Evening star., 1897-06-14
A Run to baltimore.
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| tured skulls trephined. severed arteries are
| tied and wounds are bandaged. The I'm
| 1ortu1ateS-not SO because they are under
| treatment Of the ambulance corps, but by
| reason CT their contact with the enemy
| are next placed on litters, the handling be-
| ing in accordance with medical science
| The ftters are then paced in the ambu-
! lance which is an institution in itself. The
| rest is easy
| In the event that the ambulance is not
| available, two members of the corps must
! act as transporters. the weight of the lit
| ter and patient being relieved by stout cam
| vas straps suspended from the shoulders.
The ambulance. which is fitted with
every modern Improvement, is ready at all
times TO respond to a call. The horses are
harnesSed and hitched to the vehicle at all
times during the day. While in waiting
the horses and ambulance are stationed un-
| de- Il shady tree near the hospital The
ambulance has on several occasions been
| called into service for omnibus work and
| has also proved of valuable assistance to
| the commissary department. of the corps.
| of Interest 10 Recruits.
| An announcement of Importance to
| guardsmen and others is one to the effect
| that hereafter all candidates for enlistment
| in the brigade must pass physical exam
| nation This has not been required here
tofore, and the omission was the direct
| cause of the presence of scores of men who
! We're totally unfit to perform military duty
! NOW that the brigade has been reorganized,
the physical examination is not only a pos
sibll1ty it is practically a necessity. Maj.
henderson states that the very small per
centage OF sickness of the present Camp is
due to the absence of nearly all the enaemic
members of the guard in attendance at the
last camp, but who have since been dis
| charged from the service
Lieutenant Colonel Urell of the I'd Regi-
| ment was field officer of the day yester-
day. Major Richard A. O'Brien of the I'd
| Battalion is acting in that capacity to-
day. The field officer of the day Is execu-
tive officer of the camp.
The war correspondents in camp have
met In convention and adopted a schedule
| of sleeping hours. They retire at reveille,
| o:4o am, and arise at mess call for break
| fast, am.
Major George H. Harries. inspector gen.
| eral of rifle practice, finding that he is not
| overworked in his military specially, has
| turned his attention to astronomy. Pat
| terning after a familiar individual who
haunts down town street corner in Wash
ington, Major Harries last evening oper-
ated the National Guard rifle range tele-
scope in Headquarters street, and did a
prosperous business. Major Harries gave
every one In the neighborhood a view of
the sky and all that in it is while Major
Henderson lectured learnedly on the moon.
stars, satellites and other such heavenly
bodies.
During the absence of Major George Hen
derson in Washington yesterday, First
Lieutenant B. G. Poole of the 4th Battalion
was acting surgeon general of the District
militia. First Lieutenant Charles r. Luce
Of the 1st Battalion was medical officer OF
the day yesterday. Major Henderson ex-
| presses himself as very much pleased with
the way his medical officers have perform
ed their duties. Without their knowledge
he has followed them around and observed
their every action.
Thunder ut Daylight.
How do they expect man to sleep
when that burned drum corps starts to
raising thunder at daybreak every morn
| ing?" was the remark of a party residing
| on headquarters row, whose name could
but will not be mentioned. He referred to
the playing of the corps of field music
which Is intended to thoroughly arouse the
camp for the work of the day.
Private Joe Kondrup he of the generous
avoirdupois. who, with Tommy Hall, does
the comic part fer the National Fencibles
was the orderly al headquarters yesterday
having been selected by reason of mis- be-
Ing the neatest man present at guard
mount. His experiences while on such
duty; as Joe relates them, will entertain
the Fencibles for some time to come.
Major George Henderson, the able sur
geon general of the brigade, has a pet
cricket. which reports for duty promptly
at taps each evening. The duty of the
cricket is to post itself on Major Hender-
sons bed and lull the officer to sleep. Until
the present outing Major Henderson, who
is somewhat hard Of hearing. has not heard
the cry OF the cricket for twenty years.
He rewards the little creature for its vocal
efforts with meal of cheese which seems
to be highly appreciated.
THE rain has come through the tent and
wet the table CLOTH" said waiter at the
headquarters mess. rushing up to a brigade
staff sergeant in great excitement, during
the downpour yesterday.
THE rain is for officers as we'll as for
enlisted men," was the unconcerned reply
OF the sergeant. ''They ought to be able
to stand it,
And now they refer to Trumpeter Fried
man. one Of the most accomplished musi-
clans in the service and thorough SOL
dier, as "that man with horns on his
sleeves" referring to the chevrons worn
by the sergeant.
Exterior Guard Posts.
It may be important to those interested
In the work Of the guardsmen to know
something OF the daily routine of duty,
Instructions have been prepared for SEN
tinels. with a good deal of care. and after
considerable hard work on the part OF
Capt. Slocum Of the 7th u s. Cavalry.
who is on duty at the camp as instructor.
Capt. Slocum. in speaking with q Star
correspondent, stated that, as he looks at
1t. the guardsmen are in camp solely for