The Washington herald., 1907-07-27
NOTES OF WAR GAMES.
By a stan Correspondent

By stat Correspondent
Fort Washington. Nd. July %.
Col. Urell visited Fort Hunt this morn
ing and called upon the officers there.
The Quartermaster's tug Cushing car
Iied quite crowd on her daily trip 70 Washington
to-day.
Miss Perry. daughter of Chaplain Perry.
OF Fort Washington, entertained a party Of her
friends yesterday afternoon
Brig. Gen. George H. Harries. com
manding the District Militia arrived al Fort Wash
ingon from the camp at Harpers Ferry this evening
Mr.. Temple. artist and author Of Wash
ington. with Mrs Temple and family. visited Fort
Washington yesterday the guests Of Lieut. and
Mrs. Herring
Maj. Stevens. Lieut.. Herring. quarter
master Of the pest. and Mrs. Herring we're the
guests ct the staff oflc s. mess al Col. Urell's :
table last evening.
Capt Connolly. Of the regular army,
assigned here an instructor during the maneuvers.
entertained a number Of his friends and felloW.
officers last evening
The noise Of the battle. which took
place Just before dawn. ter0rzing 20 those who
were awakened with start hy the booming Of the
big guns and the ron Of musketry
Dr. Cannon was here yesterday visit
ing his cousin. Lieut.. Rubottom acting as adviser
to Col O'Brien. He had mess With the bachelor
officers and returned to the city this morning
Mai. Schafer. quartermaster Of the
Second Regiment has announced his intention Of
bong night on hand tomorrow morning when the
officers arc paid eff, 10 collect for the mess
Miss Myer. sister of Lieut. Myer sta
toned at Fort Monroe. Va, who has been on a
visit 70 Fort Washington. left to-day for Washing
ton ON her way to Frederick Nd. visit relatives
Col OBrien has been embarrassed sew
eral times by compliments from those at the post
on his soldiery bearing and his handsome eyes The
colonel Is as bashfUl as a school boy when mention
OF these Is made in his presence.
Lieut.. Mat c. Bristol one Of the most
popular Of the regular officers stationed here TEN
porarily as an Instructor the guest Of Col Urel
and his stat at the col0nels table at the
mess Lieut. Bristol IS complaining Of the chigots
He says his ankles are raw.
All the officers and men Of the National
Guard stationed at Forts Washington and Hunt
VIII be paid of tomorrow morning for their service
at HaTTers Ferry and at these two POSTS Each saan
viii receive two full weeks pay and the event is
being anticipated with pleasure
Col Coffin, commanding Fort Wash
ngton and the artillery district OF The Potomac is
probably the busiest in either fort He is Mot
ting and laying plans for the defense dav and night
besides assuming active control during a fght and
preparing written reports FOR the War Department.
Lieut.. Col O'Brien. in command Of
the support companies. kept NJ all last night
by the frequent alarms and besides was in the thick
Of the fight during this mornings engagement Con
scquently he slept nearly all day. getting ND only
when duty called. He missed the noon hour mes.
The opposing forces at Fort Hunt. on
the Virginia side and Fort Washington. on the
Maryland side. are allies now against the common
Zoe the Naval Reserve. and past controversies over
the legitimacy Of certain moves have been forgotten
in the planning cf the defense against impending
attacks.
There is one noise at Fort Washington
more thrilling, nerve raclling. and crrorzing than
the midnight attacks. That IS the whistle Of the
little locomotive that makes scheduled trims be.
tween the outlying batteries and pests and head
quarters and the old fort II is never at the night
end when you want to catch it. but il seems as
though it IS whisSling to start continuously
Commander Stratton, commanding the
Naval Reserve. put up clever but unsuccessful
ruse in his attack on the forts last night The
tender Of the Puritan was entirely coTered with the
bOughs stripped from trees az % make her en-
trely invisible. and while the major portion ot his
fleet steamed rapidly up tlIe river the tender crept
slowly up the Maryland shore scarcely moving. AMI
right the Optposts before she was discovered
The military programme VIII be wound
mp in burst Of gallanty dash. and fighting To-
night and during the early morning hours. and the
social programme, which has been rapidly coming 10
the FORE will wind up in a blaze Of glory with thf
reception by Col. and Mrs Coffin tomorrow night
This event Is being looked forward to By eFerv officer
on either side Of the river and there is much specu-
lation 20 whether Gen. HaTries viii remain AZ
the fort for the social event Of the encampment.
Capt i. s. Cowan, of the Twentv-slxtb
United States Infantry who came 10 Fort Wash
ington with Gen. Harres to-day was presented with
handsome pair Of field glasses this evening bv tbe
officers Of the Second Regiment and Company c OF
the First Regiment The gitt was a token OF appre-
citation Of the services and good work done for the
men while at HaTpsrs Ferry, when Can't. Cowan
acted With them as instructor. Capt Cowan was
also given a remembrance BY those companies OF
the militia remaining at Harpers FeFTy.