The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-06
Approximately Nineteen Hun
dred Officers and Men in,
Two Commands
WILL START TRIP
In DAY COACHES
But Will Be Transferred to
Tourist Cars En- Route irst
Train Out at 7 A. NJ rains
t. Move, in Dix ections
All aboard for Brownsville

All aboard for Brownsville!
This morning at o'clock troops of
the First Regiment, at Camp Stuart,
will begin entraining for the Mexican
border, and the Second Reg iment will
break camp this afternoon, their trains
starting southwark at 4 o'clock. Both
regiments Will move on trains of three
sections, each of sixteen cars, the
First Regiment to be routed over the
Sea board Air Line and the Second by
the Southern Railway. The destina-
tion of both regiments will be Browns
willie, Tex.
Heveille was sounded at the camp
this morning at 3 o'clock, and break
fast WAS served 10 the men promptly
at O'Clock, Thus prepared. the work
of breaking camp was Immediately
begun by the First Regiment. and the
line OF wagons. with tents, supplies
anu equipment of the men, was start
ed to the trains. which stood in the
railroad yards south OF the camp.
Busy Loading Cars Yesterday.
Al. day yesterday loading nf guam
titles OF material was accomplished.
Practically everything that was not
In actual use blythe aaea was packed
and placed IN the cars. The wagons
of the First Regiment and nmbuiances
had already been on the cars for sew
eral days. Cases of rifles, equipment
aboard, and this morning only the
equipment that the men have been
using had to I've loaded.
approximately $500 privates and
Jos officers will constitute the VIZ
mia movement today.
The first section Will leave at !
o'clock, carrying the Second Battalion
of the First Infantry and a detail OF
faaitAry personnel This section will
be made up of sixteen cars. made up
OF one horse car. two fat cars. two
baggage cars. ten day coaches and enc
Pullman car
Grays or Second Train
As soon as possible after the first
section moves, the second section of
sixteen cars will he placed. these
carrying the First Battalion of lnfan-
try. and also their detail OF sanitary
personnel. Three fiat cars. two bag
gage cars, ten day coaches, and one
Pullman car will comprise this section.
The Richmond Grays. commanded by
Major j. Fulmer Bright will 60 with
the second train,
On the third section viii be the
officers of the regimental headquarters
of the First Infantry. Colonel Perry.
commanding. the Third Battalion and
the usual sanitary detail. 1t will re-
Quire three nat cars. two baggage
cars. ten day coaches and one Pull
man car to accommodate the men on
this section.
All OF the sections will be routed
over the 6eahoard Air Line Railroad
and will pass through Atlanta. Mont
Eomery. New Orleans and Houston on
their way to Brownsville
None or the tourist cars, which were
NnAyAd frnrn -
day night after having been placed
Tor the use OF the men going to the
Border, have been replaced, and word
came to headquarters yesterday tina,
both regiments were to leave the city
In day coaches. and that they would
Be Transferred to tourist cars, which
are now returning North from the
border. en- route. 1t IL believed that the
Virginia troops will meet the trains
perhaps at Montgomery. Ala.
Second Regiment Moves at 4 r. ".
Tho Second Regiment OF Infantry,
according to the field order, ISSUED by
General c. c. Vaughan. camp com.
mander. will move their first section
nj 4 o'clock, the other two following
~ soon thereafter as possible. Fifty
one cars. In three sections OF seven
teen each will carry the mon to the
front. Leaving over the Southern
Railway. their route will touch Birm-
lnGham. Shreveport. Dallas, Houston
and then on TO Brownsville. Texas. IT
- thought they will be transferred to
\ the tourist cars at BIRMINGHAM.
The sections will be made MS as fol-
4 lows: The first section will be In
charge of Major Harrison. carrying
tho Second Battalion and their detail
Of sanitary men. They will use one
horse car, two nat cars. two box cars.
ono bAEEaEe car. ten day coaches and
one Pullman car. Major Leach and
the First Battalion with the sanitary
detail will leave In the second Sec
ton Of three fiat cars, two box cars.
one ba1gaGe car. ten day coaches and
one Pullman car. In the third sec
ton will be Colonel Leedy, and the
headquarters officers the Third Bat
talion and the sanitary men. Three
nat cars. two box cars. one baggage
car. ton day coaches ana one Pullman
Will make up the section.
Travel Rations Issued.
All of the men have been prepared
Tor their trip Travel ratdOns- have
6een issued, and each man has been
allowed twenty-one cents a day for
LIQUID coffee. A total OF 33,740 has
neon distributed to the troops for this
'Dufpose.
Minute orders have been Issued by
Gh1 camp commander, aenerAa
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