Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-09
TO CAMP AT BAY RIDGE.


Light Battery Commenced Their March
This Morning-A Great Breakfast.
Light battery Of the District National
Guard has started for Bay Ridge. For the past
two or three days and nights officers and en-
listed men have been hard at work preparing
for their summer encampment. Camp equip
age, complete in every particular, was for
warded yesterday by rail, after having been
collected from Fort Washington and other
storehouses, SO that only one big wagon load
was left to be hauled with the command
Shortly after daylight the men began to as
semble at their armory on Sd street near d and
at 2 am. Trumpeter Collision. in response to
Capt. Forsberg's order, sounded forward,
march" Along the route there was manifest q
great amount Of public interest in the move
ments Of the organization, small boys and dogs
running all sorts of risks for no apparent rea-
son. The Bladensburg road was reached by
way OF Maryland avenue and as soon as the
caisson wheels left the asphalt and commenced
to stir up the DUST Of which there was an ample
supply, many of the gunners shed their blouses
and tried hard to look though they were
tougher than sole leather. Mr.. Nicholas Auth
having invited the battery to breakfast at his
place Lieut.. Gus Forsberg rode ahead to warn
him that the invaders were coming and as a
result the meal was ready in the nick of time.
The shrill steam whistle attached to the engine
in Mr.. Auth's sausage factory blew noisy well
come and as soon as q dismount was ordered
the boys pitched right in. There were no cere-
monies, no speeches, but there was beer and
sausage and beer and mustard and beer and
bread and beer and sausage and beer. Those
who did not drink beer drank water. few Of
the artilierymen went through the factory to
see how sausages were made and then to show
their confidence in the product they re-
turned to the front Of the house and
Mt a,1 l. haas
Then Private Verdi of the ambulance corps took
a photograph Of everybody in a group, the
group including the Auth family. all smiling,
and Messrs. H. 'Reisback, Lewis Hopfenmaier
and W. j. Murray, all Of whom assisted in max
ing everybody else feel as though they we're
glad they came. After the photograph there
were cheers for "Nick" Auth, and in a little
Wholesome Of the sausage and a few glasses Of
beer still remaining in Mr.. Auth's possession
the battery was moving toward Bay Ridge and
Camp Dan Macauley. The battery seems to
have a good deal of affection for Gen. Dan
Macauley, inspector general Of the D. C. N. G..
1t is expected that the battery will reach An
napolis tomorrow at about noon and it is not
improbable that the Governors Guard Of that
city will turn out to give the Washingtonians
escort through The ancient and honorable city.
The complete roster of the command as it
marched today is as follows:
Captain, H. G.. Forsberg: first lieutenant,
Winthrop Alexander; second lieutenant, G. W.
Forsberg; first sergeant, E. E. Longley;
quartermaster sergeant J. s. Biondi; saddler
sergeant. W. A. Fry; sergeants, J. H. Griffith,
Il. w. Summers corporals- first, J. b. Clarke;
second J. c. Tappan; third, Thos. Marion;
fourth, ?. H. Mckim: trumpeter, W. W. Guilt
son. First section-Drivers, E. Oxley, J.
Condor, J. W. Murray, G. E. Davis;
cannoneers, W. E. Lombard, ". r.
Pierce,J. NJ. Jones, w. E. vogelson,
Il. C. Nash. Second section Drivers, w.
F. Tappan, W. W. Biondi 3. F. Walker. A.
Murray; cannoneers, W. l. Henderson, A. G.
Houriet, X. C. Worch, H. B. Durant; wagon
drivers, NJ. H. Gatchel, J. Nilsson; veterinary
surgeon, Sergt. A. W. Swedberg Of troop A;
ambulance corps detail, d. Verdi, F. F. Jones,
]. II. Krieg and II. NJ. Dixon.