Evening star., 1924-08-26
MARINES BREAK
CAMP IN CAPITAL
$500 Troops Leave Wash
ington to Re-Enact Civil
War Engagement.

With the next three weeks and
better of hard work ahead Of them
the $500 members Of the Marine
'Expeditionary Force broke camp
early this morning at o'clock and
took up the march. The appearance
OF sunshine increased their ardor to
the nth degree.
The first element to move off was
the motor transportation column, which
9th Marine Infantry. Leaving Po-
tomac Park. the line Of march led
across 14th street. west along the
north side of the Tidal Basin to 18th
and B streets. From that point the
various units proceeded up street
70 Virginia avenue, thence to 21st
street. and out 21st street to
Massachusetts avenue and out Massa-
chusetts to Wisconsin, where the
artillery units joined them. coming
from the Virginia side OF the Key
Bridge. At the Maryland line they
were met by the Maryland State
police who escorted them en- route.
Halt at Farm Tonight.
Tonight's halt will be called at
Corbys Farm, a short distance from
Rockville. Nd. when a total distance Of
about IS miles will have been covered
Gaithersburg had been previously ar
ranged for the Marines camp for
tomorrow night, but later II was de-
cided to push on to Middlebrook, a
short distance ahead. Ridgeville
will be reached by Thursday. where
a one nights stand will be made
Friday. however. when the Marines
reach Frederick will mark a three day
encampment, the itinerary having been
planned for the corps to stop over Sat
urday and Sunday night as well.
Monday night the Marines will
camp on tho old Antietam battlefield
where they will remain for IL days
IT was here, September II, 1852. that
Lees army. having crossed the Po-
tomac on its first invasion of the
North, engaged with Gen. Mcclellan.
More men were killed on that day
than on any one day of the Civil
War. The Union forces suffered
10000 in actual losses, and Lees men
suffered anywhere from 5000 to
5000, the approximate figures having
been undetermined. Following this
battle, Lee retreated across the Po-
tomac unopposed.
With the best of Marine skill this
battle will be re-enacted, and, judg-
ing from their work at Gettysburg
two years ago, the sham ARRAY will
be q close reproduction in every way.
Camp life at East Potomac Park
yesterday and last night was not a
very pleasant one. The rain kept
every one busy trying to keep dry.
The Quantico Band, numbering zoo
pieces, did. however. enliven the oc-
casion. The temporary headquarters
was besieged with visitors and hos
pitably received. Most OF the festiv-
tiles planned for the Marines were
forced to be abandoned. but thoughts
OF the coming march helped the
esprit remarkably.
Private Is Killed.
An unfortunate incident resulting in
the death Of one Of their numbers oc-
CURED yesterday just as the Artillery
column was leaving Quantico. Glenn
r. Steenrod. private with the avia-
tion detachment. in charge of one OF
the heavy trucks, was run over and
almost instantly killed. He was rid
ing on the front end of a five-ton
trailer when the coupling pin which
attached it to the truck ahead worked
loose Steenrod bent forward to shove
the pin in place while the truck was
running at moderate speed and lost his
balance.
Falling to the concrete road the
wheels Of the trailer passed over him.
crushing his skull and mangling him
badly. He was hurried in an automo-
bile to the Quantico Hospital. but died
soon after admission. He was a resi-
dent of Maplewood, Ohio, where his
father, Homer w. Steenrod, resides.