Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-26
WILL ARRIVE TODAY.
Trooeps Due at Fortress Monroe Thts
Morning.

Trooeps Due at Fortress Monroe This
Morning.
The two battalions OF the First Reg
| iment of Maryland Infantry, will ar
| rive at Old Point this morning
! on the steamer Danville from BATH
more.
The battalions will come in heavy
marching order, carrying overcoats,
blankets, knapsacks, canteens and two
days rations, besides guns. This is the
principal reason why the command
! will not march to the boat from the
| camp.
| Upon reaching Fortress Monroe the
| men Will go into camp upon some site
| to be selected by the commandant and
! will settle down for an indefinite stay.
Tents now in use will be brought and
three men will live in a tent. The
field officers, except the lieutenant
| colonel Will use smaller tents at pres
| ent.
! Only three large tents will be
brought and they will be for the hos
| pital, for the lieutenant-colonel and
| for the guard.
| 1t is understood that the officers will
mess at the Hygeia Hotel. where the
| government has arranged special
| rate for them. The men. as at the PIN
| lico camp will do their own cooking
by companies. using the field Buzzacot
ovens. which contain complete
| kitchen in a small space.
| An inspection showed that the com
mand was not as we'll equipped as it
was hoped to have it Not IA little
trouble is experienced in getting uni
forms to tit the men. Many of them
are too small. In many cases bayo-
nets, bayonet scabbards. belts. rifle
straps and other Announcements are
lacking. . ...
1t is expected that the deficiencies
will be remedied before camp is bro
ken.
A large number of rifles has been
turned over to the First by the Fourth
Regiment, and other equipments. such
as knapsackS haverSackS and can
teens. have been delivered to the men.
The State of Maryland is equipping
and arlning the command as it did the
Fifth Regiment, desiring to turn over
to the national service fully equipped
forces. The State. of course. will be
repaid by the United States govern
ment. A.. ~"
DIME STILL HERE.
The auxiliary cruiser Dixie is still
here and the Yosemite remains at Old
Point The drills With the guns on the
Dixie thus far, have been in training
and sighting them and in making the
gun crews familiar with the breech
mechanism. The sub calibre attach
ments for the large guns have arrived.
This enables an ordinary rifle to be fit
ted into one of the big guns, which is
SlSnleu ana ilIeu III tie uSus1I way Allu
is good for target practice up to from
1000 to 1900 yards. This gives fairly
good practice at tritiing cost, the firing
of tine big guns With their regular
charge of so bounds of powder and one
hundred pound projectiies being rather
expensive. 4. M.
The appliances have not been used as
yet. the river in the vicinity of New
port News being too crowded with yes
sells to make even sub-calibre practice
=sa Some or the boys who were on
the Cincinnati last year for their regu-
lar summer cruise had such practice
on that ship and made excellent scores
Their practice with the guns. however.
will not be confined to this work and
they will have ample opportunity, to
fire the six inch rifles with the regular
charge. Commander Davis being anN-
ious to see how the men will behave
and To have them become used to the
firing of the heavy guns. He also
wishes To note just what effect the tlr-
ing of the big guns Will have on the
ship.
Paymaster Cook has had the pleas
ure of drawing his first big check
against the United States and got
large part of the $4,000 which had been
deposited in the New York sub treas
ury subject TO his order. He and his
clerk Charles j. Fallon were kept busy
yesterday counting and storing it
away. 1 tM
MIR. UPsHUR GOING TO WAR.
Division G. Naval Reserves of Nir-
ssinia. was organized Tuesday night in
Norfolk With the following officers:
Lieutenant Commander-Walter s.
Dpshur.
Junior Lieutenant COMMUNICATIVE.
NJ. Hudgins.
First Ensign j. Paul Taylor
Second E.nSign-I.aWrence Warning.