Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-25
THE MARCH TO BOONsBORO,.
Meeting Citizen RedstOne the Chief
Event of the Day. --

Special From Star Correspondent
BOONSBORO', Md, April q, 1894
Shortly before O'Clock today, as the ar
my of the commonweal of Christ was
breastlng one of the hills a short distance
from this place, there was an affecting
scene. Carl Browne, in command, in Mr.
Coxey's absence. was riding ahead of the
Flooding line of men. His scmbrero shaded
his eyes, and his buckskin coat and leggins
were prominent parts of the picturesque
hole. The stallion on which he rode was
worth 100000, and seemed to know 1t. From
the sawed-of tail. mutilated by his early
English owner. to the tip of his thorough
bred nose he showed his breeding and the
added dignity of bearing on his back the
chief marshal of the commonweal of Christ.
Suddenly Carl Browne started. The thrill
of that start aroused his fiery steed to re-
newed visor, and up went both tail and
head. Evidently both master and horse had
seen something. Carl Brownies hand went
to his eyes. and shaded from the sun he
peered forward anXiously. Finally look of
gladness shot clear across the great lead
er's face. and with one sudden movement
he sent the glistening rowels of his spurs
deep in the sides of his steed
" hat was it? had Browne observed the
stealthy approach of the troop of cavalry
rumorci TO have started from Washington?
Coming up the hill were two men, the one
in the lead a slightly built individual with
iron gray whiskers and a black broadcloth
suit slightly damaged around the edges.
He II was who had stirred the great Carl
Browne out of his wonted composure. On
ward came Browne. and, springing from his
horse. without a backward look, he allowed
s4o,ooo worth OF horse flesh 10 wander away
where the spirit urged while he clasped
the hand of the gray-bearied stranger
Thus did two great men meet Thus did
Carl Browne, marshal-in-chief of the COM
monweal of Christ and secretary of the ].
5. CoXey Good Roads Association, meet
with warm greeting your own Col Red
stone, Washington agent Of the cause. Then
lid the commonweal halt and gaze with
awe while these two leaders walked apart
and conferred.
RedstOne's Glad Ttdings.
They heard Col Redstone say that Chevy
Chase had not been secured as a camping
ground: they heard him tell of the upheaval
Of the people of Washington. who were.
falling over each other in their eagerness
to welcome the army. They heard of the
thousands who would march out to strew
flowers as the commonweal passed and
finally they saw Col. Redstone step into Mr..
Coxey's buggy and drive ahead with the
procession.
Col. Redstone later told me that all the
leading and liberal business men as well as
the masses of the people In Washington
mad expressed sympathy with the move
ment. He said he had looked the army
over carefully and that they were a noble
set of men.
From his long experience he felt assured
that with hardly an exception the men
were workingmen. mo one" said the col
onel, could look over this heroic little band
without thrill of admiration. These men
had overcome mountains, breasted storms
of snow and rain, endured the pangs of
hunger and cold, and all in 4 noble effort
to better the condition of the human race.
to build up true happiness and true sys-
TEN of finance"
The Camping Place.
Col. Redstone said that no definite ar
rangements had been made for a camp at
Washington, but that the army had several
situations to select from. Chevy Chase
could be obtained, he said, without difficulty,
and Glen Echo mad also been suggested.
The colonel expressed his intention of spend
ing the night with the army in camp and
rejected with disdain any intention of stop
ping at the hotel.
During all of which Marshal Browne who
has been accused by his men of never Sleep
ing in camp so long there was a hotel
within ten miles, assumed a far-away ex-
preston and gazed pensively over toward
South mountain. Shortly after Marshal
Browne was heard to confide to Col. Red
stone his opinion that in great affairs of
this kind there could rot he too great an
excess of caution exercised in conversation.
The Tramp to BOOnsbOrO'.
The meeting with Col. Redstone was the
only incident of the trip from Hagerstown
The day was cloudy, but no rain fell, and
the road was an excellent one, though billy
The views from the hilltops over the sur
rounding mountains were especially fine
at times. Two toll gates were passed On
the way and ~ cents given up by Mar
shall Browne at EACH he expressed il,
Barriers placed in the way of the people
endeavoring to make a dollar"
Word, however, has been sent ahead to
all toll gates that the army must pay and
Marshal Browne has ceased making speech
es, but expresses the firm determination
to get the toll money back at some date
not specified. At this place the camp has
been pitched on the outskirts of town on
lovely view of South mountain in the dis
lance. The water flowing down the creek
near the camp would answer all purposes
for the men.
After Daniel Boone.
The camp is called Daniel Boone" in
honor Of the pioneer, members of whose
family settled this place. During the late
war the location of the camp was the scene
of lively skirmish. and the commonweal-
ers today have been digging out a number
of bullets and relics. The little town, con-
tanning about 1000 population, is a quaint
affair, and many of its buildings give evil
dence Of age, some eating back almost to
the first settlement here, back about 1880
The religious sect known as Winebrenner-
ians, or The Church of God" are numer-
GUS in this section, having sprung from the
neighboring county of Frederick These
people dress in about the same costume as
the Dunkards and today have watched the
army with open-eyed amazement At one
house ten or twelve of the women, with
characteristic poke bonnets, were clustered
at the gate.
Much Interest I'm the Army.
The people of Boonsboro' and the sur
rounding country are taking the greatest
possible interest in the commonweal, and
are fccking into the camp in all sorts of
vehicles. Their interest is not one Of idle
curiosity. These sturdy mountaineers are
IL tensey excited. The country here, out
side OF its association with several skir-
mishes during the war and with the battle of
South mountain and the confederate re-
treat through the streets of Boonsboro', Is
historical ground. On the noun tain yonder
John Brown made his headquarters There
he collected arms and men and prepared
for his sally on Harper's Ferry. These
men know the story of John Brown as they
know their letters. Many of them remem-
Der him personally, and tell of the storm
of war that followed so closely on his SEEM
ingly mad enterprise.
These men regard with awe the posi-
bility of this affair being on the order of
the John Brown raid. 1 have heard dozens
of hard-headed, conservative old noun
taineers say in effect today: We'll, you
living and hiding up In the mountains you-