Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-16
ENGIN EERS AT WORK
Erecting eabions and Filing at Targets In
the Routine
Ocean City Nd, Gay With Dress
Coats and Militia chevrons-Get-
ting Excellent Practice.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star,
CAMP GILBERT THOMPSON,
OCEAN CITY. Md

OCEAN CITY, Nd,
August 10, 1894.
The Stars correspondent just finished his
letter yesterday in time 20 go to the base
ball game, but little later on he wished
he hadn't gone, for although the umpire
seemed to be well inclined toward us.
nary a" score could the engineers roll up
They only had time for three innings, and
the Atlantic Hotel boys made IA runs. e..
There was short dress parade drill on
the board walk last night, after retreat
and then the boys betook themselves to
Congress Hall and the Atlantic Hotel to
call the attention of the girls there to the
beautiful effect of the moonlight upon the
water. Also there was dancing at both
Places
There Is only one man on the sick roll
row, Private Colt, and it is expected that
he will be all right again in a short time
Private Pellen was temporarily i'll today
but is well now. 1t happened this way A
little party which came down with Lieut.
Holt and Corp. Steward wanted to go out
fishing and Private Pellen went along as
official escort. But the sad sea waves"
proved too much for them, and they came
back with a great deal of room for dinner
when once old Mother Earth had restored
confidence. .a.,
The regular drill scheduled for o'clock
vas little late in arriving this morning
but 1t was very profitable. Capt AverilI
had located a little spot, fairly level and
srarsely covered with sea grass, which
served very we'll for the purpose. The men
need the drill very badly. But it is very
hard to combine purely military features
with engineering work satisfactorily One
or the other is apt to suffer- The drum
corps was also drilled by its sergeant The
boys are mastering the calls fast, and are
enjoying themselves thoroughly.
Lieut.. Middleton took squad out this
morning and constructed a gabon. Con-
hn a cult fACi "A
BILE one. There was no willow, no hickory
and no grape vines to be found The actual
time of construction. after the materials
We're obtained, was about twenty minutes.
1here was more shooting done today, but
the scores, as rule. are not up to the
standard yet. They are as follows: At 200
yards-lieut. Ruebsam. o, 3 9. 2, %; 3, 3,
- z, 4-l2; total, 81. Sergt. Chandler T. o.
o. 4. 2-1o; o, 2, B. 3. 4i2: total, -. Pri,
vate Casa 4. /, o, o, 0-S; 4, o. . 4, 90;
total Is. Private Lang, I. 4, 3, 4. SO; 4,
O. T. D. 70 total ~. Corp. Lepper, o. .,
o o. 30; o, 0, 8, 4, Al; total 16 Private
Wright, D. 1, 3. 3, 4-19; ., t. - o. O-s; to-
tai, p. At 300 yards-Lieut Holt. 1, 1, 4,
4, O-l6. Private Lang. 3. 4. o, 4, As; 8, .
T. D. 3-l9; total 30. Private Love, 3, o, 3,
D. Is: 3, 2, ?. o, %; total, IL.
The markers are changed in accordance
with desire of Capt. Averin to have every
man learn how to mark.
SerSt. Stevens ard Corp. Steward have
been working on targets for revolver prac-
uce. and they expect to get the revolver
range ready this afternoon for practice
This range will be between the camp and
the ocean, a Very convenient ARRANGEMENT
for both the soldiers and the visitors
Quartermaster Sergeant Freeman had his
detail out again today forapractice on the
Photograph and with the flag. The quarter
master sergeant transmits messages day
and night-in the daytimeWith the instru-
mentS. and at night in the way of ordinary
mortals. His dress chevrons' are very eff
fective, though it is well for him that he
a n fraa rnt a U-.ar oil hot
array of gold braid might serve only to
eclipse the quartermaster sergeant.
There have been a good many visitors to
the camp, and they have been very much
interested in seeing how the boys are fitted
out. Some of the ladies of Congress Hall
have been very kind in sewing on the dress
chevrons for the non commissioned officers
The dress coats did not arrive in time to
have the chevrons put on in town. and the
non-coms appreciate this kindness very
much.
Sergt. Chandler does not believe in much
red tape. and aims always to be simply and
severely explicit. The walters have orders
not to serve members of the company who
arrive late, unless they have a meal ticket
from the first sergeant and he has been
supplying the guard with little slips label
ed: Good for one grub" ApropOs of this,
our two captains were late at dinner today,
and were very much Mortified when re-
quested to present their tickets.
One of the canvas signs which We're along
the sides of our special car, does duty now
on a little sand hillOck just back of the
camp. There are other signs on some of the
tents simply specifying, usually, who in
habits 1t. bat one bears the legend This is
the place. Kemp, Washington Ohio, Smith,
Washington-Penn. Come in
The company has been rendered the free
use of the ba tn houses of the Atlantic Hotel
an unexpected kindness which the COM
pany appreciated We are also given the
free use of the railroad bridge across Sine
puxent bay.
There is to be ball at Congress Hall to-
night in honor of the company. There will
be full attendance in the dress uniform.
The combination of dress coat and white
duck trousers gives a very pretty effect.
Lieut.. Holt is officer of the day. Corp.
Steward is corporal of the guard and the
privates of the guard are Privates Cass,
Smith and Wilkerson. J. s. ].