Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-19
THE GREAT REUNION.
Interest In The Big Gathering Of COnlede'
rate Veterans Increasing Daily.
RAILROAD RATES WILL DE Low.
Every Southern State VIII BE Rep
resented I'm the Vast Throng of
Confederate Soldiers That VIII Re
Here In June.
Here In june.

struggle between the States, is now fore
most in the thoughts OF the veterans OF
the Lost Cause. as shown by the mass
OF letters which Secretary Elicit receives
daily from every section Of the South.
1t is to be a mighty gathering of as
brave heroes as ever fought upon a
battlefield, and though their eyes may
have been dimmed by years, and their
footsteps faltering yet the same spirit
which made them the most formidable
foe the world has ever known, viii still
linger In their breasts when they meet
here In probably the last great gathering
before the reunion OF the armies Of the
| world on the shores Of Jordan.
Every Southern State will be repre-
scented in the vast crowd OF ex-Confede-
rate soldiers who. on the last of June,
viii swarm into the city, thousands
strong. and take possession OF the capt.
tai OF the Old Dominion. North Carolina
will probably send the largest delega-
ton here, on account of the proximity OF
that State, though South Carolina, Geor-
gia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Tennessee, Arkansas. and
even far-on Texas. win be well repre-
scented.
CHEAP RATES PREVAIL.
A rate OF cent mile has been agreed
upon by the Southern Passenger Asso-
citation, which will make the fares here
very remarkable. This rate, however,
does not mean that round-trip ticket
from n point 800 miles from this city will
cost Sc. but Sc. the cent a mile being
for every mile travelled. There has been
some complaint that the rates are not as
low as were made for the Atlanta Expo
sition, but in the case OF that and the
Worlds Fair the rates were affected by
tho warfare carried on between the
various railroads to control the travel,
and were changed several times. while
those expositions lasted. The reunion is
only for few days, and the rate has
been agreed upon between the railroads,
and the time Is so short that the fare
viii not be lowered by their cutting at
each other" There will De no reduction
in the fares OF military companies or
Confederate camps. The same rate will
apply 10 a body OF a hundred as to one
person.
The Virginia roads have acted very
generously in making the rate Of cent
a mile. for IL must le remembered that
they have TO make short hauls." For
instance, the round-trip fare here from
Petersburg will be only 46 cents, while
now the regular fare one way is 20 cents.
MUCH INTEREST MANIFESTED.
Though 1t is nearly two months and a
half before the reunion, yet letters are
coming here from all over the South,
asking for information in regard TO rates,
accommodations, etc. One person wished
| to know "how things were coming on. y
| Hundreds Of letters asking just such
questions will be received before the re-
union, and, of course, the secretary
cannot find time TO answer them.
Mr.. r. Nj. Henderson, OF Sulphur
Springs, Tex, writes that the rate
/ OF $3.50 from points In that State will
deter hundreds from coming to the re-
| union Indeed, he says, II VIII practical
| ~ keep the Lone Star State from having
any sort OF delegation here. The com
/ mittee is enCeavoring to secure a cheap
er rate from that State.
THE LOUISIANIANS.
J Mr.. C. A. Harris, quartermaster-general
/ Louisian Division. writes: THE Lou
| isiana Division, having erected a monu
ment on the historic battlefield at Win
| chester, Va, propose unwilling the same
| In honor OF Louislana's troops. on the
| 9th OF June, and l would request ina
be informed of the shortest distance
| by ran from Richmond to Winchester. al
| well as the lowest possible rate for tn
| round-trip to that point, In order ina
| can determine which would lie th'
most advantageous route, 20 Wincheste
| NV way of Richmond, or 10 Winchcate
first. and then TO Richmond, after th'
unwilling ceremonies have been conclud
! ed. II the railroads will make YER
law rate for the round trip 70 Wibches
Ter. the delegation from this division
| GO that way, and to that end
for very prompt reply.
The committee will see what r.
be made from Louisiana direct a.
chester. as that would be the a., -
" VETS WANT TO DRILL
II the request contained In tho follow
ing letter is complied with, az II NJ
| doubt will be- the younger generation
who have been brought up since the va
will have the opportunity OF seeing
real company of Confederate soldiers oril
lust as they did during the days
/ 1926.
,rbe letter Is from w. w. Carnes, can
tain OF Company A, OF Confederate vete
rams of Memphis, Tenn, and is as ioi
lows: .,,,
torical Association, of this city, who
ls Camp 2s, United Confederate veterans
&c haye a uniformed company of Con
| Tolerate veterans This company can %
recruited only from the membership o
our association, so we may be sure y
the record of every man In the rahhs
The original object of this organlza'io
was to assist in raising money Tor IN
erection Of an equestrian statue 10 u
o-roat cavalry leader, n. Il. Forrest. wh
80 citizen of this city. The organiza
ton has been continued for this purpose
we drIu the oldharder tactics. usln
,be muzzle-loaders Of the war period, an
,,n,formed in the Confederate mtahu
srha letter concludes by asking pei
! ,,,tss,or of the committee TO allow IN
connanv 20 drill here in some suitab'
niaca and charge a small admission-fe'
,ba money derived from the exhibito
IN he used solely for the purpose OF IL
creasing the monument fund.
The work on the AUDITORIUM at vi
Northumberland Is progressing raj
NV and all the lumber necessary 10 .
used IN the construction OF the puiioih
is now upon the spot
The Charleston bivouac or veteran
have chartered sleeper and hotei-cal
an which they will make their TRIP
pichnond 10 attend the reunion. VIM
here they Will eat and sleep in the
cars.
A brakeman injured.
The ambulance was called at sAs yes
terday morning TO the Orieans-stre'
chesapeake and Ohio railway crossing
where a colored brakeman, named
Glenn, had had his left thigh badl
crushed between two freight-cars. ID
| - $1,000 Glenn and took him