Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-02

which time / was in hopes to secure |
transportation aud soon be on our way
to our destination.
1t was 8 o'clock Monday morning b,-
fore could get into the Quartermaster's
office, and | was there Informed that
there was not steamer in government |
service which could be sent to the Dry |
Iortugas at that time, aud the most
favorable promise they could make was
that seven days from that date | could
have steamer.
left the office, got into hack aud
Was driven to the headquarters of the
District of Southern New York, aud
there | found Capt. VIM. A. Powell, Of
the 4lh U. 5. Infantry, who was Assis
tant Adjutaut General for Major Gen.
eral Park, commanding, aud when |
had told hin my story and he had ex.
amined my papers, he complied with
my request and put me in a way to get
nd of my prisoner, unit transportation
should be furnished, by giving me an
order to take him over to Fort Wood in
New York Harhor. That was, indeed,
a great favor, and | thanked him Just
about enough, and left him with many
kind wishes and half dozen good
cigars, for a pleasant journey to my
destination and return.
Next, hurried back to the Barracks,
told the bops what was up and We
made short work of getting our prison
er on board the little tug and making
the passage over to the fort, of pre-
senting my charge and the order with
which | had been provided, for the
commander to receive him. All this be-
ing accomplished we went to the city
when told the boys that | was going
home and that they could 60 if they
wished to but to be sure and be back
here again the day before sailing. OF
course we all went home and had de-
lightful time-reception and dance
every one of the three nights at home
and were back to New York again at
the proper time.
On going to the government office, |
learned that government steamer was
in port aud would sail next day at .
p. NJ. for Key West, the Dry Tortugas
and New Orleans, SO | procured our
transportation papers, drew our rations
and had them delivered on board the
| steamer.
In the afternoon, two hundred police
men came out on drill on The drill
ground at Old Battery. My boys
watched them while, then my SER
geant came, to me and said that the
boys wished him to ask me to take
them out on bayonet drill. That
pleased me for they were nicely drilled
in the bayonet exercise and | knew they
would execute a drill that would be a
credit to themselves and our regiment
SO We had drill and the boys did their
best. 1t pleased the policeman, who
stopped drilling to watch us. In few
minutes we had recess and the police
approached and said, awe don't wish
to interfere with your drill but we have
a proposition to make. We want you
to go up town to theatre tonight and
go through with that drill on the stage
1t will draw big crowd and there'd be
money in it for you" My sergeant and
the boys got their heads pretty near to.
gether and 10 about minute | heard
some one of the boys say "nix". "WelL
what do you say to the proposition?'
asked the boss policeman. "Great Scott,
man, answered, "what do you take us
for. Do you think We are in the show
business ? No, sir, not enough to hurt,
now good day, gentlemen" So our in.
teryiew with the policemen of New
York ended rather abruptly. Our party
now repaired to their quarters and the
first thing the men did was to see that
their rifles and equipage were in proper
condition, and after playing a few
games of euchre they turned in for a
good nights rest SO as to be in prime
condition tor the duties of the morrow
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