The Washington times., 1895-01-20


pancy, but Lieut.. King has the rife gallery
ready. The only thing lacking is the light.
but that can be put in in few hours. Then
he claims he will have the finest rife gallery
in the country 1t is over 100 feet long. is
wide enough for twenty targets, and has
twenty windows. ten on each side. Being on
the top foor of the armory the windows are
very useful.
The baekstop is made Of the wall covered
with heavy boiler iron to the height of ten
feet. The targets are all stationary except
five, which are on hinges. and can @ thrown
down to permit OF volley practice The vol
ley target is twelve feet wide and twenty
inches in height. 1t is the regular 200-yards
voIley target reduced to seventy-flve feet.
The targets themselves are adjusted from 200
yards up 10 600. The gallery permits OF
longer ranges and heavier charges than any
other in this country. and none excel it in
width. AT the front Of the hall steps lead to
a gallery which will be large enough to hold
fifty or sixty chairs. Here visitors Will be
seated. Gas fixtures have been put In to use
in an emergency, though the regular light
will be the electric.
THE RIFLE GALLERY.
The armorer's room is Just TO the right of
the entrance TO the gallery proper. Here
Lieut.. King will have his Office Here ali
ammunition will be loaded and guns repaired.
While Lieut. King VIII have general super
vision OF the room, it viii be directly in
charge OF Sergt. Dimon. The room contains
all the latest machines for loading. and viii
be most complete. Just above the armorer's
room, and on the same floor with the gallery
TO the ri 1e hall. Will be a pistol gallery. The
shooting here viii be toward the west wall.
% uh ic
OF loft in the front CT the building, is TO be
utilized.
On the east side is TO be the gymnasium
il was to have been on the floor below. op-
posite the rifle gallery. but there was a cry
JOr more space. and the change was made.
In the center is to he billi3rd-room. This
viii be large enough for two tables, and
there viii be good light. Lieut.. King will
have al this in charge, and great credit is
due to him. he has devoted all his time for
the past two months 10 moving into and fix
ing up this gallery, and has it now in this
excellent shape.
1t is now understood that the Engineer
Corps viii 20 on the upper floor in the east
wing. Norkmen are busy now plas.eriug
the partitions and putting IN lockers There
will be plenty of room for all of them there.
The two companies of the Second Battalion
take the front rooms on this floor and will
have more room than any other OF the COM
pRnies. There wall be three rooms for each
company. The other battaliOns viii be in
the quarters published in this column some
weeks ago. Each OF the locker-rooms con-
tains sixty lockers, aud they are larger and
seven inches deeper than those in use now.
Each lOcker-room also contains a large
closet, large enough for all the quarter
master sergeants ne sds.
Each battaioN headquarters is furnished
with a locker-room and they will give the
non-commissiOned staff plenty of room. The
Cycle Company is on the sesond floor next 10
the cavalry and artillery headquarters. In
the latter a stairway leads down TO their har-
ness rooms. Each company will be furnished
with the new circular iron gun-racks and
these are already on hand.
FINIsHING THE ARMoRY.
Just when this building viii be finished is
nearly as much OF problem as the new post
Office structure. It could have been finished
months ago. The roofing over the court TO
be occupied by the artillery has not been fin
ished. The floor Of the court. as well as the
floors OF the harness-roOms for the cavalry
and artillery. have yet TO be concreted. Doors
have 10 be hung, wainscctiBg put up, and 4
number of other little things done which will
take time. The brlga .e may all be IN by Feb
ruary ], hut the building viii not becompleted
by that lime.
DR. Reginald MunsOn is the popular sur
geon OF the Engineer Corps. He was born al
Munson's Hill. Fairfax county, Va, April 3
August, 1892. In addition 10 his duties a'
surgeon he has charge OF the homing pigeon
service. Ia this he is ably assisted by Sergt.
Samuel Wallace. OF b Company.
The pigeons rendered excellent service in
the several encampments of the various sepa-
rate commands during the past three years
The doctor has received some fiatterinl
thanks from the Navy Department for the
excellent time made 10y his birds during the
naval rendezvous at Hampton Roads two
years ago.
Cuartermaster Sergt. Louis G.. Freeman
enlisted December %, 1880, with the Engines
Corps a few weeks after its organization. and
has served continuously with il ever since.
de was promoted to his present position
January q, 1894. An electrician by profes
sion. he early took deep interest in all thai
pertains TO signaling. he being prodL snt il
the use Of the Telegraph, heliograph, fash
lantern and 'wig-wag' flags. and il is mainly
due TO his untiring efforts that the presen
efficiency OF the Engineer Corps was at
tanned.
While in camp with Company OF the
corps at Harper's Ferry, in August, 1898, the
United States Signal Corps placed in his
hands for a thorough test the complete
equipment of Carliois non-insulated field
Telephone line. The creditable manner il
which he acquitted himself OF his task is evi
denced by letter OF thanks from Gen
Greeley on file at engineer headquarters.
While the engineers were quartered at the
Center Market Armory, Serst. Freeman
placed in successful operation practice tel
egraph line. utilizing the electric light cur
rent already in the building for the purpose
thus affording an opportunity to those whC
wished to perfect themselves in telegraphy.
POPULAR PROMOTION
Major Wilson has at last selected the mar
TO I'll the vacancy Of first lieutenant ant
and quartermaster of the Third Battalion
his name is Joseph Cuyler Hardie, a
present quartermaster sergeant OF the SeconC
Regiment. Both Mr.. Ha die and the ThirC
Battalion are complimented 10y this appoint
ment The Third Battalion has always beer
noted fer the high character and ability OF it
staff and the man who can keep the pace Sc
by Lieut.. DonDelly when battalion quarter
master has been rather hard 10 find. But tn
special qualification which Mr.. Hardie vii
bring 10 the position render It evident tha
the major OF the Third has made no mistake
Mr. Hardie is a son OF Gen. James Harde
late inspector general OF the Army, and
brother ol Capt T. Ii. Hardie. Of the Ihir
Cavalry. The family is distinguished for II
participation in the wars OF America; Nh
Hardie himself being one OF the leading mem
bers OF the local society of the colonia
wars. He has been for some years attaches
TO the Office OF the depot quartermaste
in this city, and his long familiarity wit
the Army methods Of quartermaster's ad
miniStration will enable him to be of In
estimable benefit TO the Guard.
Capt SchiliinC. OF Company A. has re
ported 10 Major Wilson with fortY-seyen mel
on ms rolls lie viii discharge a number o