The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-17

opportunity for some fun. Creeping
out to II hunmOck in the swamp in the
darkness, and armed with some musi-
cal instrument capable OF emitting the
welrdest and most dismal sounds, the
! veteran made creepy feelings come over
| many Of the boys. and had them long
Ing for Broad Street and electric lights.
Captain Myers was in the secret. and
had demurred to sleeping on tho porch
or an unoccupied house, remarking
| that 1t must be haunted or 1t would
not be vacant.
| Wet and tired as they were the boys
were not "hankerlng" for dry bunk
amid the spooks and when the uncan-
| ny sounds and walls and shrieks
| pierced the darkness the soldier men
did not want to be embraced by q
bear or pounced uponrby n catamount
or some other Wild warmth" aud
those who had wandered bit away
from camp came scurrying In, having
| suddenly discovered that they were
| sleepy.
Many amusing experiences might be
told, but the boys were not inclined to
linger as raconteurs with Home,
Home. Home" ringing in their ears
and humping In every heart beat.
They will have materials for camp
lIeS lOT IuOIlllb To CoHlS una Tlauy
will be the experiences told ut the
first smoker. Thus far not a kick on
the commissary has been heard. and
in fact. none on anything else. In
short. the boys acquitted themselves
like men. and acquitted the situation
with true soldierly cheerfulness and
submission. Tercentennlnls come so
seldom that they are willing to tackle
another and make n new record.
Roster Of Howitzcrs.
Here is the roll OF the Howitzers
who made the march. and not one of
whom was on sick leave during the
entire trip:
.Captain--William 81. Myers.
First Lieutenant-E. p. Taylor.
Second Lieutenant-E, c. Rees.
Surgeon-W. a. ellis,
First Sergeant--J. C. Pollard f
ouarniastor sergcant-w. II. ". Mason.
Stable Sergeant-J. C. Poindexter
Scrgeants--J. r. Wood. j. II. sArmitage.
r. n. Rowsoy. G. II. Myers.
Corporals-John Bowers. W. L. Tisdale,
F. NJ. bennett. l. r. Carter. A c. Mason.
A.fC. Ill!g, L. NJ. Brooks.
: Privates-J. z. Ayers. w. C. Alsop, f. L.
Atkinson. Eddie Amos. r. G. Angel. George
Bannister. Jr.. II. L. Bendaii. u. L. Blaih-
doll j. R t. BAILEY + W biant9n; j. b. Bell
ship. e. w. Bosher. e. w. Carter, a. S.
Clayton. T. NJ. Catogni. r. N Colo. y. g,
Coleman. l.. F. Cary. j. a. Chalklny. j. A.
Cassidy. j. Fl. Cobenn w. H Cownrdin. ].
II. Davenport. Jr.. J. L. Dillon. j. S. De-
Freos. L. w. Flyth. w. w Eokes, C. W.
Frazier, r. S. Graham. E. II Garrett. Il. n.
Gentry. w. II. ellis. ". D. Lyman, ]. a.
Holman. r. II. Holland. ! r. Horton. C. II.
Hnnant. +. C. Jones, II. a. Jones. II. L.
Jones. o. e. Leath. A. Leigers. e. Murray,
r. l. Morton. A. Moody. D. Minter, A W.
Mann. j. E. Moore. r. F. McGregor. T.. l..
MacFarlane. c. j. Miller. II. l.. Pearson. X
F. Pearsoll. j. D. Pendleton. L. w. Phillips.
L. Il. Pigford. P. z. Pettus. j. A. Ryan. c.
c. Rlddick, E. w. Rayle. r. a. Ryland. r.
F. Rold. F. w. Rowe, n. w. Reardou. T. G.
Reynolds. G. Z. Rodford. Jr. j. F. seay,
c. NJ Starke, N Smith, ]. a. stubbs. John
Scott, G. 8. Tomlnsin. L. q. Tiler, w. r.
Utter. j. B. Underwood. H. c. Wash. r. X.
r. Warwick. C. Z. Wilkinson. S. =. Waddill.