The Washington herald., 1908-07-31
NINETEEN KILLED
IN HOT SKIRMISH
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the f-aeas." Lieut.. Walsh was taken /
prisoner, but offered 70 strenuous obJee- /
ton 20 his capture, his only comment I
being a request for a dFink-water. Of /
course. as there Is nothing else on this /
side Of the ravine.
Another important capture was that Of
a frog, which Lieut. Gunner took into
custody He said it was the supports,
and put it in a box with his artillery
bug Ia terrapin). captured by Lieut.
Pike, and then stood around to watch
the outcome OF the battle Both were
peacefully inclined, however, and there
was nothing doing The terrapin blinked
| peacefully, and went back 70 sleep, ana
the frog, not being attracted By his SUI
roundings, vamoosed-
All the instructors acted as observers
and umpires in the conflict
Officers Are Seeing Things
While the battle waged in the rear. Col
/ Urell, in charge OF the battle eOmman-
( ders station; Aajs- Harvey and Stephen.
/ ia charge Of the fire command station, and
I the various company captains in charge
( CT the position finding stations at each
| Of the batteries. were busy defending
the front from imaginary enemies or the
river Any floating object served in the
! Imagination for q hostile feet.
7 The Teseryes-that IS. those in charge
Of The coast defenses prOper-iid effective
T work, and were for the first tine intrust-
ed with the defenses Of the forts. which
are the bulWarks protecting the Capital
City Of the nation From Col Coffin, the
+ commanding officer Of the artillery dis
I ITict Of the Potomac. down 10 the new
J 81 he stood each
behind the guardsman who had taken
Z his position, ready 70 lend assistance
They had little 70 co, however, but
I lock on. This was q new experience for
Col Coffin. but he managed 10 endure IL
[ Lieut.. Col Richard A O'Brien and
Mai. Richard D. Sims. Of the Second
I Regiment, took charge OF the fre-com-
mand station al Fort Hunt at the same
time. and they did wonderful ima ginary
execution. The drill was what Is known
as an Individual drill; that is each bat
terry and station acted Independently Of
the others. T0-morTOH the fort viii be
manned as in ease OF an actua! al
tack. That Is, the entire fcrtifcations,
every gun in both forts, viii move upon
direction OF the battle commander. who
viii direct the ight on the passing feet
OF river steamers
Lecture Follows sLirmish-
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fort this morning. Lieut. Pike, Of the
II Fifteenth Cavalry. gave q lecture 10 the
supports on front and rear guard duty
Lieut.. Gunner IS 70 give q lecture on sat
urday and Lieut. sfaghee on Monday
Following the silent attack on the OBJ
liviOus river craft. al the reserve officers
from both forts assembled at Battery
AIeigz. the biggest battery in either forti-
fcatiou. 70 hear a lecture by Mai. Henry
c Davis IN command al Fort Hunt
Mai Davis. with all the officers stationed
as reserves on his side OF the river, in
I cluding Lieut. Col o Brlen and Maj
sims. and those assuming the duties 0f
battery commanders. came over oy Tug
T. The lecture was on the general topic OF
coast defense-uortar batteries, and their
; use in warfare. The moTJars are used
q lsttIe differently from the high-POwered
? gun. their trajectory being high in the
air anu regulated by the charge Of pow
der. instead Of by the elevation, as IT
p the case with the guns
This afternoon the supports on both
E sides OF the river had close formation
e DIN as a result q a new order tusl
D. Issued by Col Coffin Each Of the bat
! talions formed or the parade ground. that
q al Fort Hunt being commanded by Mai
z
- ington By Msjs. Young and Hodsson-
Have Battle at Hunt
= At Fort Hunt all the exercises wer,
similar 10 those al Washington. Al
O'Clock in the morning the battalion OF
: supports. commanded by MAJ McCathran
wss split into tao opposing divisions
Company A. commanded b. Lieut. Harm
Walsh. and Company c. under Capt
Ladd. took Up a position on the waite
, front. south and east OF Fort Hunt, ant
e Companies Is and D. under Capt. BaiT,
d and Lieut.. Powers. went out 70 the west
= Each company was under the same in
structious given 10 those al Fort Wash
ington. and ell reports were sent in &
% capt Giles. who was umpire. Their patro
u work was excellent
J. There has not been q single case Of sick
: ness at Fort Hunt 50 FAR. and only one
: an attack Of indigestion at Fort Washing
= ton. This is considered a record Tor n
Z entire brigade. Last year there was nc
= a single case OF sickness during the wee
- the Second Regiment was at the forts.
: Another record has been set IN the mat
- ter Of arrests. So far the guard tent
= on both sides Of the river have bee
= vacant The regulars have also Deen O
- good behavior, and their conduct has bee
? even better than the ordinary TheT
has not even been one summary court
martial ordered
Fine guard mounts have been put U
by the militia companies each day. Ma
4McCathran put up the first guard noun
al Fort Hunt Tuesday. and Maj Siml
II battalion this evening At Fort Wash
ington guard mount was put Up by Lieu
Walsh. acting adjutant Of Company +
d who was busy with Office work. Lieu
81 Miller, who has recently gotten his con
d. mission. was senior officer OF the guar
le and Lieut. Bowman junior officer Cap
of TAFT is officer OF the day. Yesterday Ii
n Corcoran Cadets Company E. under Cap
Edwards. gave a fine guard mount, Wit
the assistance Of the Brigade Band
le NOTES OF THE ENCAMPMENT.
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