Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-01


were seen by Dispatch man said the
meals served 90 them and the accommo-
cations which were afforded them sur
passed their most sanguine expectations
There was not one OF them who had not
met some old friend here, and not one
but was as happy ~ school-boy just
oat on n lark The monument they
all thought was a magnificent work. and
many expressed the hope that they would
live 90 once again visit Richmond and
participate In the ceremonies incident 10
the unwilling Of monument>to President
Jefferson Davis.
THE LOCAL MILITARY.
The HOwitzers Jared little better than
the rest OF the soldier boys during the
ra'n-storm Wednesday. They had seve.
raj tont-Hles. and about twenty OF the
Jolly artillerymcn got under these. and
"gUyed" the other boys until the order
20 fire was given.
The First Regiment boys stood up end
took their "ducking" like men They en-
ioycd themselves singing and playing
lcap-frog until attention" was sounded
The regimenial Hospital Corps. as
usual. had 70 look after the sick and
wounded. and were kept quite busy
About thlrty-nve eases" were treated.
Major y. A. Kuyk. Captain Charles V.
Darlington. and Sorgeants +. w Hage-
mann and Hugh l.. Cardoza were In
charge OF the men. who were assigned
20 positions all along the line. Each man
had supply Of emergency medicines.
Tho surgeons visited all OF the soldiers
quarters, and found that their services
were needed at several OF them.
While the First Regiment was waiting
on Twenty-ninth street, after the un-
yelling. General Fltz Lee was sighted.
The band struck up Hail 10 the Chief"
and the boys commenced 10 cheer. as
the regiment boys only can. II was rain
ing hard, but the popular Ex-Governor
took his hat In his hand. and, bowling
right and left, rode slowly along, acknOw-
lodging the salute.
CHEERING INDEED.
Coming down Broad street. making for
the ArmOry as fast as they could, at
route step, the Fi"st-Reglment boys. fol-
lowed closely by the cond-Regiment
boys. were cheered from every side. An
old lady standing at her gate cheered UP
the dripping boys by remarNing: Never
mind, boys, II don't make any difference
II you do wet those unforms you are
going TO get new pretty gray ones"
When the regiment reached the Armory
they were assembled in the lower hall.
anu Nflf tt'A'il 'Nsi'il ny NDl'iltl JOIeSt VINO
thanked the men for their excellent de-
pertinent at the same time telling them
that it was nothing more than what he
had expected, as he had never had to re-
primand them for any misconduct. The
popular officer then informed the men
that he had sent the Commissary Depart
ment ahead Of the regiment, and they
were then preparing several boilers Of hot
coffee. When the regiment was dismissed
very wet soldier, with n small stream
Of water running of the end OF his nose,
proposed three cheers for Colonel Jones'"
and they were given with a will
THE VETERAN CAVALRY.
To those vino had experienced the odor
Of Eunpowder there was no division OF
the parade more significant and interest
ing than that of the veteran cavalry.
This was under the superb command
Of General l.. l.. LomaX and embraced
over J1 Of those who gailoped the battle
fields I'm tn days Of 1SGl-lSG5. The First,
Second. Third and Fourth regiments OF
Virginia were largely represented. Many
of the cavalrymen wore their war uni
forms, and they were indeed an interest
ing study.
In the battalion commanded by Captain
John W. Happier, Of Portsmouth, were
the Portsmouth Grays. one Of the mill
tary organizations in Tidewater Virginia.
The company appeared In the parade
under the command Of Captain Junius
Wilson, with Lieutcnants Feed and Par
IRISH, and numbered 30 strong.
GENERAL HUNTON CROWNED.
As the procession passed the Mount
Vernon Virginia flag and crown Of
laurels, accompanied by the following
card was presented to Hon. Eppa Hun
ton. Jr. by Mrs William c. Mayo:
Virginia laurels bloom for Eppa Hunton,
Jr., son Of Virgnia's great senator who
could not be bribed."
When the Wise Brigade passed further
along the lire a flag with this card was
given by old friends Of the brigade:
"Nirginia's sons, Henry a. Wise and y.
Jennings Wise
GUARDED THE LEE HOUSE.
Among the invitations sent out by the
Executive Committee OF the Soldiers and
Sailors Monument Association was one
to Captain William II. Barlow late OF
the 13gth Regiment New York Nolun-
tccrs
CAPTAIN Barlow has the distinction Of
being one of the three commandments Of
the provost guard who policed Richmond
Immediately after the evacuation, and
was the officer detailed 10 command the
detachment ordered to guard General
r. e. Lees family and property.
Cautaln Barlow arrived i'm the city I'M
mediatelv after the surrender, and while
II was yet burning, and received the
following order from BTgadier-Gencral
George T.. Shepley. the military governor
OF Richmond:
THE family and property Of Mrs. Gene
raj Lee will be protected, ana VIII not
officer
or soldier Of the United States untl
further orders"
DI,ring his first visit TO Richmond Cap
tain Barlow spent four months and eight
days i'm Libby prison, but at present Is
an honorary member Of Lee camp, ana
he was one of the very few Union 'ol-
djers who received an invitation 10 the
unwilling ceremonies,
CAPTAIN HARRY MARKS.
Captain Harry II. Marks and his young
vito of New orleans. who came to this
civ 10 attend the unvGtlng ceremonies,
have removed their quarters from
NUrpbv's Hotel 10 No. 4l3 north Eighth
street where they will remain for several
DAVIS They will then visit Washington
CITY. At the unveiling Of the Lee monu-
meut Captain Marks represented here the
Vow Orleans Times. During the war he
was for two years in the famous seventh
/ louisiana Regiment, commanded by Co
onel Harry Hays. At Culpeper Court-
house he fingered for several months at
the point of death. and upon his partial
recovery was discharged from the ser
vice. Afterwards regaining his health, he
enlisted I'm the Washington Artillery, and
served until the surrender. The Captain
Is looking as young and handsome as
when ne wore the gray, and loves Rich
mond with all the fervor of native
N1rginian. lie is now connected with the
treasury department of the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad Company, at New Orleans.
MOVED ON TIME
The Dlspatch is in receipt Of the fol-
lowing note, which corrects an error into
which II fell in its report OF the process
sion:
In your splendid account OF yester-
DAYS parade you say the column moved
al 245, Your watch must have been out
OF order. The line was ready at $40,
Private BEDFORD and the children's bril-
gade were In line at 1850, the Virginia
Military Institute Cadets at l;55. and the
chief marshal and STAFF moved at o'clock
10 the minute. Richmond has been noted
for ber ability TO handle large bodies OF