296 MANTTAE FOR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 



331. The sentinel will not permit any horse or equipments 

 to be taken from the stables, except in the presence of the 

 noncommissioned ofRcer. 



332. Should a horse get loose, the sentinel will catch him 

 and tie him up. If he be unable to catch the horse, the non- 

 commissioned officer will at once be notified. In case a horse 

 be cast, or in any way entangled, he will relieve him, if possi- 

 ble ; if unable to relieve him, he will call the noncommissioned 

 officer. Sentinels are forbidden to punish or maltreat a horse. 



333. When a horse is taken sick, the sentinel will notify the 

 noncommissioned officer, who in turn will call the farrier 

 and see that the horse is properly attended to. 



334. In case of fire the sentinel will give the alarm by step- 

 ping outside the stable and firing his pistol or piece repeat- 

 edly, and calling out at the same time, "Fire, stables, Troop 



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As soon as the guard is alarmed, he will take the necessary 

 precautions in opening or closing the doors so as to prevent 

 the spreading of the fire and make it possible to remove the 

 horses; he will drop the chains and bars, and, v/ith the other 

 members of the guard, proceed to lead out the horses and 

 secure them at the picket line or such other place as may have 

 been previously designated. 



335. Sentinels over horses, or in charge of prisoners, receive 

 orders from the stable sergeant, so far as the care of the horses 

 and the labor of prisoners are concerned. 



336. In field artillery and machine-gun organizations, the 

 guard for the stables has charge of the guns, caissons, etc., 

 with their ammunition and stores, as well as the horses, har- 

 ness, and forage. 



Section 18. Flags. 



337. The garrison, post, and storm flags are national flags 

 and shall be of bunting. The union of each is as described in 

 paragraph 216, Army Regulations, and shall be of the follow- 

 ing proportions : Width, seven-thirteenths of the hoist of the 

 Hag; length, seventy-six one-hundredths of the hoist of the 



flag. 



The garrison flag will have 38 feet fly and 20 feet hoist. It 

 will be furnished only to posts designated in orders from time 



