Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-22

| "a soi1o Wouuueu, SICK or urea man.
THE pIsPENsARY.
At the dispensary across the road activity
reigned yesterday and today. Post Surgeon
Hamilton E. Leach was on hand almost con-
tlnually waiting like spider for his victim.
Dr Leach has an entire outfit on hand and
| says he Is fully equipped with the instru-
ments and means to do ANYTHING from
| lanclng boil to cutting a mans head off. 1t
is rather doubtful to his being called upon
TO perform the latter operation, however much
IN certain cases he may desire TO do so.
In the dispensary across the hall Post Hospi-
tai Steward Grimes, assisted by Hospital
| Steward Sessford of the Second Battalion and
| Hospital Steward McComas Of the First Reg-
ment, are kept busy filling the different pre-
scriptions brought in. The room is a veritabls
drug store. and everything necessary to retain
the health OF the camp is on hand.
| CASUALTIES.
Yesterday the line of cases were almost oil in
one tent-cuts from the hatchets used in driving
the tent pins. The ambulance would drive up
| and the same monotonous report would be
made: Cut on the leg by Ratchet" When
| one young man came i'll with his hands cut by
| the wire mattress spring it welcome re-
| lief to the monotony, and he was hailed with
| Joy.
| THE JIGdER rs AROUND.
| Jiggers have made their appearance in camp,
as was expected, and tho surgeons name it as q
regular disease, simply marking in the report
| ''jggers." This morning soldier came in
| and simply scratched his leg. This was all
that was necessary and the prescription tor jig
| gers was at once written.
THE SICK AND INJURED.
The list OF the men yesterday who had ap-
| piled at the post dispensary was rs follows:
Matthew 7. Lynch, company A, fourth bat
xolin nnk, II l~.x
talon, cut; Charles Keefe, company b, third
battalion, cut; C. c. Cumberland, company A.,
fifth battalion, cut; j. j. Linney, troop A,
kicked by horse slightly; Samuel Peake, COM
pany &, first battalion, cut; T. b. Waring troop
| A, intermittent fever; w. d. Cameron, sixth
battalion; Sergt W. c. Martin, company D,
| third battalion. constipation; L. A. Woodson
| company A, sixth battalion.
The list today up to the present time has on
/ it ID. W. P. Brown. troop A, indigestion; Robt
| W. Summers. battery A, sprain; H. J. Pumph-
rey. battery A, injury to chest; c. G. Topper,
| battery A. earache; q. p. Macias, troop A, jig
| gers; I. W. Miller, troop A, injury to knee.
LAST NIGHT IN CAMP.
With but very few exceptions Camp Washing
| ton was last night as quiet as Quaker meet
| ing house Oh Sunday afternoon. Every man
in the brigade was pretty thoroughly tired.
Tents had been pitched. bed ticks filled with
heavy ceremonials of dress parade were gone
through. The men were Of goodly cheer but
| they were also very tired and were perceptibly
| III no frame of mind to cut the capers so COM
mon to militiameu in camp. During the
earlier part Of the evening, following close
upon supper time, they INDUCED quite gener-
ally in vocaliZation. 1t WAS not vocalizatien Of
the highest order. but it afforded q great deal
of qualification to the singers if not to those
who were compelled to listen. 1t is possible
for even patient man aud man whose ear
can stand almost any kind of music to have to O
much of even Annie Rooney" "McGinty''
and Listen to My Tale of Woe" These aud
various well-known companions were the gems
OF melody that shocked a helpless and unre-
sisting atmosphere.
ANNIE ROONEY HAS SEVERAL INNINGS.
The vocal admission that Little Annie
Rooney" was their sweetheart was said this
morning long before daybreak by q number Of
che brigade. Throughout the day there were
several others who declared themselves to be
Aunie kooney's Joe" In the evening the
band gave concert i'll front Of the headquar-
tiers building and there once more was the same
old Annie Eooney," still recognizable, al
though the whiskers on her had grown to such
an extent as to make her bearded woman
! Euch as graces but few sideshows Nor was
this all: by and by the drum corps paraded
through camp and once more was there a dose
of "Annie Rooney" When the band PLAYED
the only too familiar air it was taken up by
the songsters OF both regiments, and when the
drum corps repeated the performance there
was again an oItburst of vocal enthusiasm. At
| tattoo and taps the same old girl was most
prominent, and many a good man who hereto
fore has never tasted drop was driven to it by
the oft-repeated sentiment and the well-worn
air.
''TAps."
Precisely at 1880 the trumpeter on duty at
headquarters sounded ''taps." These sweetly
solemn notes OF the familiar warming were taken
up and repeated by the trumpeters in the artil-
lery and cavalry camps, and soon wherever
there had recently been much illumination and
good deal OF laughter and songs there was
almost total darkness. the only lights being
those IN the guard tents or from the kerosene
lamps that are situated at various points Of
interest The laughter and the songs were
succeeded by shores. the story teller fell asleep
the poker player put his chips back in his
trunk. and soon there was no sound save the
hoarse voice OF the sentry he challenged
some belated wanderer or officer who might
chance to be around for the purpose of testing
the watchfuness OF those on guard. One or
two members OF the drum corps did endeavor
to make little fun in good-natured sort OF
way, but their vocaliZations ceased when they
were requested to shut up" After this there
WAS nothing but An occasional shrek from
some poor unfortunate who had invested a
nickel or TWO in some OF the vile whisky which
early IN tho day was being poddled from boats
lying out in the river but trading as near as
possible to the banks thereof
LIKE VETERANS.
The manner in which the guards took pos
session OF the reservation and made themselves
at home astonished the critical veterans 1t
was truly remarkable. Tents were pitched as
though such an occupation was an everyday
matter, and it may be of interest to say that
the District National Guard is the only SUBJ
DIVISION OF the great national militia that goes
into camp and pitches its own tents. The Gus
tom elsewhere il to send a detail OF men for
the purpose of pitching the tents. so that when
the main command makes its appearance on
the ground everything will be ready for imme-
diate occupancy. The number Of flies upon
tho District militia il not remarkably great
THE GUARD MOUNT.
The first guard mount of the camp took place
yesterday afternoon at o'clock. 1t was
mounted by Col. Long, the adjutant general,
and Brigade Sergeant Major Edward l.. Dunn.
The exterior guard was company A of the third
battalion, Capt Thompson. and the officer of
the guard was Lieut.. Simmons. The regi-
mental guard were companies A Of the first
battalion, Capt. Frank II. Schwartz, aud COM
pany d Of the fourth battalion. Capt. Horton,
and company A Of the 7th battalion. Capt
Brooks. The movements Of the regimental
guard were watched closely and critically by
Cadet Hine, who was detailed by the Secretary
OF War to attend this camp for that purpose
Mr.. Hine made . great many heretofore OBJ
scure things very plain and primary result of
his instructions was apparent to the least
technical beholdsr.