The Washington herald., 1911-03-08
SOLDIERS LEAVE
FORT MYER TO-DAY
Artillery Troops Will En-
train for Mexican Border.
WILL GO BY SEPARATE ROUTES
Order to Proceed Quickly Complied
With, and the Journey Would
Have Been Begun Last Night Had
the Railroads Been Prepared-May
Prevent the Horse show Planned.

The battalion of the Third Field Ar
tiIIery stationed at Fort Myer will leave
Washington this morning in two detach-
ments, over separate roads. for the Mexi-
can border. where they will participate
Mexico at Galveston.
The detachment made up of Companies
E and + will leave Rosslyn, Va, at
10 o'clock, over the Pennsylvania Rail-
road. in a special train, which will take
them direct to the scene of operations.
II is understood the train will go by
way of St Louis Company will
embark on a special train at Four and a
half street and Virginia avenue.\ and
proceed to the border by way Of the
Southern Railway.
The order to proceed to the border was
received yesterday morning a few min
utes after o'clock, and fifteen minutes
sructions from Col. Joseph Garrard,
commander at the fort.
Ordered to Pack.
Immediately on leaving the quarters of
Col Garrard orders were issued to the
men to pack and get ready. At 3 o'clock
everything was in readiness, including
supplies and ammunition. TO proceed. If
railroad accommodations had been made
yesterday, the battalion would have left
the fort last night.
The trains will carry ten days rations
and 200 rounds Of ammunition for each
man. Ammunition will also be carried
for twelve guns, probably 400 rounds for
each gun. The three batteries will ship
with them 35S horses and fifteen ponies,
twenty-four caissons, six kit wagons,
three store wagons, and three forge
wagons.
About 5.Oo0 pounds OF food will be car
ried, including coffee, tea, sugar, evapo-
rated milk. pork. beef. beans, bread,
flour. rice, corn, tomatoes, potatoes,
onions. jam, and hardtack.
In the absence OF Maj. l. G. Berry,
who is at Fort Leavenworth, at the
army school, Capt Brooke Payne will
command the battalion. The other Of
ficers who WILL go South are Capt. VIII
lard D. Newbil, First Lieut. n. c. Sea-
grave, First Lieut.. Sherman Miles, First
Lieut. John Lund. Second Lieut. S. r.
Hopkins, Second Lieut.. F. w. Stewart,
Second Lieut. W. II. Shepherd. Second
Lieut.. Joe p. Brabson. Second Lieut..
A. w. Smith. and Maj J. II. Allen.
medical officer, and four assistant Of
ficers.
May Prevent Horse show.
Whether there is to be a military horse
show at Fort Myer is a question. The
removal of the Second Battalion. Third
Field Artillery. under command of Capt.
Brooke Payne, to the Mexican frontier.
has taken the wind out of the sails OF
the army officers, who have been plan
ming all winter to give an equestrian
exhibition at the fort on March q.
On the list of officers who will leave
the post to-day appear the names Of
Capt. Willard D. Newbill, Lieut.. Chester
A. Shepard, Lieut.. Sherman Miles, Lieut..
David Seagrave. Lieut. John Lund, Lieut..
Joe F. Brabson, Lieut.. Samuel r. Hop
kins. and Lieut. Frederick Stewart. All
Of these officers had entered one or more
horses in the show.
Maj. F. B. Foltz. who is in charge OF
the horse show, said last night:
THE departure o: troops to the MeXi-
can frontier will reduce the horse show
We had planned to take place in the post
this month to about half of its original
pretensions. 1t may be considered the
wisest course TO abandon the show alto
gether. but if we are given any hope by
the War Department of the return of the
troops within the next month, the show
will be postponed until such a date as
will permit the absent officers to be eX-
hibitors.
Our plans have been badly upset, for
We have been making elaborate prepara-
tions for some time. Steps were being
taken to invite the President and other
prominent guests had been asked to at
tend. Nearly 1000 private invitations had
haap