The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-07-21
COMPANY { IN QUARTERS
Yakima BOYS in Blue at the Pre-
sidiO, San Francisco.
DON'T LIKE CAPTAIN SCUDDER
The Yakima Boys are the Crack Company Of
the Battalion and Take Pride 10
Keeping up Their Fine
Appearance.
DON'T LIKE CAPTAIN SCUDDER

toned at the Preside in San Francisco.
found Iskima's contingent of Uncle
Sans soldiers nearly all we'll but rather
discouraged with the poor prospect of ac'
tive service. While other regiments are
csmped in tents both at the Presidio
and Camp Merritt, our battalion is quar-
tered in brick buildings with every con-
venience attached. First Sergeant Young
and Quartermaster Sergeant Leach both
have separate offices, where they also
sleep. There is a barber shop presided
over by Chas. Dowell, a tailoring estsb-
lshment directed by Henry Brassele,
and kitchen that would be a credit to
any hotel, presided over by Tom Lahar
and Joe Mitchell. There is also a separ-
ate room for the buglers, Harry Roberts
and Claude darkness, and Corporal
Leeper occupies this room with them.
The other bows are domiciled in squad
rooms under the oversight OF non-com
missioned officers. Sergeant Anderson
has charge of one of these and with him
are Corporals Schanno. Druse, Brown,
and Drscoll and Privstes Allen. Con.
verse, Gosling, Stevens, Niles, Greene,
Jenning, Hayard, Westfall, Rowland,
Hanson, Aylworth, Selman, Crimmins,
Jost, Forward, Wllgus, Steele, Schaefer,
Lippiucott and Normally. Corporals De-
Witt and Englehart of the hospital corps
are also in this room.
Sergeant Stewards dodgers are corporals
| Spahr and Washburn and Prvates Troy,
Rhodes, Friend, Walker, WooIsey, Sex
ton, Smith, Shesrer, Corder, Peel,
Spaulding, Horn, Chas. Coombs and
Boycott.
Another squad room is under the di-
rection OF Sergeant Wright who is step
mother for Corporas McCleary, Millican,
and Bunce. land Privates Kelsey, Winner
Bros Sandmeyer, Hawley, Dillon,
Smith, Sherwood, Osborn. Bruce, vii.
lisms, Boyer, Mcdonald, Scott, Hsger-
dorm, Waddington, Perkins, Stair, Palm
er, Cherry, Swain, Stowe, Patterson,
Kane, Amos, Reichart and VanBuskirk.
The fourth sqnad room is differed by
Corporals Ross and Grover and is occu-
pied by Privates Harry Coombs, Tripett,
Tomberlin, Schoenhals Drake, Cameron,
Hill, Leeuwrick, Fox, Gibson, Adams,
Oakley, and Douglas. Every man has a
convenient locker to hold his clothing
and very comfortable cot with woven
wire mattress to sleep on, and Sergeant
Leach, who is constantly looking after
the welfare of everybody, even talks of
sheets to sleep between as we'll as china
dishes TO eat from. The dining room is
hardly large enough for all but usually
enough are absent on special duty to
make room for those that remain.
The co nmissioned officers are quarter
ed in a separate building and have sep
arate cooking arrangements. Lieutenant
Briggs is at present confined in the post
hospital with an attack of malarial fever
and Lieut.. Lemon is still acting as battsl-
ment has grown up between the men and
these officers. and their presence ia keen
ly missed by the boys. The feeling to-
ward Captain Scudder is just the reverse
He has acted in such a way as to repel
| them and has managed to create among
large portion of them strong feeling of
bitter hatred. 1t is matter OF great re-
greet that he has failed to hold the affec.
ton of his command.
Charley Niles has been detailed to do
special duty as wagner, John Peel is one
of the post bakers, Dean Stair is in the
plumbers department. and E. f. Grover
has been post painter until few days
ago when he was returned from special
duty and made corporal.
The Preside is beautiful place. filled
W it'll trees and flowers and lawns. Hand
some residences are provided for officers
quarters and the entire property is kept
scrupulously clean. This is attended to by
prisoners from Alcatraz so that the SOL
ders are relieved from all such unpless.
ant duty.
The appearance of Company f is a
matter of pride to Yakima for the boys
are we'll drilled and present a splendid
appearance, which has won for them
many well deserved compliments.