The San Francisco call., 1898-05-18
TT FONTANA BARRACKS.
A privel Of the Second Battalion of Washington Vol
 unteePS.

Tha early days of '61 are recalled by +he scenes enacted in and about tontana batracks, near Fort Mason. Everything is being done by the officers or the Varl- ous commands stationed there 10 pr1hs the men to perfection in drilling, ana the discipline shown by the troops speaks well for the officers under whom they are serving This is particularly true or cap tain Geary of Battery of the Heavy Artillery. whose long service in the regular army and National Guard has perfected him in the art of intelligently handling troops. Captains Steere, Hay and Cooke also deserve great credit for the advancement made in bringing their men to so complete an understanding or their duties.
 Major Rice, the commanding officer of the heavy artillery, says that he is proud of his command, and when the uniforms which arrived yesterday are distributed he will have as fine body Of troops as any one would care to see.
 Everything in and about the barracks is kept in perfect order, and cleanliness pre- vails in all of the departments. The men are well satisfied with the food served and with the way they are being treated
 They are, however, anxious to be fully equipped at the earliest moment possible so that they may be ready to take the field when the summons for active duty The second battalion of Washington troops arrived on the Umatilla yesterday morning, and at once proceeded to Fon- tana barracks, where they are quartered along with the first battalion from the same State. The third battalion will ar rive here from Tacoma on Thursday, and
 will be Quartered at the same place. | They will be under command of Lleuten- | ant-Colonel w. J. Fife, and will be ac- | companied by Colonel John H. Wholley, | the commanding officer of the regiment,
 which is designated as the First Regi-
 ment of Washington Volunteers. The 1 following are the officers of the two bat
 talions now quartered at Fontana bar | racks: First Battalion-Major J. J. Wies- | enberger, First Lieutenant and Adjutant | M H. Gormley, Quartermaster and Sec D-Captain Frank E. Adams. First Lieu
 tenant H. l.. EggelS, Second Lieutenant l G. Lamping; Company B-Captain G. H.
 Fortson, First Lieutenant M H. Gormley. | Second Lieutenant H. J. Moss; Company l A-Captain A. H. Otis, First Lieutenant
 D. H. Erwin, Second Lieutenant ". J.
 Hinckley; Company E-Captain M: S.
 scudder, First Lieutenant Fred s. Briggs, | Second lieutenant William L. Lemon.
 Second Battalion-Major John Carr,
 First Lieutenant and Adjutant w. W.
 Company I-Captain W, B. Buffum, First l Lieutenant M. c. Gustin, Second Lieu
 tenant T. D: s. Hart; Company F-Cap-
 Booker. is1o CT I Second i Lieutenant ant c. B. Dorr; IT, | Company G-Captain Max Ellrich, First | Lieutenant w. V. Rinehart, Second Lieu l tenant w. E. Welgle; company Leap
 tain Joseph M Moore, First Lieutenant
 Robert E. KoonZ, Second Lieutenant C.. l E. NoSler
 Colonel John H. Wholley, the command 1 ing officer of the First Washington Vol
 unteers, has a brilliant record a sol- ! dier He is a graduate of West Point.
 and for a long time was on detached
 service as instructor at the University of | Washington, his rank being first lieu
 tenant in the Twenty-fourth Infantry, | United States army.