The Washington times., 1905-08-09
MIDNIGHT ATTACK
STARTLES CADETS
Sentries Bound, Gagged,
and Hidden.
CAMP TURNED OUT N0BLY
Assembly" Awole High School Sol
diers and They Scared Of Assail-
ants in Veteran Style.
CAMP TURNED OUT N0BLY

HIGH SCHOOL CADETS CAMP.
Ocean City, y, J., Aug, 9-Fewe military
organizations have had as much fun out
of a temporary camp as the High School
Cadets who arc now established on the
beach at Ocean City.
Rules which govern the United States
army are being carried out, but the
routine IS sufficiently new to allow the
boys to enjoy its novelty.
Guard mount and drill always attract
large crowd Of summer visitors In
Ocean City and everyone is apparently.
very much interested in the nrogress of
the boys ambition TO be real soldiers.
II is believed that many men who are
residents Of Ocean City were of the
opinion that the boys were just soldiers
IN the day time and that when night
came they would sleep the sleep of the
Just in spite Of all kinds of assembly
calls
Awoke When Needed.
To this is accredited an attack on
the sentries on Sunday night. The re-
suit proved that the cadets We're very
wide awake when their presence was
needed and it is not likely the attack
VIII be rePeated.
II was 1880 o'clock Monday morning
and every man in the camp was asleep
with the exception OF the officer of the
guard and the sentries. The sentry on
Post No, had just called Post No I
Twelve thirty o'clock and all is wen.
Instead Of the call being repeated the
sentry on Post No. was heard To call
for the corporal of the guard.
Private Wood, who was doing sentry
on this post, had been surprised by
six men who bound and gagged him
and finally bore him to a place under
the board walk, where they left him
Corporal Cox left two men on Post
NO: :, ana Immediately there was a
cal from Post No /. When he arrived
ihere, Private Fisher. the sentry had
started chase after man who had
attacked him. The man jumped a fence
and TELL into some bushes, bur Fisher
followed. He was not prepared for
the outcome, however. for as soon as
he jumped over the fence he was gra b
bed by four men VINO bound and gagged
him and left him in the bushes.
Officers Pursue.
Lieutenant Kingsley. Major Potts. and
Major Leser joined the patrol. which
save chase 10 the men, one OF wl-9ra
was captured Commandant Howard
Colonel Fulton. and Captain NARROW
lad by zSts time been awakened and
Joined the other officers II was de-
cided to call out the camp, and ''As-
StfnbtN Was sounded.
The camp responded Immediately. and
detail from each company was formed
70 search the vicinity for the intruders.
Meme Of them was found. but Wood
was brought back from the boardwalk
ana Fisher succeeded IN making himself
heard from his place in the bushes
Iae prisoner whom the guard had
captured was rigidly cross-examined
enDl u. NJ, when it was decided 10
set him free, and the camp went back
70 bed.
The most amusing part of the nights
ycungS soldiers, who. in their haste TO
oDey the call OF duty, cared little for
their personal appearance when they
emerged from their tents.
Meage- Costumes.
Colonel Fulton and Captain NARROW
put on each others uniforms by mis-
take. and Bugler Berkeley reported in
his night robe with his overeoat over
one arm and MS bugle in his hand.
Majors Potts and I4eger and Captain
Steinberg had just returned from AT
IaEtic City. and when the bugle sounded
they Immediately rolled up their white
duck trousers and started In hot pur-
suit Of the attacking party.
Corporal f1nnegan forgot to put on
any trousers, but had put his overcoat on
backwards Captain Law il IS reBorted
cid not even hear the cOmmotiOn and
slent through until morning.
The boys are having 4 fine time and
declare they are having such good
things &c eat that they would not mind
staying IN camp all summer. They are
up on the urSt sound OF the bugle in the
morning take their plunge. go to break
fast and. after being through with
guard mount. they have practically all
the rest or the morning 10 themselves
and q great part OF the afternoon
When Taps Is sounded at 10 D. m.
every light in the camp goes cut as II
by magic and the boys are becoming
genuine soldiers in all the requirements