Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-18
THE FOURTH VIRGINIA
COSBY NEWS FROM CAMP CUBA
IIBRE. AT JACKSONVILLE
NUMBER OF men DISCHARGED.
Arrival OF the Investigation Com
mission from Wnshington--A Taste
Of cold Weather I'm FIorida-Items
About the sick or Discharged.

JACKSONVILLE FLA. October II !
GIecial)-The investigation commission
arrived to-day about 2:So p. NJ. They !
visited several camps. and had gone !
through the Forty-ninth Iowa, a neigh |
boring regiment TO the Fourth Virginia. |
1at they didn't inspect the Fourth on |
account Of rain coming up. In antici- |
patton Of their visit all drills were sus-
PENDED. and the men held in camp. The
commission will inspect the Fourth to-
morrow morning
The weather we had last night and the
night before would have done credit TO
virginia in midwinter. We each piled on
tNo blankets and all OF our clothes, and
from the way the cold northeastern
winds blew through those tents, any one
would have thought that we had forgot
ten 20 close the doors or windows. FL
raly the boys resOrted TO big fires in
front OF their tents which soon dispelled
the shivers and terminated their numb
limbs However. just as soon as the sun
comes out, the thermometer goes up
and then nothing need be worn over the
blue shirts.
TRIP UP THE RIVER.
Yesterday a large number Of the Fourth
Virginia boys had an excursion on the
Fteam-launch Crescent up the 81. John )
river TO a little town named Maypor|
about thirty miles from Jacksonvllie'
This town IS built amid the sandhllls'
which are so white that the ground has
tbe appearance Of being covered with
snow The excursion was as much en-
ioved as was possible in the absence OF
any girls to cnliVen II.
severol ENJOYABLE fishing excursions
also took place Saturday saturday Is
sort of a holiday here. there being no
drills on that day-only an Inspection III
the morning.
SAILING.
CAPTAIN Old and Lieutenants CHEAT
wood. Hazen. Couch and Kicks went hsh-
ing down the St. Johns. and maze uls
haul Tho feature OF the occasion was
81 seesiclness of Lieutenant HaZen, who
clun4, 20 the mast in the sail boat ike tine
old man of the sea-" Lieutenant Cheat-
wood managed the boat like an old sailor
while Captain old and Lieutenant Couch
RED one another for the biggest eaten
Privates East, Trewalla, Gilmer, ana
Adams. Of Company II Richmond(' hau
~ successful expedition on the 81
Joints Saturday, making a eaten OF 100
very fine fish. But. strange TO say there
are some FISH left in the'St. Johns yet
THE j. l. I. HOME.
The Jacksonville Light Infantry headed
Nv The 1Glst Indiana Band, and escorted
~, several companies of the Fourth HI
lis came home yesterday, and VIII De
mustered out in thirty days
swEETHEARTs.
T, good many cases the Jacksonville
soldiers will find that the men OF CamI
C,,ba T5bre have played havoc WIN lheIl
evveethearts in their absence. w nat -
could be expected when the girls weIe
surrounded by a whole army corps snoo'
ing "Cupid's darts" at them?
COMMANDING OFFICERS SHIFTED
General Hasbrouck. who has been com
mquding the Second DIVISION nSS 9r1
.-,,,e6 the command Of his Second BIT
gade and Colonel laylo1 ,,,iD nioce ma,
acting in General Hasbrouck piaTo, -, 80,
',,,9od command of the Fourth Virgins
S1Itar w \. Blow, of the Third Bat
..iioy Fourth Virginia, is engaged IL
roretering out the Second CaValtS "
Tsv.s Rough Riders, located on liam slnv
park. This regiment is mace Wy VI
from nearly all OF the dSO0N' .+a,,ire, al
states. Major Blows Wlie Is s'"''"9
che Windsor in JacksohFllie'
PERSONALS.
Private p. II. Smith, Of Company "a
rs returned from thirty-uayS ~,
leave. which he spent IN NoIlo'N'
now I'M the best of health. ,..,,a,,,, A
private o. G.. Scott, of company Z,
Who has lust left the Division ho o1I',,ri
leaves tonight on thirty-days an huii nv a 2
FOR his home I'm Norfolk. lie WI"
COMMANDED by his mother. ..,,, :
Private l.. B. Tucker, OF company
p5ortsmouth). was taken 10 the DiVlS ,l,
IosritaI to-day. sick with the fever, VIM
49," George T. Morrissette, OF IN
e4roe company. was sent 10 the Ne -
,rtrtol Hospital with symptoms Oh III"
lar!a. ,. 7 were take
SICK Am their quarters to-day Cror
p,tyete Faulkrod. of Company - M
e1- ,,os sent TO the Division Hospl'd
with fever. ,,,o..,s.o.,e Cornuan
Privates Gray and MorrissSlle, G0,ra'', q
I returned to-day. having beeh ho'"o V
pri,ste Whitehurst, Of Company y SNoi
,-t 10 mas been home on a thrty-uaS
s.-f leave. returned to-day eh'lreiy ~
covered. - Coronanv j
returned to his company last nlsus' rS
ing spent ten-uayS l"i
elrceaot : G. Doggett, of Compan
q, res,rnod last night from Fincasue, Va
vrbere ne has been spending teh-u"S
flrough. r,1, 20
CHANGES IN PETERsBuh" w.
The following changes have taken pla'
g., company X Petersburg:
Corporal W. l.. Scott has beeh M
cYarterrnaster sergeanti Quarterin5ast'v5 e,
sergeant r. G. Scott has been ni'lue -, 80
sergeant. Private Traylor has Deen ne ne
co-9oral: Private De Jarnette IS'vi
lDrgl has received an honorable d isEna y.
from Washington: Private T. A. f1eid 10 %
laan detailed as clerk 10 the Seconu =, -
vision headquarters. Private Dan ram
bas been detailed as clerk 10 Capla
Higgins quartermaster OF the b - our
Vlrglnia: First-Sergeant J. A. Johhso
Who has received his honorable dlschars
leaves to-day for his home IN Feterspul
IAN Of the BOYS OF Company are sori
10 see "Dimpsy Wimpsy' Gas he Is ane
tonately called leave them.
DISCHARGED.
Prlyates r. " weymouth and T. }
Monroe. OF Company G, have receive
honorable discharges. and Will leave u
night for their homes In Newport New
Private H. T. Lefebvre. Of Company
has recently received an honorable oil
charge and left yesterday for his non
a. F.ls f.f.d