Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-21

The Light Infsntry and Corcoran Cadets
Visit FORTRESS Monroe.

The Light Infantry and Corcor.n Cadets
Visit FORTRESS Monroe.
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CAMP MooRK, August 20, 1871.
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The Washington Light Infantry today made
more than pleasant excursion TO Fortress
Monroe and the neighboring places. The
psrtv left Ocean View at few minutes after 8
o'clock and on reaching Norfolk were met by
long string Of street cars, which conveyed the
boys to the boat. The excursion was made
upon the invitation of the Washington and
Norfolk Steamboat Company, and il every
thing was not made comfortable for the boys it
certainly was not the fault of the steamboat
company. The Norfolk. the same boat which
brought the company down, took the party on
the excursion, and besides the soldier boys and
the ladies in the party q number Of Norfolk
people went along
large as the crowd was il seemed lost in the
ample surroundings which encompassedit. The
Norfolk. with Capt Geoghegan in charge. Is
without doubt one Of the best managed and
rfettlest DOAB IN I0le SECTION Vi tuc Couhd..
pELIeHTFuL TRIP.
The trip down to the fort was everything
which could be desired and the men not only
had plenty Of room to circulate, bus also had
IN immensely good time At the fort the ut
most courtesy was shown every one and not
oniy were the bows shown everything worth
seeing, but the inner doors OF the fort were
thrown vide open and the men, individually
and collectively made themselves at home. Al
..s.. ia tad m, fhe
easements Of the fort. considerable party OF
the officers were entertained in characteristic
military manner. The arrangements at the
fort were examined with great interest by the
command
cHAxeERIIS's NEW HOTEL
At Ole Point the new hotel which Is intended
70 knock out everything Of the kind known In
ancient or modern history wss also critically
inspected by number Of the officers and men.
II this Hotel Chamberlin does not make sue
cess from all Appearances 10 will not be on ac-
rounttuf the building, of which Major Smith
never Of the District guard is the architect
Ninety thousand square feet is occupied In
actual ground floor building. and four stories
is the average height The building will be
completed in December, and next summer. with
awashingtonian in charge, one OF the nness
hotels In the country will be started. The
rooms in the new hotel will be especially effect
i've nearly every one having an outlook with
wide Windows on the WAFER. Ing notSi wiz
contain, besides halls running $50 feet, 54i
rooms.
Among the rooms IL a suite called the Presf-
dents apartments and another called the gov
ernors' When the President Is not on hand
there may be two governors In the rooms, and
the pleasantly situated sunshiny hall running
between the two suites affords ample opportun.
fly for tae old question Of the governor Of
South Carolina to the governor Of North Caro-
lima
sAIcrTS6 THE FLAG
Last evening tho dress parade was carried
through in a more than excellent style. The
new vancouver of saluting the flag was ex-
ecuted without a fault, and Col. Long. who
watched the maneuver carefully, expressed
himself as highly pleased with the soldieriy
way in which IL was carried out The new tao
the are receiving 4 big lot Vt attention. and
the men are getting thoroughly familiar with
the new movements.