The times., 1899-06-14
SOLDIERS DRILLING
HARD At LEESBURG
Practice Marches and Baseball
at Camp 0rdway.
Work of the Hospital Corps and
Signal Men.
Instruction in Giving First Aid to
the Injurcd-Pnpers on Tech
nicnl Subjects.

life has been without excitement today.
The Fifth, Sixth. and First Battalions
left camp at daybreak on practice marches
to return tomorrow morning when the
First, Second, and Fourth will start out
to be absent until Thursday morning The
destinations will not be learned until the
return.
The usuaf drills have been held in the
company streets today and a marked i'm
provement in the work of the men was
shown. 1t is still cloudy with thunder
clouds hanging threateningly over the
mountains in the northwest, but so far
there has been no rain. For almost three
hours the sun shone brightly through the
patches of blue sky. and while the hopes
which arose that cloudbursts were over at
last were without foundation. there was at
least enough warmth to dry up part OF the
mud and take the dampness from the
ground under the tents. For the first time
since the Guard has been in camp. the men
are complaining OF the heat, and some
grumblers declare that they would rather
be wet than be warm. The swimming
place has taken sudden leap in popu
larity. and there has been splashing and
scrubbing along the banks of the creek
since early morning. Everybody is given
an opportunity to bathe and cleanliness
is one of the features of the camp.
4 Competitive Drill.
A competitive individual drill was held
at o'clock last evening by Company d
of the Second Battalion. commanded by
five minutes, being won after pretty ex
h,, Gfafn No
judges were Captain Lewis and Sergeants
Shipley and Preisey.
After battalion drill an exciting game OF
baseball took place between a nine COM
posed of members of the band and mem
bers of the drum corps. which was won
by the former after close and we'll
played game: The score, to 8. increased
the feeling between the rival musicians
and a second contest will be had tomorrow.
The features of the game today were the
pitching of Shipley and the catching of
MCGEE, both of the drum corps. The stake
of SO. put up today, will be increased to-
morrow and a good game of baseball is
expected by the enthusiasts in camp. The
game which was to have been played be-
tween a team from Waterford and Sc
lected nine from the Guard was not played,
and instead a game was played between the
Leesburg team and a picked nine from
was to in. favor of the Infantry.
After second mess at IL O'Clock, the
boys lay in their tents smoking, singing,
and worrying each other with all sorts OF
pranks. At12:3a drill call sounded, and
the men aw'Gke from their lazy maps to
take part in the close order brigade drill.
which lasted until o'clock. The First
Battalion was under command of Captain
Beatty. while the second was in command
,fC ..at,, vlr.-ar Ic A fati sNru-
sounded and the work of cleaning up the
camp was soon completed. Brigade parade
was not held as usual as only half the
strength of the command was in camp.
Retreat sounded at $50. followed by mess
at 6. and the programme in camp was over.
The Brigade Band gave a concert this
evening in front of the Court House.
The Hospital Corps.
One of the most interesting of the many
things which took place yesterday at Camp
ordway was the drill of the hospital corps
in front of the general hospital at the ex-
treme right of camp. Under command of
First Lieut.. William w. Fales, the hos
pital corps was instructed in the first aid
to the injured, and the methods of TAX
ing a wounded man to the hospital. One
CT the sergeants would first give a demon
stration of the method being impaired by
Lieutenant Fales, when the order for the
men to try would be given. One-half of
the corps lay on the ground trying to look
dead while the others attempted to lift
them according to the instructions. The
work progressed with the greatest gravity
until the smallest man in the corps discov-
cred that il was his duty to transport
corporal weighing something over 200
pounds to the tent for medical as
sistance. The interested spectators joined
with the men in the laughter. The corps
has been greatly improved by the practice
il has had and under Chief Surgeon Clar-
ence a. Weaver. has rendered valuable
service TO the camp.
Captain Weaver said this afternoon that
Camp Ordway was the healthiest camp
he had ever known. There has been
less sickness today than yesterday and
there are no patients in the hospital tents.
The Engineer Corps, Lieutenant Hayes
commanding is doing excellent work. The
men have their bicycles in camp and make
long explorations into the surrounding
country in spite of the condition of the
ropds.
The Signul CorEs.
The Signal Corps has connections with
the various departments in perfect work
ing order A telegram was received this
morning from Detective Hartigan asking
| Lirguist, who left with the guardsmen last
| Thursday. Since then he has been acting
as mascot of Company A. Fifth Battalion.
| As a result Company A was deprived of
! mascot and Willie was restored to his
mother after an exciting experience. Com
pany B. Fourth Battalion. also has a mas
cot bearing the distinguished and appTo-
pirate name of Hardtack-- Hardtack was
smuggled 10 Leesburg dressed in guard
| uniforms borrowed from the boys. and
| while he Is a runaway he has a brother in
the company who is looking out for him.
The Signal Corps this afternoon had
drills in signaling with flags and tonight
tie practice was continued with lanterns
| First Sergeant Jackson. who served in the
| Signal Corps in Cuba, said this afternoon
that the work done by the District corps
was as coed as that done in the Regular
Army
An order has been issued that men can
not wear suspenders over their shirts in
| camp whensthe biouses are Off
Sergt Frank iLocroft and Sergt. F. H.
Wimsait, Of the. e.National Fencibles, Com
pany ofsthe Second, under Captin Do
mer arrived in camp today to stay until
the Guard goes home.
Michael B. ScaniOn. Mr. Burkart, and
| Michael Mccormick are visiting Colonel
| UrelI.
Captain Hodges. who commands Com
| pany d of the Fourth Battalion, is the
| proud Dossessor of a magnificent black
| horse, which he rides as though he had
| been brought up on its back. Captain
| Hodges splashes through the mud and wa
ter with utter disregard for consequences.
Captain Chislom of the old Morton Ca
dets. is one of the most popular officers