Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-21

o'clock Private Donovan was shot and either
killed or MORALLY wounded eleven distinct
times. He seemed to grow fat on the exercise
OF having sentries snap their carbines at him
THE SHORES OF THE BRAVE
There are some good snorers in COMPANY A.
and as the night grew old the guard was turned
out several times on account Of especially
violent efforts by Lieut.. Ferguson. A
man with yearning passion for an
snores can get jus. what he wants at the cavalry
camp. There Is q variety and startling amount
Of character to the troop snorers. Each tent
has its own especial quality of snore
from Corp. Percy. who talks in his sleep TO the
mild, delicate and unassuming nasal efforts of
Lieut. Ferguson This is sarcasm
AwAKKsKp BIZ Tx BusLx.
The clear note of the bugle awoke the eaup
to action at5:30 this morning. Details we're at
once made to clear the camp, aud
afterwards the horses were rubbed
down and cleaned. At Z O'Clock
tina troop marched off FOR breakfast The
cavalry troop will cat this year at the extreme
end OF the eating pavilion, which was occupied
last year by the officers
THE FIRST CAMP BREAKFAST.
Breakfast consisted this morning Of corn
beef hash ham and egss. corn bread and coffee.
before leaving the table the troop
showed their appreciation by cheering COM
mssary Sergeant Newmeyer. Mr.. Smith Worm-
ley and the walters and cooks
Even before breakfast time the general
camp had undergone considerable change.
ly fying from the big flag
staff in front of headquarters while here and
there, scattered over the grounds the officers
tents were being Put up.
Sunday at the Fort.
Yesterday was a busy day at Fort Washing
ton. hundred men scattered from the wharf
TO the headquarters building were hard at
WORK getting ready for the arrival of the
troops Down in the raviue a number Of men
toiied all day long in the blistering sunshine
putting the finishing touches to rifle range
that Is at once the most unique and the most
thoroughly Satisfactory of any in the country
FROM one end of the camp to the other there
was specchless activity: teams and teamsters
Gu Their utmost to BRING matters 10 corclu-
sion. but the great mass of work hardly dimin-
ished beneath their efforts and the conclusion
OF Que job only made it apparent that more
must be done. The busiest scene of all was
within the walls OF the fort Here nearly a
hundred mea. most OF them COOKS and walters
rushed around at top speed and gave fair prom
lSe OF many good things to eat and satisfactory
service.
THE CoMMIssARY
Steward Wormley, who is responsible directly
to the commissary department TO- the cooking
aud waiting, was everywhere at one time but he
was not one whit buster than Commlssary Ser
geant Neumeyer or Staff Sergeant Corvazier.
fosJ Quartcrmaster Parmenter. mounted on a
huge mule. managed to keep hts force hard at
work until nearly dark In front of his Office bed
TICKS were piled up almost to the roof of the
porch. while within a stones throw were stacks
OF straw with which the ticks are to be filed and
upon which the soldiers will sleep. The main
point of difference between these ticks and the
other ticks that are so numerous aud tina: do
not have to be issued by any depart ment is
that the soldier will be on these ticks while the
other tick will be on the soldier. In the field
Lieut. King was In charge OF the force whose
duty it is to erect the officers tents and as thew
became more skilful the canvass homes arose
as II by magic, making the scene one Of more
tilan ordinary attractveness.
SUNDAY VISITORS.
Sunday visitors were not numerous on the
reservation. River View and Marshall Hall
offered greater inducements to the seeker after
Sabbatic amusement. Everything was work
Among those who cSme down to see how mat
tiers were progressing were Commissary Gen.
eral MCINTYRE. Mrs. Mcintyre and the two
Misses McIntyrs; Maj Webb Bracket Of the
second battalion and one of his sons, Lieut.
and Mrs. Graham and their little son. Later
u
Der OF officers of the third battalion.
CoNvENIENcEs IN CAMP.
Looked attn any and every light this camp
must necessarily be great Improvement upon
its predecessor. The new plan has been to
bunch the brigade as much as possible. Last
year it was a Sabbath-day's journey from the
wharf to the cavalry camp. This year i'm
proved roads and real sidewalk will make
locomotion much easier and the distance will
apparently be very much less. One of the
most usefu! features is the telephone system.
The headquarters building, the post sergeant
the commissary department and the wharf are
all connected by the magic wire.
ALL READY.
Had the general and his staff arrived yester-
day afternoon they would have found their
tents in readiness. Capt. Peixotto ;abored in
from the time of his arrival to make
things rs comfortable as possible for those of
his comrades who did not come until today
Brigade Hospital Steward Grimes aud Hospital
Steward Sessford worked unremittingly ali day
In an endeavor to make the post dispensarv
what its name called for. They were assisted
by two or three carpenters and succeeded ad-
mirably. digger" medicine is now on tap in
company with other brands OF a more paiat-
able and more popular description. To look at
the huge cases of medical supplies one would
suppose that the entire nation was about to be
treated for some disease, and yet when camp
breaks up there will be very little stuff to spare