The herald., 1898-11-13

omfortable. Capt. Pratt says he has never
teen better camp in all respects than this,
1or more complete provision made for the
comfort of the men.
The officers quarters are located in the
row of stalls in the southwest end of the
park, which have been transformed into cosy
rooms. Disinfected underneath, freshly
whitewashed, hoored and furnished with
spring cots, rugs, chairs and desks, they re-
semble summer seaside cottages more nearly
that soldiers quarters The numbering Of
the stalls began at 100, but as l3 and Friday
are the mascots or the hoodoos as you choose
to put it, the ciphers have been hidden and,
to the delight of the men, ten OF the COM
partments bear the magic number. Room
formerly 100 is occupied by Col. John r.
Berry; l3l, Capt. Sedgewck Pratt; 1872,
Lieut.. Col. j. G. Schneider; l33, Major
Prescott and Battalion Adjt. Highly; 134
Majors Weller and Walsh; 1876, Lieut.. VIII
liams, who is also quarternaster Of the regi
ment, Lieuts. Fredericks and Ferner, bat
TALON edujtants; 1876, Capt. Dodge, San Die
20; 1877, Capt. Tamm, Riverside; 1873, Capt.
o. P. Sloat, San Bernardino; l39, Capt. Big
gin, Redlands; l40, Capt. Reynolds; lll
Capt. j. X. Langworthy; l42, Capt. Lippin-
colt, Pasadena; 143, Capt. Wankowski; l4i
Capt. Mathews, Pomona; las, Capt. Brown,
Ventura; l48, Capt. Fernald, Santa Paula.
The selection of barracks for the men was
made Friday evening by lot, Capt. Alfonso
acting for Maj. Weller, who was absent.
Majors Prescott and Welsh, Company b
of San Diego, with ninety-ive men, is as.
signed to building B in the southeast end
of the park. One man was left sick in Bat
terry D hospital in that city. In row @
Company M of Riverside, with ninety-six
men, is quartered, with Company X of San
Bernardino, with ninety-nine men in row
D, and Company of Redands, with TWEEN.
ty-four men, for neighbors in row L on the
west.
Midway between the officers quarters
and the mess room, three large tents have
been erected for regimental headquarters.
In the compartments enclosed under the
grand stand are Companies A., G and of
Los Angeles, with ninety mine, eighty-nine
and ninety-eight men, respectively. The
barber shop will also be located here. The
former pavilion used in fair time for the
display of farm products, art, hand sewing,
etc, is now utilized as barracks for Com
pany E Of Santa Paula, with eighty-fvs
men,. Company Ii of Ventura, ninety-two;
Company L of Santa Ana, Company d of
Pomona, Company l of Pasadena, which
comprises the Third battalion, and one com.
pany of the Second battalion. The band
will be located in row d in the south end
of the camp.
Four tents have been erected near the
drug store and hospital as headquarters for
the hospital detachment, composed OF
Maj. Choate, chief surgeon; CAPT. Roblee
and Lieut. Russell. Material for floors was
ON the ground and the entire department
will be in comfortable shape this morning,
At sick call yesterday afternoon few con.
valescents and men with colds reported at
the hospital for remedies, but SO far the
beds are unoccupied.
The commissary department was a busy
place. Dinner was not over until 8 o'clock
and the supper hour was at s. so all the
chefs found their hands full to meet the re-.
quirements with military precision. Two
more beeves, twelve sheep, stacks of bread.
a carload of potatoes, twenty sacks of sugar,
thirty Of beans, ten of coffee, carload Of
cabbages, turnips, carrots and onions were
added to the commissary yesterday. The
men were unanimous in their praise of the