The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-15
The Second Regiment Left Last
Night for Home.
Only Few Soldiers Rernain--Wiud
Played Havoc With the Tents
Yesterday.
ALL READY FOR THE FIRST


saken today. The Second Regiment
left on a special train at 10 o'clock
last night for their homes, only the
signal service corps and a detail OF
twelve men under Capt. Longmire
remaining to do special duty.
The wind yesterday afternoon
played havoc with some of the tents
but no one was hurt The tents al
the commissary department we're ali
blown down and the provisions ex-
posed TO the rain. A gasoline stove
was picked up by the wind and car
ried to an adjoining tent and de-
posted intact A hurry call was
sent for the signal service corps who
worked in the drenching rain put
ting the tents back up The storm
came up Unexpectedly like an attack
from an enemy not known to be In
the vicinity. The corral, where the
horses are kept, blew down but only
one horse was in IL at the time and
the animal managed to get out be-
fore the tent fell.
The telephone line of the camp
was badly damaged, nearly the entire
line being laid fiat. Today the sig
nal corps has been repairing the line
and 1t is again in good working
order. The special detail and sigma
service corps are cleaning up around
the camp and have all the tents
rolled up for airing.
Officers in Frankfort.
Adjutant General Percy Haly.
Lieutenant Beckham and Judge Ad-
vocate General Guy Briggs left early
this morning for Frankfort. The
latter two will return Thursday but
Gen. Haly will not be back before
the latter part of the week or early.
next week. He had some important
business demanding his attention at
the capital.
Capt. Victor K Dodge, inspector
Of small arms practice has returned
10 Lexington. The remainder of
the encampment, Lieutenant Terrell.
Co. C, Lexington. will have charge of
the target practice. He is good
shot and learned the work under
Capt. Dodge. Today Lieut.. Terrell
Is in Eddyville but will return to-
night.
Target Practice Results.
Some good shooting was done at
the target range by the companies
Of the Second regiment, Co I, Pine
Vile, leading with 40 per cent.
Pineville had the best guns. The
percentages of each company and
the best individual shot in each
we're:
Co. I, Pineville. 40, Private How
ard; Co. E, Frankfort, 80 Private
Co. ID, Lawrenceburg, 3S,
Private Dispinet; Co. II. Winchester,
80, Lieut.. Cockrell Co. B, Barbour
Vile, 81, Private Ross; Co. G., Dan
Vile, 81. Private Temple; Co, r.
Cynthiana. 80, Sergeant Ingalls, Co.
:. Lexington, "a, Sergeant Lagrew,
Battery A. Frankfort. 21, Sergeant
robin.
Capt. Dodge, who does not figure
N the prizes made the highest score.
l21 out of a possible $50. Private
d. Ross, Co. B, made the highest
score of any member of the nine
competing, which was
l13. They shot at 200 yards. 800
Yards and 500 yards. Capt. Dodge
has recommended to Gen. Haly that
he choice of gold medal or Win
hester rifle be given to the best shot
IF each company. At the pistol
practice Capt Dodge made "a out of
4 possible 100. the distance being
fifty yards. Capt. Williams, Co. e,
scored "a. Lieut.. Cock
ell. Co. II was third with a score
If 10.
Board of Examination Named.
Inspector General Gaines this
appointed the board of ex-
animation of medical officers for the
first and Third regiments. Surgeon
General A. T. Mccormack will ex-
anime in hygiene, Judge Advocate
General Briggs In the formation OF.
;ourt martlals, boards of Inquiry
md the duties thereof, Major Gaines
N care and issuance OF subsistence
stores, quartermaster property and
property accountability, and Capt.