The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-23

- n
pected to leave their armory in
this city at 6 o'clock In the
q morning or the 18th instant.
and all arrangements had
been made with that object in view.
Forage for the eighty animals had
been purchased and distributed along
the line of march, the necessary sup
ply for one day being loaded on the
escort wagon. Rations for the men
had been drawn from the depot com
missary, United States army, at New
port News and had been loaded on
wagons ready to move.
When the hour of departure arrived
the battery was short thirteen horses
of the number necessary to move the
equipment. Several OF the parties
from whom horses had been engaged
failed to have their animals on hand.
After several hours of hard work visit
ing and telepionng the owners of
teams, the necessary number of AMI
mails to draw the equipment were Sc
cured and the march from the armory
began at IL O'Clock NJ. The march
through the city was along Eighth
Street to Main, to Ninth, and across
streets We're thronged with the friends
OF the Howitzers, and many were the
cheers and good wishes hurled to the
cannoneers.
Thought They Were Going to Fight
lJnps.
AT Manchester several of the ami
mails had cast their shoes in the March
from Richmond. and a delay was neces-
CT IN tor f,, 5n,. hot I,oc l.
shod, the battery moving out from
that city at las o'clock.
The entire population of Manchester
turned out 10 see the Richmond ar
ttllerymen. and many We're the anus
Ing incidents, some even expressing
themselves that the United States was
about to be involved in war with
Japan. and that the Howitzers We're a
portion of the regular army on the
march to the Orient while others felt
quite as sure that it it was show
which would give performance later
in the evening. One Individual think
ing that the civil authorities had held
the party up for its failure to secure
license, approached Captain r. NJ.
Workman, the ndjutant of the battalion,
who was at the head Of the column,
and asked If that was not the cause
of the halt.
Out of Manchester into the county
roads the realization of the months of
anticipation was at hand. With each
mile covered the animals became more
accustomed to their work, and soon
settled down to 1t as if they had been
worked together for years. While the
fact was that very few of the horses
had ever been hitched together before.
The march was continued over newly
a y,ao 1,,;+I ,,,;S lx
out incident to Broad Rock Branch,
q distance Of eight miles from Rich
mond. AT this point a stop of thirty
five minutes was made in order that
the teams might be watered, the march
being resumed at 4:05 o'clock and con-
tinued to a point where the narrow
gauge road crosses the county road,
a. distance'''of twelve miles from Rich
mond.
First Night In Camp.
This point was reached at Z o'clock
In the evening in a drizzling rain. AS
the teams had done good work for the
first half day, Captain Myers decided
to go into camp for the night.
The battery was parked on the right
of the road in the angle formed by
the railroad and the county road
crossing. The teams We're unhitched
and embarrassed. the cooks fires We're
soon ablaZe, and shelter tents were
pitched for the night. The hugles
sounded the calls for water stables
and feed, the horses We're ordered fed
and groomed for the night, guard
was mounted. and the buglc call,
which every one recognizes, is heard.
There We're no questions asked as
to the meaning of the call; the men
knew it was the mess CALL and each
Z individual lined the cooks fires