Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-28
BACK FROM CAMP.
The Artillery Boys Reach Home After
n Dusty Ride.

Dubty
Yesterday at o'clock pm battery A.
light artillery. d. C. N. G.. halted in front
of their armory. after a long. tiresome
march Of thirty-four miles over the dusty
roads Of Prince George county, Md.
At 8 o'clock Saturday morning reveille was
sounded and an order read commanding
the breaking Of camp at 10 am. UP to that
hour every one was very busy packing up
and so forth.
Promptly at 10 Capt. Forsberg gave the
signal and every tent in camp. with the ex-
ception OF those used for headquarters,
hospital and guard quarters. fell.
in clearing the ground of all baggage. At
8 o'clock they began to harness up with
the intention OF starting at 4:3O: However,
a delay Of half an hour was made, and at 5
the marching column was formed and the
advance begun.
All hands were in a happy mood. with
passed Col McKibben, their generous host.
who was seated on the veranda OF his
home three times three hearty cheers re-
pied by camp j.. H. Griffiths.
The young ladies were assembled to bid
farewell to their blue-coated friends. and
We're treated In a manner similar to that
received by the colonel.
The sheriff of Charles county acted as
guide until the boys met the scout who
conducted them to Marshall Hall
The road was hardly reached when the
heavy wheels and many horses IF the bat
terry started, dust cloud which increased
In volume until the men had changed to
the color of a mouse, but the night drew
on the journey became pleasant, and, as
the moon shown forth brightly. the prog
Pisquataway. Nd. was reached about
midnight. and the command went into BIZ
At 6 O'Clock Buglar Biondi sounded
reveille and Driver Posey, who acted as
cook. began the preparation OF breakfast
The horses were fed and carefully .,room-
ed before a bit was issued to the men
=, Breakfast consisted of bologna sausage
light bread and government coffee, which
horses had to be shod and other business
delayed the march until about 10 O'clock.
Inc sun burned down upon the boys and
but the move forward was steady, A,
Oxon run halt was called and about
nIteen minutes allowed for rest. An en-
trance to the country store was obtained
by means of a side door, and when For
ward was again given the dealer had
hardly enough left to feed tramp. In the
was In the rear. and as st. Elizabeth's
Asylum was passed Driver Oxley started
no 10 t urn INTO the main gate. remarkias that
was induced by the fact that he, himself,
would probably be left to the care of a
physician. to change his direction.
Inc boys were warmly received all along
tne Ilne or march. but perhaps the warm
est reception was extended by farmer
t VINO was looking after his melon patch by
,s After placing the cannon and catssons in
their proper places the men were dismissed
by Os Cap APT. torsberg. and sought their pater-
nal ROOFS for good sleep.
Camp Griffiths was by far the strictest
gathering Of miiitiamen this wear Every
point OF military discipline was observed
with scrupulous rigidity. and the battery
has received innumerable congra tuintions
rom army men who inspected their sum-
mer home. Guard duty was observed CAV
and night. and the man on duty did not
make 1t point to look sweet and attract
I've. as Is often the case
yet, with all the firmness Of military rule.
the men had thoroughly enjoyable time.
and unanimously pronounce their trim The
finest they ever took On the last day Col.
mand. commencing them for their se TT-
manly conduct and thanking them for the
way In which they had acted during the
At o'clock Saturday afternoon as the
steamer Macalester hove in sight she was
sa,uted with thirteen shots from the Ma
officially ended was
Miss Mary Mercado fired the salutes to
Corp. Jones. with two men, had charge
OF the government property shipped to Fort
Warrington. and reports all in good condi-
:, The bivouac at Pisquataway was made
directly opposite the cemetery. and several
oIno Ine IN men found comfortable hunks
EDWARD. the man servant who attended
the command. declares that he saw ghosts
prowling among the tomb stones. and n
Is doubtful whether argument couli iy'duce
him to believe otherwise
About the LIST of September the battery
Will begin earnest work In their armory
ton. i''SP'I
They will probably revisit Marshall
nan next year, and II the c1np OF 81 ia
as good In all respects as that Of '93 our
hsnt artiiierymen will again be happy.