The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-21
LEFT FOR THE UNWILLING.
Lee Camp and The Richmond Blues Have
Gone 10 Lexington.
/ VERY LARGE CROWD 1T TIE DEPOT.
Ten Coaches Carried the Excursionists-
Stonewau Camp OF Portsmouth Joined
them I'm Richmond.

Last night the corner Of Seventh and Broad
streets was the centre of interest for tho
crowd which generally fills the sidewalks Of
Ne big. wide street between the hours Of 6
aud in the evening.
Even the most casual observer might have
Guessed that something unusual was going on,
Tor the throng was large and representative,
and lowered about one particular spot-the
entrance to the hall of t. +. Lee Camp.
The cause q this popular assembly was the
fact that Lee Camp was scheduled to leave
tie hall at o'clock for tho train, on its way
70 the Jackson statue unwilling at Lexington,
Va.
By0o'clock the sidewalk on the south side
Of BROAD street. between Eighth and Ninth.
was blocked with people. and passage up or
down the street by that route was almost I'M
practicable
The gray coats and white hats Of Lee Camp
were everywhere presentin the thrOng, and, IN
fact the old soldier element was largely pre-
dominant. SOmeOf the veterans stood together
IN little groups and discussed the coming
irp others were in the very bosom OF their
family, 50 TO speak, and we're centres Of adj
nring audiences Of women and children
their wives sons and daughters who had
come to bid them goodbye, or, perhaps, &C
company them on lLtI railway I44S up bLb
Valley OF the James.
GOoD-HUMOHED sIGHT-sEERs.
But the crowd was not confined g. tho men
OF the camp and their friends by any means.
There were hundreds of people who were at
tracted % the vicinity merely by the desire TO
see the parade. and the ubiquitous and ever
idle negro race was Of course largely repre-
scented. for what would any parade in the
south be without cOlored accompaniment
he crowd was a thoroughly gOOd-humOred
one They iOstlod each other with demo
cratic familiarity and were jostled in turn
without losing their temper, for everybody
knew that everybody else meant well.
Shortly after 9 O'Clock the Richmond Light
Infantry Blues. who were 10 escort the camp
O. Lexington. marched up Broad street pre-
coded by their band. and halted near the
conner. They were in heavy marching order.
wearing their fatigue uniforms and their big
regulation knapsacks.
Not long after the Blues came upon the
scene the camp formed IN the hall, upstairs
aui marched down % the street IN Indian file
The camp was under the command of First
Ileutenant-C OlOnel Commander John A.
Booker Colonel A. W. Archer, the COmman-
DER having been detained in the city by
pressing business At the head Of the line
with the Lieutenant Commander was General
William Z. smith, Commander of the Grand
Camp NJ Virginia
There were Just sxty-eight men in line ex-
elusive of the drum corps and probably eighty
or ninety other members of the camp had al
ready gone to the train, direct from their
homes.
THEY MARCH AWAY.
About $50 o'clock the column was formed |
AID Alutant D. Taylor Stratton gave the Or
der Forward. march
The Blues Band headed the column and |
behind them marched the Blues in "a column |
OF folrs. under command of Captain Sol /
Cutclms Behind the Blues marched the /
camp. preceded by their drum major and /
bis corps of snae-lTummers and ffers.
The lire ~ march was down Seventh TO
Grace Grace tO Eighth and down Eighth TO
tie Richmond and Allegheny depot on Byrd
street
Ilomarch was Illuminated by the glare Of red
FIRE which was set of in convenient ash bar
Ios which We're standing on the curDstOnes,
and which were appropriated for thepurpose.
The crowd of course accompanied the (
column on the march, crOWding in upon the |
lire so that regular marching was difficult
When the depot was reached the scene re-
minded one of the night after the Lee monu-
ment unwilling. in May, 1890, for another
crowd of siCht-seers filed the platform and
IFS approaches and the tracks We're blocked
With passenger coaches.
On d side track was "A special train from Nor
folk. in which was Stonewall Camp. of Ports
mouth, and many people from the cities
around Hampton Roads.
The Blues now had their innings If nj
Broad street Lee Camps friends were particu-
lady prominent. here the boys friends pre-
dominated. There were young men who had
come g. bid their chums ADDS and girls
who were about to part for three whole days
with some dear particular young man.
After very little delay the two organizations
We're gotten into their cars. and everything !
made in readiness for the trip. Knaysacks
We're unslung grip-sacks safely stored away
and everybody got ready for the eight-hour
Ule.
AMATEUR swITcHMEN.
There were quite a number of prominent
Chesapeake and Ohio officials engaged in
launching the train. Captain g. Cush. Dame
travelling passenger agent; John >. Potts,
DIVISION passenger agent; and Charles {.
Walker division superintendent. fitted about
lie tracks with lanterns IN their hands and
talked themselves honrse.
Finally at 1920 the train pulled out Of the
depot, while the band played The Girl
Left Behind Me, and the crowd slowly dis
persed.
The train was made up Of a baggage car.
seven coaches and three sleepers, all of which
were we'll filed.
Altogether Lee Camp carried about $50 men,
many of whom were accompanied by their
families
The Blues 90 to Lexington with very full
command Following Is the list OF those who
went on the trip.
Captain Sol Cutchins. Lieutenant Clarence
Wyatt, Sergeant j. A. Jones Sergeant w b.
tlz1nl. Sergeant II. X. Franklin. Sergeant +.
r. Steel Quarteunaster Sergeant T. K. Glaze
brook. Corporal Frank NJ. Wood. Corporal X.
Z. 4. Miller, Corporal H. l.. Cheatwood. b.
Adams, +. u. Baker (surgeon), j. NJ.
brereton. Lewis p BOand. John Boland,
William Borgner John G. Booth, Warren
lowers, O.. w. b. Crawford, A. NJ. Chris
lnond =. Colavita. w. Ii. Cox, G. !
J.. Davis, Frank Derby George NJ
Derby, r.. IL. Donnan, George W.
tpps Color Sergeant. b. w. Grubbs. j
J A. Hausch, c. l.. Mar,illiOt w. = Nc a
LELAND, C.. B. Mountcastle. James Northey, >,
; Perkins. Andrew IiZZini II. T.. Pusey =
Charles reynolds. Leon kuskel +. f.. Stacey :,
a. j. Stevens, james Is. Smith T. j. Smither -
J .lu D. nteinorecher, T. l.. Stubble6eld. c. !,
H. I1mpklns, w. H. Iyree Jr., Emil Van y
hrsnier, K. 4. Wade, c. Werner. -
THE PROGRAMME. u
The train will reach Lexington this morning. "
a. and the two camps and the Blues. a.
alter "a few hours rest, will do honor 70 tho "
memory Of the immortal hero of the Valley p
'aMpalgns. e.
] De Blues will leave Lexington tonight for q
ne Natural Bridge and Lee Camp will ioin u
mem q ere 70. morrow morning. Both Organ- / n