New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-08
RTSHING WORK AT MONTAIk.
MILITARY AND TRANSPORTATION OFF,
GALS BUSY AS BEES.
GREATLY INCREASED RAILROAD FACILITIES
BEING PROVfpED-THIRD HOUSE
CROWDED WITH GUESTS.

BEING PROvfDED-THiRD HOUSE
CROWDED WITH GUESTS.
Owing TO the vast expanse Of sand dunes.
covered with tangled running blackberry vines ana
s,in hard wire grass. which 20 to make up 'h'
part Of Long Island known as Montauk where
General Skaters army VIII camp. II did not look
as II niuch was being done. few men could be
seen here and there yesterday digging well
levellng or a rough place to make II into some
sort - 4 road and other could b" seen piling
lumber. IN" little groups We're only specks "hen
viewed from Observatory I'M Small and puny
as the force looked II was In reality hrBe one
Italians were making roads ana carting lumber.
All the carpenters who could be obtained from IN"
towns ~ far wcst ~ Babylon were At work Vast
quantities Of lumber are being taken 10 the future
camp grounds by the Long Island Railroad. ana
as II arrives II r. hurried from the cars ana carts
OF All descriptions utilized 10 haul II 10 spot
70 be- sought FOR by ne drivers. To deliver the
un her aright one has 10 watch for certain coored
stakes !riv"n ~ the engineers
Tho work u getting the camp into shape Il not
nearly 30 Ear advanced could be wished The
great drawback Is lack OF switching facilities
Great stretches Of sid"ifacks are now being pu'
down and hy tomorrow noon there VIII be track
ag. enough and % spare. probably In THIS WORK
a small army I Italians Is engaged. The tracks
are being liil parallel with the main line. and
.h.re VIII be suffic.e1; kaye 70 unload every
.hing that comes In. but until the storage houses
IRE built ,hc supplies "ii have 10 be Kept In 'hc
cars.
Tho tracks are thirty feet apart. ard wagons can
lie driven between them 10 facilitate the unload
,ry n, goods and de- away with me extra handling
mat would be necessary II they had 20 he unIoadcd
platforms.
IN, u,tlo railroad station is being torn 10 pieces
There WIS a iagy gage and express room back OF the
u,tls tcn-by-eigh, waitng-rOOm. The Partition is
being torn down 20 as to more than double the
..,I., fIrr 10 h.iu
the ticket ofr'e Is being arranged to accommodate
forr ar five ticket sellers. II reed be Formerly
vrurg woman was opcrdtor. ticket agent ana about
everything else at the station cNcep: baggage ana
express man Now G. W. Peach. one OF the Long
Island Railroads mos, experienced men. is station
master. and he has TWO OPERATORS with the young
woman as ;ickct-sclltr
Montauk has been spoken Of as being fiat That
Is untrue There are not ten consecutive feet Of
ground the same level. From the railroad sta
ton to the lighthouse the land consists or great
waves of sand. II Is AZ II ON ocean tossed by
mighty storm. he'd suddenly changed into sand and
remained rs IT was at the moment Of the change
The drainage ough; TO be excellent. although there
may he trouble In keeping the drainage from
the cavalry camp from getting into Fort fond
This Is the water the horses are 10 drink IL Is nor
wi,hou, "A ting, of salt but Is pleasant TO the taste
Leaving the railroad station and going toward
reaching Third House. which is now headquarters
one * to follow the road which skirts the water
in and ont as the waves have made inlets and
baylets. The other way is 60 follow the telephone
which almost alone stands far away toward the
point Tha, telephone line was Iaid as srnlsh. az
blackberry vines. wire grass ard little cranberry
miles and the fare by wagon is what the driver
get out OF ore. 80 long as 1t Is days wages
Third House so named because It Is said to be
the third house erected on the Montauk shores. is
crowded place. ON Saturday night some
guests who came down and thought they would
have no trouble In securing rooms had to sleep
selves comfortable In hammocks laird House was
never built to accommodate big crowd.
The work Of constructing the water-supply sys-
tenn will begin this morning. Several carloads Of
of several sizes. The WORK of putting 1t down Will
not be hard. as the lengths are all threaded and
water Is TO he pumped into standppe on OBJ
serva,ory I'm. and thence led to the regiments by
which viii always be at command Two OF the
three uPrish, boilers for ,he pumping station are
yesterday afternoon. The method Of transporting
these boilers mere Is unnsual II they were loaded
into the soft sand Of the road. they placed
them forming an axle. 4 team Of horses IL hitched
on and the boiler moves Off like steam roller
Back OF it. with rope at either end Of the bar.
IL gang Of Italians. whose duty 1t is 10 check It's
progress going down hin and. by hauling to the
boiler which took dip to-day got away from the
easily be recovered when there are few minutes
The first mall TO be delivered at the camp VIII DE
from postal car bur in few days ding VIII
be erected for the accommodation OF the mail
clerks.
The Long Island Railroad has In the course OF
erection a building to be used as "A restaurant for
the benefit OF visitors to the camp. who could
otherwise obtain nothing nearer than twelve miles
away.
Colonel Forward Yesterday morning received
eral cases OF supplies from Washington The cots
and tents for his department at hand. Last
evening eight ambulnnccs arrived by train. lot
of hay and oats also arrived. and were sidetracked
Two unattached surgeons reported for duty but
there was nothing for them TO DO. Word
that the 9Th Cavalry. which was expected to-day
or tomorrow had been halted at Washington 10
give the horses n rest and permit them to eat and
drink plenty before starting on the second half OF
the trip North.
Superintendent Potter. OF the Long Island Rail-
road was In active charge of the railroad work
nj Montauk yesterday. and he and President Bald.
Vim Rara ON the around carly and late