The San Francisco call., 1904-08-16
AfdScdderO UiU
Hear CL0tter
of Rifles.
Days Uork Mar
red BY Death
of q Soldier.
BY FRED NJ. GILMORE,
stan corresnondent of The call.

ATASCADERO, Aug 12.-To-day has
been a very busy one for all in and
about this camp. All the exercises
were eminently satisfactory and but
for the death of Private Hough the day
would have been a red letter one.
Florence Turner Hough, Company l.
Sixth Regiment, N 6. c., of Hanford
while returning from an extended or
der drill with his command, expired
from heat prostration, due presumably
TO a weak heart. Shortly before reach
ing the camp on the return march he
stopped at a wayside spring to fill his
canteen with water and while there
was attacked with a fainting spell
He was able. however, to overcome
this weakness and caught up with his
company. He managed to continue on
the march until within about 100 yards
of his company street, where he was
again overcome and fell to the ground
in front of the camp of the provisional
infantry.
The soldiers endeavored to assist
him. but before medical aid could be
obtained he expired.
Colonel Girard had intended holding
a post mortem examination, but Cap
tain f. G. Ayers, in command of Com
pany l. said that the family of the
dead soldier had wired that such a
proceeding was unnecessary, as the
young man had been troubled with
heart disease for some time past. The
remains will be sent to his home to-
night.
out of respect to the dead soldier
the division headquarters band will not
play tonight At 1880 this morning
the First Brigade was put through
regimental drills and in the afternoon
the brigade went out to the Bartoli
ridge where it was lined up in battle
array. First the scouts We're sent out.
followed by the long firing line that
swept away across the undulating hills,
then the support and then the re-
serve.
The Second Brigade went through
practically the same evolutions, but
in the direction Of the Henry home
Every one in camp is on the alert for
the first of the big battle exercises that
begin at 6:15 in the morning.
Private Frank O. Grider is at the
hospital suffering from an attack of
acute collie occasioned by eating too
much unripe watermelons.
Major s. w. Dunning, assistant ad-
jutant general. will arrive in camp to-
morrow Major Henry M. Morrow,
Judge advocate. arrived in camp this
morning. Alec Hamilton will come to
".
Last night there came near being
warfare in real earnest near here and
all over the subject of ice cream. Some
farmers adjacent to the camp made a
freezer of ice cream and sold it to the
soldier boys at ten cents plate.
The supply was soon exhausted. but
the demand was only increased bv
those who had not been fortunate
enough to arrive early on the scene
The late arrivals made strenuous de-
mands for the cooling delicacy and
being denied, demanded pies. tender
ing their money at the same time.
Nothing being forthcoming, they
threatened to fill themselves, but finaIly
desisted, and sentries are camping over
the ice cream plates.
Early this afternoon a fire broke out
in the Coast Artillery camp. spreading
rapidly, until 1t was thought that the
confiagration would be general. The
alarm was given by Sergeant e. D.
Montrose and the Fifteenth, Seventh,
Second and Sixth answered the call and
set promptly to work.
Great credit is due private Aehlgreu