New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02
Second Squadron of the
lst Quits Van Cortlandt,
Entralns at YOnkers.
FEW TROOPS LEFT
IN CAMP AT PARK
Suffragists Call with Gifts OF
Chocolate and Other
Good Things.

Headed by Troop II, OF Rochester
the Second Squadron OF the LIST Cav
airy. commanded by Lieutenant Col
onel James Crookc McLeer, left tho
camp at Van Cortlandt Park shortly
after noon yesterday for Yonkers
where 1t entTained for the Mexican
border. Troop G. OF Brooklyn; Troop
NJ, OF Avon, and Troop @, Of Utica, fell
in behind the Roch ester organization
as the squadron swung out into Broad
way.
The hundreds Of friends and rela-
tives who had gathered 20 watch the
departure OF tn q 1Hrs were given
thrilling few minutes when a threo-ton
truck, loaded with the squadron's
equipment and driven By John McGiv-
ern. became uncomfortable through
failure OF tho brakes and charged
down tho hill into the park. narrowly
missing several women and children.
By careful steering the truck was
guided safely TO the bottom OF the hill
and stopped.
The officers in command OF the de-
parting cavalry we're Captain George
Bachus, Troop c; Captain Charles To-
bin, Troop G.; Captain A. W. Pickard
Troop II, and Captain c. T. Shiverick'
Troop NJ. Captain Shiverick was for
merly with the Sd United States Cav
airy on the border. He arrived from
England on the Red Star liner Lap
land Just in time to hurry to the camp
and take command OF his troop. Cap
tain Charles Currie is acting as ad-
iutant of the squadron, and Lieutenant
William Gillespie as quartermaster.
Colonel Charles I. De Bevoise, com
msnder Of the 1st Cavalry, did not go
with the troops. remaining behind to
inspect new horses.
A crowd Of thousand watched the
loading Of the horses and equipment in
the New York Central freight yards at
Yonkers. Shortly after o'clock the
men and horses had all been put aboard
the trim and il steamed away. IL viii
90 first TO Buffalo and then probably
follow the route taken by the list In
fsntry. Censorship Of routes and des-
tination by the War Department forbids
officers 10 give the exact routing,
With the departure of the 800 men in
the squadron the camp at Van Cort-
landt Park is rapidly being diminished
in numbers. The only organizations re-
naming are Troops B, D, L and OF
the list Cavalry, Squadron A Of the I'd
Field ARTILLERY and Battery b Of the
LIST. which expects orders to entrain
to-day. The report that members OF
Squadron A had stared wire-pulling to
keep from being sent 10 the border
was emphatically denied at the Natioril
Guard Headquarters. IL is likely they
will be ordered south early in the week:
Brooklyn recruits TO the number OF
$50 arrived at the Van Cortlandt camp
Yesterday and will be assigned 70 duty
in the various organizations still IN
camp.
Mayor and Mrs. Mitchell paid a short
visit TO the camp yesterday afternoon,
calling on Major William r. Wright,
commander of Squadron 4. A sentry,
a member Of the Buffalo troop, stopped
the Mayors car, but on being informed
who the visitor was permitted him 70
pass.
Ten automobiles, under the leadership
OF Mrs. James Lees Laidlaw. carrying
a crowd OF suffragis,s, brought load
Of pencils, postcards. drinking cups,
chocolate, napkins and matches TO the
camp for distribution among the men
Yesterday.