Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-08
CANADIAN CONDITIONS.
THE FOURTH VIRGINIA.
It's Experience I'm the Recent Storm
PERSONAL.

CAMP CUBA LIBRE, JACKSON
VILE. FLA. October Especial I'VE
are now enjoying the calm after the storm
which ragged in this section for about
thirty-six hours, beginning Saturday
morning and reaching its climax towards
noon ON Sunday. Things had been going
on with the same quiet monotony for
day after day until the boys had become
willing 10 take almost anything for
change, and so when the winds first be-
gan to blow and the rain TO fan they
wanted them harder. and were calling
upon the winds TO blow their tents up and
not let them down short OF Richmond.
And, really. they enjoyed seeing the tents
blown over-when they happened not to
be their own. Eight hours notice was
given Of the FLORIDA gale with prelimi-
nary blows" but each preliminary blow
was taken for the gale, until the gale
itself came, and then we knew IL when
we saw 1t. 1T was accompanied by an
ominous roar. All at once tent would
be seized. shaken. toppled over, or turned
the wrong side out. With this going on
all over the camp, 1t looked as II the
whole OF Lees proud Seventh was to be
driven away by Florida breeze. But we
are none the worse, except little blow
ed" The main loss was the Young Mems
Christian Association tent, which was
blown down, and is very much damaged
but will be fixed up soon.
My rent-mate, whose height is such as
10 give him position in the FIRST file Of
fours," has a memento of the storm in
the shape of rheumatism in his feet. He
complained In the morning before getting
up that he had suffered with cold feet.
and on investigation we found that he
| h. lnI lz.ss, nt faxf IL, lf ~0
wind and rain. Such is the inconvenience
Of sleepingAin a tent shorter than the
| man.
The United States Inspector has con-
demned all Of tho large conical tents,
which are intended for eighteen to TWEEN
ty-two men, and the little dog tents for
| two men, and also wooden houses a
| goodly number of which had been built;
and all of these have to be sacrificed fer
wall tents for four men. A good many
Of those who had built cosy little huts for
| themselves pulled them down with many
| q sigh of regret-expressed in cuss-words.
PERSONAL
Corporal j. u billiard, Company NJ,
| Fourth Virginia, has returned to his
company, from trip to his home, in
| Rocky Mount.
! Musician f. G. Lancer, Company NJ,
|
furlough, has reported again for duty
There are six of Company Ms men
| sick with fever in the Division Hospital,
| but none of them are dangerously ILL.,
Corporal Crenshaw and Privates Demo,
| Douglass, and Rider, all Of Company II,
| are improving.
Corporal Hunt, Company II, has gone
| home on a sick leave.
Corporal Weisiger. Company II, is still
| confined to his tent.
Private Werner, Company II, who has
been I'm the hospital for the last five or
six days, returned to his company to-
day, somewhat improved.
Private Culpeper, Company II, has left
on ten-day furlough.
First-Sergeant James s. Hazen, Com
pany IL, this evening received his com
mission as second lieutenant in the place
of Lieutenant Klein, who resigned some
weeks ago. Lieutenant Hazen received
many congratulations from his numerous
friends in the company and regiment.
The Fourth Virginia at last has a bake
house of it's own in process of building,
and it makes the boys mouths water to
think of the prospect of eating good pas
try, instead of the slapjack truck vend-
ed around IN the shops. wagons, and
baskets.