Show isirIlECREATIOtf IlECREATIOtf HALL BURNED The Old landmark Wiped From the Face of the Earth The recreation hall at Fort Douglas was consumed by lire on Friday moraine The fro originated from a defective flue and at 10 oclock on that morning lire call was vociferously blown by Trumyeters Orkey and Bretzloff The call was promptly responded to but the names had gained the mastery and the old Thespian receptacle was doomed The boys did their best to stay the old relic but without avail The usual parapheualia used to combat fire was brought into play and to the chagrin of all failed to arrest the fiery element Recreation Recrea-tion hal was r relic of General Connors time and once itcod where now is the quarters quar-ters of company E Sixteenth infantry This old place of amusement has seen many enjoyable entertainments and among the army notables who have graced the old log building was General Sherman when he once officially visited the post as the commanding com-manding officer of Uncle Sams army It is highly probable that a more commodious and elegant structure will be rearEd in its stead Just sixteen enlisted men were arranged before the summer court on the morning of the 5th mst Eight of the culprits we e of the windjamming fraternity that is musicians of the order of the trumpet trum-pet These notables who wear the double narrow gauge stripe were absent when duty said it wrs time to sound reveille roll call Their fire was a nominal one and hereafter the blasts from the trumpet combination com-bination will equal a salvo of artillery and equal t the emergency in rousing the dreariest of Uncle Sams protegees i Provost Sergeat Greely is all smiles just now owing t the number of guardhouse habitues he has to do the garrison police work Sergeant Greely is an affable genial character and is well liked by the I entire command MAC |