Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1902-07-24
J PLAFTSBURG BARRACKS.
Interesting Letter TherefrOm by
a ForaIef Sequachee Valleyan.
P,attsjurg Barracks, N. Y
July 16, 1902


Piatts5urg Barracks, N. Y,
July 16, 1902
Editor EegA
WitlAa eopy Of the News before
me ,my thoughts wander to the old
homeamong. the Sflls of Sequachee
Valley AID with these thoughts
comes she memory Of childhood's
days crowdiAg pleasantly up or
lliA. Hardly two months since ]
WAS AMONG you and now here |
ams more than thousand miles
away on the shores of Lake Cham
plaAl a place noted throughout the.
United States for its grandeur and
beauties lis as the boys say y
'..ttaS Siful place in summern but
alb when does summer come This
Iftminds me ol one poor fellows
lfeply Gle bad been in Alaska more
ltlhln d Year, to the question "HoN
mng haYe you been in this G. un-
.lrv?n Thirteen months smear
all wiser" Nevertheless this is a
very easant country to look up
on at Present, but the All wise on
4ly knows &hat il will be in winter.
Ghissummer has proved to be very
Ilcbangeable 50 far, burning hot
a5ss day. the next you want an
sJvercoaC
Built one the shores Of this not
ea'leke is the famous hotel Cham
ptAn Itcontains more than SOC
r5Anh e cheapest one costs $24
pegda The building is of woot
md o rlooks the lake with th'
famous Green Mountains in thu
distanee.@s President Mckinley wal
i an ANNUAL guest at the hotel al
long as he lived. We are expect
r ing the famous Teddy to spend
part of the summer here. Th
Q writer took stroll over the hote
grounds one day last week; b
!. could not afford to miss it, yol
. know The more you see the NOR
!. ypu want to see.
I 1t is useless for me to say VIII
and needless TO say am a sold
! Ter. The 23rd U. S. Infantry
Is stationed here, We have a yer
stf fine garrison in fact the best | hav
+, seen in four years service.
: We are now in the midst of ta
! get practice. 1t keeps us occl
"a pied till the latter part of Angus
IL For the benefit of those who ma
not understand the details of sue
! ! | will explain it minutely 4
!. 100, 200 and 300 yards we fire
shots Cat each Of the above dista
Mt ces) at the figure of man lyir
q fiat on the ground. At 500 ar
al 600 we fire at the figure of m'
in kneeling position, and at 8
and 1000 at the figure of a ms
on horseback. After this we ha
what is known as skirmish wi
all three of the above named fl
ne ures as targets, in this that y
lle begin firing sou yards away, a
ne vanclng at a run, halting and t
ad ing till you are within 200 yai
mt of the targets AT this point
OF distance you fire five shots and
no retreat is begun. 1t is conduct
ne same as the advance. After 4
eil we have what is known as vol
'a1 firing. 1t is the same as The skir
IN. ish except a whole company
Fy- the command, fire.
TO Last week we had lovely
me perience. Platlsburg was on
ex- at 3 o'clock IN the morning {
we were called to their aid.
was a 100000 fire the largest
; writer ever witnessed much
took part in extinguishing.
At some future time if / d.
get too lazy | may try my b
al describing other features Of ]
snce itary life.
in Wishing the News success
nit friends as well 1 bid you G
told night. 6. 5. +
Last
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