The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-23
BREAKING. MARCH
OF RICHMOND HONII7ZERS
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IND HONII7ZERS.
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itzers were held in position along the
road awaiting the start OF the column,
for the review which was to take
place later In Intervening.
At the Exposition.
An effort was made to have the
Howltzers debarred from the parade
unleas they wore the regulation blue
uniform. and at one time 1t looked as
| IL they would not be allowed to go into
the parade. The members OF the bat
terry desired to. appear before their
friends with the same equipment. and
| the same uniform in which they had
made their march. and ns soon as
Governor Swanson heard OF the move
to put them In the blue, he Immediately
had things arranged for the battery
to appear on Lee Parade just as II
had arrived In camp, with all OF its
equipment, and also had orders Issued
that they should be given the right ef
/ line.
This compliment by the Governor,
General Grant and the chief marshal
| of the parade was greatly appreciated
| by the officers and men of the battery,
and many loud cheers rang out when
the news was brought to them.
| AT l O'Clock the battery moved into
! the Exposition Grounds, and there
waited for the review. The reception
accorded the Howitzers all along the
streets OF the Exposition Grounds. and
! as they passed the reviewing stand on
Lee Parade, was such as has not been
| seen since tfs return of troops from
the Spanish American War. A more
enthusiastic reception could not have
| been accorded them had they been on
their return from actual war. It was
a glowing tribute to the efforts OF the
men In accomplishing what men OF
Iexperience had stated wo,.d be impos-.
sible, and was fitting finale to the
glorious record made by them In the
past five days.
Incidents of March.
i Many Instances OF wit and humor
took place during the five days of
march. and It would be hard to give
them in detail. Sergeant Rowsey, dur
Ing the march. had tr,bned his horse
stonewall to perform many tricks, and
amused the men frequently with them.
Sam Wood was the "Parson" Of the
outfit. while Private Mcfarland was
termed the Girl" Sargent Armitage
was the Cowboy" his horse having to
be lassoed and tied to tree every
morning before Bride could be put
on the animals head. Captain Wor-
than had the same trouble in saddltns
his mount. the horse refusing at all
times to take the saddle.
Sergeant Myers, younger brother
OF the captain, is very much like him.
except that he has an inborn anti
pathy to snakes. On the third day
out, when the battery stopped at noon
to cook dinner, the sergeant stretched
out on a log to take nap. A large
snake was seized with the same idea.
I ana crawled up beside Elm. When
Myers awoke he decided he would not
eat dinner, but would go down the
road for about mile and wait for the
reif to catch up.
All the men seemed to have but
one idea-forward. In the middle of
the night one OF the sentries saw
| strange figure bearing down on him.
On close inspection 1t was found 70
pc man draped in his tent.
The tents were but three feet high.
ana Private Davenport had straight
ened up in his sleep and walked off
with the shelter tent, leaving Private,
Jones, his terminate, asleep In the
drenching rain. The tent was replaced
Jones never knowing what had han
pened until morning.
One Of the questions the men are
asking is why a razorback hog kept
beside the battery for about three
miles, running along In tho woods ana
squealing at intervals.
Assembly had been sounded and
nearly all We're lined up. when a figure.
clad very lightly, shot out Of tent
and gave good imitation OF Whites
head torpedo. Bannister had realized
that he had no time to lose, and dlved
\ out between the tied-up flf\,-only
the dire fear OF extra guard duty
could have pushed him through such
a small space.
DR.. Warwick. one of the most en-
thusiastic members Of the battery, was
also one of It's greatest sprinrers.
He had charge OF the pioneer corps,
who preceded the organizations and
frequently arrived at the stops sevral
hours before the battery came on the
scene.
The dog, "Hardtack." which had fol-
lowed the battery all the way from
Petersburg, was lost at suffolk. much
to the regret Of Private Wilton Carter.
Inspection of Animals.
Captain Myers had for years endeav-i
ored TO secure some mounted movement
Tor the battery. particularly so after
the. new equipment had been Issued
them by the United States government,
desiring to show toll authorities that
the men We're as capable of handling
I 1t In the field as they were instho ar
|3mory, It Is universally known that
great opposition to this movement OF
the Howitzers by country road to the
Jamestown Exposition was made, ana
pressure was brought to bear 10 pre-
Vent It, the Governor authorizing the