The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-04
RICHMOND. VA. SATURDAY MAY 4 1875

the artillerynen we're ordered out at his
suggestion. and that he will meet them on
reaching their destination.
The HowitsSrs. apparently, knew their
business well. for In the very snort uile
OF half an hour they were not only hou-
fed, but also reported al the arnory'
and by 10 o'clock they were either ready
or prepared for assembling. Some OF
them had come all the way from Chin
borazo Park, while others lived in the
westerly outskirts Of the city. While some
OF the on-commissiOned officers looked
after the equipment Of their men. others
attended 10 the pieces and the harness
of the horses. Others got the ammunition
in readiness. OF which there was ho-
eral supply to be taken along.
The men were armed with carbines,
hut were told TO leave their sabies at
home. II had been planned to leave the
nrmorv al II o'clock. but the horses tnat
were TO pull the two guns to the depot
did not arrive promptly, and when iney
finally did arrive II was found that one
pair Of them could not be trusted with
pulling the Gatling gun. In order 70 make
the best Of a bad bargain, the artlileIy-
men were divided into two sections, ana
they had 10 pull the gun alternately part
Of the way 10 the Union depot When the
little command arrived there 1t was al
most train-time. and yet the two guns
had TO be loaded on the train.
A large number Of members OF the
First Reeiment rushed 10 their own ar
mory early IN the evening when II be-
came known that the Howitzers had been
ordered out They were in hopes that
they would have 20 follow suit, Dut tney
were sadly disappointed, no infantry being
% They then proceeded
70 the Union depot 10 see at least their
comrades Of the artillery off. When the
latter arrived there, they were greeted
with cheers, and the infantrymen formed
a lot Of interested spectators while the
HOwitzcrs dismounted their pieces and
put them on q fiat car. where they were
al once mounted All this work, which
was carried out by the men with prompt
ness and precision, took up about hall
an hour. and when the train finally pulled
out OF the depot, 10 was half an hour
behind time. Arrangements, however,
had been made 10 hold the Norfolk train
i'm Petersburg until their arrival so that
the trim would be continued without de-
lay
Among those who had come TO bid fare
well TO the artillerymen was Brigadier-
General 4. L. Phillips. his adjutant' Major
w. NJ Evans. Major W. Il. Simons. and
Captain &. Gray BossieuN, Company A.
First Regiment
Tho following is the detail Of the How
itzcrs that left for the coal-ilelds on the
West Virginia border;
Captain John 4. Hutcheson, command
ing
First Lieutenant William A. Barrett.
Major j. W. Henson, surgeon.
Lieutenant r. NJ. Workman, quartermas-
ter
strgeants r. A. Williams, L. r. Kellam,
". NJ Myers
Corporals H. O. Whiitet. J. 2. Poindex-
ter. +. w. Minson. Wythe Boiling
Privatcs Etchson, Puiler, Bremond, F..
=. Taylor. i. Y. Taylor, Perkinson. Lear.
Cox. Booker. Thicrmann, Mason, Burfoot,
Stainsberry, Barrow. Rowe, and Bugler
SCriven.
Stable Sergeant Cornell.
During tho absence Of this detail Junior
FIRST Lieutenant Thomas II. Starke Will
be I'm command Of the remainder Of the
battery.