El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-27
NTHONY. \. NJ. Sept. .

a
u wire to FL Paso)-After being
L - lost for hours among the sand
dunes of New Mexico between White
Spur and Anthony. the wagon and
motor truck trains OF the Pennsylvania
national guard were found marooned
five miles east Of Anthony, shortly
before midnight last night by scouts
dispatched from camp by MAI Charles
NJ Clement The wagons and trucks
we're stuck in the deep sand and, when
darkness fell, became lost and were
20 look for them
As a result Of the wagons and
trucks, which carried the food. ice,
forage and ruel for the expedition. be
coming lost. practically the entire
army Of $4,000 men and more than
$500 horses and mules were without
food and little water last night The
soldiers fortunate enough TO have
Ery wolves on the stores OF Anthony
and within a few minutes every mer-
chant had exhausted his supply OF
,Canued goods. bread. cheese and other
eatables- They shared their scant meal
with their comrades but thousands OF
the men did not have thing 10 eat
until after midnight. when the wagons
and trucks reached here and Cen
Clement had a hurried lunch cooked
for them.
swim Delays supply Train.
Col Fred Pusy. Quartermaster, ap-
pointed Capt John Watson TO com
Wand the wagon and motor truck
train The train was escorted by a
detachment from the First Pennsylva-
Tia cavalry commanded by Lieut. Col
Samuel Gleaves- Tbe cavalry com
mander allowed his men TO swim Do
the river with their horses during the
III = haf
wagon and motor truck trains and
when they left the river for the trip
across the desert it was late and the
wagons became stuck Darkness fell
and the train became lost
When the train reached anthony.
Gen. Clement ordered every water
wagon TO proceed TO the railroad,
where the empty tanks were filled
with water and hurried to the half
famished men outside the town. There
was great confusion Throughout the
right in the camp. The water tanks
and route was illuminated by the lights
OF automobiles which frightened the
mules Drivers with their faces COW
cred with dust. hungry and famished.
swore at the mules as they attempted
10 bolt
Camp Broken Late.
As a result of the delay and the
" Orn out condition Of the men. Gen
Clement did not order camp broken
this morning until 10 o'clock. Then
the ascent across the gap between the
picturesque Franklin and Organ noun :
-ains was started. through Anthony
pass II was through this pass that i
the pioneers who hiazed the trail to 4
The Pacific crossed in caravans in the 4
long ago The f9's who made a rush +
10 California during the gold strike +
also crossed the range at this point 4
10 was also a fayorite haunt Of early 4
iay outlaws Here they watched the f
stage coach and pony express pass and .
descended on them 20 loot Gs-.nomo, I
he notorious apache chief. crossed &
he pass when he burned the villages &
dong the Mexican frontier
Like n Mighty Serpent.
The $4,000 men resembled a mighty
serpent as they wended their way up 4
he steep pass Along the dangerous
-raigs IL became necessary TO hitch I
,iglt mules TO wagon TO pull them
icross IT, II VIII he late this evening
when the division reaches its camping /
sround on the east side The infantry
viii camp at the foot of the mountains
IT at Hits ranch The cavalry and /
lrtillery viii try to reach Newman.
The division viii start from Newman
stewart. expecting 20 arrive at their
quarters late Thursday night
May Delay Return Home.
Il became known here today that
he three Pennsylvania regiments re-
emily ordered home by Mai Gen Fred /
rick Funston may remain at Camp
stewart for an indefinite period with (
ne remainder of the division The
'rder to entrain home Is expected TO /
'e curtailed, according to an officer /
Flth the division. who received a wire
10 this effect