The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-15
DISTRICT MILITIA
BEGINS WAR GAME
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and the Second Company. Signal Corps
of New York. It was learned that she.
too. had passed through difficulties. Some
thing went wrong in the boiler-room
during the night. and the Pilgrim had
TO finish the trip under half steam.
Before the Puritan had landed all Of
her troops. the Maine dropped I'D the
river. and Gen. Wood. the supervising
umpire OF all the war game. with his
staR, went OYER 10 the docks 10 watch
the work of the National Guard officers
in landing men. animals, and dunnage
from the steamers. Hardly had the Pur-
itan discharged the last bale OF camp
outfit, when the City OF Brockton car
rying three batteries Of the New York
artillery contingent, the field pieces. and
most OF the paraphernalia of the Signal
Corps. took her place IN the dock and
began TO discharge.
over across the river at the nail works
dock IN Fairhaven, meanwhile, boats and
lighters from the transports Mcclellan
and Sumner were bringing to shore
company after company OF tho District
Of Columbia troops.
Soldiers Fiji Streets.
From 10 o'clock in the morning until
late this afternoon the streets of New
Bedford were choked with moving blocks
Of soldiers and trailing batteries Of field
artillery.
Along with the infantry and artillery
went the wagon trains and the compo-
nents OF these were various Every dray
and express wagon in New Bedford and
its envirOns had been impressed and piled
high with strange freight.
Tonight the lines OF the Red army
were complete With a base centered
on Lunds Corner, Gen. Bliss had his
left wing pushed out 10 Hawkes. Arm,
which the Seventh held. Thence his line
ran eastward seven miles along Tarklin
Hi road 20 whore the Connecticut In
fantry and the Fourteenth OF New York
constituted the right wing The New
J Jrk batteries and the District Of Column
bia troops strengthened the center OF the
invading line. Troop A had been adj
vanced a full five miles ahead of the
line 70 Snow Point. out near the head
quarters set up by Gen. Wood. Gen.
Bliss has his headquarters established
about the middle Of his line near an
ancient Quaker cemetery. A troop OF
the Tenth Colored Cavalry is camped
near by.
Gen. Woods Headquarters.
Away out IN the present debatable ter
ritory. between the Red and the Blue
armies. lies the headquarters that Gen.
Wood. as chief observer Of the man
euvers, holds as vantage point for
communication with the front OF both
armies.
There is a bit Of hill In the neighbor-
hood Of North Rochester. and In a clear
ing OF the scrub pines. the two troops OF
negro cavalry. acting as Cen Woods
escort. have set UP a clean sunshiny camp
OF a dozen tents This will be the nerve
center Of the corps Of regular officers.
who are 20 act as umpires during the
fighting. Every night the umpires on
both sides Will go 10 these headquarters,
and Judge the days results, and here
every night a special Typographical corps
OF engineers Of the regular army viii
make out here maps. showing the posi-
ton OF every body Of troops in the thea
ter OF operations.
Late tonight word came or the last
belated body OF troops 10 arrive. All DAY
anxious inquiry had been made for the
whereabouts Of 100 Connecticut infan-
trymen with their equipment. who we're
supposed 70 have put out from New
Haven Friday night on the transport
Meade. When the Meade finally made
harbor here tonight. the cause OF the
long delay was explained. There had
been fog. and then more fog. and the
transport had been held up IN New Ha-
venrfor more than twelve hours,