Evening star., 1898-09-06
PLAN FOR RETURN TRIP.
Col. Harries W ants to Leave Mon
tnuk n Sound Steamer.

tOf. Harrtes -" ants TO Leave Mon
taul> on Sound Steamer.
Special From a STAFF Correspondent.
CAMP WIKOFF, Montauk Point, n. V,
September 6.-There is some doubt in re-
gard to the way in which the District reg
iment will be taken to Washington. Col.
Harries has worked earnestly in order to
have the regiment embark on a sound
steamer at Montauk to go to Jersey City,
where they could take sleeping cars Thurs
day night for home.
If this could BE- done it would greatly
add to the comfort of the journey, as the
trip over the Long Island railroad is an
exceedingly tedious one, the train stop
ping at every way station and between
nearly every station, where they are
switched of to allow other trains to pass.
The road has single track, and it is
Tery difficult for it TO handle the traffic
that now comes to it. 1t generally takes
i've hours to make the trip from Montauk
20 Long Is and City. a distance Of 116
miles. The cars are Usually crowded.
1t would be very easy to relieve the con-
yestion on this railroad if the government.
Eere at liberty to take advantage of trans
2ortation facilities which the steamers ply
ing about the sound would give.
The trouble is a contract made by the
government Win tne lallrOdd company, by
which all transportation was TO be over
ihe railroad in consideration of the use of
this camping ground.
New London is but eleven miles distance
and the run from Montauk to that place
can be made in one hour or less. The
wharf facilities at Montauk are ample for
the handling Of very large amount of
freight over this line, and fresh provisions
I'd corld he
readily by boat than by railroad. This is
especially the case in the handling of ice
and milk.
The long trip over the railroad causes a
good deal of loss of ice, which would not
occur if it were carried by boat. 1t is this
contract giving the railroad company a
monopoly of transportation that is likely
to prevent the District soldiers from going
from MOntauk to Jersey City by boat
Every effort has been made in order to Sc
cure this arrangement. but no official init
nation has yet been received on the sub
ject.
TO Eat breakfast Here
1t is probable that the regiment will have
tc 60 by rail. Colonel Harries today teIe-
graphed Major Sylvester that in accord
Rnce with the wishes of the committee on
Arrangements the regiment would eat
breakfast Friday morning In Washington
Instead OF Philadelphia as formerly pro-
posed.
Private Frank T Griffin of Company b,
who was sent from Cuba on the Olivette
10 Boston. and there placed in a hospital
Tor treatment. reported TO Capt. King yes
teTday. bringing with him a furlough for
thirty days. Private Griffin has Just been
discharged from the hospital in Boston,
End arrived in New York Sunday via the
Fal! River line, where he spent the day.
This was his first return to his home for
five years. Although Griffin would have
much enjoyed remaining with his family
he desired exceedingly to march up the ave-
nue in the ranks Of his regiment, and so
rame to Camp Wikoff to obtain the neces-
sary permission.
He is still very weak, being unable to
carry his equipment, and will join his com
pany at jersey City
Mrs. NJ BIchTach of Chevy Chase. Wash
Tgton, wfo is now living at Southampton,
Mass, paid visit to the camp yesterday
10 see Private c. X Arms of Company E.
The Men Paid or
The regiment was paid off yesterday af-
ternoon, and the result was that the men
were feeling in extremely good spirits.
Friends of the regiment need not fear that
by being paid off any of the men will in
dulge in dissipation
In the first place. they have not beer
able TO leave the lines of their own camp
and. in the second. if they should go tC
9IoEtauk they would not be able to buy
liquor there or 10 indulge in dissipation OF
any kind
Last night there may have been a few
quiet games OF poker in secluded corners
but II they occurred they did not amount
to anything. Strict orders were given tha