The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-10-21
The First Regiment in Baltimore.
ARRIVAL AND RECEPTION OF THE RE-
GsMENT AND THE te>ryTZERS.
MILITARY coURTESlEs-
BANQUET At COLONEL. NAMES
BEARING OF TIE VISITORS. &c.
From tho Baltimore sun Of Saturday

! From tho Baltimore sun Of Satur..ayi
Everybody Yesterday was on the Gui r,r.
| 10 sec ana hear all that was TO lie seen aDf
hcafd IN regard to the arrival and rcccptiou
Oh Tue FIRST Virginia regiment, with tho
! company OF HowitZcrs. from Richmond
Although The visitors were expected to arrive
on board The steamer iron>dcs by q O'Clock
y. NJ. they did not reach tie city until
nearly i. NJ, when they were properly en-.
| tgrtaincd by the members OF the Fifth Mary.
| iand regiment and others in r@cnrtiu~ and
dong thcm all honor. 80 ~ to make the visit
vi the citizen soIdcry Of our sister State Ia
the Monumental City of the 18Th and 18Th
oi October. 1872, long to lie remembered rs
a pleasant and joyous event.
GONG powS TO MEET THE vIRGISlASs,
The hfet movement on the programme
was the ncctin" and welcome ut the mouth
CT The river, 10y the Reception Committee of
the fIi'h. of The FirginianS. who were cy.
p2ctca to reach that poin. At mn early hour OF
the morning Oh the steamer lronSidcs. For
this purpose the tu@boat TaXis was char
tered ~ Qua!tcrmastcr L. i. Pointer
and at s o'clock 4. VI. the Reception
Committee consisting Of Colonel Jenkins,
Malcr Gather, Captains Brown and
Llp'comh. Qmitcrnaster Pointer, Licuten.
ants Anderson, .IaiD.on. Go'd~horo,lmh
and Reuter-. Scrgcants jenkins and Wcrlanc
| Prv"tcS Guild aud Herbert. went on board
| the TaHis at Li"ht-Strect wharf which al
once steamed oil, going down rs far as the
ScvcyI-root Knoll about fifteen nile, from
the city. where she lay until I so O'Clock, il
ing s"on trcotnc apparent that the Iron.
sidc~ had lean delayed by some cause.
| At that hour the expected steamer hove
in sight, when III" Iuyi> started TO meet her
the two hoaiS coming side iIv side just below
the mouth o.; thc river. and lay there until
the BaltimorcanS were transferred on board
the visiting steamer.
BOARDING TIE 1RcN-iprS
rs The Two beats approached each ct,lcl
ihc!" MAS the quiet ~ ,ili Numbers on Tic
Taxi. while from the lton>id"s there n0atcd
over the Intervening waters the strains q;
" har!land, My ilaryand," played ly Tic
| United states Marine i,and from Portsmouth,
Which accompanies tie First Virginia lcei.
ment OF the visit. The decks Of the Iron.
~iIrs were crowded With uniformed men, all
locking toward the little tug. and ut every
| tcw seconds. rs they nearcd each other Il
thousand cordial hands waredand cheers and
| lEnlalS rent the air. which the NIarykEder>
| recognized Ivy removing their hats, 80 that il
was evident that neither delay and tedious
waiting nov hcdrixZIing rain had daiEpcncd
the ard"r or d,lllcd the spirit of either visit.
ofr rr Iiu>is. ~ each mt!nlcr Of the Ecccl,.
| tioG Committee >tcpncd OFT board the IrulI-
side, hc W.!> received with tin" warm hand.
G;asi, an,I friendly sriiIcs ct Tie Er"nian,
1T every step vi their Progress 10 the upper
deck, where Colonel sloan, Of the First Nir.
| -ini;t, met them.
WELCOME TO BALTIMORE.
| Colonel jenkins. who headed the commit.
| ice. advanced towards where Colonel Sloan
WAS >tandin" and said that they were Il cGm
niltcr Of tl:c Filth NaryI1nd, who i!a'i cont
down the river Ia nee: thr Nir"iuuns ~ !;
rnalk Of rc>p2rt and to welcome the young
soldiers Of the Old Dominion 10 the heart,
anh homes al the people az Baltimore, Gnu
| especially IL 0iiir them iii" li@spitaiiicS o
! the Filth regiment. Colonel .ir:!kin> thci
introduced the members oi tie committee tC
Colonel Sloan, and afterwards 81 exchange
Of courtc>c- with the other officer, and mri
tool; ;,i,cc. Colonel Sloan in til" mean tin,
ordered tie qlartJTliE'>tcl's stores ii ~,
First 10 10 opened. whit, seemed to con.isj
entirely OF sparkling ri1mr@Hr.
THE VISITORS,
Besides thc military visitor, there We're /;
nurn';cr II honorary member. 81 the Eich
| inuui Blues. one Ui the companies Of I'll,
| i1ir~: regiment. a#d sail - III. one Of I'll,
o!.:a>t volunteer ypmp;iii", witch la luHi:.-
t2iE"d corinthians yEi-jc'r" Ill III" tni!re
| >:.;,s. The lii:lnIrr ~ i.i,:lnond military
on tlo ir"i:,;d.~. ram: and lie ard mus
r:1u.. Ya. 10. 'i'hey K Richmond III -
/ nd at
! u. tie sane night, and WDuii have arrived
ut Baltimore several hours sooner than the,
| did bat lli' having struck the won ,i,c ;int
Tie heat being laden bcyonI lis capacity.
TcAsrs AND SENTIMENT.
When the champagne colii> had hcci
drawn in the cabin CT the steamer tuionc
! Sioml offered - Il toaS; "uur Mryi ;uId
i!lcuds q! the Fifth 'riends not only in ti!t
cray, lu. friends in hCar!.* Colonel Jcnktn'
Responded: "l"lrnei Sloan, the sentiment oI
vo.rr loa>t i not only rocipr0CatcG by I'll,
members oil the committee here present. but
~ every uih,cr and man Of the Fifth re@j'
mont" While on the way ny the river Tx
Iruu,idc, was boarded by another tug, bring
in.. tvs members of the committee Of rcccl'
lion who had been TOO lat" tcrtic TaXis, am
| tWo members Ci the tif>; Virginia vino ia;
cont" ~ railroad. aid s'Nc:a! members OF Tx
Washington Li@:!t Infantry, Who reported
III iiu!n"li>c rtjnI"'T al. people on the "naI'
WHO "cTc CTR f. conc down with them.
ARRIVAL II BALTIMORE.
On arriving 1T the wharf the officers # tx
First Virginia were crtIcrcd 10 appear ia full
dress uniform. and were escorted by III" re
c"Itian c;nsmittrc to the rcs idcncc Of tolonc
George i. Kane, where they bad been iii
yitrti to lunch. They We're preceded hy III,
Portsmouth Marine Band. On the way the,
were Joined by kcv. Or. M0scs d. Log, H.,
chaplain Of III" regiment.
COLONEL KANE's ENrEHTAIyNEXT.
Tho guests and Their escort entered th'
residence OF Colonel George =. Kane a
abou, 2:3u =. NJ. with Sodicrly arpctitc>
sharp set ~ the delay 10 which they hat
been subjected hy the boat, and did ample
liu>ticc to the >i!h,taniiaI collation. will
which the table groaped. Alterall had hccl
sd i>ticd. OF Tic keen cdgcof appetite AT lcas
taken oil, Colonel Kane proposed rs Il scnti
mcnt The union OF Virginia and Mary
land may this visit Of Tie gallant sons o
| Virginia cement more firmly than ever tht
bonds that join the two sister Statcs.' Re
sponded to by Colonel Sloan, who said tin
man who would l'y any act Of his sever tin
union OF maryland and Virginia would Ii
rcvrrant 10 bis .!u;ygs patriot and Il soldier
"Whom God had joined together let no MAJ
PIT a>Inder.'
Colonel Kane proposed the health of Rev
N. i!o%", the chaplain OF the First Virginia
Is one who hal -; III example OF courteous
and Christian hearing which the young me!
OF the First had followed.
DR.. iio@c responded, di,claiminS any crcGi
for himself, bur declaring that the youn:
soldiers OF the First were entitled 10 all tn
praises That had been lavislIel on them.