The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-26
NEW ENGLANDERS HERE
GOV. COFFIS AND PARTY SPEND
THE DAY IN THE CITY.
They Sec the sights Of the City and Visit
*. y. Lee Camp Return
Home at Night.

AT o'clock yesterday morning the
speciai tram of Pullman sieepers which
carried Governor O. Vincent coffin. his
SIAN. and the First Compi-iy oil fooe
Guards. OF Hartford. numbering l'5 men,
pulled into the Byrd-sireet depot ou,
the New England soldiers did not aiight
from their cars until 5 a. NJ. Ivy 'hat
time the Blues Battalion put In an ap-
arnory at lao A. NJ. for the purpose Oh
,.~corting the visitors 10 ford hotti,
where tncy were quartertd duilnS inc
day In the absence OF Major sol tutcn-
ms CAPTAIN Clarence Wyatt, OF company
A. was I'm command of the battalion. 80
Hcaqed BY the Blues lsand, the nil-
tary pageant started up Main 10 rli'h'
through t1lth TO Franklin. and up frdhA-
lin street 10 the Jefferson Hotel, "ii''e
the column turned north ana maiC"cu
aown Broad street TO the hotcl.
The Governor, his stan, ana tneir Ia
dies went to the MOTEL IN carriages, am
tae root Guards. with MAJOR r. h'his
ltyde I'm command were led ~ Con
Band OF the Hartford regiment
me msp were all dressed IN tne Oh
colonial uniform OF the bri,isn ,'l,,s,
caftors, ana bear-sNin hats, anu maui
!, very attractive appearance.
coloS1L Bioo4Is ADDRESS.
In front OF the hotel the companies
Grew NJ in line. and were Joined by M,"Jo,.
b. W. Richardson. president OF me , ,,,u
Association. Colonel Johh neiI
Inc y!ce-prcsiQent. Captain FRANK "
cunningham ana others. Mayor hicnatu-
son mace bret but very happy auuttes9
OF welcome. and was cheefe4 'Ht"Is''
ticallv by the Connecticut men .,
Th-. Colonel John Bell Bigger appeaitu
near Inc carriage in which Governor 'vl-
lin stood erect presenting a. tfo,,
handing form. and IN froht OF t"1 I"' -
ford root Guards, drawn up II, H nii W
the right OF the Blues. Coioh'i h'sso'
said. l,...,.. ar3 other
distinguished civilians ana We hai 'iJ ~
Foot Guards - our heautiiui caPi,al ~
of The ola Dominion. In collsi". III,
Colonel Bigger said he was soriy tI'S,
;heir guests upon their affNa MY pan
been taken with the "Blues, pu, ~
was no significance in the wOr1 III con,
neciion WIN their visit as tney W :r,.n,,
help them 10 paint the town i,'u. ney
had come when II was very vi "Hu -.
little water to be had. but ~ they 49, 49,
ike very many Of the Nirspians ineS
dil not need much water on some ocv"-
siors and this old Hartford COMPANY
had prudcntly arranged for any disaster
that might happen IN the aCn'h' ~ '"''
drought along their CONN. 49,.
Colonel Bigger stated that our Cnlei
Executive was absent at Atant'' OF ~
would have been his pleasure TO SX!lenu
"A cordial reception. Colonel BlsSti
i,ten s,si .arnesiness i'm everything he
iiiters. thereby drawing towards INN al
once his hearers. ,,
Santafn Cunningham also welcomed
the visiting military and Major Hyde,
of The GDvaraof's Guards, Responded Icei-
ingly. while Governor Coiin. IN "a , ie%
brief remarks. thanked the blues hear'"!
for the reception given MS soluieIS'
SIZING lnE SIGHTS.
The ranks were then broken and the
Tod
room of the hotel. where colo punch was
served. After a general haneShahihs
and exchange OF courtesies the Blues re-
tired and the New England solIlels re-
paired TO the breakfast-room.
after breakfast the visiting military
marched into Capitol Squar~. Wn ere tnelr
lHmaiicn and afterwards In lront OF
the Capitol buildine me fo3t tudius
then marched the depot, whare they
donnei their fatigue uniforms. nlase
tiovsers. and the regulation fatfgIe coat,
with Gao. The rest OF the Jay was
given IL 10 sightseeing, quite number
Of the visitors being -akcn out driving
ly the officers OF the Blues Battalion
The following members of Governor
Coins staff are with His EXcellcncy:
Adtliant-General Graham aBd wife. Con
eral Jai man and wife. Colonel Muller ana
VIE. Colonel Camp. Colonel Wessles
General Peck ami wife, General BrlsDoe
and wife. Captain Thomson, I. ;. 4.
who is assigned to duty on HIS Excel
In the GOVERNOR party also are eN-
Secretary Haines ami superintendent
G. A. Brown.
1HE GOVERNOR.
Connecticuts Governor Is one Of the
most courteous and aftabie of public men
ana Is a strong iaVorite of the newspaper
men of his state Accompanying The
party on the tour are three members OF
Hariforcs press They are city Editor
William a. Graham. Of the Courrant:
Mr. Louis \. Parkhurst, city editor of
the Times and Mr.. Bruce Edwards, who
is connected in the same responsible ca
pacity with the Post.
ThOc was an utter lack OF official
recognition of the visitors on the part OF
the state and city authorities, which
fact was repeatedly commented on dur
ing the da". The only cOurtesics We're
shown by the Blues. whose punch bowl
was at the disposal of the Hartford mill
iary during the entire lay.
After supper SCOTS Band played a
number Of tunes in the lobby OF the
hotel. and at $50 T. NJ. the visitors
marched without arms and escorted by
the commissioned officers OF the Blues
10 the Union depot 10 take their train
lOmcWdrd bound.