The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-11


regiment, the Machine gun battery.
the artillery and the cavalry.
just beyond stand the sheds for the
horses, two hundred of them, while alo ng
the line of tents are the tents where the
stores are dispensed three times day.
Last night it was camp and ye. not a
camp. Everything was here but the dis
cipline aud the full complement Of men.
The boys were free. work was done and
they rested. The golden edge Of the
clouds reflected he light OF the setting
sun. twilight shadows deepened over the
white tents aud the night closed.
The Evening.
The varied entertainments of the even
ing would have satisfiei the tastes OF the
nest texacting critic. Burning brush here
and there cast ruddy light over the scene
and reminded one of the camp lire Of real
camp life. when any monenC the order
may come to shoulder arms and face the
enemy's bullets. Here and there light I'm
the tents appeared.t Now aud then a song
bursts from the lips OF hearty fellow.
His Jmrades ,ined IN the chorus AT
ter the Ball is Over" followed by the
"Star Spangled Banner" From
the old homestead behind
the camp were waited the notes Of high
or voices. 'In the Sweet Bye-aud-bye |"
VAS mingled with the notes of an BIZ
tious tornetist, who nobly struggled
with Loves Dresinland waliz and
from over the-hay- -cams-tae- -Aeavse
whistle Of the Sound steamers.
Stories and Anecdotes.
Over by the tents OF the artillery were
related the experiences of Captain
Barker. The captain had c,ar-
tered the Magella, scow that
was endowed with some pro pelling ma
chinery, ID convey his camp equippage to
camp. The Magella was put on the
dry dock Tuesday TO prepare ior her WORK.
but misfortune there Defsl her 5 ie be-
longs to Newport parties, Caswell by
name. 1t is said. The charles sor previ-
aud when the work was done
Wednesday. Judgment was entered
against her owners aud she WIS detained
until all bills should be settled No
frei sht on her for the artillery. Taere
she lay, high and dry, arrested for debt.
Cap:. Barker took the train for East
Greenwich aud secured the Browning,
another boat noted for its ability to
break SOW records. Capt. Jesse
jerks had her In charge. and
his ideas OF the channel differed
from those OF the Chart He
had been ashore and secured something
that confused his thoughts and the
wasn't. Out of he bay the Brown
ing steamed at O'clock. SIX
knots Ia tour hours her log showed she
WAS making good tiu Q, the hosting ma
chinery that propelled her was creaking
away at n great rate Of Oakland beach
ular gait.
You're getting out OF the channel
cap'n." cried one OF the men.
YOU'RE going aground" said an
other.
Hold your tongue yelled the cap ain.
II 4 l n
where the chsnuelis. I'm in the enamel.
Hang 1t, you haven't given me power
enough. Let FER 20 there"
The en- gine showtw 40 pounds OF steam
but the engineer opened tn. throttle and
she went whirr-zlp crash Cogs flew
round the engine room like shooting
stars. "What the DIS the matteri"
yelled the captain.
'Oh nothing. you blamed idiot. only
tue engiue's broke to smash, aud you've
run us on the mud fats." came the an
swer.
One o'clock at Eight and Captain Bar
ker's freight scow ashore twelve miles
from the city Perhaps the air wasn't
blue about that time. Perhaps some Of
the men didn't use vigorous English,
but the story runs TO the contrary.
The sleeping quarters OF the Browning
are neither ample nor luxurious. Mate
Gallagher was asleep ia the coal bin, and
ing gentle sumter on two boards
which he had laid on the boiler-roo u
floor. They were summoned aud reached
land by the aid of Q row-boat. The first
rain available landed them in the city.
where n tug was hired to draw the scow
off the flats The Browning reached the
city Thursday afternoon and loaded.
She came to camp in tow OF the tug, but
her trials were not yet ended. There was
no means of getting the stuff ashore.
After little delay, however, RATS we're
constructed and by dint Of seven hours
hard labor, during nearly all Of viii ch
time Gallagher and Donovan were in the
water. the equipage was placed on saore.
Such are the tribula ions o. can D prepa-
rations.
In other parts OF the camp. otner sto-
ries were told until long past midnight.
One by one the lights went out.
The songs died away. OILY the tunes OF
the hungry mosquitoes aud the chirp
OF the cricket broke the stiffness or the
first hour OF today. Quiet reigned and
the first day had ended.
With the dawning OF the morning
again all were active and awaiting the
coming of their comrades
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TETTEp FROM SHERMAN