The herald., 1898-06-26
BOYS OF TIE BIG GUNS
GOSSIP OF THE LOS ANGELES
HEAVY ARTILLERY co.
Not One of the New Recruits Was Re
jected on the Final Medical
Examination

cisco has fairly outdone itself for weather.
1t hasn't rained for over a week, and the
sun has been shining every day. think 1t
must be trying to even up matters for the
large amount of fog and wind to which we
were treated during the first part of our
stay.
The camp has been enlivened recently by
the presence of Master Tom Steere, son of
our captain, who came up some days since
with his mother. The wife of Lieut.. Mac
Kenzie has also been among our visitors.
The Seventh regiment has not been play
ing fair in the matter of visitors. have
met several Los Angeles people on the
street, who have asked me where we were
located, saying that they had been out to
the camp of the Seventh, but they (the Sew
enth) either did not know or would not tell
them anything about us.
1t now seems very probable that the bat
terry will be sent away in the near future.
Two of the batteries Of regulars that have
been encamped with us are going on the
next boats, and orders have been received
for us to be in readiness at any moment.
Lieut.. Diss arrived from Los Angeles with
his recruits last Sunday morning, and the
boys were sworn in and given the uniforms
Immediately. This is in pleasing contrast
to the way we fingered around in citizens
attire upon our arrival.
Following are the names Of those who
came up: Harry w. Butterteld, Elbert
Barrow, John +. Bessemer Roy A. Brous-
seau, Albert A. Cronkhite, Hugh Cooke,
Peter r. Cowles, George c. Dotter, James
C. Earle, Richard NJ. Fischer, Horace Fan
ming, Samuel Green, Ephram Gay, Allan
E. Galloway, Percy M. Hunter, Eugene 3.
Howard, Ira Hagenbaugh, Mark A. Hills,
Benjamin F. Horner George E. Hunt,
Homer b. Hewlett, Memo Kevill. Samuel
C. Leake, Leroy F. Lorraine, Allan p.
Martin, Ralph Mason, Burnett P. McGil-
vray, Albert E. Myers, Richard A. Nc
Grath, Frank A. MITCHELL John F. MIC
Arthur, Daniel f. Mcdonald, Henry j.
Marcia, Charles Moore, Jesse E. Norris,
James w. Pendlecpn, Frank N. Pendleton,
Orrin Il. Patterson Jesse F. Plsttt, Charles
B. Perry, Edward Reder, Joseph M. Rep
plier, Robert w. Richards. Nathaniel r
Starr, John A. Van Kirk, George A. WITS,
Harry ]. Webb and Joseph Wentz. Messrs.
Crosse and H. F. Hudson were sworn In two
or three days earlier.
The care with which Lieut.. Diss selected
the recruits may be seer, from the fact that
not one of the men he brought up with him
was rejected here on final examination.
Lieut.. Dlss and the recruiting party have
gone to Sacramento to get men to fill up
Battery C, but it is thought that he will
have a much harder time getting the re-
quired number than he did in Los Angeles.
for all seem anxious TO go to the front, ind
Battery c has been assigned to and has
already left for Fort Candy, Ore.
The recruits are drilling daily and are
making excellent progress. AS yet, they
have not received their equipment, So are
drilled apart from the rest of the battery;
but they will be ready to take their places
with the balance in a very few days. The
rest of the battery are now having extend
ed order and skirmish drill, and are fast
becoming proficient in finding trees and
other obstacles to get behind a few boys
are noted now for their ability to conceal
themselves behind a three-inch tree, but
an accomplishment of the kind may be very
convenient at a later date
Bernard Goodwin is improving much
more slowly than we would wish, but his
Is the only severe illness in the battery.
ROBERT Il. PARSONS.