Evening star., 1897-06-14

| proficient by that time trouble is very like
| ly to follow
| and a river patrol The strength of Post
No 1 and the river patrol is one sergeant
| and six privates. One sentinel is posted on
shore in the Immediate vicinity of the
| guard tent. His duties are to prevent all
persons and contraband articles from COM
ing into or leaving the military reserva-
tion: To this end he is supposed to keep
vigiiant watch toward the shore opposite
| and the waters between, requiring all per
| sons who may desire to land on or who
| may desire to leave the reservation. to
| DO so from the regular steamboat wharf
! notifying the non-commissioned officer of
| the guard of all such cases.
| The river patrol. In boat. traverses the
| water of the river between the reservA-
ton shore and the shore opposite, moving
| TO about a distance the water opposite
points on shore. of at least 150 yards above
| ana loo yards below the guard tent. He so
| regulates his movements or is supposed 10
| SO regulate them. that he will be able by
| pelng vfg1lant to know whether or not per-
sons are attempting to land ON or leave the
reservation. or is attempting to bring
| thereto any contra hand articles These or
| ders do not forbid men from gcing in SWIM
| ming between reveille and retreat.
| Keeps Out the Intruders.
Post No. extends from the shore end
| Oh the engineer wharf to the end of the
| pier. The duties of the sentinels are the
| same as those laid down for the shore
| sentlnels OF Post No. !. In addition there
| to. the sentinel is instructed to prevent I'M
authorized persons from going into, on or
ABOUT any military work or works, con-
structed or under construction I'm his inn
| mediate vicinity. He is directed in every
| case where he may be in doubt to at once
cah the non-commssioned officer of the
suaru ana report the situation to him.
fost NO. is located in Fort Washington
| Inc sentinel has direction to permit no
one TO come inside the fort except those
employed In or about the camp and per-
sons connected with the fort After re-
| treat IL Is Il part of his duty to look out
| Tor animals which may become stalled or
| get loose: in either case he will awaken
| fact. VI
Post No. is at the steamboat wharf
All persons belonging to or connected with
| the District National Guard are required
| to leave and arrive at this wharf The
| sentinel on the post is there to prevent the
landing at the wharf or the vicinity OF
any small craft unless the occupants there
| OF have proper authority. which fact they
must establish. The sentinel is instructe ed
| to at once call the non-commissioned officer
| OF the guard ard make investigation of all
questions of which he may be in doubt.
Order on the Wharf
| The sentinel is expected at all times to
preserve order on the wharf. calling the
| non-commissfoned officer who, 1t is pro-
| vided. will bring additional men when any
| disorder occurs. Should any steamer land
| having on board an unusual number OF
! visitors. the non-commiss.oned officer is di-
rected to post during the landing an addi-
tonal sentinel. who will again be posted
when these visitors embark to assist In
preserving order. This sentinel will do all
| in his power exercising thorough discretion,
| to also prevent the introduction into camp
! of contra band articles.
Post No. is located at what is known
as Battery c. The sentinel is there to pre-
| vent any trespassing interfering. or ex-
| animation of the battery. No one. except
| ing these in authority and those connected
| with the work, is allowed to get nearer
| to the battery than where the sentinel is
posted. The non-commissioned officer, if
he performs his duty properly. patrols to
the powder magazine at least every hour,
removing from its vicinity all persons who
have no authority to visit the magazine.
The sentinel is taken off this post at
pm. and the entire relief is marched to
the parade ground and there dismissed
less orders to the contrary are given.
Provost Guard.
The provost guard is also operating un-
der special orders. prepared by Captain
Slocum. 1t consists of three posts.
Post No. l is at the guard tent. the senti
mel patroliing on the patch parallel to the
main road. the extreme limits of which
are 100 yards apart.
Post No. 2 is on the main road, in the
rear Ol Ddtlefy D. L ne pbSl eAttiliS dlOHS
| this road from a point opposite the north
| of the battery to point opposite the north
end of the commissary building. The ad-
ditional duties of this sentinel are to pre-
vent all unauthorized persons visiting, in
terfering with or trespassing in, upon or
about the battery. known as Battery b,
and to exercise special care over the lum-
ber piles, guarding against fire at night.
The sentinel also watches for fire in
about the comElssary building, calling or
informing the non-commiSsioned officer of
anything unusual or suspicious that may
come under mis- observation. He is sup
posed to require all unauthorized persons
| to keep on the main road in passing from
the camp to the steamboat wharf.
Post No. 3 runs across the end Of bri-
gade headquarters. During meal time or
on any occasion when all officers are alb
sent from headquarters street. he is in
structed to change his beat, and pass up
and down the street to prevent thefts from
the officers tents and others at the head
quarters.
Caring for the Horses
Post No. is on the north side of the
headquarters stable. The sentinel on being
posted counts the number of animals for
! which he is responsible. He does not per-
NIT the stablemen to smoke or carry lighted
matches in or about the hay or the room
in which they sleep. Should any animal
get loose or become stalled, the sentinel is
supposed to Immediately awake the stable
man end inform them of the fact The
sertlnel is posted at tattoo and relieved
at reveille.
At dress parade in the evening SUPER
numeraries of the Guard and the three
men assigned to Post No. are used on the
parade ground, to keep the spectators
within proper limits From taps until
camp is perfectly quiet. supernumeraries
and all men who are not on post are sup-
posed to patrol the camp in COUPLES They
see that the lights are put out and that
talking in tents is stopped. A similar
patrol Is put on from o'clock a. m.
sharp until reveille. to prohibit all noises or
talking in tents, so that men who desire to
sleep until reveile may do so undisturbed
Sentinels begin to challenge at 8 p. m.
c. F. c.