The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-09
WILL PUT GUNS
IN GOOD ORDER.
An Armorer Sent to Camp Cuba
Libre and lnspects the Arms
A FLAG FOR THE SECOND
ing the Rife Range I'm Shape for
Target Practice-Silhouette Fig
ures TO Shoot At.

| CAMP CUBA LIBRE, FLA. july L.
Specialize. d. stephens, who has re-
Gently arrived from the arsenal at Spring
| field Mass, to act as armorer for the
Seventh Army Corps has made super
fetal examination of the guns In several
of the regiments here, especially those of
| the Third Brigade lie will make a care
| full examination Of every piece IN the
corps and will make all necessary re-
pairs Extra parts have been sent here
to replace those that are worn out, and
all the arms of the regiments will be
made as good as new.
Congressman Hay has written 10 Colo
mel Baker, of the Second Regiment, that
he will send large flag for the regiment.
1t is expected TO arrive within the next
few days.
TARGET PRACTICE.
All the supplies ordered for use st the
rife range have arrived and will be put
I'm service as soon as possible. Lieuten-
ant Colonel Currie, the range officer. has
tclegraphed to Sea Girt, y. J.. for the sill
houette targets that have been I'm use
for the State troops there. to have them
forwarded here. The United States gov
eminent has none that are available for
shipment here and il is expected that
their places will be supplied througAthe
requisition of Colonel Currie on his own
State.
A number Of the officers Of the fecond
Regiment are having their wives come
here Colonel Baker wife will arrive
here within a few days as ~ the wife
Of Captain Russell, OF Company B. The
wife OF Lieutenant Palmer. of Company
F. and the wife of Lieutenant Hancock,
Of Company G. have recently arrived.
Brigadier General Henry G. Hssbfouck,
commanding the Third Brigade. has es-
tabhshed headquarters at Camp Cuba
Llbre Just north of the quarters of Gen
eral Arnold. commanding the Second Di-
vision. Men are buslly engaged in
stTaishtenins out the quarters, building
stables, flooring tents and doing other
work connected with the establishing Of
the quarters As yet the General has
not appointed all the members Of his
staff bat he has made the following
three appointments: Captain II. {. New.
assistant adjutant general Captain Oil
yer Perry Smith. commissary; Captain
Lewis V. Williams. assistant quarter
master.
MOUNTED ORDERLY.
Private 4. Z. Wood, OF Company +,
Fourth Regiment. has been appointed
mounted orderly at General Hasbrouck
headquarters. The two are old acquaint-
ances and were stationed in California
in the regular service at tie same time
General Hasbrouck was then a captain
in the artillery branch Of the army while
Wood was orderly at headquarters.
When General Hasbrouck learned that
Wood was an enlisted man In the Fourth
Regiment he sent for him and the two
had quite a chat, after which Wood was
APPOINTED orderly. He IS an eceXllent
soldier and is we'll liked by the entire
regiment. .n0r vrrm rrr
The following may serve as an illus
tration as TO what the much talked OF
bareback can accomplish Corporal Os-
valid l.. Kaiten Of Company II, Fourth
Regiment. a few days ago caught
young alligator. which he brought into
camp and kept in his tent In bucket.
The ichthyosaurus was not AT all partic-
ular as to its food and devoured beef
steak as well as shoe leather. nails. paper
and can openers. This morning however,
the boys gave it half of hard tack
which the alligator began TO chew, but
soon afterwards expired. the stun being
apparently two strong.
First Sergeant Blankenship, Of Com
pany NJ. Fourth Regiment. returned last
had been in Richmond bringing home
the remains Of young Gatewood, who was
killed by lightning at Pablo Beach about
two weeks ago
EVENING SERVICE.
The coming services at the blk tent OF
the Young Mems Christian Association Of
the Third Brigade. were wei attended
last evening Rev. Robert w. Patton.
Chaplain of the Second Regiment, deliv-
erng an interesting and instructive ser
mon. At the close of the services Rev.
Frank StringfellOw the Chaplain Cf the
Fourth Regiment. stated that on account
OF the rainstorm on Tuesday evening his
lecture on Life in the Lines Of the En-
emy." had 10 be postponed. In view OF
the fact that prayer meetings will be
held every night for the next three
weeks II was decided that the Chaplain
should give his lecture tomorrow morn
ing These prayer meetings will be con-
Quoted "A week at the time By the Chap
lains OF the three regiments Of the brig
ade. Revs. Stringfellow. Patton and Ma
son, respectively.
Captain StringfelOw was one Of the
most renowned OF the Confederate scouts
in the service Of the Southern States dur
ing the late war He was twice captured
fin the Federal lines and sentenced 20 be
hanged. but through strategy and the
use of almost supernatural nerve and
cOoness he managed 10 escape the gal
lows once with an enormous sum on
his head for his capture. either dead or
alive. he attended a Federal ball al Wash
ington. gaining information OF great inn
portance to his government. Many I'm
stances and narratives are told Of his
hair-bresdth escapes by his friends ana
those who ere fortunate enough TO hear
him recite some OF his "reminiscences can
thoroughly appreciate the danger encoun-
tered by a spy Of the late civil war.
c. w.