The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-22
Spend Night at Red Hill and
Make Morning March to
Basic.
RESULTS PLEASE OFFICERS
Captain M'Dowell Thrown From
Horse Four Times, but
Not Badly Injured.
BY a. II. W. MAcI<RETu.

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch
Camp William Richardson via Basic
City. Va, July 2i-Slnging Hail. HAN.
Bard's All Here" the Blues Battalion
returned to Camp William Richardson
at 1880 o'clock this morning. after
siN-mile march from Red Hill, where
the battalion camped last night The
men were hot and tired. perspiration
oozcd from every pore. and up the Hill
TO the camp their weary feet dragged a
little, but they were in cheerful spirits,
; and when dinner call came. an hour
and a half later. every man was pres
ent.
The return march was under
broilins sun. and The sandy roads were
hot and blistering But there were no
stragglcrs.
The home guard and the sick" squad
turned out to meet them. and another
| buglcr rang out what was meant to
be inspiring strains The sight OF
Camp William Richardson was inspIra-
tion enough, and soon every man was
in his tent unloading himself of his
heavy equipment. and d!ves,ing him
! self of his perspiration- soaked clothes.
| Thereafter came a shower of clean
linen. and all were as fit as hddlers.
SiN-Mile March.
The march last night was straight
forward TO Red Hi, on the Red River
six miles distant. where an ideal spot
on the slope of a hill had previously
| been selected as camp site. The bat
talon reached Red Hill at s o'clock In
ten minutes the shelter tents had been
pitched, and in another five minutes
little fires were blazing in front of
every tent. Each man was his own
cook making his meal on bacon. beans
bread and coffee, Mess call sounded
at $50 o'clock, and the men ate like
| the hungry soldiers they were.
Afterwards, by the light OF the in
Vulnerable tw!nkling fires. the men sat
about and sang and listened to an i'm
promptu concert. given By the band
Nearby villagers and country folks
came TO look on and listen. and mar
Veled that so many men could live with
out single woman in sight and still
be happy Taps were sounded prompt
iy at 10 o'clock. and in FIVE minutes
only the sentinels We're awake. Silence
settled down from the dark hills. and
natures tired children fell asleep
Early Morning start.
Reveille was sounded at $40 this
morning; mess. consisting of scra mbled
eggs. bread and coffee, came at 8. and
at o'clock stakes were pulled andHhe
start home was made. Here came the
difficult part of the march Company
d was thrown out as the advance
guard. Companies Il. and C were the
main body, and Company A was the
| rear guard. Skirmishers were thrown
out from the advance guard to do out
post duty. The skirmishers had TO
travel through all kinds of dificult
| country climb hills for survey, and
then report back to the advance guard
which in return reported to the main
body. This work was continued until
the main camp was sighted.
Captain r. S. Knox u. S. a., who oc-
companied the battalion on It's hike
and put it through the PAGES, was vistb-
ly pleased with results, and Major
Bowles was delighted. and said so.
Captain Knox was particularly inn
pressed with the rapidly with which
the men pitched their tents and pre-
pared mess.
Three miles from camp the escort
rear, was sent on ahead. preceded by
Sergeant w T. Hoppe mounted
Thrown From Horse.
On the way over Captain Mcdowell
was thrown four times from his un-
tractable horse, but was not hurt be-
yond being bruised and shaken up
The home guard and sick" squad
had little to do last night beyond pa
trolling their posts and company
streets. Tho watch was SO divided that
none of the men had long to remain
out with the stars.
When Il came time for Corporal John
Worth, of Company D. to report for
guard duty. Corporal Houston. then
going off. couldn't awaken the former
slumbering soldier on account of his
buff dog, Sergeant Teddy" Ser.
geant To-day" when the detail came in
front of his masters tent. took a posi-
ton over his body. and showed his
teeth The detail tried eadearing