer Will meet him in New York and
tnen go with him TO HIS new station.
, Ordnance Sergeant Abbott has left for
geant Abbott was. until recently. SER
geant-najor of the TwenSy-fourth infan-
Try. He made great many firm friends
IN IN the regiment, who rejoice with him in
him.
Post Post Printer Re.d-better known as the
King Of Damages suddenly
as great as ever for baseball he IS also
a firm believer in the work of enc Chris
ti2n EndeavoreTs, and has joined that
socety., He says thar his fight against
the world. the flesh and the devil is over. !
ana at last ne can cry, ''Veni vidf Weir
{, Mrs McsAAney. wife of ouartermaster !
Sergeant McAney of she Sixteenth infan- |
Try, VINO mas been visiting in the city |
home.
Teamster Buchanan has been relieved |
from duty in the post stables and Ser |
geant Rucker (retired) detailed in his |
stead. Buchanan is a veteran teamster |
and packer and has served many years |
with the army. He served as sucn for /
several years at Old Fort Bridger Doug- |
las and several other posts. He has been |
on several Indian campaigns, the last one |
being at Wounded Knee, s. D.. in 1880. ]
He has always been a faithful. hard |
WORKING man and is known by a very
large NUMBER of men in this section of the /
country. who viii be sorry TO learn of
his discharge
Corporal Jackson Of C company. has
been promoted to the grade of sergeant
vice Rucizer, retired from active service.
Lance CORPORAL Briggs of C company
mas ben promoted to corporal, vice Jack
First Sergeant Richardson of B COM
23 PAM has been granted a four months
Hospital Steward Schumacher will
cave very soon for Fort Huachuca, Ariz
:, The inspector general is expected to ar
i've in the post on the 18TH on a tour of
Inspection.
captain Alfred c. Markley has been re-
wed from recruiting duty ut Phiiadel-
1lia and will soon join his regiment here.
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1t is expected that the samples OF shoes
u lighter type than now in use by the
lrny, which the cuartermaster's denart-
nent has been having made at philaSei-
'hia will be ready for distribution to the
ervlce very soon There are now over
p0eO pairs of shoes on hand, and these
viii continue to be issued to the trooDs.
Even though the new shoes should find
avor IN the service, II is D-obable that
ne old type of shoe will still be issued to
hose who prefer them
&, ., sS
Private Deon. company e Sixteenth
nfantry, has arrived in the city from
Fort Spokane.
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Sergeant Sheridan of the Sixteenth in
antry band was a visitor in the city a
ew days ago.