Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-30
LAST DAY IN CAMP.
Harper's Ferry VIII Miss the. Soldferly
Sixth Battalion.
Correspondence OF The Evening Star.


Correspondence of The Evening Star
CAMP CECIL CLAY,
HARPER'S FERRY.W.VA., Aug. %, 1898.
This morning the hot sun supersedes the
! flood and storm Of last night. A high wind
from the south, southwest is still blowing
occasional gusts. and it with the beaming
Nln AMI splendid drainage of rhe camp
grounds conspire to dry everything speed
lily. The terrible avalanche was a sudden sp-
partition Trees We're uprooted and carried
to distance. houses were unroofed, win
dows and doors smashed and the occupants
fled to their cellars for refuge and protec-
ton.
Prof. Fava discharged his camera on the
occupants and contents of the chapel. and
then the boys rose to see their demolished
homes in the broad daylight. They were
soon at work raising tents and spreading
their clothing to dry. and now the camp is
again in something like order. Tomorrow
morning early the tents will be pulled down,
not by the storm, we hope, but by willing
hands. having gained by instruction and
e esis,1n Camp Cecil Gay viii be but
Monday night, the 18th of August, 1885, will
be memorable one to all those who were
at the camps
In my last nights letter to The Star the
names OF Lieut.. Russell and Private Wig
CLINTON We're omitted from the list of those
who did meritorious work in the storm
among the tents. Lieut.. Russell, Privates
Costello, Halford, Wigginton, Van Meter,
Goode, Gran. Quinn and Claggett and
Frazier, Blush. Blakeley and Hoffman of
the Drum Corps spent the night at Mayor
Dolls residence. Private Quinn crawled
through the back end Of his falling tent
and yelled for help. The BARRIERS tent was
among the first to go. and the chair was
found some distance away from its original
place Some of the bugles Were badly
smashed up and filled with mud. Cudmcre,
Gleason and Ryder of the Drum Corps
were kindly cared for by Mrs. Phelan at
the Summit House.
The boys who went to Antietan did not
at all like the idea of having TO pay Toll at
intervals of two or three miles. At Shop
herdstown 81 was levied to cross and re-
cross. on a double team. the bridge over
the Potomac. If this is not robbery they
would like to know what else ii is.
A party of bucks" went up Maryland
Heights at IL O'Clock Sunday night AMI
roamed around the mountains till morning
in quest Of goats. BILLY Goat Graft
claimed some dead goats. but his gun did
not indicate that IL was discharged at all
that night or the previous day. Surg.
woodman's medicine chest was not at all
damaged in the storm. No one was in
tured.
Corp. Reeds departure from camp is very
much regretted. especially by the Jonadabs
and their friends. The girls have discover
ed the fact that Private Halpenny is
married man. Lieut.. Tests avordupois is
on the increase.
plain view in spite of the fact that the
lieutenant had bad luck" the other even
ing.
Yesterday afternoon at the skirmish
drill every man had sixteen cartridges, end
they were promptly fired OF. This evening
the same Will be repeated.
The success and enjoyment of this en-
campment is largely due to Mr.. and Mrs.
Lightner of the Summit House.
A dance tonight at the Hill Top House
winds up the encampment of 1888. LEI.