The Washington times., 1901-10-10
BARRACKS new TENANTS.
Engineer School Takes the Fourth
Artillery's Old Quarters.
Arrival of Officers and Men by Boat
From New IOrL-Wives and Chill
dren in the Pnrty-The Battery Or
dered Temporarily to Fort Myer.

Washington Barracks which up to yes
terday was the post of the Fourth Bat
terry of Field Artillery, commanded by
Captain Parkhurst, is now the station of
the United States Engineer School
The steamer Guyandotte, of the Old Do
minion Line. carrying the officers and
their families and the men and their fam
ilies, of Companies l, X, and l.. OF the
Third Battalion of Engineers. and the
equipment of the Engineer School.
rived at the Government wharf at Wash
ington Barracks yesterday afternoon at
$50 o'clock, about five hours earlier than
expected. The steamer, which had been
chartered by the. Government to trans
port the Engineer School to Washington,
left Wilets Point, L, l., Tuesday morning
at 6 o'clock. The battalion was under the
command of Major William Murray Black
Corps of Engineers He was accompanied
by Mrs. Black aid their four children.
The other officers of the command were
as follows: Capt. Francis Rawn Skunk
and Lieut.. Thomas Jackson, of Company
/; Capt. c. II. McKinstry and Lieuts. F.
c. Boggs and II. c. Jewett, of Company
h; Captain Mclndoo and Lieuts. T. L.
Smith and Z. W. Poole, of Company l.;
Adjt. w. p. Wooten and Quartermaster
John Connors. .Quartermaster ConnOrs
arrived several days ago. Captains Nc
kinstry and McIndoo were accompanied
by their wives and children. Major Car
ter, surgeon, L. S. A, accompanied the
command medical officer
The weather being unusually good, the
voyage was enjoyed by all on board-by
the children, of whom there are a dozen or
more in the command particularly Cap
| tain Hilliard of the Old Dominion Line
was in charge of the vessel The men
fared well. When the staterooms gave
out comfortable hunks were provided.
They drew travel rations before going
aboard. but meals were supplied them by
the ship company also
Each morning on board delightful con-
certs were given by the battalion band.
which consists Of twenty-four pieces and
is said to be one of the best army bands
in the service The leader is julius KAN
per Regular guard mount was held each
day,
The unloading of the baggage and the
school equipment was begun Immediately
upon the ships arrival 1t was completed
just before daybreak this morning when
1t was said the steamer would start for
Norfolk.
The school equipment includes that of
the engineer and electrical departments
and consists of a full pontoon bridging
outfit, engineers wagons surveyors in
struments and tools, and articles that be-
longed to the museum at Wilet's Point
including a fine library, models of field
engine ering, submarine mining. river
beds, pile driving and the present dam
at JohnstOwn, Pa, built after the dis
astrous flood. The museum of Willet's
Point was T-shaped brick building 200
feet long and about 40 feet broad
Fort Totten, the name of the post at
Willets Point, is just opposite Fort
Schuyler. The Engineer School has been
there since it was first founded, before
the civil war. The reason given for it's
transfer to this city is that the Capital
affords better opportunities for military
educational instruction. The school is for
the honor graduates of the Military
Academy. Company NJ of the Third
Battalion Of Engineers is stationed at
West Point.
The Fourth Battery of Field Artilley,
which vacated Washington Barracks yes
terday. has taken temporary quarters at
Fort MV.r