Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-05
AT A LOW STANDARD.
UNCLE SANS FIGHTING MATERIAL AT
FORT MONROE.
Tho Troops at the fnsugura'--nade her
Last Cruise and May BE Condemn
ed-Personai and Local.
,cor-o.Donaencoo, N. Richmond DIsDa.,h.I

rcorrospondence the Richmond Dspatch.I
O1p Porr CoxyoBT, Va. March A.
Never since Fort Monroe was established
as military post has its fighting material
been reduced to so low standard as It Is
to-day. With the exception OF three or
four officers and about o dozen raw re-
cruits, every man who could carry mus
ket ia now in Washington to swell tho
ranks of the great parade which WIN III
ougurate President Cleveland with beit-
ting hono-s. While the army, az rule, is
noil-partisan. the boys have warm regard
for "the old man. whose appointment was
hosed on merit rather than on the pull an
anplicant nigh. have. For this reason the
troone ara clad TO be called to the post OF
honor in again escorting TINS llIustrious
gentleman down the avenue 10 thke upon
himself the obligation when makes MN
their commandments Tor the next
II was O'clock when the right wing OF
the battalion, with the band in the lead
nlaviny 1.-The Girl / Left Behind Me"
came down to the dock and boarded the
steamer Washington. An hour later tne
other then followed and took the Norfolk,
which had como down during the day for
this purpose. The troops carried thelr
full-dress suits. for they anticipate CieVe-
laud weather and have pleasant recoilec-
tions of heimposing parade OF elght years
AGO. The two battalions Will return 10
the post tomorrow morning and resume
the usual routine garrison duty.
PENINSULA GUARDS.
The steamer George Leary passed here
Yesterday at o 7. NJ, stopping to take on
the Peninsula Guard, Company ID, Fourth
Virginia Regiment. She also took on q
large number Of patriots who did not at
tend the Inauguration four years ago.
The colored troops. who fought nooly,
we're not largely represented on this occa-
sion. In fact, they were not IN 1t TO any
considerable extent.
Tho Board of Inspection and Survey, OF
which Admiral George +. Belknap Is pre-
I sident. arrived from Washington yester-
dar morning and gave the old steamer
Essex thorough oyerhauling to see II she
can be repaired under the 10 per cent
limit now fixed by law and retained IN
service. She is one OF the few WOODEN
/ sbips stilI in use. and as she has been on
the South Atlantic station Tor mum Der
! of years without repairs 1t 10 probable she
! has made her last cruise Is q man-Ot-War'
PERSONAL.
Colonel ". A. Marye, commandant 81
! the United States arsenal, returned yester'
/ day from ten days visit TO friends 10
/ Baltimore.
Miss Kobbe. daughter Of Major and Mrs
! Kobbe, of the garrison, has gone 10 WASH
inrton to attend the Inauguration ana Is
4 the guest of General and Mrs. Ordway.
Mrs. Duvali and her daughter, Miss Lee
/ Duvall, who have been visiting friends N
/ Montreal for the past month enjoying tht
winter sports of our cousins across thf
borders, returned to the post Wednesday
| Lieutenant G. l.. Il. Ruggles, Third Ar
| tillery, has been relieved from duty ut the
school and left for Chicago yesterday
where he will be assigned to duty III con-
| nectiOn with the Worlds talr.
| Hon. sherman Hoar. OF Massachusetts,
aud wife ran down from Washington Sun
dav and spent the day at tho Point
Mr. Herbert G.. SquIres, formerly nom
her Of the gallant Seventh Cavalry. IS here
for two months visit. He WAS stationed
az the artillery school some twelve years
ago, and one morning surprised his TRENDS
by gong to Hampton with. Miss Fargo,
handsome heIress of Buffalo. where they
I we're quietly married. He lett the seryicl
! two or three years ago and now feslueS "a
IrylngtOn- on-thc-HudsOn.
Mrs. Schuyler Hamilton, Jr., of New
York, who has spent two or three seasons
here, has arrived with her family and VII
remain until May.
RICHMoNDERs.
The following Richmonders have regis
tered here during the week: Mr.. and Mrs
J. f. Haxall, j. }. Montague, John d. Lot
tier. II. swiueford. q. G. Shield, Mis-
Louise Taylor. }. p. Powell, Miss Man
ming. +. ". Brander. Frank. II. Walton
jacob Keith, +. W. Moore, ". Scott Car
rlngton, aud Miss Connally.