The San Francisco call., 1898-06-29
CAMP BARRETT IS
 WELL ESTABLISHED
Four Companies of the Regi-
 ment Now Under Cam


 CAMP BARRETT, Oakland. June 2S.-Four companies, comprising the First Battalion of what will be the Eighth Reg iment California Volunteer Infantry, are now in camp. and the force will be aug mented by the companies of the Second Battalion tomorrow. The remaining four companies will pitch their tents Thurs day.
 Every detail for the welfare of the men. and the speedy organization of the regi- ment has been arranged; the location Of each company has been marked out, and they will go under canvas with little con- fusion Iieutenant-Colon Darlington has already prepared the regimental and battalion formation according to the sen iority of the company commanders, and designated the letters by which they will be known in the new regiment. All the companies drawn from the Fifth Infantry retaln their original letter, as do three of the six companies of the Second. In the Eighth, r of Woodland, will become Com Pany M B. of Colusa County; 5ybo fara and ,1 Of by battalonS is as. follows
 FIRST BATTALION.
 Ranking Company Reglment New Company. and Location Letter. 1....D, Fifth Infantry, San Rafael..........D D 8...F. Second iniantry, Woodland. d..........M '''''i- ST; sECoND 'f5'' BATTALI6N 9'' 1....B, Fifth Infantry, san Jose. :.........B 2....L Second Infantry, Grass Valley.....-..I $-."G tt Fisth Infantry. Petalgma
 THIRD BATTALION.
 1....B, Second Infantry, Colusa. a..............K K 2...-F, Firth Infantry, Oakland.............F 3....H, Second Infantry, Bedding g.-...-.....H H 4....D. Second Infantry, Marysvile..........L IL Camp Barrett is an ideal spot for the location of a military command. Situated at the intersection of San Leandro road and High street, hardly 100 yards from Sather Station, it is reached by three lines of electric cars and is less than half mile from Fruitvale station on the steam road. The camp is on an immense field, hard, smooth and level as a floor. Plenty of space has been allowed for the company, officers and headquarters streets, and ample room remains for drill ing the entire regiment in extended order. Quartermaster Heller had charge of lay ing out the camp, and performed his work to the entire satisfaction Of everybody. It is but d short distance from the estuary and Lake Merritt, so the men have fine facilities for bathing, while the breeze that blows up the estuary every afternoon is soft and balmy, compared to the half gale that sweeps over Camp Merritt, mak- ing it just cool enough to be invigoraung and thoroughly enjoyable, while log is rarity.
 Lieutenant Colonel Darlington is in command of the camp at present, but he expects Colonel Henshaw to arrive to- morrow morning from Chico. Colonel Carrington's long service on Governor Budd's staff has brought him into contact with all the company officers now in camp and the most cordial relations exist be- tween them.
 Colonel Darlington and Leutenan. Hell Ter are the only officers here who have been appointed to positions in the new regiment. with the exception of the sur geOns, who, with Captain Murray, Fourth United States Cavalry, are busy as bees preparing for the mastering in of the troops. Adjutant Smith of the Fifth h. fantry has been detailed for temporary duty at Comp Barrett and is acting as ad- jutant. He is a candidate for the posi- tion of re6.mental adjutant, but Governor Budd has rot indicated yet who he will name for the position, although he made several arpoii, tments to-day.
 The first and most important was that of District Attorney William $. Barnes of San Francisco. who has been given the captaincv O: the Petaluma company. Barnes has accepted the appointment and will report foI duty tomorrow, when his company will arrive.
 Cyrus L. Meggett was appointed firs- lieutenant. lie has not been assigned, but will probably join Company G of San Ra f<el.
 Yandeu Foote, son of United States Dis trict Attorney Foote, has been offered second lieutenanacy as soon as he secures his discharge from the Fourteenth United States Infantry, in which he recently en- listed.
 A detachment of Company F of Oak land was first on the ground and had the tents pitched for the company, which, however, will not go into camp until to- morrow. The Colusa company followed
 
 was the first to actually go into camp.
 At 11:30 a'clock this morning Company B, Fifth Infantry, arrived from San Jose, laden with offerings from their fellow townsmen and soon had their tents LID and baggage cared for
 Early this afternoon companies D, San Rafael and E, Santa Rosa, rolled into Sather station and were enthusiastically welcomed by their comrades
 The ladies of the Oakland Red Cross Society were at the station to receive all the troops, and the hungry men were not backward in getting to work on the provisions spread before them. It was like a picnic more than a military camp and all enjoyed it to the utmost. But after the men had done full justice to the hospitality of the Red Cross they settled down to work and soon had their camp in At o'clock a guard of forty men was mounted. with Captain Partridge of San lose as officer of the day, and rigid dis ciplne was inaugurated by Colonel Car During the afternoon the San Rafael company was marched over to a vacant house on High street, where the muster ing officers have established headquar- ters The company numbers 105 officers and men and it was decided to accept the preliminary examination of the sur geons except in such cases as were re- ported doubtful. Each man was called in, though, and subjected to a superfi- scial test and the acceptance of 91 men out of the g examined during the day speaks well of the thoroughness of Dr. Yost, assistant surgeon of the regiment, who made the preliminary test of the company.
 The remaining members of the com pany will be passed upon in the morning. It was at first proposed to muster in the companies as fast as they were exam ined, but at Governor Budd's request this will be delayed day or two, though the examination will proceed as rapidly as possible
 At guard mount to-day the field music of the battalion was brought into ser vice, but in a few days the Eighth Regi- rnn emf will have a pond hand Id enlIran fhe