Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-07
RETURNING FROM WASHINGTON.
The Military, Thurnanstes' emu o'"''
CltIzeps Back Home Again.

NJ Cleveland inauqurated for the second
limo "a President OF the United states
have returned 10 their homes. All OF the
trains that have come in since SATURDAY
night over both the Chesapeake anu oni9 q
and the Richmond, Fredericksburg anu
Potomac roads have been more or less
crowded with people who. while deciatins
thot thev had a good time. were glad 10
get homo again Barring the great deiey
in getting out OF Washington SATURDAY
uignt the railroad service on botn hhco
was good. This delay In some instances.
however was exceedingly ANNOYING. nut
even haf-cOld depot was comiortaole ~
men who had been standing IN the colu
wind for many hours, and everything was
taken IN good part.
SOLDIER BOYS GET BACK.
The Walker Light Guard returned 10 the
city abou. 1880 Sunday night ana was
met at Eiba Station by an escort OF seVenty-
| FIVE men FROM the regiment and the, hesl-
mental Drum Corps. The home BODY was was
under command OF Lieutenant John II.
Holstead of Company Z. He headed Tue
first platoon. while the second was ~
charge of Sergeant Morris. OF COMPANY -
| With the escort were Colonel Jones, Gap
tam ". =. Mosby. Lieutenant william
Russell. Sergeant Anderson. and others, a,
! the Armory Captain Cunningham thanhed
The escort. The Walker Light Guard,
| their commandant, Lieutenant Hols,sau;
and the Private Sailors aud Soldiers
Monument we're successfully gwen three
cheers. Captain Cunningham Doys
were not provided with oyerc0ais. and
when they formed in line between . anu
4 o'clock Saturday afternoon the cold was
| intense. Corporal John w. Starke was so
much affected by the severe weather thas
| he was attacked with vertigo and Tell out
| of the ranks. Several OF the ambulance
CORPS attached 10 some OF the VISITING
regiments offered their assistance, ouC MS
| companions declined this and took MN 10
| hotel IN a cab. He has now recovered, DuO
| Is suffering from very severe cold. Inc
| Walker Light Guard anu the blues VIZ
were near them in the column, would nave
Jared still worse while waiting for the line
TO move if a lady had not rendered them
| the uss of the lower part or her house
| durlng this interval. DR.. liinchman. the
surgeon % Company b. gave the men IN
| the two companies quantity Of qulnine
and some other stimulant9 to tortity them
| against the effects OF tho piercing Nlhu'
Although the Richmond Light-lniantry
| Blues carried their Overcoats win then'
they did not wear them IN tho parade, out
marched in their beautiful full-dress suits,
which would have been hidden by the
much-needed garments. All the men IN
| the company marched splendidly. ana
| along the route they excited universal au-
miratiOn. When they passed the stann on
which the President stood the Captain
gave the order for them to present arm,
| 10 the distinguished Democrat. and
! Grover, perceiving this compliment paid
| to MIN, raised his hat 10 the Infantrymen.
| The cold was so intense that the band was
| at times unable 10 play. as the Keys 10
| their Instruments became frozen. Inc
| Rlues had very comfortable quarters IN
| WASHINGTON, and on the whole they fared
rather better than some OF the other or,
carnations who lett here. They reached
| Richmond Sunday night about > ocloch.
| The Stuart Horse Guard, who LETT Hlch-
| mond about Q o'clock Friday night, reach,
| ed Washington Mt in the morning ana
| left at II o'clock Saturday night. Ihey
made O splendid showing in the line; as
| they acted as General Lees escort DuO
many of the men suffered greatly from the
| cold. They reached Richmond about day.
| break Sunday.
| The members of the Thurman Club re-
| turned about II A. Nj. SUNDAY. their tram
| leaving the national capital about an hour
after the yestibule Of four or five sieepers
| on which q large number or prominent
| citizens came home. The brave Thurman
| ties made the most of the day and had a
good time despite the weather.
KIND WORDS FOR OUR PEOPLE.
| Ex-Governor Lee. who commanded the
| third division of the parade, was the most
conspicuous figure in the entire process
| sion, with tho possible exception OF Mr..
| Cleveland himself, and these two divided
| the honors quite evenly. There was not a
| Nlrpinian on PENNSYLVANIA avenue who
| did not feel proud of the typical southern
cavalier. All OF the Washington papers
| printed good pictures Of General Lee ana
| referred most pleasantly TO the grand ova-
| ton gwen him. Most of the correspond
| ents of northern papers also had some
| thing nice to say about the popular ca
| Confederate and the generous applause
| shOwercd on him.
The Post in It's account of the parade
SAYS:
Then comes man in gray, seated on superb
horse. lie " a cavalier OF virginia, aud MS
| name Is General FltZhugh Lee The people
| were expecting something impressive 10 iol-
| low, rs The Pennsylvania troops were marching
past. for they heard a steady and eyer-increaslnE
| roar further down the line. And when tle
horse bearing this man pfnnced by the people
we're not disappointed. II ~ not dlfficult 20 ef-
| PLAN the reasons Tor titzhugh Lees popuArlJ
IN Washington, but II would be dnlcut to ale,
| quately describe tho tremendous burst OF SOUND
tl al his appearance aroused all along tue me
| To the people OF Washington FtZhlgh Loe IS
the scn Of his father, but he IL none tho Ics-
| Fit2hugh Lee. ana his greeting yesterday Wa'
| not interior 70 that accorded 10 the President.
General Lee was mounted on q magnificent
| animal. There was an affinity between the
| General and his steed. both having been born in
| Fairfax county and within n few miles of each
| other. The horse, a magnificent b.Ood-bay, IL
| hands high, with long flowing name anf
| tail, with grand action, was loaned - Genera
| Lee for the Occas0n by his owner. Mr.. George
| Stewart. and was chosen by the General fr0I
| over a hundred which were offered TO him. Iht
| animal Is a son OF Conductor, the full brother o.
| Planet, the greatest horse ever raised in th'
! SOnth. The saddle used by the General was th'
one ridden by hiri throughout the war.
The Washington papers also printed pic
lures Of General Charles j. Anderson, who
commanded the second section of tbs
third division: Captain Sol. Cutchins, o.
the Blues; Captain Frank W. Cunning
ham. OF The Walker Light Guard. anc
Lieutenant James Il. Branch, who com
manded the detail from the Stuart Horse
Guard which acted as General Lees escort
An OF these commands also received com
plimentary notices at the hands OF report
ers and correspondents. The Richmond
Light-Infantry Blues made tine.showing
and on all hands was pronounced one o
the most handsomely uniformed bodies II
the parade. IL was the oldest company
from any southern State.