The record-union., 1897-08-17
The Third Brigade for Once Are To-
gether at the Seaside.
The Soldier Boys Take Very Kindly TO Their
Drilling.
Have Desire to Learn All They
Can of Military Evolutions-
Believed That the Work at
Camp Budd Will be Productive
OF Much Good.

SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 16-This morn
ing's sun shone brightly on Camp Budd.
Men awoke refreshed after their nights
sleep, ready to begin their first day of
active duty. There are about twelve
hundred men in camp.
The United States cavalry left camp
at 10 o'clock for Tripe Hill. where they
had exercises. This is the first time all
the companies of the Third Brigade
have been together in camp.
! Captain Darlington was out bright
and early instructing the men how to
act in real war. The men take much
| interest in drills, desiring to learn all
they can of military evolutfons.
! Captain Lockett's troop of cavalry
had gymnastic exercises this morning
that We're interesting to soldiers and
spectators. The horses obeyed every
command The cavalrymen showed
their proficiency in quick mounting and
then vaulting from the saddles. The
Sacramento and Salinas cavalry had
squad and troop drills.
For cavalry exercises the large field
east of camp has been secured. General
Barrett arrived this afternoon. He will
be escorted to camp by Colonel Peeler of
Sacramento and Major Rice of Fresno.
A review in his honor will be given at ;
p. m.
ReVeille was sounded at : a. m. The
companies fell in under arms, and were
drilled in the manual of arms for ten
minutes, after which the arms We're
stacked in front of the tents and equip
ments taken off. The regimental band
played for ten minutes before the
breakfast call at 6 a. m. This is rather
a new feature of military camps. The
first call sounded by the brigade head
quarters bugler, who repeated it three
times, once directed toward each infan-
! try camp and once toward the cavalry
camp. The call was taken up and re-
peated three times by the bugler on
duty with the guard of each regiment,
and also by the bugler on duty with the
sta BILE guard of the Sacramento cavalry.
| The camp has no brigade guard, each
infantry regiment mounting its own
guard and furnishing it's own officers
of the day. The regimental guard is de-
tailed by roster whole companies not
being detailed for that purpose. The
Sacramento cavalry mounts its own
i stable guard and also furnishes the
guard for the brigade, field and staff of
the regiment. Color lines are establish
| ed daily by the Colonels after recall
| from drill at II 80 a. m. and withdrawn
after the companies have assembled
from parade at AS p. m. instruction
in field exercises takes place each fore
noon Dress parade is at 3 p. m.
Camp Budd is thoroughly modern,
with the exception that decorations are
not permitted. In the former camps it
was quite expensive for the officers, as
as they were required by the unwrit-
ten manual to entertain visitors. This,
in a measure, had a tendency to de-
stroy the benefits of military instruc-
ton.
AT brigade headquarters the tents are
! illuminated with incandescent lights,
there being seventy in all, in addition to
numerous electric lights scattered
through the camp. In the olden days,
reminiscent of the glories of Tripe Hill.
the companies had dance platforms,
where the young folks whiled away the
hours to the music of the regimenta1
bands. This feature, however, has been
abandoned The time of the encamp-
ment is so limited that as much instruc-
ton as possible is desired to be crowded
into it.
Captain Darlington, the military in
structor, says that the men will be
drilled in routine field exercise and ad-
vanced military study and shown how
to act in the presence of the enemy.
Target practice is to be among the
features, thirty silhouette figures in va
rious positions, representing slxirmish-
ers at various distances, in kneeling and
recumbent positions, being substituted
| for the old-time targets.
The Third Brigade had its first dress
| parade this afternoon, and it was very
creditable. General Muller reviewed
! the brigade