Milford chronicle., 1908-08-07

OA4Nt ottSAtlOn - gwen 10 clean
llness, nothing being permitted t
i, accumulate anywhere on tn
U grounds. A certain number q
] men are assigned each day to polio,
duty, which, in camp pariance
7 means keeping the grounds clean.
4 The fort is a good-sized village
: OF itself. Each of the officers is
, provided by the government with q
2 comfortable home within the reser.
: walton, while equally comfortable
: barracks are provided for the men,
. the latter being much like city
hotels, with pleasant quarters and
experienced caretakers, which as
sure the men healthys clean and
comfortable homes, with plenty of
good food and fresh air. In addi-
tion to these buildings are the ad-
ministration and other Offices,
storehouses. &c. all of which are
of modern construction.
The reservation has the appear
ance of an up-tO-date city park,
having pleasant cement walks,
macadam drives, lots of shade,
pretty flower beds and appropriate
ornamentation in the shape ofguns
shells, &c.
The defence equipment COM
prises gun and mortar batteries the
batteries the former being Of the
disappearing variety and he latter
on revolving foundation set in deep
trenches, which are surrounded bv
heavy walls. The guns have
range of miles. The motars are
fired by telephone signals from the
firemaster's 5 tower, which is advan-
tageously situated, some distance
from the mortar trenches. The !
gunners at the mortars can see
nothing of the outside world only
the sky above being visible, and
they must depend upon the signals
given them. The revolving beds
are laid off with inches and frac-
tiOns marked on the circles in
which they move, and it is in this
manner that the gauge is regulated.
One of the officers of the tort ex-
planned the working of the batter
les to Major Doherty and the latter
practically took command to-day.
A reporter accompanied the official
party on the tour of instruction,
and an excellent idea was obtained
Of what the State toops have be-
fore them this week. The Della
ware soldiers became practically
today. They arrived
at the fort at 80 o'clock Saturday
afternoon, being somewhat delayed {
1y the handling of the tentage,
which was drenched while break
ng camp at Rehoboth. The tents :
we're set up Immediately upon ar !
ival in camp, and they were put !
lp with the precision of regulars.
rhe plot had been lain out before
land and the government had set up /
rame mess tents, which are port 7
-ble, the object being to use them !
the State troops are en- +
amped there. The government is /
Lghting the camp by electricity, ]
aving its own light plant, this J,
including not only the ! n
and headquarters streets. N
ut also the officers tents, which n
a great improvement over the n
le lamps and lanterns which the n
'elaware regiment had to use here p
fore. PI
All of Saturday afternoon was y
,nsumed in getting matters in p,
lape for work, while yesterday Pi
as a day of rest, the men being P,
ven liberty, and many of them K, r.
ent to Wilmington, New Castle g.
Id other places. The officers II
ere not idle, however, Major Do Sa
.rty and his staff occupying much II
their time in acquainting them n
Ives with their new duties, in I'll
hich they were given great assis- Ur
nee by the tort OmceTS. In the -
ening the post adjutant gave In IN
ceptiOn in honor of Governor We
"a the militia officers. Wi
Actual work began this morning W.
len the regulars and militia, W. ",
,rking together, were drilled in Yo
-illery tactics and acquainted
tn the methods of manning and c
nding the guns. The State
'ops have drilled heretofore as
1antry, but today they began
lling as artillerymen. The af-
noon was occupied in similar in
uctiOn, and this evening there
Il be a lecture by one of the post Cor