Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-09
CAMP MOSHER.
Members of the Engineer Corps Get
ting Down to Work.


ting Down to Work.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star
CAMP MOSHER.
HARPER'S FERRY, w. Va, Aug. T. 1893.
Company c. engineer corps, began today
the work for which 1t came to camp.
Reveille, as usual, at 6 o'clock. and at $50
the roll call. At e:25 company drill took
place. The company Is not quite up to the
standard on the manual. but it is improv-
ing. After company drill. Corp. H. Il.
Swearingen was put in charge of q squad
for drill as part Of q competitive examina-
ton, by which the corporal hopes to win
another stripe in his chevrons. Breakfast
came at 7:30, and guard mount at 8. At $50
the different details reported for various
engineering work. Capt. Ireland brought
out the photographs. and after practic:ng
for awhile upon the campus, Il squad took
one OF the instruments across the Shenan-
doah uD on Loudoun Heights. the other
remaining In the camp. The little distance
OF three miles which interviewed did not
seem to worry the operators in the least.
tomorrow one of the instruments will be
carried up on Maryland Heights. One of
the homlng pigeons was released today
owing TO some careleSsneSS upon the part
OF the railroad officials a box containing
thirty of the pigeons destined for the camp,
was carried by here today, and Capt. Ire.
land has not yet been able to trace them.
Capt lreland's squad also practiced tonight
with fash lanterns.
look a squad out IN the
woods after flag pole and to construct a
gabion. His squad was divided Three of
the men remained with the lieutenant and
time. two hours, manufactured a first
class gabion and brought it to camp where
1t is now on exhibition. attracting much at
tentlon and many inquiries from the fair
ones as to what 1t is for" The other
part OF the squad, under Corporal Chandler,
succeeded in finding and telling the finest
nag pole which this part Of the country
ever saw. 1t is almost sixty feet long and
as straight as an arrow. 1t is a beauty
certainly. 1t is now upon the campus and
row.
Corporal Steward selected his points to-
gay Tor the triangulation plane table and
PROBABLY begin operations soon. Photo
graphic surveying is as yet only in an
experimental stage. but Corporal Steward
hopes 70 make success of his efforts.
fvt- freeman fixed up the batteries and
instrument in his tent. which is the camp
.elegraphic headquarters-a kind Of main
Capt. Averill took a detail out, and, with
me students OF the Corcoran Scientific
here to profit by the captains Instruction,
began the preliminary surveying with a
To e~ connect no ION paper railroad
branch of the Baltimore and Ohio.
Al z o'clock the company, dressed in the
blouses and white ducks. were again put
the effect Of the white ducks, the fair eyes
who were beholding or what not the exc
cution was splendid. The retreat was
sounded while the company was still in
ranks and the flag hauled down, during
Whlch ceremony the company presented
arms.
Tattoo at 10 and taps at 1890
The weather was extremely cold-for this
season Of the year-last night but 1t con-
WINGED us today that summer is still here
Pvt. Stevens saw that his part of the
work. instruction in swimming, was not
neglected No instruction in resuscitation
was attempted today J. s j