Evening star., 1903-07-14
Last Stage Of Journey.

| side and is furnished handsomely for sum
| mcr use.
Last Stage OF Journey.
| The officers returned from the club much
| refreshed. and next morning started bright
and early on the last stage of the weeks
| journey. But twenty-five miles remained.
but the sun came up as hot as it had been
the day before and in crossing the noun
tains to Nit. Gretna very bad roads
encountered. In some places the sand and
gravel We're six inches in depth and the
wheels of the heavy wagons sank SO low
that even the six strong horses attached
to the vehicles had difficulty In pulling
them. The journey was made up and down
the sides of the mountain range that in
tcrvcncs between Marietta and Mt. Gretna,
and some of the hills were steep and
rocky, making the journey up toilSome
climb. ON top of the mountains til" air
vas little cool. but when the descent
would be made to the valley or a piece
of open land would be reached with no
trees about the heat was intense. The
| last week has been the hottest experinCed
! in this section of the country for some
| years, and the suffering is great. although
| there have been no deaths, far as
could be learned.
The column left the main road at Mt
JOY. about three miles from Marietta, aud
struck off across country. About three
miles from Mt. Gretna the column left the
road entirely and marched across the rifle
range OF the Pennsylvania National Guard
to the camp sit. The range Is not yet
completed, but when 1t is finished it Will
be of the best In the country. SO far
there are but two ranges. 300 and GO
yards. These have been in use for some
time, the shorter ranges including 800 and
800 yards being fired over the coo yard
range. The butts are placed at the base
of a mountain. called Governor Dick" SO
that th"re is absolutely no danger TO the
people living in the vicinity. The state
controls a large tract of land. on part Of
which the range is located An extension
is being made by means of which the rifle
men of the National Guard will obtain
practice up to 800 yards. There are Sew
eral pistol ranges. The pits for the scor-
ers open at the top. and are fully pro-
tected by heavy stone butts about ten feet
in height. in which openings are made
toward the pits. SO that the scorers can re-
tire when shooting Is going on
The State Troops in Camp.
The third brigade of the Pennsylvania
National Guard. including five regiments
of infantry, a battery of machine guns and
a troop OF cavalry. is encamped here. This
is the same brigade that was ordered into
the coal regions during the strike about a
year ago. and is a very efficient organiza-
ton. 1t is commanded by Brig. Gen. +. S.
Goblin. veteran of the civil war. who Is
regarded of the best soldiers in the
state MAJOR pearson Oh the Sl SdNdiS,
L S. A. is on duty here as instructor.
Encamped here also IS the instruction
company No. ] of the army medical corps
from the Washington barracks. under the
command of Captain Reynolds. surgeon
L. S A. and First Lieutenant Dale. assist
ant surgeon, L. S. A Captain Reynolds and
Lieutenant Dale Immediately called on the
officers of the battery on their arrival in
camp, and the officers returned the call
and some of them entertained at
luncheon by the medical officers. This
evening Major Cameron. quartermaster Of
the Sd Brigade, N CT. p, entertained
eral of the officers at his quarters To-
morrow afternoon the officers of the bat
terry will pay their official call on General
Goblin, and 1t is probable that he will in
Spect the battery Monday. On Monday
morning. also, a special drill of the regu-
lar army hospital detachment will be given
for the benefit of the national guardsmen,
and the surgeons of the guard will be in
the regulars camp The National Guard
camp was opened this morning. and some
of the commands did not arrive until this
afternoon. The cavalry. the governors
guard, OF Harrisburg, did not arrive until
late this afternoon
Lieut.. Carpenters Map.
One Of the interesting features of the
march of the battery has been the prepara-
ton of a map of the road which the
command travelled Second Lieut.. Wade
H. Carpenter was detailed by Captain
| performed so we'll that he was able to
| reach Mount Gretna an hour or more ahead
| of the battery. although he camped with 1t
| every night The map was drawn mile by
| mile, as the road was travelled and al
| through no Instruments other than ordi-
| nary compass were used. the scale and
| drawing is regarded as remarkably accu-
| rate.
The march was one of the most success
| full the battery has ever made. and Captain
| {- n1A cod wit no ~ hot of
| ficers and men. The wagon train under the
| command of Second Lieut.. Edmund L.
| Weisel. has kept up with the column
throughout the march, and there was not a
| single wait on the camp ground for the
J equipment to arrive. This is regarded as a
| remarkably good showing. as wagons are
| usually far behind a marching column on
| a practice tour such country as that
| crossed by the battery. The work Of the
| quartermaster of the battery, First Lieut..
| Jarius A. Moore, has been very good; also
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