Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-02
THE BURLINGTON THURSDAY. AUGUST

absolutely healthful, and It will be from
scores Of such wells that the soldier city
will md It's supply The sewage PROP
lem offers no great difficulty, II 10 de-
clared When the camp Is completed, the
tough shrubbery cleared away and
stumps drawn. the plains smoothed, there
will be broad fields, suitable for drilling
and all manner of military operations.
An original gang of artisans and Ia
borers struck into the camp site In the
last week in June. and under Engineer
Moulton, chief Of the Thompson-Star-
rett forces. and his preliminary corps OF
engineers, began the work Of arranging
quarters for themselves and for Major
o. X. Myers and his staff. and clearing
ground for temporary administration
buildings and laborers' quarters. The IN
fantry company arrived at the same
time, and as soon as the tents and frame
shacks started to 60 up strong guard
was placed at the Long Island railroad
track. which. passing on its way from
Yaphank to Manorville and beyond to
Riverhead, becomes the entrance to the
military city that is to be.
The laborers, with picks, axes, hatch
cts. ploughs and bush-hooks. went to
work levelling the stump oaks and clear
| ing away the debris. Within five days
they had established MILITARY Plaza"
and CONSTRUCTION Row." a big, barn
like wooden structure for the storage OF
food, a stable building. wooden buildings
for the offices Of the army, a great mess
room with wooden tables and benches
under a canvas top, where about 800 men
can feed at a time, huge kitchen with
dozen nickel coffee urns. monster ranges
and refrigerators and mountains Of
chinaware. In neat shanties telephone
stations were installed.
| MILITARY PLAZA"
| military Plaza" is the main clear
| ing Just behind the Long Island railroad
| tracks. There is a cluster of about 40
tents arranged in short streets, and In a
big brown tent from which the Stars
and Stripes fly is Major Myerss office
and living quarters Besides the FUR
nishings of q cot. a clothes rack and the
majors trunk carpenters have fashioned
rude desks and shelves on which already
the official paper forms have been stack
ed. The majors stenographer was to be
found clacking away at his typewriter as
If he was in an office in the Washington
headquarters.
There are about 300 typewriters at work
tapping out the heavy correspondence
written instructions and reports. They
are busiest in Construction Row." Thif
is the headquarters Of the engineers. will
Moulton, the chief, residing at the heat
of the street. He is distinguished. as Ii
Major Myers, by a flag over his tent.
At the apex Of the entrance Of each
tent, in business like fashion, are nea
signboards bearing the names of its oc
cupants. Each tent houses from two t.
four men. The interiors are fitted will
double hunks Of iron framework. 1t II
with such double hunks that the barracks
Of the rockies will be furnished. Fo
business purposes the lower bunk is tn
engineers Office chair, a box his DESK
Besides a Red Cross station on mil
itary Plaza" there is a hospital tent II
Construction Row." There are now 1
, doctors on the scene.
The first batch Of laborers were quar-
tered in a colony Of small tents. but witt
the daily arrival Of hundreds more. hug
sleeping tents spring up. They are tn
size Of small circus tent Each shelter
about 80 cots. They have canvas sides I
add to the canvas roof for protection 4
: summer rains.