The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-15
SHOWS THE CONSTRUCTION.
CONTINUED on Pi ge s.
CONCERNING RIFLE PRACTICE.
Order That Has Been Issued by Col
onel L. A. Watres.

The following order has been issued
by Colonel L. A. Watres, of the Thir-
teenth ward
Headquarters Thirteenth Regiment In
fantry, Third Brigade, y. g. P.
Scranton, Aug. Il, 1899.
Regmental orders, No. /.
|. Rees Watkins is hereby temporar-
lily assigned to duty as inspector Of
rifle practice. He will he respected and
obeyed accordingly.
II. The following matters pertaining
to rifle practice for the season of 1899
are hereby published for the guidance
of this regiment:
The season for practice on the sev-
eral ranges controlled by the respect
i've companies will he opened August "a
and continue until October 81. All
qualifying scores must be shot under
the supervision of the inspector of rifle
practice the range master or some one
authorized by the above-named per-
sons to take the scores; and under no
circumstances will a qualifying score
be accepted unless certified to by either
| of the above persons.
Richard Barron is hereby appointed
| assistant range master of the Dickson
| rifle range. He will be a the range
| from l.30 p. m to $50 p. m. daily, and
the following rules will be observed:
The range will be open for use after
| Moons only. but any member of the
regiment DESTROYS Of shooting in the
| forenoon for the purpose of qualifying
| Will he allowed the privilege by giving
one days notice to the range master
| and defraying the expense of markers.
| No one shall use the range unless the
| inspector of rife practice, the range
| master or some other authorized per-
| son is i'm charge.
| There being no days set apart as spe-
| Cial qualifying days, members of the
| regiment may qualify at any time by
first notifying the range master or Off
Ger i'm charge.
| Men who have not previously quail
fled as marksmen will be taken to the
range for practice and must be accom-
panied by proficient instructor, and
| will not be allowed to fire over the
range unless SO accompanied.
Every man who has never before
qualified as a marksman will be re-
| quired to shoot at three ranges-l0O
POO and 500 yards, and will be allowed
five shots and no more i'm one entry at
| each range. beginning always at the
100 yard, and ,never firing at a longer
range until he has shown reasonable
proficiency at the next shorter range.
Recruits who have enlisted since OC-
tober 81, 1897. and who succeed i'm MAX
| d
200 and 800 yards, five consecutive shots
at each range. shall be rated as a third
class marksman, and may re-enter tht
same season for qualification in the
higher class
| Ii is understood that the soldier may
practice from time to time during the
season, hut when he proposes to qualify
he must declare his intention of 50
doing to the officer in charge of the
| n a N hafnpp IA an
his score.
When a soldier declares his intention
to qualify as ii marksman he will no
be permitted to fire more than sever
shots at each range; the first two I,
he warming or sighting shots and no
to he part of the score; the last five
shots to be the score. Before SHOOTING
at the range the soldier must stat
whether or not he intends to fire warm
ing shots. If warming shots are no
| used, only five shots are to be fired.
Every member of this regiment mus
qualify as markSman this year. y,
infantry man is fit to carry a rih
unless he is able to qualify as a marks
man.
The loading of any rifle on the rang
is strictly forbidden except by tn
marksman at the firing points who's
turn it is to shoot and by him onl
when the danger signal is down. Load
ing rifle and closing breech- block shaI
be done with the rifle pointing down
, ward and toward the target.
: No one except the men actually fir
, ing and the instructors will be allOwe
, near the firing points, and all loud talk
, ing and interference In any way wit
the person shooting is forbidden.
Marksmen shooting on the wrong tar
get may he debarred from the rang
for the season, or in proper cases ma
: be simply fined,
The commanding officers of Com
/ panies T.. G., | and NJ will see that a
| qualification scores are shot under tn
% immediate supervision of the acting in
r speCtor Of their commands, to be az
| pointed, and that all scores made III
| previous month are sent to these head
: quarters promptly on the first of eaC
{ month, and their accuracy VouChed fC
| | by the company inspector.
! The commanding officers of Con
= panies r. X and l. are requested I
t | give personal attention TO the immed
. ate qualification of the men while the
, have free use of the range.
2 BY order Of
- l.. a. Watres, Colonel.
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