The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-08
Was the Feature Of
Mondays Work
In Camp.
THE EMMETS WERE PROMINENT.
The Ninth Was Given
Am Important
Position.

Souln birmingham, Aug. 1.-Actlng
under orders from Gen. Bancroft, the
entire Second brigade left camp this
afternoon and participated in a sham
battle which proved to be one of the
most interesting events in the year s
tour of duty at camp.
For several days past the general and
officers of the three regiments have
been hard at work on the surrounding
country, mapping out positions for the
men, and the work yesterday plainly
showed that the Second brigade would
easily have held their position against
powerful enemy. The Ninth was I'M
der the command of Col. w. H. Dono-
van and was taken to the top of Bald
hill, about one mile from camp, and
with guns of light artillery and two
troops of cavalry, reconnoitered the
country. The Boston e. Albany rail-
road was handled by the outposts and
surrounding farm houses were also
guarded under orders from Gen Ban
croft. All approaches to the main road
into Natick were closely guarded and
problems in strategy, which at different
time have been puzzling to military
men, were worked out
The Ninth was accorded the most
difficult and exposed position on the
field and with five guns of light artil-
lery trained on another hill directly OPP
posite, belched forth shots that vivid
ly brought back recollections of days a
year ago, when the regiment was en-
trenched in the hills surrounding San
tiago.
The only unpleasant feature of the
days work was bad accident to
Trooper Mitchell of troop A of the First
cavalry.
He was galloping along the main
road to Natick, when his horse sud-
denly SHE'D and ran into a barb wire
fence. Trooper Mitchell was thrown
headlong from the animals back and
struck on his head about rs feet in front
of the fence. Members of the Emmett
Guards ran to his assistance, and As
sistant Surgeon j. E. McGourty of the
Ninth, answered the surgeons call, and
partially restored the man to conscious
ness when members of the hospital
corps and the ambulance arrived, and
he was taken to brigade hospital and
later sent to Boston, accompanied by
surgeon and two troopers.
The maneuvres We're completed at
the camp grounds with Col. Donovan
in charge of the main firing line, with
the Fifth as a support on the right
flank.
The review in the evening was made
as usual with the men in kaki uni
forms. They made much better APP
pearance collectively than they do in
the blue uniforms, and Col. Donovan
was complimented on the appearance
of the regiment.
The Emmets were under the COM
mand of Lieut. M. E. Hines, and the
Worcester boys, under his scientific di-
rection, filled the position allotted to
them on the firing line in first-class
shape.
Lieut.. John F. Hurley was in com
mand of Company F, who came on to
the field without their officers, and he
was placed with his company on the
extreme right flank.
Today the Emmets expect to have a
large number of their friends at camp
and have made arrangements to re-
ceive them in old-time fashion. Ram
bier Sweeney, general utility man in
Corp. Burke's squad, has been ap-
pointed to the position of sub-cellar
instructor. and quite a few pieces Of
his handiwork will be found-after
camp
Thomas ]. Kelliher of the Lime Kiln
Club is a marked man about camp be-
cause of his soldierly appearance, and
every time he has reported for duty to
date he has been selected as an order
ly.
Capt. j. ]. Moynihan returned to
camp last night from Worcester, where
it is whispered about camp he was in
specting furniture with lookout to his
coming marriage with Miss Annie Ca
hill, Thursday.
Sergt. NJ ]. Koran, brigadier general
of the Heavy Lifting association, has a
new command and an effective one for
members of the Emmett Guards. In
stead of calling route step, the new
command is Follow Brady" and in
stantly all kinds Of steps are to be
found in the company. Who Brady is,
no one but Sergt. Horun knows.
Lit. Col. e. R. Shumway of Worcester
was at camp today as guest of Capt.
Moynihan.
Sergt. Walter N. Drohan and Patrol
man John Dunn also called on the EN-
NETS. John F. Duggan was in camp
as a guest of Lieut.. Hurley; Capt.
Jackson of K Co. Of the Sixth Massa-
chusetts was a guest Of Capt. Cannon
of Clinton. The guard detail from the
Emmets today was Corp. Deignan,
Privs. Prendiville Shea, Powers, Fog
arty and Sweeney.