Evening star., 1895-06-19
THE BOYS IN BLUE
Getting Lots of Instruction at Camp
Washington.
THE PATROL MAKES ARRESTS
The Hospital Corps is Doing
Splendid Service.
NOTES FROM THE CAMP
S ARRESTS
NOTES FROM THE CAMP

Staff Correspondence of The Evening Star.
CAMP WASHINGTON, June 19,1S95.
1t was hoped by very many of the officers
| that instruction would be sufficiently far
| advanced to permit field maneuvers on
comparatively large scale. but Gen. Ord
way announced this morning that such
| maneuvers could not profitably be indulged
in. The men are doing very well indeed,
but they could hardly be expected to
| catch up in seven eight days all that
| has been lost by the absence of encamp
ments during the past four years. 1t is
| practically impossible to do in the drill
| hall the work which is being done in camp
| and as only a small percentage of the men
| who are now under canvas at Fort Wash
| ington have ever been in real camp be-
| fore they are necessarily ignorant of many
| essential things with which they today are
| becoming reasonably intimate.
| The Details.
| Guard mounting this morning could hard
| ly be termed satisfactory performance.
| The new guard were late in arriving on
| parade, and their shortcomings In other
| matters were quite evident So great was
the dissatisfaction at headquarters that
| Capt. Horton was sent down to the first
| battalion to find out why those things
| which were wrong were permitted to be.
Company A, first battalion. composed the
main guard. Lieut.. H. J. Keough being de-
tailed as officer of the day and Lieut. 7. W.
Williams as officer of the guard.
| The various details for today are as fol-
| lows:
| Medical officer of the day, Surgeon c. A.
| Weaver, third battalion.
| First regiment-Officer of the day, Capt.
E. C. Edwards. company A, second bat
| talon; officer of the guard, Lieut.. Harry
| Dunn. company c, second battalion.
| Second regiment-Oh1cer Of the day, Lieut..
| Charles E. Swigart, company A, ffth bat
| talon; officer Of the guard. Lieut.. William
| NJ. Garrett, company c, sixth battalion;
| Junior officer of the guard, Lieut.. Benz. i.
| Odell, company b, sixth battalion; regi-
| mental surgeon, DR.. B. G. Pool. surgeon.
| fourth battalion.
First separate battalion-Officer of the
day. Capt. F. 7. Webster, company c; Off
| Ger Of the guard, Lieut.. U. w. Hall, COM
| pany c.
| A Parade.
| When the brigade returns to the city It
| will not proceed Immediately from the
| wharf to the brigade armory BY some Of
| the least busy streets of South Washington
| the command will march to either 10Th or
| 18th streets and Pennsylvania avenue,
| thence down Pennsylvania avenue to 9th
| street, and thence to New York avenue
| and the armory. 1t Is expected that the
head of the column will reach Pennsylva-
| MIA avenue at just trife after o'clock
| Saturday afternoon.
| The Drills.
| Today the companies will take up the
| work in which their officers have been in
| structed during the past five days-aiming,
| sighting and position drill This morning
| the first and third battalions toiled behind
| the tripods; this afternoon the second and
fourth battalions will proceed to acquire in
formation on tie same lines. Business is
being rushed quite rapidly now, because
| Gen. Ordway has presen timent that there
| will be heavy rainfall in the near future.
and he is desrous of getting as much done
| as possible before any such interruption
| makes its appearance. The other battal-
| ions will have the same drills tomorrow,
| and then much of the work will be applied
| to extended order drills. of which the aim
| ing, sighting and position drills are the
| logical precursors.
| There occurred yesterday what for
time appeared to be the most serious case
of sickness that has yet come under the
| observation of the post surgeons, Private
Lucas of company D. fifth battalion, being
stricken in his quarters just after return
ing from drill in the sun. The ambulance
quickly brought him to the hospital tents.
where his temperature was taken, regis
tering more than 106 degrees. 1t was
thought that he had been overcome by
the heat. and much concern was felt as
to his condition and his ultimate recovery,
but after a few hours treatment he was
| resting easily and this morning has been
| returned to quarters at his own request,
| refusing to take advantage of the offer
| extended him to be allowed to return to his
home.
| Camp Fire.
| A camp fire was held by the engineer
| corps last night, around which were gath
| cred mostly the veteran soldiers who are
| enlisted in the District National Guard.
| "reminiscences Of war times were INDUCED
in and many highly entertaining stories
lv,f@ ftv,y
lated Some of those who talked were
Mai. Gilbert Thompson, the commanding
| officer of the engineers, Private Hill and
| Scrgt DAILY, the latter survivor or the
band of defenders of Fort Sumter when
| that post was attacked and finally COM
| pelled to surrender. Sergt. Days enter
tanning account Of the gallant defense
made in those stirring times of our coun-
| tvs history by the handful of soldiers uil-
der command of Maj. Anderson was list
cred to with the closest attention and In
tereSt.
| of the veteran campaigners mingled with
those of the younger members of the vol
unteer militia, which has never yet eX-
| ,erienced actual combat. in the singing OF
war songs, national and patriotic hymns
The oficers Association of the second
| regiment will hold a smoker Thursday night
| in front of Col. Clays headquarters, at
which several informal speeches will be
made and general good time enjoyed.
| Secretary OF olate tOSetneT WITH
the solicitor general and assistant attorney
| general, has been invited to visit camp
| before the week closes. The invitation was
| dispatched by carrier pigeon yesterday, and
a favorable response is intently looked for
Individual Drill.
Individual competitive drill will be held
this afternoon in the third battalion camp.
| which will be open to all members of that
organization. There will also be drills be-
| dc ~ ,,i,H io,f nd
| Adjt Donnelly will have charge of the
competition. The affair has no official sig
| nfcance.
| hoard of Trade Trip.
| In response to a cordial invitation from
Gen. Albert Ordway, commanding the Ma
tional Guard of the District, number of
the directors of the board of trade will
| visit and inspect the camp at Fort Wash
| ington tomorrow afternoon, some going
| down the 2::10 and some on the 4:30
boat. The party will probably return on
the 7:3O trip from the camp. Such mem