Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-14

SAMI hoof1Eh,
HARPER'S FERRY, w. Va, Aug H.
When reveille sounded yesterday morning
several of the company had already walked
up a number of the girls and were down
at Jefferson's Rock admiring the wonderful
beauty of the sunrise. Two or three
clouds seemed determined to spoil their
pleasure but they failed. The sun certainly
presents splendid sight as it comes slowly
up over Maryland Heights, in all its calm,
equable, silent grandeur.
Capt. Averill turned the company over to
Lieut. Middleton for morning drill. and in
view of the fact that several of the boys
had been out until midnight the night be-
fore. on the night typographical work or
else on the squad detailed to catch the to-
pographers. the lieutenant made the drill
very short. This was most extraordinarily
kind OF him, but some of the boys insnu-
ated that the lieutenant had wondrous
fellow feeling for those tired boys that par
ticular morning, or otherwise his sympathy
shape.
At $50 the whole company was assem-
bied on the campus for the purpose of erect
ing the new flag pole, in all it's full glory of
white paint with which Sergt. Lichty had
decorated it. The old flag pole was quickly
dropped and some little while after the new
one was being plumbed in position. The
nag was raised about IL 80, on the new flag
pole. and somehow or other the whole
company seemed more patriotic after that.
At parade drill Mr. Pierson made speech
of congratulation for the success attained
10 the company, In which, among other
things. he told us that twenty years hence
when We were all forgotten, our monument
would still be here. bearing testimony to our
industry. Mr.. Pierson is veteran of the
very eloquent talk. He made some fun
about our playing" soldier, which we
laughed at, but the application of which we
have been trying all the week to disprove.
yesterday ended
camp and 1t would seem that our record
should shS entitle us to a better designation
flag pole we have constructed four gabions
have done great amount of signaling with
flags, flash lanterns and photographs. have
done considerable practicing with revolvers
have made a night survey of so or 100
acres of land. under the additional diff
Guilty OF being required To avoid squad
sisted In laying out a railroad line, have
caught some of the finest fish that ever
ssported in the Potomac and. in addition.
have almost entitled ourselves to diploma
in the manual of drill. By the way, The
Stars correspondent forgot to mention the
fact that Lieut.. Middleton and Private
brought back a fine string. The lieutenant
slipped down into a mud puddle and came
back with apparently beautiful patch on
At O'Clock yesterday the company went
down to the range" on the bank of the
Shenandoah and had revolver practice for
Steward did some very good shooting, max
ing score of fourteen out of a possible
thirty. which was doing very well when the
conditions and the amount of practice had
are considered. The company then went
across the Potomac and inspected the new
tunnel which the Baltimore and Ohio has
almost completed The piers for the new
bridge are also almost finished Mr.. Sissle,
the chief engineer, at the request of Corp.
SwearinSen. who was acquainted with him
kindly allowed the company TO inspect the
plans and specifications of the bridge,
tracks and other Improvements now being
constructed.
The ladies of the Hill Top House gave an
other of their Saturday night dances tonight
and the white duck trousers were quite
thick upon the floor.
The Methodist Protestant Church contin-
ued its festival tonight in the church yard,
very much to the detriment of the pocket
books of the boys. as it was most conve-
nient to the dancing pavilion.
Owing to the carelessness of its CORE
spondent The Star was made to say that
around here by means of Thermometer .
or course barometer" was what was re-
| ferred to.
There were two arrivals and three de-
Messrs. Davis and Aspipwall of the Cor
coran Scientific School left US. First Lieut.
w. H. ireland of company Joined us.
They only came for one day, however.
Capt Ireland returned this afternoon, Lieut.
Ruebsam will take an early train in the
Mrs. AveriI was displaying yesterday a
beautiful bunch of flowers which the
thouGhtfulness of Prof Fava had provided!
for her.
Messrs. Deming, Meigs and Perry. the
other three students of the Corcoran Scien-
tific School, leave tomorrow morning. The
boys have gone slow, as the work was all
new to them, but they have had considera-
BILE practice in the use of the instruments
and have learned something of the methods
| in the preliminary work of railroad. They
have staked out four curves besides few
| short tangents and have made transit leve
and cross section notes of the preliminary
| line for almost a mile which they will worl;
| up and plot after their return to Washing
| ton. Sergt. Schneider asked to be detailed
| of work concluded that he ought not to de
prive the boys of their practice, land he
| never came back
Today was our second Sunday in camp
and after the work of the last week the boy.
| had a great relish for day of rest. Private
| Bolles should have been given twenty-foul
| hours extra guard duty for waking the
which reveille came at 5:35. After the morn
| ing roll call the company was marched into
the dining hall and sandwiches and coffee
served, after which, as substitute fol
| morning drill, which never comes on Sun.
day anyhow. the company was marched
down to the Potomac and across Island
! Park to the swimming place, where it was
planned to have the distance race. A course
Of Of $50 feet was stepped of up the river and
| one ahead with a record of six round trips
| 1880 feet-when Capt Averill called the
| boys OFF. Several snap shots We're taker
| with cameras, one of the improvised resus
| citation of Sergt. Maj. Harvey.
| Capt. Averill Mrs. Averill and severa
| others made an excursion TO Antietam and
| returned too late for inspection, which was
| billed for o'clock.
| Adjutant Holt, with half dozen others
| made an examination of John Browns cave
| this afternoon. They found that it was
| only a .'fault'-a crevice in the rocks
| varying from two to six feet wide and al
standing upright: They came back con
| siderably muddied.
| A picture of the officers tents was taker
| today. Col. Prof) Fava and Corp. Stewart
| also exposed some plates for views, which
the latter will need in his Photographic sur
| veying.
| A good joke is being circulated on Privat.
Lepper. While on duty as guard a youns
lady walked up and asked If he was per
mitted to talk while on guard. Certainly
| Can you talk to me?' Yes. What hav,
you got to say?" Nothing" Then l can
| talk to you" To prevent misapprehensior
| or wrong impression of the engineer corp,
| II may be well to remark that Mrs. Leppel
! thinks HarperS Ferry q splendid place fo,
an encampment and has been having {
| first rate time here,
| one OF the numerous small ooyS has beer
| greatly exercised over the I'D. c. y. G." or
| our tents. After weeks media ton ant
pondering he has concluded that they Stant
| for Dead cats no good.
| The company assembled at thi
| evening and the flag hauled down.
| Taps at 1890. J. s. j.
Men Blush More Than Women.
| In a work on crirninology the learned in