Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-06-22
H0WITzERS BREAK
MARCHING RECORD
Tramp TO Exposition Marks New
Era IN Military Maneuvers.
THIRTY-EIGHT MILES IN DAY
Fast Time Was Made in Day
March, Notwithstanding Hor-
rible Weather Conditions.
Cheered on Return.
RICHMOND. VA. June =.

RICHMOND. Va. June L.
ootsore ard weary. but cxu hcrant
over their accomplishment. members
or the Richmond Howitzers arrived ln
ithis city iast evening az Sis O'Clock
over the Norfolk and Western Raj
way. having broken az marching re-
cords for heavy artillery. covering a
maximum o. thirty-eight miles from
sun 20 sun.
Al enthusiastic crowd awaited the
coming Of tho eiEhty-eirht p-ivatcs
and four officers % The organization
and the march from the station 70 Tire
armory was one continuous ovnrion.
A. the armory tho men We're addressed
oy captain Myers. who. in q Few ap-
propriate words. thanked the men ror
the excellent manner I'm which they
had performed their duties. frequent
" under most trying circumstance
councilman Julius 4. Hobsou and
captain Beaurcgard Lorraine an
siumnus OF the battery. each made
a short talk 90 Tie men. After these
addresses the men were dismissed.
very remarkable feature % the
fve-day march Is tho fact that. rot
wlthstancioE the uutovard conditions
or rain. mud. and unframed horses
not man was sufficiently fncapa citar-
ed 10 ncccssitcte hiss removal 20 a
hospital 4 few slight ailments were
treated. but even these were reduced
10 minimum.
was. First lhal0 day. eleven miles.
second. twcuty-three miles. third Gav.
twenty-siN miles. fourth day. thirty
eight miles. nth day. twenty-five
miles. last day Chree hou-sl. ten
miles Total for five days. $50 miles.
Here IS the roll 81 the Houttzers
who made the march. and not one %
whom was on sick leave during the
entire trip.
Captain-Wiiii1m ~ Myers
Z Hnna
Second ILeutenart-E g. Recs
Surgccn-W A. ellis
First SerEeart--J a. Pollard
Cuartermastcr Scrgeant-W. II W
Mason.
Stable ScrEeant-J. G.. Poindextc-
mitage. r. y. Rowsey. g. a. Myers
Corporais-John Bowers. " T.
Tisdale. r NJ. Bennett. l. =. Carter
A. q. Mason. a. g.. his. Z ~ Brooks
Privatcs-J. +. Ayers. ". g. Aisop
,. L Atkinson. Eddie Amos. u. a.
Angel George Rarrister. Jr Il T.
Fendai B. 7. Blaindet. 7 r. Bailey
7. w Bl1ntcu. =. r. Ben. a. W BEN
rett. J. p Baher. = I. Rllnkenshlp
+. ". Bosher. p. w Carter. a =
Clayton. r. N. Catognt T. ". Cole
p. g. Coleman. J. Z Cary. !. A
Chalkley. J a. Cassidy = II Cobcau
W. II Cowsrdin. J. II. Davenport u.
:. L Dillon. ! :. DeFrecs. l. w
lyth. W W. Foikcs. O.. ". Frazier
u. :. Graham. r. 4. Garrett = "
Gentry. ". II ellis. " T. Hyman
=. A Holman. r. II Holland = D,
Horton. O. II. Hinuant. r a.. Jones
i. a Jones. Il. L Jones. %. l.. Leath
a. Leigers. T.. Murray. r. 7 Morton
A. Moody. =. Minter. 4. W. Mann. y
y. Moore. r r. McGreEor r. L Mac
Farlanc. T.. 7. Miller. RI. T. Pearson
X. r. Pearsoil J. ID. Peudieton. T.. W
Phillips T. r. Pigford. 2. r. Pettus
!. A Ryan. a.. g. Riddick, =. w
Rayie. u. a Ryiard. r. r. Reid. +
W. Rowe. y. ". Reardor. T. Co. Rey
holds. g. r. BEDFORD. J-.. =. F. Seay
T. NJ Starke. - smith. J. 4. Stubs
John Scott. O. =. Tcmlirscn. L a.
Tiler. W. r. Ut;er. J. T. Underwood
u. c. Wash. r. *. T. Warwick. G.- r
Wilkinson \. p Wadlul