Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-08
cheering, which was genuine and vocife-
VETERANS IN LINE.

ttttIdnS. Neff gwen tuc post OF NonOFs
These bodies met at their respective halls
| earlier in the afternoon and were at the
| point of rendezvous some time before 5.
| They did not march separately, but the
| two organizations blended and were
under command Of Colonel w. Z. Smith,
| commander OF Lee Camp. There were
about one hundred veterans in uniform and
perhaps double as many more members of
| the two camps who appeared in citizens
dress-not having had time after leaving
business 20 90 To headquarters TO change
| their attire.
u was intended that the veterans OF
| these camps should man one Of the. ropes
of the foremost wagon, but when they ar
| rived on the spot they found every inch OF
| al four Of the ropes taken and hundreds
Of persons, men and BOYS, scrambling for
the honor of having their hands on the
cords when the start was made.
MORE ROPE.
II was therefore decided that lead ropes
/ should be attached at the corner of Frank
| lin and First streets for camp members to
! pull by.
The veterans then marched down Broad
| street 20 First and thence 10 Franklin as
| escort TO tho column.
| Three hundred or more feet of rope was
now added to the already long strings, and
the men who followed Lee in the dark days
| Of the civil war took hold and helped 10
| pull his statue 10 the point where 1t Will
stand as On everlasting monument to his
memory.
Some of the Pullors.
One of the most striking figures in the
| entire procession was Major B. W. Richard
son, the venerable president Of the Blues
Association. who, though about four-score
years, marches in every Confederate, pa;
rade. He was one Of the first 10 take hold
| Of the rope and held to II with that per-
sistence characteristic of the man until the
/ wcgon had reached its stopping-place.
| Major Richardson was gallant member OF
| the old Blues and he takes n deep interest
in the affairs Of the Richmond Light In.
1 fantry Blues. He always turns out with
! the company unless he is too unwell.
Among others of the several thousand
| persons who aided IN pulling Wagon No
| were General Charles J. Anderson, Mayor
/ j. TAYLOR Ellvson, Colonel Archer Ander-
| Goddard. Captain l.. p. Reeve, commander
of Pickett Camp; X. S. NJ. Valentine @.
! Irving Darlington, Andrew J. Berry. Jack
son GUY, Charles W. GOddin, Edgar h.
\ White. Joseph II. Shepherd, Colonel J.
Bell bigger, Colonel G. OBJ. Cowarlin
| Tom Po ndexter, Major Norman V. Ran.
! d0lph. Colonel w. =. Smith. Captain c. i.
| Loehr. Colonel J. V. Bidgood, Thomas
! Phillips. General d. j. Weisiger, Captain
| Thomas Elicit, Colonel John b. Purcell,
| David B. Jones. Captain l.. J. levy,
Julien Bnford, and James p. Wood
who assisted N drawing Washington, 5
Ratue up Main street: Il. b. MuntOrd
John X. Childrey, Daniel j. Turner,
George Lumpkin, W. y. Chesterman, H.
| T. Ezekiel, J.. B. Chesterman, T.. Il.
Eoel, S. =. Woodfn. L. Cuthbert, J. /.
Hi, Edward j. Paynter, George Corn,Ick'
| Captain George ". Jarvis, Carlton Nc
| Carthv, G. +. Winston, Sergeant r. y.
Thomas, b. NJ. Angle. DR.. G. W. p. Brock,
A. J. Wray, J. TAYLOR Stratton, Captain ",
| G. Waller. Daniel Welsiger, ). MoG.
| Fisher. John T. Mayer, william Ryan, +.
III. Spence. d. j. Weisiger, Hon. William
I.ovenstein, John s. Elicit. DR.. +. L. STRAIT
ton. Colonel Arthur G.. Evans, b. ID. Eacho'
| j. s. Gates. f.. NJ. Crump. Captain G. +.
| Bigger. " NJ. Hill, John A. Tyler, Major
J. n. Capers, Colonel John Murphy. Judge
! r. c Minor. MAJOR A. W. CARRIER, Thomas
| Potts. J. Preston Goss Dr. II. g.. Crouch,
| Thomas ". Byrne ". ~. Hutzler, John
| McGowan. Charles Battige, Charles +. FER
ris. X. Palmer. George J.. Richardson,
, Charles Warren. I. }. Smither. Master
Bounie 1y'er Smither. and Annie SnitheT
Air. H. theodore Ellyson, who was with
the veterans, helped TO pull up the statues
| or W A~IfilEltlL AttNs anu pft'hT'is 'ANa4A
! X. Fllyson. Jr., Miss Bette EllysOn, and
Masters Douglas and Gordon Ellyson, the
latter but five years old, had hold OF the
rope.
The ropes attached TO the second wagon
/ in the line were manned nominally by the
/ Sons of Veterans. with First-LleutenaA'
! ". Deane Courtney IN command. There
were also n number of Richmond College
! students in this division and young men
generally. About FIVE hundred small boys
! gave their services and completed the de-
| tail. Among those in this portion Of the
column were: Messrs. A. Is. Gulson, y. i.
Woodson. Tucker Darlington, I. A.
Brander. Jr.. t. II. Ferguson, Joseph J..
Levy. w. T. Loving. ". II. Taylor,
Polk Miller, Tim. Murphy, George Bannis-
ter. t. r. Davis. Evan Il. Chesterman
Charles TAYLOR. A. j. Hurt, G. 5. Dlckin1-
son. G. G.. Yarhrough, c. W. Patterson, j.
+. French, Il. II. Bowden, II. w. Rudolph,
| II. .. Allen. Philip q. Winston. David NJ.
| Lea. Aubrey Chesterman, G.. J.. Hamilton
! Il. J. Gillian, Thomas Dabney, W. q. Spen-
Ger, Henry Ebel (two years old, II. i.
! East. $. A. Pyle, ii. c. Lynn. }. D. Beavers
| W. Maxwell. W. Mac. Jones, II. Ii. Werth
y, l.. Morris, Bruce Chesterman' =: j..
/ Rose. Henry COhn,. W. NJ. Lewis, Edgar
| Rose. Bruce Frost. W. II. Hill, G. j. Paol,
| James Tyree, Bertram Chesterman, Sam
uel Ellott. II. r. Ralston, Percy Gray, and
numerous others.
PoLT-MKN.
Messrs. n. p. Angle, w. s. Angle, r.
Miller. G. Is. jenkins. J. +. Waller, and ".
| +. Simmons were the policemen to this
WAGON; that ia, they manned the tongue
and guided the vehicle Their work was
| very arduous, in many instances they
| having to hold the wagon back by man
force. especially on down grades, as there
were no brakes.
NEARLY AN ACCIDENT.
AS this wagon passed the corner OF
/ Monroe and Franklin streets, there being
| n sirht incline az this point the column
| broke into IA slow run. Jimmy Brandel
/ a Young son of the chiet marshal OF the
parade. tripped and fell O few feet from
| The wheels. His brother Thomas, who
| was by his side, went TO his rescue and
| also fell. Messrs. GuiGon, Darlington, and
| several Others followed suit and piled on
| ton of each other indiscrlmlnately
! Luckily they were IN the middle OF the
| vehicle which was almost over them, for II
| they had not been the wheels would have
| gone at least partially over them ne
wagon was stopped at once and the falleI
| ones pulled out hy Policemen Marion anc
|
pqfch man. Several broken hats was the
sum total Of the damage.
MANY GIRLS AND BOYS.
The third and fourth wagons were drawr
almost exclusively by girls. and boys
/ About five hundred of them had hold o.
the ropes to each wagon at one time. anC
| thew kept constantly falling out OF the
| line. while new recruits anxious 10 nell
took their places.
A very neat little white cotton rope wa!
fastened 20 the third wagon for the use OF
such ladies as desired to help IN pulllne
] the load When the procession. startet
about 100 girls had hold of this string, anC
they tugged away as If they enjoyed the
work. Behind them were two or three
hundred bows. Some OF the little fellow
were not over five years old. and many o.
them were accompanied by one OF tnen
parents, who watched them closely TO se'
that they were not hurt IN the great mas
of people. ,,,
Not over a dozen grown men had holu o.
the ropes to the third wagon when th'
procession turned into Franklin street
| Among them were Messrs. julius Straus
Jefferson Wallace, John Lively, W. Nj
Justis. Jr., William M. Hill, q. Il. Minor
and Carter Wormley.
! FRANKLIS-sTBEET BELLIES.
! coo,, aFtar tba third wagon started dowI