Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-31
THE TENTED CITY
The Knightly Occupants of the Camp
Are Leaving.
MANY STREETS ERg NOW DESERTED
Music and Laughter Have Varied
the Camp Duties.
S M E TYPICAL SCENES

day and night and IL especially heavy this
afternoon. Hundreds will leave tonight
The camp has a ragged look and Is in many
parts utterly forlorn and deserted.
The company streets and main avenues
and all the city streets. leading to the camp
are Uttered with paper and camp refuse.
1t will take the authorities some time to
get things in shape again. The citizens
are losing interest in the camp, although
there was a goodly number Of visitors to-
day. The headquarters of Major General
Carnahan were almost deserted. Adjutant
General Mckee has left for his home.
Many of the tents are coming down to-
day. This will be continued till Camp
George Washington ceases to exist.
Satisfactory to the Authorities.
Col. John NJ. Wilson. superintendent of
buildings and grounds. was at the head
quarters Of the camp committee this after
noon. He had jolly conversation with
Capt. Smithmeyer. The camp committee
will be expected to rake up the rubbish.
and then the official force will be set to
work to make the grounds take on their
erstwhile tidy look. Col. Wilson reported
| that he had told the President that 1t would
be perfectly satisfactory to the government
| authorities II the ground is allowed to re-
main.
Not Very Creditable.
Unusual and stirring scenes were enacted
| at Camp George Washington last night,
| some of which reflect credit on the Uniform
| Rank, knights Of Pythias, and some Of
which do not. There has been quite a good
deal Of destruction Of private property. and
the cot and blanket contractor, Mr.. j. w.
Cronie, himself a prominent knight in this
Jurisdiction, is the main sufferer. Many
cots have been deliberately smashed, and
West Virginia Divisions Nos. l and Fl
slit the canvas with knives and. in a num-
Der Of instances. tore 1t completely from
the frames. Several Of the outgoing diVi-
| sions last night piled their cots in the COM
pany streets ard made bonfires of them. A
large number of blankets were also thrown
in. Tent flooring was burned and many
water barrels destroyed
A fist fight occurred last night between
pied by the Texas Contingent. The Texans
have been in the habit Of catching stray
colored wanderers and tossing them in
blankets. In some Instances these colored
brethren have been roughly and rudely
handled. A northern knight, while Witness
ing the ceremonies, entered a strenuous OBJ
lection to them as uncoath and unknightly.
This in turn was Objected to by the Texans
in which 1t is said that one Of the lone star
knights completely did up his northern
brother I.'ts
Petty Losses Reported.
Mounted Officers Breen and Sullivan have
been assigned to duty at the camp. Numer-
The captain of the Boston division reported
this forenoon that several blankets and
swords had been taken from his tents.
Many Of the knights are fond Of playing
practical jokes of this Kind, and 1t Is hard
for the police to Judge whether the losses
reported are bona ffde thefts or only the
pranks of fraternal knights.
Camp Notes.
William Fraking Of the Baltimore con-
Cha nlai r nf If
ham. Mass. are missing. Fraking is SUBJ
ject to epileptic fits His sister was notified,
and Gen. John E. Smith of Maj. Gen. Car
nahan's stan brought the matter to the
notice Of the police authorities. The alb
sence of Chaplain Grant was reported this
morning by his comrades The police have
been informed Of the incident. The bag
gage and sword of the missing man are at
camp headquarters.
The Michigan brigade staff keeps a great
punch bowl on tap all the time for the en-
tertainment Of their friends. Their round
Of fun is also Increased by the music Of the
staff quartet, which hold forth In front Of
headquarters morning, afternoon and even
ing.
Among the callers at camp headquarters
this afternoon was Miss Clara Beckwith
the champion lady swimmer Of the world
She was introduced to Maj. Biscoe, Capt
Smithmeyer, Mr.. James McNabb, Mr.. Harry
b. Davis and other camp officials. She and
the Pythian chief got some pointers on
how OF to drown" She visited several Of
the divisions. and shared in the pleasure
which her hosts experienced.
Miss Fannie Griffin of Highview Nd
sister-in-law to ex-Congressman Sidney E.
Mudd. accompanied by Miss Cora Semmes
daughter CT Col Semmes Of Maryland were
guests at the camp headquarters Of The
they Cut, Their Cots.
Mr.. J. w. Cronie. the cot contractor, re-
ported at headquarters yesterday that 100
pieces Of his property had been slashed
by the West Virginia contingent. The can
vas was slit with knives and cut away from
the frames of the cots entirely. The rea-
son Of the trouble, 1t Is said, was that these
knights did not expect to have to pay for
their couches. This was clearly stated from
the start.
A Serious SunstrOke.
Benjamin A. Madden, a member of Diyi-
sion No. g. first regiment, Illinois brigade,
was Frustrated by sunstroke about Ills
yesterday as he was entering his regiment
al quarters. The sick man was attended
in camp by Capt. Ameil Kuntz. regimental
surgeon Of the first regiment, for half an
hour, when the case was found SO serious
as to warrant sending the man to Emer-
gency Hospital. The hospital ambulance
was accordingly summoned and the patient
tenQeTly pldCeO III Dy MS COmraOoS. Dr,
Kuntz accompanied the ambulance to the
hospital, where he remained with the man.
The surgeons pronounce the case q very
serious one. aet-
Pretty Girl Visitors.
Secretary Harry B. Davis. on duty at the
headquarters Of the committee on camp at
Camp George Washington. received a call
yesterday from a bevy Of pretty girls. who
were Miss Mamie Davis. Miss Margaret
Stuart and Miss OBrfen, all Of Washington.
He did the honors and showed them the
camp. They were introduced to Maj. Gen.
Carnahan and other distinguished officers.
BODY AND SOUL.
Pythinn Sisters Enjoy n Banquet and
Hear Bright Speeches.
The Pythian Sisters enjoyed a banquet
Wednesday night at Freunds cafe on
10th street. 1t was late when the guests
arrived, and midnight had sounded be-
fore the first course had been discussed
The company and the occasion, however,
was too attractive to allow either the
hour or the hard work in convention that
preceded the feast to interfere with it's
enjoyment. and until the last pleasant
speech was made in reply to the toasts
there was unlagging interest displayed.
The ladies were all attired in evening
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