Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-05-16
NEWS FROM San ANTONIO.
Drill, Drill, Drill Routine of Duties
Men Transferred to Other Troops
All Well.

In Camp, San Antonio, Texas. May
II. ls9s.-Until the equipments and
arms for the 1st regiment U. S. volun-
teer cavalry are fully distributed, the
order of the day is drill, drill, drill.
We are getting the men into shape, they
learn quickly, take a great interest in
the drill and after going through a
movement a few times they have it
down pat. This afternoon we had
squadron drill, Captain Frederick Null
er acting as major and the men did
mighty we'll. Today each of the four
New Mexico troops had 20 men taken
from its organization. These men have
been formed into one new troop, thus
making five troops from New Mexico in
stead of four.
Troop A has been transformed into
troop e and will as such be known here
after. This is the banner troop of the
regiment with Captain Muller in com
mand.
Sergeant Reber, of troop E, has been
transferred to troop l. This transfer
leaving a vacancy, it was filled by the
promotion of Corporal Tim Breen to the
position, Breen being the ranking cor
poral. Sergeant F. G. Wesley has been
appointed guidon sergeant and will
carry the guidon at the head of the
troop. Sergeant Wesley, who will be
remembered as the foreman of the New
MEXICAN's press room, is very proud of
the position and will give a good account
of himself, when the occasion offers.
Our clothing and equipments not hav.
ing arrived as yet, we are naturally
short of everything, specially blankets,
and it is highly enjoyable to those who
have everything comfortable, to see the
men diminishing about to get blankets
to sleep IN.
The non-commissioned officers of troop
E have a mess and a cook of their own
and feel quite heightened at this matter.
We had our first regimental formation
today, the troops forming by %squadrons,
Lieutenant Maxwell Reyes acting as
adiutant of the New Mexico squadron.
1t is very warm here and the men suffer
a good deal from heat, specially during
the drill hours.
The following is the routine of the day
and therefore we are kept right busy;
Reveille, $50 a. M; stable call, 5:35;
breakfast call, $50; guard mount, 8
platoon drill, 10; dinner, IL noon; com
pany drill, 2 p. M; squad drill, $; retreat
6; supper, 6:1O: tattoo, $3.50; taps, 9.
The boys captured a very pretty pug
dog at Cleburne, Tex, and have adopted
him for troop E. The pug has become
reconciled to soldier life and will recog'
nizc no one without brass buttons. The
dog bears the name of Fritzey and is
proud of it.
There has been some petty thieving
such as of towels, brushes and like art
icles, but discipline is getting among the
boys and it is being stopped. Colone
Wood has issued stringent orders in this
matter and any man caught stealing, ne
matter how small the article, will be a.
once discharged dishonorably. This tt
some men may not seem much of a pun
ishment, but 1 think otherwise, as
know of no man in our troop who woulc
not rather serve a year in jail than b.
discharged.
Another order has been promulgated
to the effect that any man quarrelins
with or striking his superior officer will
at once be tried by court martial and thu
penalty for such offense in time of wa
is death.
A batch of clothing and equipment
arrived today and by night we will b.
well supplied with blankets and uni
forms. 1t is said that transports ar
waiting for US at Galveston and as sool
as we are licked into shape we are tt
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