The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-04
Two Weeks Taken Up With
That Branch of Cavalry
Work.
TROOPERS GET THEIR PAY
About $4,000 Is Distributed
Among Men and Officers.
News OF the Valley.
Especial to The rimes-D,spa,eb1

Especial to The Times Dispatch
Winchester. Va. August 3-The
United States cavalry camp OF instruc-
ton has been in progress on the Solen-
berger tract OF about 100 acres or
gently rolling land near Winchester
Two weeks to-day, and practically all
OF mat time has been consumed in
drilling by platoons. \ test of this
new drill was made under the dircc-
tion Of the camp commander, Colonel
CunitTe Ii. Murray, to-day for tn.
purpose OF determining how the new
drill is working out Members of the
army cavalry board have been In
structinG the men in tho now drills
each day. and tho troopers are show
ing great enthusiasm and interest in
the work. There are thirty-thrce men
In each platoon commanded by q cap
tain with four platoons to a squadron
There probably will be five or six
sqnadrons 10 a regiment, under the
new regulate If they are adopted
by the War Department In about
two weeks the troopers VIII be drilled
by squadrons. later By regiments, and
finally the entire brigade vii! be II,
the saddle
About $4,000 Was distributed among
the officers and troopers Of tho
Eleventh Cavalry on Thursday even
ing. that amount representing their
pay for July. Large numbers Of the
men OF that regiment spent last even
ing and tonight in Winchester
First Lieutenant Carl Boyd, OF tn,
Third Cavalry. has been at the camp
for several days on special duty. lie
has been ordered to France on duty
with the French cavalry for a year
and will leave shortly for that coun-
try.
Secretary E. T. Mcleod. OF the cav
airy board. has gone on his annual
leave OF absence, and Will return about
September l.
Ru,nors ana rumblings o, probable
Intervention in Mexico has not ais
turbed the routine of the carnp here
although tho officers and troopers dis
cuss Mexican and other foreign affairs
among themselves. One officer stated
today that the program OF instruc-
tion, mapped out after months OF prep
aratio1. undoubtedly would be carried
out here, unless something very serious
should occur. In event OF intervcn-
ton in Mexico. II was the impress
that tho Winchester camp would re-
main as II is at this time. unlcs the
entire cavalry arm Of the service is
called upon 10 go over the border line
Given ThorouEh Inspection.
The Shenandoah division OF the Bal
thorough inspection yesterday ~
President Daniel Willard and a large
number OF officials. including many
heads of departments. The special
train OF the president left .Harpcrs
Ferry in the morning and arrived ut
Lexington late In the afternoon
The return trip was made to-day
Superintendent G. D. Brooke, OF this
division. which extends from Harpers
Ferry to StrasburS Junction and from
Harrsonburg TO Lexington. was com
plimented by many of the officials
upon the numerous improvements he
has had made during the past year to
the roadbed. the rolling stool; and the
railroad property in general. II was
announced that new passenger sta
ton has been authorized fo" stanton.
Heavy Damage by Storm.
The cyclonic storm which did such
great damage in Washington on We'd
nesday afternoon appears to have
gathered in the immediate vicinity of
Winchester. About IL o'clock in the
morning and until some time after the
noon hour. ominous looking clouds
hung over this city, and scores of
residents closed their doors and out
side window blinds. expecting a hail
storm at any moment. but the gray
looking clouds passed directly toward
Washington. According to reports re-
ceived here, very little rain fell be-
tween the lower Shenandoah Valley
and the national capital. although in
the upper portion of the valley the
storm was furious. doing much dam
age to town an6 farm properties and
also along the railroads. Wheat and
hay ricks were blown over hundreds
of trees were uprooted or twisted off
near the ground. ana some telephone
poles went down before tho blast
While there was much lightning. the
bolts seem to have wrought little harm.
A day or two earlier terrifying cleo
trical storm visited the Winchester
section. Lightning struck and burned
down barn and contents for Samuel
Rinker. and valuable driving horse
owned by George Branner was killed
by lightning fifty yards away from
his house. a large tree adjoining n
temporary store near the United States
cavalry camp was struck and spIin-
tered, and some young men and girls
who were In the store, together with
proprietors and clerks, were hurled TO
the floor. number OF the young
women were rendered unconscious. and
all felt the effects of the lightning for
several days.
Buried mt Front Royal.
The body OF Flagman Esten H. Wins
burrow. who died in a hospital at Ha-
gerstown on Thursday. from injuries
sustained when he was knocked off
the Western Maryland Railroad track
near Thurmont while asleep. was taken
to Front Royal his homeplace, and
Inferred In the cemetery there. He
was about twenty-five years old and
unmarried. He had been sent back by
freight conductor to guard rear
end switch, as another train was about
due. He is said to have been on duty
long time and foil asleep at the