The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-19
'HOWITzERS
WERE NOT
INSPECTED. |: D
Colonel 10. Lane Stern.
Failed to Arrive.
HE SENT CAPTAIN
G. GRAY BOSSIEUX
But the Latter Did Not Have
the Proper orders.
CAPT. MYERS TOOK
DETERMINED STAND
@ .--
Refused 10 Allow the Inspection Of the
Battery TO Proceed Under the Cir
cumstances-L large Gathering
at the Eighth.St Ar.
mory and Many Military
Men Present.
But the Latter Did Not Have
the Proper orders.
CAPT. MYERS TOOK
DETERMINED STAND

The Howitzers refused last night to al
low Captain G. Gray Bossieux to inspect
thom because he did not have proper or
ders to do so.
Last night had boon set as the occasion
OF the annual State inspection OF the bat
terry, and the HoWitzers expected Colonel
10. Lane Stern to come out to the armory
and see their movements and the man
ner in which their guns were kept. But at
o'clock, when about sixty OF the battery
were present. Colonel Stern had not ar
rived. Some fifteen or twenty minutes
later Captain Bossieux, adjutant OF the
seyentieth Regiment came. and approach
ing Captain Myers, OF the battery, stated
that he had been directed by Colonel
Stern to inspect his command. Ca pta'n
Myers asked for the proper order author
sizinR Captain Bossieux to inspect his bat
terry. but was told by the seventieth
Regiment officer that he had no other
order than he presented. Ca ptain Myers
told him that he could not allow the N.
iI,pection 10 be made as he did not con-
slider he was authorized to do SO.
E5issThereuponA he addressed tho folio wing
letter to Captain Bossleux: 8isS6t n.
Captain Myers Letter.
Captain c. Gray Bossieux. Adtutant Of
the seventcth Regiment, Virginia Vol
unteers:
i"sir,-1 regret that 7 cannot allow you
to inspect my battery without proper or
gdera
''Captain. Battery A, First Artillery.
pt>ar
"a Captain Myers drilled the command
himself. and Captain Bossieux remained
at tho armory for some minutes and
watched tn omovemcnts OF the Howitzers,
But he gave no orders and took no part
whatever in the proceedings
Captain Myers addressed the battery,
saying that Captain Bossieux had como
out to inspect tho battery, but he could
not consent, to his doing 50, as he was
not armed with what he conceived cor.
rect orders. and not for any purpose o.
intention to be discourteous to Captain
Boss!eux. He was glad to welcome him
r,nofIlcially.
Captain Bossieux was invited to respond
He said that he had no hard feelings to-.
ward the battery, but thought that active
service during the strike had brought oil
OF the militia OF the city closer together.
He had not come from choice to inspect
them. .'UnoHlclAliy,' no oWeVeT' y %A Ae h !" "tts
glad to be present.
The statement was made at the armofy
Away Four Years.
last night. Col. Stern had not inspected
tho Howitzers in person for four years
but has been sending other officers 70
perform that duty. Last year Captain
Bossieux WAS sent out to the armory
though his orders were similar to those
and was permitted to Inspect the battery.
Of last night.
Among the officers present last night
we're: Major William e. slmons, Major
James W. Henson. surgeon; Captain
james e. Phillips. inspector rifle practice;
Captain W. w. Barrow. quarnermaster:
Captain T. M. IWortham, adjutant; Cap.
tin w. M. Myers. Lieutenants G. ", Mac"
farlane retired; William "A. Barrett. re-
tired; H. G. Whittet, retired; F. W, Min
SON. p. P. Taylor and ", w. Polndextcr.
sergea Mt Ma jor NJ, 3. Polndexter,
Following the drill the first dance Of the
fall was given, Many young ladies went