Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-13
REGISTERING IN RICHMOND.
THE SOUTH cAR0LINTANS.


What They say or Their visit 20 Rich
mond- What They Did and where fhes
Went.
The following letter is taken from the
Charleston Ners and Courier of Taes-
day last:
RICHMOND, August THE second
days campaign of the survivors OF the
Sixth South Carolina regiment and their
friends In Virginia was to all intents
and pHrpofes a red-letter day in the
annals ef that gallant old command.
Yesterday having been devoted to pay
ing a soldierly and touching tribute to
the memory of their dead comrades in
arms, to-day was spent in visiting the
many interesting places in and around
Richmond, and in enjoying the open.
handed hospitality extended them by
the generous Virginians. The Camp
Lee Veterans and the Chamber Of Com
merce had left nothing undone to pro-
vide for the comfort and entertainment
Of the guests Of the city to-day, and
they, therefore, enjoyed it in a manner
that could only have been done by old
soldiers, regardless Of fair or stormy
weather.
The first damper was cast on the un-
tagging spirits Of the survivors by a
heavy rain which set in about O'Clock
this morning and continued at its best
until about o'clock P. NJ. According
to the programme, the survivors were
to have begun their tour around the
city at Q o'clock, but having waited
an hour in the vain hope of cessa-
ton of the rain, they boldly deter
mined, as they could not avoid the
unpleasantness, to meet it squarely,
and at 10 o'clock they marched through
the dashing rain from Exchange Hotel
to the old City-Hall square. At that
point about fifty carriages, hacks, and
omnibuses were in waiting, which were
promptly boarded, and the party were
soon whirled away through the splash
ing mud and a mist of rain to Chimbo-
razo Park, which they viewed and re-
viewed through their carriage-windows.
From Chimborazo Park they pro-
ceeded to the new park, which was in
spected and admired from the same
point Of view, and from that place they
were driven along the river to the east
end of Main street, on which thorough
fare they proceeded up to Grove avenue
and thence to the Old Soldiers Home.
Owing to the heavy rain the party
were unable to land at this place,
but drove through the grounds
up to the building, where they
were received from the doors and
windows by the cheers Of the venerable
soldiers, who crowded up to every ac-
cessible point of view to get q glimpse
of their visitors. From the Old Sol
diers' Home they were driven over 10
the new reservoir, and from there to
the old reservoir of Lillian Madison
fame. Thence they were taken to Hol-
lywood cemetery, and spent some time
driving in slow and dmournful procession
in its beautiful grounds and among the
silent graves Of its twelve thousand
Confederate dead.
The next thing on the programme
being the military picnic, the survi-
vors were taken by an underground
route beneath the canal over to the old
pump-house, where the social festiyity
of the day was inaugurated. At the
rooms of the old city water-works they
were received by Lioutenant PHILIPPE,
chairman of the committee Of arrange
ments, on behalf Of the Camp Lee
Veterans. About an hour was
passed at the rooms in looking
over the old colonial relics and docu-
ments of early Virginia history, after
which the survivors we're invited to par
take of bountiful collation., with just
that kind Of other refreshments which
were most needed and dear to the hearts
of the survivors. After vigorous and
successful attack on the piles upon piles
of good things the scene of active ope-
rations was transferred to the spacious
terrace Of the building, where, the rain
having ceased for about twenty minutes,
advantage was taken Of the fact and the
time was occupied in the making of con-
vivial and complimentary speeches.
Major j. f. Mcdonald, Of
Winnsboro', the first speaker who was
called out, delivered ringing address
on the reception and treatment Of the
survivors in Richmond. Speeches were
then made on behalf Of South Carolina
by Colonel Giles j. Patterson, of Wins
boro'; Colonel Z. G. Mcclure, Of Ches-
ter, the latter Of whom drew a felici-
tous comparison between a Highland
welcome and a Richmond welcome in
favor of the latter, which graceful COM
pliment was vociferously endorsed and
cheered by all the members from South
Carolina. He also explained that the
letters IS. c. v" did not mean " Sor-
ry we've come to Virginia." but was
merely an old legend with which the
people Of South Carolina and those of
Virginia were equally familiar.
Captain Fletcher Ruff, of Ridgeway,
being next called upon, declined to
make speech, but in lieu Of speech
stated to the survivors that Mr.. A. G.
Siegers, a veteran of the Twelfth regi-
ment, now living in Richmond,
had, through him, extended to the
survivors a cordial invitation to a
reception to them at his private resi-
dence. This announcement was re-
ceiyed with tremendous cheering and
applause by all concerned, and advan-
tage Of the invitation was taken at a
later hour in the day.
Mr.. Mockbee was followed by Lieu
tenant Phillips, commanding the Camp
Lee Veterans, who delivered a splendid
address to the survivors on the merits
Of the present occasion. He was glad,
he said, that it fell to his lot to have an
opportunity Of receiving the gallant SOL
diers of South Carolina on a soil on
which they had fought so nobly and so
well in defence of Virginia and her peo-
pie during the civil war. 1t was no won-
der, said he, that peculiar bond Of
amity and good feeling bound together
the people of these two States, and the
debt Of gratitude which was due South
Carolina from the Old Dominion could