Evening journal., 1889-07-20

in the guard house. In short time
shouts were heard from the guard house
and blows upon the inside. The guards,
the band, which was playing near the
flag staff. and every one within hearing,
started for the shed. 1t was found out
Peterson and Hall were using an empty
beer keg which had been left in the guard
house since last year, as a battering ram,
to batter off a board at the back of the
house in order to escape, shouting in
drunken hilarity meanwhile
Captain l. Pusey Wickersham, officer
of the day, and Lieutenant Charles NJ.
Cullen ordered out a part Of the guard, |
who surrounded the guard house The |
prisoners continued their bowling and |
their attempt to escape seemed about TO |
be successful, as part Of a board on the |
lower side of the house gave way and one |
| of the men put his head and shoulders |
out Of the opening and with large rock |
in his hand threatened the guard.
The guard stood at a charge bay |
onets' and Captain Wickersham shouted |
stick them Stick themr The men
were pressed back at the point of the
bayonet but this had no effect on them
for they soon had the board entirely of.
Peterson was the most disorderly of the
two. He cursed officer and guards and
the crowds, which was kept few feet
away from the guard house by the bay
onets of the sentinels, wondered what his
punishment would be-
Meanwhile Captain WickeTsham had
seut for rope with which TO bind the
prisoners. When the rope was brought
four Of the heaviest men in sight were
sent inside to secure Peterson and Hall.
This was attended with danger, as the
two ruflians had several rocks which they
threatened to throw Privates Atwell
and Ames Of Company c tied the men
hand and feet. But they continued their
disorder, Notwithstanding the counsel Of
wise friends. They were left in the
guard house, bound, and the demolished
portion was nailed up.
General Kenney arrived on the grounds
after the men had been secured and gave
orders for their further detention. They
will be put in irons for deserting the
camp and for their disorderly conduct. A
further deposition will be made
Peterson and Hall were the proprieters
I of Company DIS menagerie.
Dress Parade In the Rain.
Rain began to fall heavily at O'Clock,
and affected the dress parade. The com
pRnies formed the line on the edge of the
parade ground, the men wearing their
|, oyercoats, but the usual evolutions were
| omitted The following orders were read
g General Order, No. Z.
S Detail for guard to morrow Officer Of
$ the day, Captain r. J. Simmons, Con.
i oany d.
1 Senior officer, First Lieutenant w. P.
!. Harkins Company f.
e Junior officer, Second Lieutenant
V George Z. Herring, Company E.
h Company A, men, corporal Com
h pany B, men, corporal; Company G.
men, corporal, Company d. A men,
Company E. men Company +, men, /
M corporal Company G.. men, corporal
II Company a. 3men; Company /, 4 men
n. sergeant; musicians, Walter Mckay
a. A. Jordan GEORGE W. MARSHALL,
n Colonel Commanding,
:. H. L. PAIGE, Acting Adjutant.
HEADQUARTERS, FIRST REGIMENT
General Order, No g.
te The following companies are ordere
- TO target prrctice tomorrow:
be Company G, 705, a. M; Company L
81 D. m. Companies e and F, 2 p. m.
or GEORGE W. MARSHALL,
9. Colonel Commanding.
to II. L. PAIGE, Acting Adjutant.
at Rainy Evening.
ne various companies, and some good tenor
be we're developed. Then one big crowd 0
~ paraders was formed, and led by civilia
IN under an umbrella, the commandin
a officers brsndishing the branch of q tree
re the camp was taken in amid grea
IN hilsrity.
he About dusk this evening a brindle CO.
nj wandered among the tents in the rail-
IT. It was suggested that she be captured f.
ed the menagerie.
nd Harry /. Price, the war corresponder
en- Of the Morning News, celebrated b
OF twenty second birthday to-day.
I'M Quartermaster.S Sergeant Hegeman
els B Company, is one Of the newspaper me
OF in camp. he is a Milford Chronic
err representative.
lis No important cases we're reported {
st the hospital James Calayer, Compan
'od l, suffered great pain from a decayG
he tooth, Surgeon Marshall extracted IL
I'LL tooth and relieved him.
mp HyRtt's Band gave a concert on Il
parade ground at o'clock this afternoo
Corporal r. l. Mears of the Hsrringt,
ng Sun, Company b arrived in camp la
md night.
ny Harry P Gilmore Of Wilmington, rot
ng up last night on his bicycle.
ley Company D has presented to CAPITA
-ed Condor of Company F the kitten from
lily menagerie.
len Tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock Ca
ley tain j r Myrick, u s. A., will ma
ese the government inspection OF the cam
Ind Among the persons who were in car
es last night and have not been previous
ard mentioned were Winfield Scott, wife a
ar daughter, Harry L. Wood and wife, Mi
the Woodrow, Miss Fannie Matlack and
to George Il. Cantwell of Wilmington; Nj
mel Annie and Frank Seal Of Centrevil
llso Harry Parkhill assistant collector Of t
ers port Of New York city, accompanied
ans his wife.
will In relation to the reduction Of Geor
R. Carmichael. corporal Of Company
to the ranks, there Is little use for h
err to object. he WAS reduced to the ran
w. for neglect OF duty, at Captain Mitchell
Jr., request. His absence from camp was I
son the cause OF his reduction. The fact Il
raj Captain Mitchell asked for his reducti
oke showed sufficient cause for the same
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