The Washington times., 1910-07-31
District Troops Arrive in
Washington From Get
tySburg-
BATTERYMEN FIRST
TO REACH THE CITY
After Detrainment and Visit 10
Armories Capital Soldiers Be
come Citizens Again

The troop trains are in; Washington :
soldier boys are home; the battles Of
Cettysburg- 1910, are history
The section of the Battery. Z. G. y
c., with Captain Fox in command was
the first TO arrive. detraining at New
York and Delaware avenues with the
Signal Cops under Lieutenant Barker,
and the Ambulance Corps under Capt
" D. Fales and Lieut. W b Hudson
Save for one mishsp the trip home
was one OF the same Uneventfui rides on
sitting troop trains since men have
fought against men Tne forward
coaches were crammed with the sweIt-
erinE EUardsmen- Their blanket rolls
were piled to the roof. and much OF their
smaller camp equipment Uttered the
aisles.
Behind came the great fat cars. on
which the muzzles Of the field battery
guns on their Caissons We're seen, lend
ing the semblance OF an arTaored train
In the box cars following were the
frigJened, restless horses, and IL was
among them that misfortune struck y
magnificent bay, ridden by one Of the
officers through the maneUvers un-
concerned in the blare Of guns, but
frightened witE the steady rumble OF
the train trucks became terror-strfcken
kicking wildly, the horse caught his
foot in the stats Of the car and was
thrown The other horses, crazed by
the big bays antics. stamped and
paved and the big bay. lying on the
bottom Of the car, was badly injured
BY the hOofs OF his companions
General Harries Remains.
On the train which reached Washing
ton at / o'clock was General Harries
under Major Brooks. General fiarries
himself did not leave with the division
at 6-SU, because ne had been requested
by General 1Fortherspoon TO remain
until noon al The field Of maneuvers.
that he might discuss the sham fights
OF the past two weeks with officers OF
the War College.
He left Gettysburg at noon in a big
Jourlns car, accompanied by his son
IN the third section which arrived
IN this city about 100 were the First
Regiment under Colonel Ourand, and
II the last section, the Second ReSi-
mentr under Colonel Simn1s-
When the dusty guarGsmen de-train-
ed, they marched to their armories.
the white troops TO the Market Ar
mory, at Seventh and Pennsylvania
avenue, and the negro troops to their
ErmOry at Twelfth and L streets
At the armOries the company rooms
Some were crawling out of the great
ungaiDlv blanket rolls which euVeI-
Ored them. WuIie others stood around
the doors waiting for a chance to get
tC rhc little lockers
In Need of Repair.
Many OF the CJGarisrreu are al bit the
worse for wear All of them did not
know when they went ou the encamp-
ment thar Gvvernmeut ''5uI = wool"
socks are best worn on Ions marches
over tallow, and blistsred heels and tired
tenG0us are manifest among the return
ing boys
And yet there has never. from a
standpoint OF santa tion- been a more
HealIIfUt camp than this years
GettySburg- Fewer men, both among
the regulars and the 5000 miIitiamen
stationed there. were entered on the
sick list than ever before IN the his
ToTy OF any euCGU DTuelt- and the am
butaUce tent was almOS- d place OF
solitude. save Tor the attendants
TomOFrou morning the quartermas-
ter VIII begin the work OF unloading
An innovation this year ia the mark
ing of bd gEaEe, made by Major Rob
(Contiaued on Eighth PaEe)