The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-27
fcoxr,suup rsoa THIRD PACE
81 RECEIVING and placing In position : 'A'
statue. &

or receiving and placing ~ p es'
statue.
a..-.s az she ssatuc an iRichtnOnd. |
a,ha :. o,o,,. statue arrived la Baltimore by
a. ssramShip Nova Scotia on thursday,
s.n.smher oh, After considerable delay
~ CORES psuslence on the subject IL was
mt ON tie STEAMER Westover, Captain skin.
nav. and conyeseato Richmond by the Pow
hatan Steamboat Cosnpany free OF charge. II
reached this city on "Wednesday, September
22d. Aud ~ soon as the statue arrived 10
Richmond it was taken 10 charge BY detail
Of the First Regiment Virginia Volunteers.
and by them carefully guarded until Thurs.
day evening, September 23d. Upon tnas
memorable evening 1t was placed upon an
open wagon specially prepared for It's reno
val TO the Capitol gtourds under military 's'
escort. u..,,.
The First regiment and band, the Howit-
ger company. the Old First hegiment $3.50
cation, the Howiizsr Association, ana mem
bers OF the Virginia Division OF the Assosaa.
formed in line In front Of the old City Hall
Eas Al 2i5 p. III. Colonel Bradley I. John.
son. Of the First regiment, was In command
- sha .c,iye military. and General P. T.
Moore ia comuand Of the veterans and
ofner citizens. The procession was OF I'M
posing length, and was enlarged as II moVec
down town by number Of carriages, con
tainIuc lsdies and gentlemen, taking posi-
tion Ia the rear. The route to the WnaT1
vpas down Governor TO Main street, doHu
Main 10 TRepty. first, down Twenty. nfss
q JHoek. down Dock to Twenty .second. dns
wagon containing The statue was ssanoiot
reads at the intersection Of Twenty. frst ape
Doet streets. and as the procession ap
s,roached. Lieutenant W. C. Taylor, in com
1nsnd of the guard of honor, drew the gusrt
up IN line, brought the men to present arms
and the procession passed up IWenty-nts
street between the guard and the wagon
when the right was near the county court
house the command to bait was gi'en'
TIE cRowD-THE BOX.
The crowd at this point was very large
It comprised representatives Oh oosn seAe
and all colors, and of most OF Inc natlon no
the earth, and Of oil conditions o. me
wherever good view was 0ota!naole tner
asronn was copgregated. The rigging OF
hail Wing ip the dock near Twentv'frs
street was we'll flied with jolly jack-tafe
xuho were interested witnesses OF all tina
franspired. There was some delay ID re
arranging the procession, and in Ibis ipterVa
the enterorising vendors OF apples anG
reaches drove some fine bargains, ana tn'
box containing the statue was sharply scru
tiniged.
The box was of Norway pine, stroDsi.
nut together, and measured about eight fee
in length by about four feet in width, AM
the same 10 depth. 1t was covered after to
arrival Of the military by f'g of GEea
Britain and the State flag of Virginia. IN
wagon upon which it Wig placed was one Q
the new kind now much used in haoliD
-four from the MILLS, and Is usually drawn D.
four mules. On this occasion heavy rope
about one hundred yards long, was douole'
and attached 10 the tongue, so that aDou
three hundred men could find room alon
its length.
THE PROCESSION REFORMED.
Msjor Poe, In charge of detachment Q
the police, Joined the military at the wharf
and the procession vas reformed Ia the fol
lowing order:
Detachment of Police.
The Band Of the First Regiment.
Seven Companies of the First Regiment.
Wagon containing Statue, drawn by tett
rams of the Confederate Army
and other citizens.
Grays.