The Washington times., 1903-04-11
BATTERY FROM FORT
hYER PASSED BY BUT
CAVALRY IS CHOSEN
Order Governing COmpeti-
ton Misunderstood.
TOURNAMENT AT NEW YORK
Names OF Fort Myer Troopers Who VIII
Display emanship-Engineers
to Build Bridges

The composite troop OF cavalry from
Fort Myer. composed of members OF
Troops Z. +. C. and II. has been Sc
Iected 10 represent the cavalry branch
of the army at The Military Athletic
League tournament to be held al Madi-
son Square Garden. in New York. ior
six days beginning April q.
The Fourth Battery. from Fort Myer,
failed TO qualify in the contest on az
count OF misunderstanding OF the or
ders providing for the competition. The
Twenty-seventh Battery. from Fort
Ethan Allen, Vermont, will represent
the artillery at Madison Square Garden.
Not a Platoon Drill.
Orders providing for the competition
between the batteries stationed at va
rious posts provided that platoon
should drill At Fort Myer four pieces
CT artillery drilled instead of platoon.
Although the members Of the Fourth
Battery are said to have exceilsd the
artiTerymen al Chickamauga and For,
Ethan Allen, they were disqualified y
their failure to comply with the order,
4 detachment of engineers. made VI
Of members OF Company NJ, OF the Third
Bat -alion. Corps Of Engineers, under
the command OF Capt MeriwetheT I.
Walker, viii also go to New York 10
the tournament The engineers viii
give an exhibition of bridge building
After constructing a trestle they viii
blow 1t up and retreat.
Me-, Who Will Co
Members OF the composite troop OF
cavalry who will participate "a the tour
nament in New York are:
Commissioned ofHcers-Capt Lloyd NJ
Brett. First Lieut.. Charles B. Harvey
Second Lieut.. Mcclellan Eby. Second
Lieutenant Taibee
From the ranks of Troop First Ser
geant McNaliy. sergeants slegman. Mai
line. Thurston. and Matz. Corporals Da-
Wis and Davidson. Orderly McCampbel
Wagner 4Eirkman. Trumpeters Laird
and Mann. Blacksmith Miller. Privates
Buchan. Burke. Fairon, Carol, Collier
Holland. Hyde, Montgomery. Morse. Nc
Cabe. Mccormick. McIntire. O'Donneil
Ryan. Tyson, Walsh, Weber, Davis
House, Gray, Buynworck. Hawkins
Webb, Weseman, Dubler.
Troop E-Corporal Hagard, Privates
jackson. Mason. Miller. Shawadasa.
Troop D-sergeant Phelps, Corporals
Stevens. Dwyer, and Grace, PTivates Fox
Egana, Seyke, Logan, Needham, Weller.
Troop H-Sergeant Burkey. Corporal
4 shannon. Privates Warren. Cox, Peglow
Moore.
Second Cavalry Band-Private Griffith
Fourth Battery-Corporal Boone
Escaped While Under Arrest.
Mfuard F. Painter. d private in The
signal corps stationed at Fort Myer. es-
/ capped from the fort while under arrest
and is now supposed TO be hiding in tn,
woods along the Virginia shore OF tn,
Potomac.
He was under arrest for disorderl
conduct a charge Of deseTtion has now
been entered against him.
After his arrest ne was dining with
sergeant and two privates. He excused
/ himself for a minute. secured a cavalry
mans uniform, and escaped
/ A squad OF eighteen members OF tn
signal corps will leave Fort Myer TO-
! morrow 10 visit State encampments
where practice drills VIII be given an
volunteers Instructed in the work of IN
signal corps.
Members of the Squad
The members OF the squad are: Firs
Class Sergeant Isaac Hamilton. sigma
. Ia