Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-14
DRILLING AND SHOOTING.
The Routine Of Duty by the Members
of Troop A I'm Camp.

of Troop A I'm Camp.
CAMP HARRISON S. BARBOUR,
MARSHALL HALL Nd, Sept. 13, 1894.
During the regular morning drill today
there came near being a serious accident to
one of the troopers. After half an hour
spent in movements from line into column
and vice versa, Lieut.. Merrillat started the
troop at a trot, then gallon. and finally
ordered a charge. The well-trained volun-
teers dashed forward as though they had
been shot from a cannon, and as the solid,
unbroken line rushed on at headlong
gallop Corp. Taylor was suddenly and
violently thrown to the ground, and for a
single instant 1t looked as though he had
been killed, but the dust created by the fall
had not died away before the cavalryman
was remounted and hurrying to take his
place in the advancing line DIR. Howard c.
Russell, the troop surgeon, who is always
ready for service, rode up to the trooper,
only to be quietly informed that he was all
right. 1t seems that the horse tramped on
a tent peg.
Matters are moving along in the regular
routine way at Camp Barbour, with but
little diversion-for duty, especially when
it is the same day in and day out, Can
hardly be considered such.
The troop was engaged on the rife range
from to $50 o'clock this afternoon, and
made some very creditable scores. Acting
First Lieut.. w. II. Mellach, inspector OF
rifle practice for the troop, had charge of
the range, which was turned over to the
District boys by the regulars, who had been
firing almost continually since their arrival.
One would naturally suppose that after
the eXhaustng work on the range, the
troopers would be unfit to jump into a
mounted cavalry drill but the boys of
troop did that very thing this afternoon.
They drilled well and hard for fully an hour
and a half
There was a host of visitors in camp to-
day, and they all looked with admiration
at the neatly arranged camp.
Commissary Sergt McChesney was made
happy by a visit from his wife and family.
while Howard Stewart enjoyed a similar
one from his wife and little baby.
This camp, like all camps to be modelled
after, has a boy to assist in the work that
falls on everybody in particular and nobody
in general. and this particular individual
has been dubbed Corporal Thuee's private
secretary.
The bareback drill, under Lieut. Merrillat
and Sergt. Taylor of the regular army. was
the feature Of yesterday Afternoon. and 1t
was remarkable with what facility the
citizen soldiers picked up the dismounting
and mounting while the horse was at
gallop. or course. the practice was dam
gerous to a certain extent. but this only
spurred the courage of the men, and the
duty was performed with a zest and good
will that was refreshing.
The health of the camp is something re-
markabl not a single case having been
Of sufficient Importance to require the use
of the hospital tent. This condition of af-
fairs may be credited to the fact that the
lads of the troop are old campers, and
know how to take care OF themselves, and
also the excellent sanitary arrangement of
the camp. Surgeon Russell had little call
today from the camp of The regulars, but it
was only a request that he inspect their
camp, which he did.
The guard detail for today was Sergt
Pillsbury. sergeant of the guard: Corp
Taylor. corporal OF the guard: Privates
Neumeyer, Page and Stewart sentries.
Lieut. Beatty, commandant of the camp,
returned from Washington today, and was
warmly welcomed back. The lieutenant is
credited with the honor of being the father