The times., 1898-06-21
GREAT NIGHT AT GLEN ECHO
Three Thousand Troops Pitch Camp
Near BY.


ger at o'clock yesterday morning and
marched to point up the Potomac River
near Glen Echo on the line of the Wash
ington and Great Falls Railroad, and
| camped there.
The brigade is composed of the Sixty
fifth New York, First New Jersey and
Seventh Ohio Volunteers, under the COM
mand of Col. Campbell, of the First New
Jersey Regiment. The men were issued
shelter tents some time last week in an
tieipation of road march, and they slept
last night with the bright stars over
head and within the sound or the Poto-
mac River which was running past the
camp.
The march from Camp Alger was full
of exciting events, not the least of which
was an attack made on the rear guard
of the brigade by a troop of cavalry
just as they had gotten out of sight of
| Camp Alger. AS the advance guard, un-
der Major Hovey, was passing through
! the camp. it noticed several mounted
scouts. who seemed to be watching, but
the men paid no attention to them. When
the Sixty-fifth New York Regiment came
up however, they were attacked in force
by the troopers and after severe strug-
/ Gle managed to shake the enemy off and
proceed on their way unmolested.
Last night every man in the brigade ex-
] pected an attack and il is probable that
very few of them closed their eyes.
Troop A, Of the cavalry squadron, is en-
camped on the banks of the canal, half
a mile from. the infantry
/ The guard about the camD WAS mount ed
By the Sixty-fifth New York and 1t is
! maintained in strict military order, no
one being permitted TO leave the ground.
The only railroad by which the boys
could get into the city is the Great
Falls Electric road which passes through
the camp. Last night every car going
to and from Glen Echo was held up by
the guard and all the men in uniform
taken of and marched to the guard tent.
There was no discrimination in arresting
the men. AS one sentry said:
Orders are orders and the colonel said
/ was not to let a man in uniform get
past me. l don't care what regiment
they belong to or where they come from,
they are going to the guard tent il I
/ see them outside the lines OF this camp"
! There was one private who passed
/ through the lines on one of the cars
( despite the search made by the ser
! geant of the guard and one of the SEN
tries. mere were I'VE enlisted men on
! car that passed through the camp from
] Glen Echo about 10 o'clock, and they
were hailed by the sentries at the en-
trance TO the camp The men refused 10
get OF the car and the members of the
guard had to pull them off They Sc
cured only four prisoners, as the other
man covered mp his brass buttons with
! his hand and put a straw hat on his
head that was handed him by one of the
ClVliIa ms hoard w cNrr-r xrif
/ the volunteer and was not afraid 10 assist
/ him to escape the vigilance of the SEN
! tries.
At Glen Echo a provost guard of thirty
men was established to arrest any volun-
/ teer who was unfortunate enough to al
/ low his taste for the beautiful 10 over
come his sense of duty so far as to come
/ TO the Glen to see the pretty girls in the
1 chorus of the Parry Opera Company. The
provost had their hands full. too as there
were number of men who had wandered
/ out of the camp before a strict guard was
/ established.
At Cabin Johns Bridge the same scenes
were enacted. A provost sergeant with
squad of men was at the railroad sta
! tiOn to meet the delinquents and escort
| them back to their tents
Many humorous incidents were seen by
the spectators that were not appreciated
/ by the soldiers themselves The men
!
| and prepare themselves for jolly even
! ing, only to be suddenly disillusioned bv
1 the appearance of a sentry with loaded
rife who prodded them off the cars if
l they were at all backward and most of
/ the volunteers were in anything but a
hasty frame of mind when thus ap-
/ preached The sentrieS took particular
/ delight in arresting a cavalryman. as they
/ consider the mounted men their enemy
! and they were supposed to be in hostile
] country. There were a number of cav
| alrymen in the guard tent-or more prop
| eriy speaking, the guard ''corrar'-as
! there was only a small space of ground
marked off by imaginary lines in front
] of the tent of the colonel commanding.
! Some of the men demanded a court-mar-
! tial Immediately, while others could not
! see what right the infantrymen had TO
| stop them.
One trooper, a corporal had left his
tent in very brief attire. to go and find
the outpost, 50 he said. and had been
suddenly hailed by an infantry sentry
and marched into camp. Another man
/ said, when he was told that the Seventh
Ohio was in camp there:
( why, just left party of your Of
heers at Glen Echo, they told me / could
J get through the lines. Say, they were
! good fellows, they were, they steered me
/ into swell place and what we did was
/ a plenty
/ This trooper could not see why he was
not captured on the up trip.
The people who were passing the camp
! AT about $3.50 last night were treated to
one of the most Impressive and beautiful
ceremonies in military life The immense
camp. containing three thousand men
! was all hustle and confusion. lights fiitted
/ TO and fro and the voices of officers and
! men calling to each other could be heard
/ when suddenly there was hush aud
/ from the camp of the regiment farthest
/ away the clear tones of a trumpet rang
! out and swelied away over the trees and
! tents. and the spectators heard the first
! faint notes of taps. that most solemn and
! beautiful of all trumpet calls.
Nhen the Invisible bugler had finished
there was pause, and then far a-av
from the cavalry camp near the river
came the same notes in the same kew and
equally as beautiful and soul stirring
Thus back and forth till the last tent
was In darkness was sounded the call
that ends the military day when the
weary soldier lays down his arms and
sleeps.
About $50 members of the Sixtv-fif,b
New York Regiment made raid on the
hotel at Cabin Johns Bridge and caused
some damage. Pictures on the walls
were taken down and mirrors and dishes
! were carried off. The proprietor of the
! hotel notified the authorities at the camn
4 of the misconduct of the men and two
! companies of the First New Jersey were
/ hurried to the scene to arrest the
marauders. A picket line was established
/ extending from Cabin Johns Bridge to
! Glen Echo, including both these places
and no soldier was allowed outside the
lines. AS the damage was done by SOL
/ dierS in the army TrncIa Sam &c -ospon