The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-30
B]RODERSON BOYS
WRITE FROM CODY
ben and Walter 6rodersen, Sons Of
VI Mr.. and Mrs. B. Brodersen, Tell Of
Camp Life at Deming, N. M.
THE SAND STORMS ARE SEVERE
The Sand is So Thick When It Comes
That One Cannot See Six Feet in
I'M Advance-Some Snow There, +

The Sand is So Thick When It Comes
That One Cannot See Six Feet in
Advance-Some Snow There
b. Brodersen is in receipt of a letter
u from his son, Walter. who is stationed
at Camp Cody, Deming, N. NJ. Mr.
Brodersen has kindly given the letter
to the Review for publication, which
s5 Will be of interest to our readers.
III Camp Cody, Deming. N. NJ,
I Jan. Is. 1918.
e Dear Folks: &
as 1--WE have had quite busy week OF
1t here. Have been out at the rifle
range all week and it sure tires fello"
out. too can tell you it is some sen
sation to hear those bullets pass over
your head by only foot or two, but
there is no danger of being hit for we
have twenty foot embankment in
front Of us and no bullet will ever get
through that, but the sound of those
things as they pass over is what we
all noticed most. Whenever nit is
made on the target the sound is sharp,
a distinct snap as if someone is crack
III ny "a whip; If the bullet hits little
low and just touches the dirt III front
Of the target there is a snap and then
q low humming sound, but If bullet
Il ,Ilits stone it glances off and sounds
like a siren fire whistle. We all are
able to tell now from the sound Of the
Y bullets just what kind of shot has
been made. ~" .~ ..
A5sssWhile we were out on the range a
big storm came up and thought that
Mo-. fhn al
III The sand just burned and stung our
faces something terrible and 1t was
hard to breathe anything but dust.
y know now why sand storms are feared
so much in deserts. 1t was not long
until cur officers decided it was no use
II to remain at the range so we were
told we could return to camp. we
started of in little groups and grab
bed Charley Wright by the arm, for
n he couldn't see thing, his eyes were
so full of sand. Now, have wandered
around that stretch of desert quite
I bit and knew just where to go, SO we
Y rot to camp all right, even though the
Z sand was so thick in the air | could
/ hardly see six feet ahead. We found
on tent standing. but some of the
others had been blown down, SO we
Had to set them up again in all that
awful wind and sand. Then about as
suddenly as it started the wind went
down and It began to rain, after which
Ii hailed and about Z o'clock that night
tt began to snow and on Thursday
morning we had about an inch OF snow
on the ground. On account of the
e - - u ~ 6ett>go to the range Thurs
~ hit spent The day in putting up
faiits and then changed from eight in
Sasteflt to five This arrangement IS
much better for the men, for they have
plenty OF room now. Before we were
MI crowded together and couldn't find
n llch room for our belongings, but that
I II different now Xxi
n ssT Oday we are having another one
Of those sand storms and 1t is bowling
outside. We have fire going in the
stove, but it doesn't seem to do much
3 good, for the wind drives through the
cracks in the walls and makes IT. cola
unless one sits right up to the fire. The
sand is flying almost as badly as it did
"wednesday, but we don't have to be
out today. I
sssstsI received the pictures you sent
me and that service flag and Red Cross
Il flag look pretty good in the parlor win.
d dow i think. suppose YOU have had
y II great deal OF snow up there this win.
Il ter The mountains to the north OF
here are all white with snow and old
@ Cook Il Peak is pure white while before
1t had "a: red color. Way out in the
distance. 40 miles to the northwest, VIC
can see Silver City with my glasses
: and II looks as ii they had two feet OF
! snp.k The town is located right at
the end OF the Black range and lies on
4 tile top OF the last rise in the range. SO
It ii imagine that it is very cold there
With no shelter from the. wind and
snow. s.1nf' l.a- t~.g At
There is. not much news to write
ii SO will close for this time. With love
to- all, your loving SON.. Walter. ,.,rE
Hen BrOlersen, who is also stationed
]; at Camp Cody, writes his parents un.
der date OF January 18th the following
letter:
n Dear Folks: This is another windy
day and while am writing this letter
n mi my tent ! am afraid 1t will blow
~ down most any minute. We have been
having awful weather for the past few
days and it has been quite cold. even
40 above zero one morning when we
III got, Up
Wednesday and nine of our tents blew
away and two others were torn all to
l pieces l was on stable guard and was
4 kept busy tying up horses that broke
loose during the storm. 1t let up in
the evening, however, and we took all
M our blankets and other things outside
and busted them and swept the sand
off the floor Of our tent 1t sure was
Z dirty.
The pictures you sent to me were
II just fine and was very glad to receive
them. Walter and | were glad to see