Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-18

q voice. with frequent expressions that
are usually printed in newspapers by means
OF dashes.
Look out for the scow." yells the cap
tain
"Blankety, blank, blank the blanked scow:
don't you suppose 1 am running this
blankety blank rudder, and do you think
m so blankety blank. blank blind that
can't see no blsnkety blank mud scow?'
Last night the army OF the commonweal
was well cared for. The night was not
cold and sleeping in the open air was not
mar bad The men cuddled down in hay
and had big fires to take off the dampness.
some twenty-five new men were enlisted
here and as many more turned away. Last
night. as stated in The Stars dispatches.
Coxey and Brown addressed a big crowd
on the public square and were well receiv-
ed Bozarro, the ex-unknown herb doctor,
VINO was to have spoken also, gazed pen
eively at the crowd and thought big
thoughts, and between times took big
drinks Many Of the army came down
town for the speaking, and a marked fea-
tUre OF the affair was the good behavior
or these men Some few of them drank
too much, but they were hustled OF to the
camp by their own men, and hustled in
no friendly spirit. either. saw one of the
marshals Of the army take badges from
TWO men who were under the influence of
liquor and tell them not to show I'D again
anywhere around the camp. Carl Brown s
speech last night was a lengthy one last
Ing over two hours, but the crowd waited
throughout.
Preparing to Embark.
This morning at 6 o'clock the men at
camp were aroused. and Immediately went
70 work packing up the goods. Breakfast
was served IN plentiful quantities, and at o
O'Clock, the start made for town. The band
played the Girl 1 Left Behind Me" and
Annie Laurie" and men and horses. re-
treshed by their long rest. stepped out
s Ssey Tor town. No circus aggregation
received with a greater turnout than greet
60 the commonwealers as they marched
through town. with the band playing colors
nying and banners displayed. Down at the
canal lock there was a busy scene Thous-
ands Of citizens stood around and watched
the big stations and other steeds loaded on
the boats, saw the wagon bodies taken off
and laid nat on the deck, saw Browns
panorama hoisted up, saw a big German
vairsy kicking with one foot and emitting
curdling yells while one of the stations stood
quietly on the other, saw Gen. Coxey bid
ding a smiling adieu to his Cumberland
friends. saw Carl Brown, with his silver
buttoned leather toggery, ever at the front,
was 1890 before a start was made by the
nrst boat, and an hour later before Brown
and his cohorts set of.
The Departure.
The banks Of the canal for a considerable
distance were lined with spectators as the
boats moved off. On the first was Gen.
Coxey, the eighteen horses and about half
Of the army. making themselves as comfort
able as possible. On the forward deck was
the bagpiper and the American flag. On the
rear boat came Carl Brown and the wagons
With the rest Of the army. The band stayed
by this boat and rendered popular airs The
most prominent feature of the craft how
ever. was the main banner of the COM
HlO0W1Ql mic -
Christ"
As the mules pulled the boats out and
DOWN the waterway the crowds on shore
sneered, and the men on the boats answered
with Will The army seemed to be in a
cheering mood, and exercised their lungs at
every possible opportunity. Especially were
the cheers loud and vigorous as the boats
passed the South Cumberland glass works
and the Cumberland steel and tin plate
WORKS, Just outside of Cumberland At
these places the workmen turned out in a
body and cheered Justify. Three miles from
town there was tie I'D for a few moments
lnd the procession was reorganized with
Browns boat, the Benjamin Waugh. In the
lead, the press boat following and Coxey on
the A Greenless bringing up the rear The
army was still In a hilarious mood and Gen.
Soxey smiled a broad smile as the press
boat went by.
Up in front Brown could be seen on the
poop deck of his piratical schooner shout
Ing orders in a deep bass, which. however
LII hoe IN any way phase the mules.
The Correspondents.
AS the press boat passed the rear detach-
ment some man remarked on the dudes
going by. more cruelty unjust comment
u would be hard to think of, for a tougher
dressed lot Of men than the ones now fol-
lowing In the mule steps of the army as
correspondents would be impossible to i'm
asine- No one but a Coxeyite would have
been able to have dubbed that coryiuroyed.
nannel-shirted crowd as dudes" There
are fourteen correspondents on the boat
with -FOUR telegraph operators and one line
man The corps. therefore, is ready to tap
4 wire at any time.
Cumberland. II must be said, has been
agreeably surprised at the way the army
conducted itself. True, the citizens have
furnished ample provisions for the men, but
some depredations were expected. These
have not been forthcoming, and as a whole
the men have been extremely orderly Hen
roosts have been sacred, and Carl Brown
points with pride to the fact that since
leaving Massillon a chicken has not been
Cooked in camp At Hancock Brown pro-
poses TO have a distribution Of badges of
merit, in the shape of little cards to those
men who have marched throughout,
asked Brown j: six of these would get the
man a picture, and he said they wouldn't.
that this was no Sunday school
The trip down during the afternoon was
everything that could be desired, so far as
weather and scenery were concerned. At 4
O'Clock the boat tied up while the cor
respondents sent of their stuff"
T. C. N