The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
MINT PARADE AT THE CAMP.
ivan RESERVES TURN OUT WITH
THE FOURTH REGIMENT.

rno officers of the Day AfiORt nnd
..bore-The Boat Races Postponed
r,tiI TO-day-TarSet Practice and
c,,p Drills on Board the Whining
.-Vbe Detailed Work of Load
,,ooud Firing the Dig Guns on the
Warship.
1rrnswick. Ca, July 0.-The Fourth
-a~;r,ent being in Camp Satterlee,
,oi,t brigade parade was formed this
..-sr,oon at 6 o'clock, the naval reserves
Sattalion forming part. The officers of the
tr,,,,de were: J. o. Varnedoe, command
,rg. J. n. Hopkins, lieutenant colonel; L.
1oerger major of battalion; F. D. Aiken,
major of the naval battalion; Lieuts.
r-hor,nson and WILEY battalion adju-
tonts. F. Joerger, paymaster; G. w. Blan-
ION field surgeon; H. S. Lucas, acting
brigade adjutant.
The brigade formation completed, re-
view was held, and the naval battalion
drilled
The appointments for tomorrow are:
officer Of the day, Capt. Staten; COM
manders of the guards, Lieuts. Ed Ste
pbens of Brunswick and Mitchell of
Townsville.
The appointments at Camp Roosevelt to-
day we're officer of the day, Lieut.. Cold
ing; commanders of the guard, Lieut..
Kinzie and Ensign symons Monitor Pas
sale; officer of the deck, Lieut. Wright
commander Of the guard, Ensign duBign-
or.
For tomorrow the appointments are:
Officer of the day, Lieut.. Broughton;
commanders of the guard, Lieut. Thorn
as and Ensign Walker. Monitor Passaic:
Officer of the deck Lieut.. Taylor; COM
mander of the guard, Ensign Brown.
To-days boat race was postponed I'm
til tomorrow. Brunswick races, Whining
ton at a. M, and Savannah at in the
evening.
To-day's exercises consisted of gun and
target practice from small boats.
Target practices and gun drills on board
the Wilmington have given the reserves
further practical work in naval warfare.
When the four divisions went on board
for this purpose, Lieut.. Colding was senior
officer of the Savannah divisions and
Lieut.. Wright of the Brunswicks.
The assembly on the quarter deck was
SOUNDED ana gun crews ndUS ready lOf
actual work. At the gong alarm for gem
eral quarters the men rushed to their
posts. The detail work at the 4-inch rapid
fire gun was closely watched, and
through the courtesy of Lieut.. Wright in
formation as to its workings is here given.
In the shell magazines one man is sta
toned to pass up shells in boxes The
charge is So pounds One of the lower
deck then hands it to two on deck who
loosen it from its boxing. The charge is
then ready for the gun. AT the gun six
men are stationed. They are numbered
!, 2, 3, 4, 3, 6. The charge having been
transferred from the powder magazine
through various stations and being ready
for loading the routine continues. No.
/ commands, gets sight from armory and
sees il adjusted; sees gun and carriage
IS in working order, trained abeam and
loaded. Then reports ready. No. opens
port shutters, provides two boarders belts,
four rifle belts for the gun crew to wear
and at night places and connects battle
lantern. No. removes the muzzle bag
and tomDian, opens port shutters, pro-
vides two revolvers, two swabs, bag of
sand. No. provides four rifles, two cut
lasses, puts on pair of gloves to keep
the empty cartridge case from burning
his hands when he withdraws it from
the gun No. provides the supply box
ana gets out waste; assists No. at am
-A4Ni4iNiJi oCullle anu provinces a charge.
No. opens ammunition scuttle and pro-
vides a charge.
After each one performs his individual
duties he assists generally in casting loose
ana there puts on his belt. When the or
der to load is given No 1 keeps the gun
on the target. Training as done through
a telescope attached. No. tends the
slsht and training gear as ordered by No.
j. No. opens the breech. No. with
draws the empty cartridge case and places
II where designated. No. 5 enters charge
and pushes it smartly home. No. same,
az The next operation of loading. No. 8
closes the breech. When the gun is load
ca the order to point is observed:
NO works elevating gear and sights
the gun. No. works training gear as
ofdered by No and tends the sight. Or
ders right" and '1eft'' refers to the
oreeeh. The nature of the movement is
expressed by quickly" Handsomely
ana movement stopped by the order
well. At order to fire No. fires
IHe gun. The gun fired, at order secure
each man secures what he cast loose and
provided. The work is novel and inter-
estlng and the boys entered into it with
vim ana energy that elected a compli-
ton
Boatswain's Mate c. NJ. Gowen and Cox
swain Ted Mccullough of the torpedo
0oIp' Brunswick made the two best shots.