Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-20


Bright and early tomorrow morning the first
movement Of the national guard OF the District
| viii begin toward Fort Washington, where the
first annual encampment Of the militia is to be
held. This movement will consist Of the march
of the batteries and the cavalry company over
the road, and will begin at about 7:30. The
batteries will take about sixty men and the
cavalry company thirty-five. The companies
will assemble at their armory, 22dand P streets,
and thence follow the shortest route to the
Eastern Branch, probably using 22d, Massa-
chusetts avenue, Connecticut avenue, Pennsyl-
vania avenue, around the south front of the
east to the bridge.
INTO THE OPEN COUNTRY.
On arriving at Anacostia the boys in blue,
astride their horses and their guns, will plunge
into the open country, taking the upper road VI
This will be their first experience in road work
with their pieces and their animals, and will
doubtless be instructive, as well as entertaining
and possibly disappointing. Though the con-
dition of the road to the fort will have all to do
with the rate of progress, it is expected that
the detachment will reach the camp at about
O'Clock In the afternoon. As soon as the boys
have recovered their land-legs they will pitch
their tents on the eastern plain and stew their
bean soup, each being provided for rations for
day, as the mess-haus will not be in shape for
work until Monday noon.
THE ARTILLERY
will be Differed as follows: Captain, Arthur
Yates; first lieutenant, VIM. II. Mellach; junior
first lieutenant, Alfred P. Robbins; first SER
geant, John N. Oliver, jr.; quartermaster SER
geant, George A. Howe, and saddlery sergeant,
Fred Nepperman. Fifty-seven enlisted men
will go. The first night in camp will doubtless
be novel experience to these guardsmen, but
their trip over typical Maryland road will
probably give them inclination to seek their
straw bags early and leave them late.
TO GET THINGS READY.
This morning detachment of nearly forty
men went down to the for on the steamer Cor
coran for the purpose of making things ready
for the coming of the guard. They were headed
by Capts. Frank Aldrich and Tracy L. Jeffords,
aides on Gen. Ordway's staff, and a commits
stoned ofhcer from each of the regiments.
There were three non-commissioned officers
and fifteen privates from each regiment max
Ing force equal to almost any emergency that
can arise at Fort Washington between now and
Monday noon. They will straighten things up,
getting materials into their proper places, will
pitch the tents of the headquarters staff, and
of each battalion and regimental headquarters,
SO that even before the arrival OF the guard the
well dotted with snow white canvas and the
sleepy reservation will be infused with the life
and hustle that come with half hundred
soldiers. These, with the first detachments of
cavalrymen and artillerymen, will form a re-
spectacle garrison for the fort on Sun
day night, and the next morning every finger
will be flying in eager efforts 70 put things in
perfect readiness for the host that will arrive
shortly after IL o'clock.
THE START ON MONDAY.
The streets of Washington will be filed with
martial music and soldierly figures Monday
morning, as from their various armories the
men of the guard will march to the steamboat
wharves eager to be off to their camp Gen.
Ordway has issued this order for the occasion:
L. The troops of the national guard will a.
semble, in heavy marching order, at the foot
OF 9th street southwest, on Monday. July %
1889, at $50 o'clock a. M, to embark for the on
nua! encampment at Fort Washington.
III. Organizations desiring to carry oyercoats
will pack them with company baggage. Woolen
blankets will be rolled inside the rubber bjan-
kets and strapped on the top of blanket baos
by the coat straps. The blanket bag will tins
be left free to carry all necessary personal bag
gage of the soldier.
Ill Officers will each be allowed one small
trunk, and companies will be allowed mod
crate amount Of company baggage. which will
be marked with the letter of companv and
number OF battalion to which the officer or
company belongs and delivered To battalion
quartermasters on the wharf of the Inland and
Seaboard coastlng company at 8 o'clock am
Nv. Transportation will be allowed for two
servants to each company and necessary num-
Der OF servants for each battalion and reei-
mental headquarters.
v All battalion quartermasters and quarter
master sergeants will be on the wharf at 3
O'Clock a. m. to receive baggage and take
charge OF loading 1t on the steamer.
THE EMBARKATIoN.
This all reads simple enough, and to the
unmilitary mind the matter of putting 1000
or 800 men on board of steamer ought to be
easy. But glance at the steamers landing
tomorrow will probably convince anyone that
the man to guide a movement like this must
necessarily possess all the elements of leader
ship and must be endowed with those peculiar
faculties that make great generals. The diff
Guilty OF the situation will not simply be the
embarkation of the brigade. but will Law in the
fact that this will be the first time it has been
done, with nearly SO per cent of the men un-
used to such a movement, with the space con-
fined and the time limited.
THE TRANSPORTATION
The steamer Jane Moseley" will carry the
command down the river, while the "Jno. w.
Thompson" will be used for the transportation
OF baggage and such materials as cannot be
taken until the last minute. The trip down
ought not to occupy more than an hour and a
quarter, as no stops will be made on the way.
UPON ARRIVAL.
When the landing is effected the artillery
company on the bluffs above the wharf will
boom out the brigadier generals salute of
seventeen guns in honor of the arrival of Gen.
Ordway and his staff Then there will be a
military scurrying up the sleeps into the camp,
company by company. as fast as the men can
disembark. and within half an hour the tents
will be going up. line by line, until the Mary
land heights Will be swathed in canvas and the
sound OF hammers and the voices of officers
giving commands will break the silence.
THE OFFICERS AND COMMANDS
The officers and commands that will 90 into
camp will be as follows Brigadler general,
Albert Ordway; staff-Lieutenant colonel an
adtutant general, H. R. Lemley; major and in
spector general, T. NJ. Gale; major and quarter.
master general, II. L. Crawford; major and
commissary general, W. Cranch McIntire
major and chief of ordnance, E. b. Townsend
major and chief of engineers, ]. s. Smithmeyer
major and surgeon general, J. o. Stanton
major and inspector general rifle practice, j. NJ
Pollard; major and judge advocate, G. G. Cole
captains aids-de-camp, d. E. NJ Peixotto
Frank Aldrich. and T. L. Jeffords.
First regiment-Col. William g. Moore. com.
handing; first battalion-Major W. NJ. Dalton,
commanding; Washington Light Infantry. Capt
John q. Cowie, company A; Capt. Burton r.
Ross, company b; Capt. John s. Miller. com.
pany d; Capt. Charles H. Ourand. COMPANY C.
Second battalion-conmander Major C. r.. Ga.
| ref; company A, Corcoran Cadets. Capt L. G.
Edwards; company b, Marion Rifles Capt. c.
i. Daily; company G, National Fencibles Can't