Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-21

The hayf and the st. Barbara.
Giyuiont little steam launch-the Saint
Barbars-meAts the Washington boat to
take the mall. and Oh this boat 1 SUCCEEDED
ground. and 50 presented my card OF in
PRODUCTION ~ Lieut.. " T.. Mason. the in
spector i'm charge
The Hottest Kind of n Place.
No one who has been at Indian Head has
any hesssaacy in pronouncins IL the hottest
place in the United States. Certainly no
spot In Washington. with its overheated
asphalt streets and fiery brick-wailed
houses. can compare with IL. III II Is not
the hottest place in this country Il Is en-
titled at last to honorable mention. and
that II shall have. FOR I visited Ii on a day
which hat the reputation Of being cool in
Washington. and hotter spot than Indian
Head il has never been my fortune to
know The Ctiicos are not SO badly located
and Mr. NasDn's hoUSa Is in a compare
lively cool spot. Bug the working place
hal to be I5cated a level with the
river. for greater ease in the handling of
The great guns which arr sent d1wa from
the Washington navy yard ID be inspected
AMI subjected 10 tests. and this working
place Il between two abrup; fills-in VERT
table pocket. 80 thSTe IL no relief from the
heat, as there is no protection from the
snitry rays oi the summer scn. white
man could not do manual labor long in
this place. Almost all OF the worSmen who
handle The huge pieces Of ordnance. there
fore. are negroes. The sunlight is life to
them They work stolidiy on through the
hottest day. pulling. hauling. lifting. load
in< great cotton cartridges. aiming huge
guns. going after stray pTojectiics and
bringing them back To the place from
which they were hurried at massive steel
plates. which they Pierce,l as though they
were paper. There are I'D workmen here
black and white There used to be a force
Of iaJ. but t has been reduced since the
proving groun1 VAS made available for the
Complicated tests which are nov had there
almost every day. There is much improve
meat sill To be made. and the men have
few. If any. Idle hours
The Ofnces md Quarters.
Across wooden wharf. along a pathway
70 the foot OF bluff and then up a flight Of
hTicE steps 70 a pathway that skirts the
hii on whicd the in 5oec,or's house stands
On thu other side OF the hill are the offices.
heated "a I little frame building Here Mr..
Mason cni his three as5istants-E.nsiSn lis
Gale. NcCull. and MiilCr-naze their head
qIIrtcrs- Here are lCcatri the chrome
GrJph ?. - ;.-r a. possible from The disturb
IL; f.iiiJe'i'> G. lie proving ground. Here
ls I b1tUS-F vGJUl, whose shelves are crov. /
81 WIKI i-f,tl ICi.C C"lis. whiC.i furnish tae
CURE II IL iac Cil-cuusraohy Here also
a. JaC C-n-.S wASrN SIr. MaSon's clerks
l-D.S ".teF IS CDrrcl DC a.icl-r. AMI where
thr DIR -Js-,DGsstis:-5 which FOLLOW. the
t".ctVat;-F - = tcSt -. l.t3si,'. 81 is pretty
wei Il cd - -tS-. thiS y.are. but orc dav =
Ff+Apsus' i-.-'i--tiia y,.-t through an ar!1or
IItc 2ai - r-s.S hJcSiIs ii. detected by
ii piece e. ,;-s.lSr- Ti,Is.lC sd iTto the Htti.
st:ip % t'.ab:E which surrounds tIi, offices
But tn-t - -. d tHs ir-iI,qts o! life at a
LSVs,! C'!1s--t' i'--5vi.:s ,-ras.Ii.
CT t'ls Ia when 4 yIs.t1I lilo grounds
Ms Nt>.-a -'vS ts--!nS si,ss. ics- pog,.icl.
OF fpi cjr;, -. The s.fi,i.ct ness of tn,.
lJWG-r - 'I>.,>c-~'iy - rot It's naIy virtue
IL r1Trt c~eI.'iSs THE SstUia Prg.-lliic force
E9 "t'.g- l. wf-:s 10 BE- a"-ei Ia Ok. There
fore ~. Nssru ~ss to test IL r>,.1il in the
gun--'i = I'su=.Ve fore OF i,s :aeC.-and
tn velocity ~ TIE D-Jicctii- wis,I wh.ch the
gun 49, boa -. We =. i,.F-l back GlNr., tie
Ii.!siI5 path at on. sire aimOS; in line
With 5n5 !.G@-!istsuCC range. A!r. Mason
eSpl..:5."i tsnt c.5rJ-s.i.-' had 10 seek shelter
UEca a sl.ut uG, - H. :i~czl. fcC il = piece
OF amor wsS lrinr tested ihrr" WIS M
tEliiuS = here IL. "briS sNYUld iGnl after
she shot. Oue h1y G-'."r- Nj. nI-Or raturti-
ell - his no ~. the zap 81 tic nil G5
vic TIin.ei rI.=fUllS - Sr"a: -,-T1 g
jd=zCi Size! lying :'~s- IT. FT' ~ Supp ,.
vas z piece which had re1o,rs:d~l fr.,sa 80.