New-York tribune., 1890-06-05
THE HORSES AT WEST POINT
TOO HEAVY FOR GOOD TRAINING IN CAV
AIRY TACTICS.
LIGHT BATTERY SUGGESTED TO sUfPLl lnN
wANr-THE DIsCoSTENT OF THE


West Point. June (spedsl-When inc "e"'"o.
is hot at West Point it goes in for being h'' anu
nccIccts all other business. In the morning o"oi
breeze blew up the river ard the SKY was 'Iou"''N
but over among The mountains long mlllng SoulluN
were heard now and then where lehcrlh li""'"n
and his men playing at ten-pins' ann tne
dents of the Point knew what coming. lF
neon the breeze was all gone. The sun sh'ie "o"'
with fierce glare and all around on mountain ""N'
,hc storm god, began 10 gather their forces Wilt
Fin Van WnkIc and Hendrix Hudson became m''o
and morc energetic III then game OF Do"H' ~
o'clock they were having an awfui 'lhc' All" NV
was no telling whcthcr Rip or Hendrix was comm,
ont ahead Every mountains head was "F0'"''
in clouds and Storm King called TO Dunderp'Fs ""'
Duudel berg 10 Crows Nest But sill the not su"
shone down On the plain. and at o'clock wien INC
cadets marched ont for their battalion drill '"'
threatened storm had rolled away into The i'sucs'o
of the Highland, and all the mountains sHilcc'
The cadets. as they always do. did themselves
credit in the battalion drill There was marchlhN anu
countermarching firing by platoon ana hrihs y! '''
many. firing bv voney and firing al will. " usual
there were crowds of spectators under the trees a. W
western edge of the plain and fine eqmpase' uH""
nm in the drivewav Among the host Of di'tnGu'h"l
visitors here now. two ladies whose faces tlme anu
bereavement have only touched to make beauulW az
tract the attention One IS the Woo" oi "p'''
Grant and ono the widow Of General Logan MrS "'''
i, stepping with her niece. the wife Of Lieutenant I''"
and Mrs Logan is a guest at her sons cottage h'''
here The Board of Visitors have been harN ~ ""."
all dav Congressman Cummings dincd win inc
cadets at noon in order 10 see what kind OF 1000 '
Young men were getting.
The cavalry exercises Yesterday were the theme y,
discussion among the officers here today anu ".'
agreed that II impossible 10 cve the 'aH' N''"
training in cavalry they should hd'c''H' ''''
thev were obliged 70 use artillery horses for 'aNaH
.fr ncs.f ha o.
gives A, hi, solution # the difficulty ihe "r'erl'
of A light battery here every summer rom I"''
Hamilton. The battery could march from i"r' fa"
iton 70 West Point and 60 into camp "l'I '''
cadets. II is in the summer. while the cahe'' are '
camp. that the instructions IN field ARTILLERY ''ho
place and the horses and guns Of the Ash' oa''c''
could be utilized for the purpose Ihcn 'l' ''~'
kept at the post could be selected for and u-ed en
trclv as cavalry horses NJ this could be zone VII"
no extra expense to the Government
Another thing which is aritatinc the military com
munty here now is the question IF the hahd. Inn
sS pSin n ha9d 30 had rcpniatiC Al over he couutry
Now it, glory ], Departed ana II af, 80
the mountains. are lost and Wandering .,iL ID
the rocky fasJucsseo. Thy mu,l pe 'stNiI Io r.a
S,n of hi, Is that the Government only pay
musicians 81 month, and thcy nave , u" ,,.,.
where bands are maiutalned the musicians , a..,
double thclr pay by con- cFi, ana V'g here fher
are 10 ncighbornS towns. Az t.al th" memns.> o
the hand get extra is few dollar, vh.-h the once
pay them in the winter for PLAYING Al thc!I hDP-.
MANY Of the musicians are married dul HuPP"F'
faniIlce on their small pay. NcccntAt bll Wa j.
troairced In COngr-e- for their rhcf hut o. itird To-
mas. and the result that The band is dc'nolalH'd
Eirht before last Of the musicians rc~1l'el Z"
make martyrs OF themselves in order 10 .mpr', thcir
condition the Board 81 Visitors - SIX or csLi '
them locked up their instruments ana deserted IhcA
staycd about where They oslG easily BE- rccapinrd
and brought back. aud yesterday were safely lyt2cd
in mo l-lari hous". Hn thcy accomplished th"ir
object and although they viii al b" court mhrtihied
Inc attention OF the Board Of NisitOgo la> been drawn
10 their condition. Tic wife Of one of the musicians
came t. the officer who ha, charge Of The Land sos
tcIday and SAID
" My husband is one Of those who deserted.
have two children. aud Sl7 month afOr> uS the
bare necess4rics Of life. su9p1-e my husband VIII
he court matialod and sentenced TO lose portion OF
his pay. II t!at In done, il means starvation for
me and my children.
These men can command - a day In New York.
The only way the oihccr~ here All agrrc, that band
can be maintained Al Isolated post Ike West
Point Is by giving The members more pay. and that
can only be done by special act Of Congress. Tie
members Of the hand have waited long and patiently
for Congress 20 do something for their relief and tho
first act Of insubordnation the dcsertion Of the
men mentioned.