The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-15
MANEUvERS At
FORT P|CKENS
START TODAY
SEVEN COMPANIES TO BE MOVED
FROM BARRANCAS TO PARTICI-
PATE IN THE ANNUAL PRAc
TIcE-TWO COMPANIES ARE
FROM NEW ORLEANS,

Annual maneuvers will start today
at Forts Pickens and McRee, when
troops now at Fort Barrancas will be
moved across the bay to join those al
ready at the two forts Several com
panies of artillery will participate In
the maneuvers, two of the companies
being the Ninety-first and One Hun.
dred and Sixty-fourth companies from
New Orleans. For the newt two weeks
the soldier boys will be busy lot, for
the commanding officers have planned
an extensive scale of army maneuv
ers to be carried out. No man will
be excused from duty, excepting the
necessary men to be Lett at Fort Bar
rancas TO care for the post.
General Orders Issued.
Col Allen, commanding the post.
has issued the following general Or
ders relating to the maneuvers:
1. Under the provisions of Coast
Artillery Memorandum, No. 1, 1910,
the annual Coast Defence Exercises
of this Artillery district will be held
from October 18th to October 29th, in
elusive, 1910.
The troops participating in the ex-
ercises will consist of all the compa-
MES belonging to this Artillery Dis
trict, and those of the Artillery Dis
trict of New Orleans, reporting here
for this duty under provisions of 18th
Endorsement, War Department, dated
July IA, 1910.
2. Each local company will be ell
ctr1ped on ground near its own bat
terry a. Forts Pickens and Mere, the
163rd tMine) Company, Coast Ar:il-
lery Corps, near the mining case
ments, the 91st and 164th (Mine) Com
Cullen.
3. The Surgeon will provide neces-
sary medical attendance, supplement-
ing the permanent accommodations at
Forts Pickens and McRee byStem-
porary stations in tents.
4. The manning detail of Battle
Command Station will form a detach-
ment camp near that station.
From October 25th to 9th, inclus-
i've, manning details Of station remote
from their organizations will be tenn
rcrarily camped near their stations.
5. The following named enlisted
nen will be excused from II partici-
patton in the exercises:
Sick in hospital.
Garrison prisoners having more than
ole month to serve.
Sergeants Major.
The guard, not including the old
guard.
Post bakers: Privates Lee A. Scott,
goth Co., c. A. c., James NJ Chafin,
22nd Co., c. A. c., Norman l.. Craw-
ford, 18th Co., c. A. c.. Harvey Shoe
maker. goth Co. C. A. G.
In charge of fire apparatus: Private
Roy Gardner. 22nd Co, c. A. c.
The Police Sergeant: Sergeant
William J. Arnold. 18th Co., c. A. c.
The driver Of the market wagon:
Private Oscar Bailey, goth Co., c. A.
Men on Quartermaster's boats:
Privates We're NJ. Harrington, goth Co.
c. A. c., Charles H. Swick, 18th Co.
c. A. c.. Frederick J. Towel, 18th Co.,
G. A. C.
In charge Of water supply: Private
John w Haynes, goth o., c. A. c.
Mail Orderly: Joseph Wilmer, 22nd
Co. G. A. c.
Clerk in the .Adjutant's Office: Priv
ate Robert McNally. 22nd Co., c. A.
G.
6. The Surgeon is announced as
S; nitary officer and inspector of all
comps, and his orders in that capacity
will have force Of the orders Of the
Post Commander. He will organize
the necessary sanitary details at F crts
Pickens and McRee for collecting and
disposing of garbage, cleaning and dis
injecting garbage cans, drains and
earth closets. Company incinerators
will be burned out and cleaned daily
by these details under his instructions
and under immediate supervision OF
his department.
Garbage collected will be burned in
pits at points remote from all camps
Separate attachments in temporary
camps at remote stations will con-
struct screened pits for latrines. the
same to be we'll covered with earth
frequently, and filed in before break
ing camp.
T. Garrison prisoners having less
than one month to serve will accom-
pany their respective organizations.
Company Commanders will be charg-
ed with their safe keeping, and SER
vice Of sentence at hard labor on pa
role in their respective camps.
s. Passes will not be issued to per-