Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-19
OUR BOYS IN CUBA,
Interesting Details Of Their Ad-
ventures in Camp,
THEIR TENTS BLOWN DOWN.
The Seventh Army Corps InCOn-
VelienCed by Winds.
GENERAL CARCIvs FUNERAL.
An Immense RnbbIc I'm Attendancc--
Curious Burial Rites and IndifYer-
ent Pall-be1rcrs-t Practice March
Proposcd-pcrsonaIs.
GENERAL CtRCIts FUNERAL.
An Immense Rnbble In Attendance
Proposcd--pcrsOnals.

'-N"ii 'oi@A AblA, HAhANA, CUBA,
February 4-(SpeciaL)-An day yesterday
the warriors of the Seventh Army Corps
were storm-bound and very few ventrcl
out OF their tents; Notwithstanding a
great many tents ventured away from
their occupants The stln breeze which
blows nearly an the time in this section
developed into a strong wind during sun
day evening. and at night acquired tho
force of cyclone. The wind was accom-
panied by driving rains. and the ther-
mometer began TO get so low in It's ambl-
tions that the soldiers felt as much like
they We're i'm a tropical climate a. q man
In linen duster feels like he is wrapped
in n storm overcoat.
FALLING TENTS.
Oft in the windy night were the bows
awakened by the collapse of their own
or their neighbors tents. and strange to
relate, IL was a great deal more ENJOYABLE
for it to be the latter than the former.
1t is a much bigger joke 10 have your
neighbor's tent fall ln and 10 hear Tho
inmates husung around in the wind and
rain putting it up and using language
more army-like than parliamentary. than
it is TO be favored thus by the elements
yourself It is not so pleasant when wrap
ped up comfortably I'm blankets and en-
ioylng dreams Of delightful things to he
rudely awakened by a wet tent and falling
poles, which smother you and force you
In sepulchral garments TO skrmish all
over the camp mid wind and rain IN
search Of axes and help to put up your
habtation.
Such was the experience Of great
many men an over the camp. and. more
over these storms do not seem to bo re-
specters OF persons General Lees tent
was topping and about 20 be blown away
when it was rescued by several Of tho
officers who We're out strengthening the
stakes of their own tents. They had %
sit on the tent TO keep # from leaving
the General, who was sleeping inside.
COLONEL TAYLORs ADVENTURE
Colonel Taylor's tent is up on a knoll,
where the wind has a FUN sweep. Tho
"hies' were blown OF and the tent Was
saved I'm a most timely way by the COlo-
mel coming out az midnight and driving
the stakes His old colOrcd servant run
ming out 10 see what was going on. ex-
claimed, "FO' de Lawd's sake de wsh an
de worr mus be ober. Massa Kymel
George is a drivin de tent-pegs hissef
wild de axe"
All drills had to be dispensed with yes-
terday on account OF the rough Wes-
Their and the corps review by Generals
Brooke ana pee was postponed until the
next faig daN
The mail steamers have been delayed
boy the storm so that no mail has arrived
since last week and the boys are very So
lictous In regard 10 expected Invaluable
packages. fearing that precious valentines
containing many tender sentiments have
been shiDwrecked.
A TRIAL MARCH
The Fourth Virginia. the Forty-aGth
Iowa. and the Sixth Missouri 0he Second
Brigade Of the Second Diyisiom have
been ordered to prepare for a trial march
Of eight or ten days. tO be made into tho
Interior II the weather is pr0p.tlous. tho
start will be made Saturday The line Or
march hasn't been mapped out yet. but
the principal destination Will probably
be- Gujnes. about thirty-slx miles IN tho
interior. The round trip viii cover ab0ut
seventy-fve 10 one hundred miles tho
men being expected 10 make about fifteen
miles per day. llaversucks. cantoens. and
will be carried and at nlsht
he men will crawl into little dog tents.
where they will rest their weary limbs.
The design Of these trips Is 10 ses tho
study the people and their needs,
and at the same time 10 inure the men 10
ong marches.
GENERAL GARCTAS FUNERAL.
The Fourth Virginia Regiment was well
ha Of A.
'alixto Garcia Saturday. The Crist0bal
'olon Cemetery. in which he finds his last
estng place, has been a popular resort
or the soldiers the bOne-yard there pro-
ably possessing "A grucsome fascination.
from the number Of skulls and joints
hat go 20 build mans physical scafold
which have been flched from this place
ny one might conclude that the soldiers
icre IN the employ of some medical coi-
.ge. OF these ell sorts Of fantastic sOuye-
irs have been made. To guard the
ealth Of the men orders have been issued
rohibiting enlisted men entering the Gem
terry except on special permit The
eht OF every man to six feet OF ground
AS not been conceded I'm this cemetery
~ many years The grave-diggcrs very
robably conclude thl. it Is a relief 20 he
eeper 10 bring him up 90 daylight
fter being so lJlg beneath the surface.
ld that it is the best way 90 insure Uncle
Dhrlam's prediction that "thcso bones
nall rise again" As a consequence those
no are not specially marked are goth
ed to the.r fathers In large pit where
iey are scattered about In aN directions.
, that a man would have a hard time
,Uectlng himself when Gabriel blows
s trumpet On the morning Here, no
,ubt tho rich and the poor, ,he high aaJ
~. mngle together IN one common bro
efhOod.
INDIFFERENT PALL-BEAREIsS.
Here can be seen at any time OF day
,e constant stream of burlsls Uhcy are
rely on the order Of funcralsl. IL Is not
lstomary for the family OF relatives 20
tend al all Every few minutes th,y
irry by. four men bearing the conn on
eir shoulders and moving Ia a s0rt OF
,g-trot When Oae gets tired another
lleves him Very often the pail-besrers
e grinning or smCking cigars. Behind
EN- rush a mob of street gamins. Ths
nin g. quickly lowered into the grave.
e spectators picking up handouts OF dirt
hich they kiss and throw in
However the Colon CC,netcry Is bet
r kept than the others In Cuba. being
with beautiful groves of cy-