The evening times., 1898-05-14
THE BUSY SCENES N CAMP
Woodburn Manor, ya.,'a City
Of White Canvas.
NEW COMPANIES on THE WAY
Soldiers being SchOOled in Picket
Duty, Field Maneavers and Other
Engaged They Work ON Trenches
and store barracks.

Woodburn Manor Va. Headquarters
Washington Times May 1.-THE District
soldiers boys here are learning that they
have something to do beside fight The
camp is rapidly assuming a war-like as
pect and details of soldiers are constantly
at work getting equipments and commis-
sary stores in the proper quarters. 1t is
evidently ihe purpose Of the Government
to make Noodburn Manor a camping
ground for at least the full time of the
lease which is three months.
Yesterday workmen began the construc-
ton of a telephone line from East Falls
the camp grounds.
Captain Martin. of the War Depart
ment, is establishing his headquarters at
Dunn Loring, where gangs of men work
night and day in constructing the branch
lines from the Southern Railway to the
camp. He has given contracts for the
purchase of several thousand mules, and
they are expected to arrive early next
week. Then 1t Is believed the rush of
troops from the different States will be-
gin.
1t will be a grand sight when the tented
city, with its 1900 inhabitants, has been
completed The District volunteers will
form but a small part of the camp then.
but now they have the range of the en-
tire 400 acres of ground. and also the L.
100 acres of woodland The following Or
der Of routine has been established:
Reveille. 5:45 a. m: fatigue duty, 6:I3:
sick call. $50; mess call (breakfasp 200;
guard mount. 500; drill call $50; recall
1890: drill call. 1900: mess dinner. 12:3O
p. m.: drill call, 200; recall. 3:39: fatigue
duty. 400: dress parade. $50; mess Sup
peri. $50; tattoo. 10:00 and taps. 1880.
Beside the regular drill. squads of SOL
diers are kept constantly moving about
the fields. Skirmish movements and ex-
tended order men practice by the hsur
The men are also being taught the use OF
guns. and loading and firing without am
munition) formed feature of the drills
Last night Lieut.. Harrison and Lieut.
Chisolm, officer of the day and officer of
the guard. respectively. made several
rounds of the camp to test the efficiency
of the men on guard duty. Where mis-
takes were made instructions were given.
The hospital tent was erected last night
and temporarily occupied by the major
and staff. DR.. S. c. Cox. of the regiment
al staff. is the surgeon in charge. So far
he has little or nothing to do in the way
of treating men. The health of the camp
is excellent. and this morning not more
than half dozen men reported with
ailments, which were not Of sufficient i'm
portance to prevent their attendance to
duties.
Major Urell received instructions today
that more companies will come to the
camp today. They will be Company d.
Ordway Rifles. under Capt. Hodges. and
Company L, under Capt. England. All
preparations have been made to receive
them and when a battalion has arrived it
is expected that Lieut.. Col. Richard
O'Brien, second Regiment. d. c. N G.,
will be the next major sworn in. Adjt.
James L. Mock has detailed Lieut.. L. H.
Heron. as assistant adjutant, and Sergt.
A. W. Shilling as acting sergeant major.