Evening star., 1916-08-21
BEACON LIGHTS SPOT
WHERE HORSE IS ILL
Mans Care, Night and Day,
Given to AiIing Equine at
Warren Camp.
GREEN HORSES BALK
ON BEING BROKEN IN
Man Riders Thrown-One Mount
Subdued After One Horseman Is
Defeated-Notes of Camp.
BY j. CROSBY MCCARTHY.

BY j. CROSBY MCCARTHY,
| DISTRICT NATIONAL GUARD CAMP.
| WARREN. AriZ., August ia strange
| light is burning tonight on the noun
| tain side back of camp. IT iickers and
| occasionally disappears from view, only
to show again in moment
| 1t Is strange light and vet II has
passed unnoticed. for the hills about
here are studded with mine shafts The
position of each of them is indicated
! by the scores of lights which mining
operations a twenty four hour-a
day basis necessitate.
| To the men of the three units of the
y. c. D. c. encamped here, aud par
ticularly those of the Signal Corps
Company. the light has a significant
meaning. 1t is from one of the col
lapsible field lanterns Close to 1t there
is horse on the ground. a sick horse
| whose heavy breathing indicates pneu-
| nonia.
Ministration Is Continuous.
| Several milftiamen are standing about
the animal One holds in his nand a
nine solution. Another holds bottle of
aromatic spirits of ammonia and horse
remedies. A third is spreading saddle
blankets over the animal to keep him
| warm
| A fourth is bending over the unfortu-
nate brute listening to his breathing
| He has his ear pressed against the
horses chest The rafting sound he
hears indicates that the animals lungs
| are badly cOngeSted
To the militiamen the light is a
beacon The fickering rays from the
candle that is burning within the Ian
| tern send out message which reads:
Here succor is being given a poor
dumb animal: he is receiving all the
| aid within the power of man in an eff
| fort to save his life
Phase of Military Training.
| The light is an indicator of one phase
| of the training militiamen are receiv-
ing here in the border country-that of
learning to care for horses, of attend
| ing to horses wants when he is well
and administering treatment when he
! is sick.
Making good riders out of the men
| in the mounted organizations is not
the only purpose: they must also know
| how to feed and water their mounts
properly. to curry them and attend to
their hoofs, to treat minor ailments
that may affiict them, to saddle and
bride according to regulation and to
know how to tie them to lariat and
picket line.
Already the Signal Corps men are
those of the Field Hospital who are
| those of the field hospital. who are
supplied with mounts, and those at
tached to the wagon train of that out
fit. AS soon as Battery B receives it's
he nf hof lt1ef ftf,y,
also will start training.
Corp. Lawych Instructor.
Corp. .Lawych has been serving as
instructor in the care of horses at the
Signal Corps camp. Wagonmaster Ket-
ner. who has had years of experience
in handling horses and mules is giving
pointers to the Field Hospital men.
Lieut.. Hodge, commissioned vet
erina rian. is attached to the battery.
He Is to be detailed to have general
supervision over all the horses as
signed to the o. NJ. d. c. units and to
serve as instructor.
Corp. Lawych of the Signal Corps.
veterinary surgeon. has held several
classes for instruction to the anat
omy of the horse and the animals
most frequent ailments since the sig
nal men arrived here in Warren. All
men in the company have been quiZZed
and have made good showing with
their answers
Animals in Bad Shape.
Considerable trouble has been ex-
perienced with the horses and mules
allotted to the Signal Corps and Field
Hospital by reason of their run down
condition upon their arrival here. The
animals had been in a corral for many
weeks. and were in a wea akened state
for the lack of proper exercise,
Since reaching Warren they have all
suffered more or less from influenza
and what is termed train fever There
have been cold rains almost every day
for the past week or so and the ami
mails have had frequent drenchings.
Following rains some of the horses
have shaken from the chilling they
received that it has been necessary to
cover them with blankets and give
them hot mashes to prevent them from
contracting pneumonia. Treatment of
this kind has been given the horse
that is down" on the mountain side
tonight. but despite these efforts, the
animal has become stricken with penu
monia and is not expected to live.
Men Who Care for Ill Horse.
Corp. Lawych. sergt. Buaskett and
Privates Mccarthy. Detweiler and
Wahl of the Signal Corps and Farrier
Corrigan and Mounted Orderly Rose of
the 22d Infantry Tegulars) are with
the horse If they can get him on his
feet again they will endeavor to bring
him back to camp.
This morning the condition of the
horse seemed somewhat improved. On
advice of Lieut.. Hodge he was allowed
to Craze on the hillside behind the
camp. BY reason of his weakened con-
dition it was thought the animal would
not stray far away.
The horse had a relapse this evening. |
When he went down he was several
hundred yards away from camp. Not |
withstanding his location he is being |
given all attention the camp affords.
Green Horses Make Trouble.