Veterinary instruments, etc., for each post-Continued. Emergency or field equipment of veterinary instruments. For each troop of cavalry and each battery of field artillery: 12911-12 111 311111 1 farrier's case, leather, folding, containing the following instruments: 1 bistoury, curved, probe pointed: 1 bistoury, curved, sharp pointed; 1 director, grooved; 1 forceps, artery; 1 forceps, dressing: 1 hoof knife, searcher; needles, suture, half curved, dozen: 1 probe, silver; 1 scissors, curved on flat; silk, suture, heavy, -ounce; 1 thermometer, clinical. 1 graduate, glass, 4-ounce. 1 rectal douche. 1 syringe, hard rubber, 1-ounce. 1 syringe, hard rubber, 2-ounce. 1 saddle bags, farrier's, for use in the field. Equipment of veterinary dispensary. 1 funnel, small size, enamel ware. 1 funnel, medium size, enamel ware. 1 graduate, glass, 2-ounce. 1 graduate, glass, 4-ounce. 1 minim measure. 1 mortar and pestle (wedgewood), 33 inches inside diameter. 1 mortar and pestle (wedgewood), 64 inches inside diameter. 1 mortar and pestle, glass, 4 ounces. 1 pill tile, 10 inches square. 1 scales and weights (Troemer's new dispensing scale). 3 spatulas, being 1 with 3-inch, 1 with 6-inch, and 1 with 8-inch blade. Tin, ointment, 4-ounce . Capsules, 1-ounce capacity. dozen.. .do... .do.. do. Corks. for bottles, four times the allowance of bottles. gross. Stationery: A 2-quire blank book for record of cases and such pens, pencils, ink, and paper as may be necessary. For 100 animals. For 200 For 300 animals. 246 134 132 3 6 8 3 4 3 No. 21. ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington, February 28, 1902. I.. By direction of the Secretary of War, so much of War Department Orders of February 11, 1902, published in General Orders, No. 16, February 14, 1902, from this office, as relates to Battery Burnham and Battery Saffold is modified to read as follows: ON THE FORT MASON, CALIFORNIA, MILITARY RESERVATION. Battery Burnham, in honor of 1st Lieutenant Howard M. Burnham, 5th U.S. Artillery, who was killed in the battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, on September 19, 1863. ON THE PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, MILITARY RESERVATION. Battery Saffold, in honor of Captain Marion B. Saffold, 13th U. S. Infantry, who was killed in action at Cavite, Island of Luzon, Philippine Islands, on October 8, 1899. II..The following order has been received from the War Department and is published to the Army for the information and guidance of all concerned: WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, February 27, 1902. By direction of the President and under the provisions of paragraph 216 of the Regulations, the new military post to be established near the city of Des Moines, Iowa. under the provisions of the act of Congress approved April 4, 1901, will be known as Fort Des Moines, perpetuating the name of the original military post established on the 20th day of May, 1843, at the junction of the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers. by Captain James Allen's Company of the 1st Dragoons and Captain J. R. B. Gardiner's Company of the 1st Infantry, around which grew the settlement of which the city of Des Moines is the development. ELIHU ROOT, BY COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL MILES: THOMAS WARD, Acting Adjutant General. |