Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-15
AT CAMP THOMPSON
Engineer Corps Commences Practice at the
s Rife Range.
80. a i.o aD.IS.1I 4
Some of the Boys Slightly Under the
Weather-FnllfnEO Out of Ranks
Discouraged.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
'.- CAMP GILBERT THOMPSON,

OCEAN CITY, Nd, August ID. 1894.
Today has been rather a hard day on COM
pany @. 1t is mtserably hot, and several of
| the men are suffering from a temporary
affection, due to the change of drinking
| water, probably and also to their swallowing
too much of the sea water. This sun feels
like rank pizen." too, whenever the de-
lightful sea breeze is INSTRUCTED by any
| thing. Those on the sick list this morning
are Corporals Steward Stevens and Lepper
and Privates Colt, Lang. McMichael and
Newman. Corporal Lepper, however, Is
able to attend to his duties as corporal of
the guard and the others are getting along
very we'll The drum corps are well and are
taking a great deal of interest in the work
of the company.
The morning drill was emitted today on
account Of SO many not being able to at
tend.
Quartermaster Sergeant Freeman's detail
Old some practice signaling with the hello
graphs this morning. Tomorrow Cant
Averill wants to have the scores of the men
at the rifle range sent up TO the camp by
Photograph.
Sergeant Chandler took all the well men
IN camp, not busy otherwise to the range
this morning, and, with the assistance OF
Lieut.. Holt, the butt, which was not quite
hnlshed yesterday, was completed and the
target set up and some shooting was done
But handling spade is not good prelimi-
nary exercise for rifle practice, and the
scores for the most part were DOOR They
are as follows: Capt. Averill, Ali:
A - lis; total, -. Lieut.. Holt, 9 3 3
10; 4 3 SIS; total 81. Sergeant John
son, 80; % 3-1J; total %
Private Frech, 3002-5; Private Love,
3-12; ! ) = 4 Ole; total. -.
Capt. Averill is very much elated at bea =
ing the crowd. Sersts. Chandler and Stew
| ems acted as markers
The butt is constructed of some heavy
tlnbers, which were fortunately near the
place-the remains of a wreck OF some kind
with a sand wItlf in front of it. ten feet
through at the base test shot, aimed
near the top from A distance Of thirty yards
did not penetrate through 1t. The only
| trouble with IL is its inaccessibiitY. The
butt Is about a mile and a quarter from
camp. and that is great deal when the
tramp has TO be made through sand OF any
depth you want.
! Several of the men wanted to fall out al
the hotel after dinner today, instead of
marching back to camp, and they did so
without waiting for the dismissal of the
company. Sergt. Chandler discovered their
absence, and sent two or three of the nom
commissioned officers after them and the
guard tent has been initiated into that por-
ton OF its duty. The men were not re-
quired to stay in there long. however Sergt.
| Chandler had intended to dismiss the COM
pany near the hotel but inasmuch as the
| bad ones had behaved badly, he punished
the good ones By marching them on back
| to camp.
| A half dozen or so of the company at
| fenced the dancing at Congress Hall and
| the Atlantic Hotel last night. The COM
pany has been formally invited 20 the At
lantic tonight, and Congress Hall will give
| a ball In our honor tomorrow evening.
| base ball game is scheduled for this
| afternoon between a club made up from
the guests OF the Atlantic Hotel and a
provisional club from the camp. MIR.
| WEIGH, one of the civilians with the COM
pany, is manager of the company team
and he hopes to wallop the ether fellows.
| Mr.. Ridenour. one Of the guests of Con-
| yesterday. who was completely at the
mercy Of the waves. Her name was not
| learned.
The company and visitors have received
| a great deal of pleasure from a telescope
which has been loaned by Maj. ]. NJ. Pol
! lard. former Inspector of rifle practice and
now member Of the engineer corps. 1t is
w. Gregory's prize TO the American rife
team. won by MAJ Pollard at Wimbledon,
Eng, July II, 1888. Vessels away out on
the water and the moon, in particular,
have been objects OF close attention, and
the telescope viii be used at the rifle
range. II il can be done to advantage.
! The guard detail for today is follows:
Lieut.. Ruebsam is officer of the day. Corp.
Lepper is corporal of the guard and Prl-
Yates Pellen, Wright and White are the
guard detail
Yesterday morning the regular drill was
dispensed with in order to allow Of the
finishing up Of the camp:
| Quartermaster Sergeant Freeman was
given detail to put up steps from the
camp level to the board walk Hereafter
all entrance into or exit from the camp
will be by those STEPS, whether of the
campers or Of visitors.
At IL o'clock yesterday the company was
ordered out for a swim. and a picture of
the company was taken by Quartermaster
Sergeant Freeman while they were in their
suits.
! About l:30 yesterday afternoon the as
sen bly, for details for engineering and other
work was blown and the men were distrib-
| 1fa6
Freeman took his regular detail out for
practice in signaling. They are provided
with flags and photographs. Sergt Chand-
4 Ter took q detail out to lay off the rifle
range. The rest of the men were ordered
to report to Capt. Averill and Were put at
making floors and benches for the flies of
the tents Of Capts. Averill and Horton.