Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-01
MIGHTY TnRONG.
The City Now Crowded from One End
to the Other With The Veterans.
OLD COMRADES MEET AGAIN.
Incidents of the War Again Related
nv These Companions In Arms
uro,a street and Capitol Square
Crowded.
Crowded.


TIE sun rose upon the first day oil 'he
reun,on In n clouliess sky and shone "o"H
upon a city within whose gates we''
cro,rded thousands OF veterans, hai''ns
<ro,, overv state IA the South. In inc
early morning hours. before 'he e"s'e'
horizon was streaked with gray '"0
tramp. tramp OF their feet was heaio' ''
IN bodies under the escort OF some ue'N
ration from the Richmond camps '"''
,,,a,.hod through our streets TO the quar-
tors assigned them. The SOUND OF '''
drum and fife broke the stiffness Vi Wy
sleeping city. though the GROWING OIL III.
cock and the twittering OF birds 'oiu Vi
the near approach of dawn when ''e u"'
"a which the whole South has been iooN-
,rg forward for many weeks past wou'n
no fairly ushered in. With the nfst i"i"'
glow I'm the east the city began to sur
Tho veteran who or his PARKWAY pi'i'.u-
zion IN the South has been won't 10 IT'S
Nth the lark. and who cannot, hhe "iS
CITY cousin. sleep until the sun 70 WI
the way in his westward JOURNEY "a
arisen from his bed or straw anu II we"
ing the awakening scenes IN pis 80
lie has time for many meditations peio'e
the populace Is half aroused
SCENES OF ACTIVITY.
put as the hours go by and the mrs.
fresh breezes of the morning are temp on
10 a warmer breath, a mighty chahse no
taken Mace. and the almost uesei Wv. Wv
streets of while ago are thfohsou WIZ"
a surging mass of humanity ,.,aA
THO civ is alive with the hosts which
Cor tyantv-four hours have poured III
rron ne from every section OF lhe 9out"
lond-from the Old North STATE 10 ~
Gulf Of Mexico. Every painting io0o''o'
which steams into the depois uid"ins
the long train of coaches hi'eu mn, 20, od
20 ond with the visitors. has been taAeu
-. ~ ,.a ,,,rost on the trip and is now
,,roar,ng IKE a thing of life. Speclai
sroIn after special follows fast upon uie
othcr and no one pays any attention u
schcdules They expect delegation VINE"
nv see II and not before. BY high noon
tho number OF veterans WITHIN the civ
had been increased by seyeral 'hous""u
AZ fast as a delegation arrived soihe ol
those appointed by the Richmond camps
tools charge of them and piloted theh "
their haven.
ALI, ROUND WESTWARD.
The great majority, as soon as they hau
been comfortably quartered, Jolheu III.
small army of men which IN Coh9'"iiN
atream was vending its way wes'"aiu ~
the scene OF the convention, when oes"n
its session at 1O:3O o'clock. very rev w"
STONED In the heart OF the CITY io'.s
enough to register at their S'a.e "o"-
quarters in the old city Hall puiluiis' %
snxio,,s we're they TO be on the spot where
Under
the survivors OF the armies OF the ~
federacy. Pe,chance they thought III ',ia'
vast assemblage they might meet ',ie
comrode with whom they had 1ousn'
eide nv side on many a bloody Held, anu
whose hand they had grasped ior the las'
time thirty years ago. To meet TINS coln,
nsnion In arms after such a lapse OF tiiiie
would indeed be a reunion.
OLD COMRADES MEET.
And Just such meetings occurred 49,.
soy Tears on these occasions tnckled
down the furrowed face of many nun
whose silyered locks told that with MN
the long tourney was nearly done, anu
ere a few more mile-stones had peen
rassed he would have joined the mlsn,s
army on the other side. TO zee such olN
comrades walking arm marin eaen ra-
diant with the JOY he felt, was sisht W
worth living.
what stories they told! What deeds
they recountedl Like lovers, they would
shun the crowd, and HE themselves away
10 some cool and shady spot, where LOT
hours they would beguile the time win
the relation of incidents that neither
could ever forget. Their paths through
life may not have been smooth since they
laid down their arms at the close OF 'he
great struggle. but trouble and cares We're
forgotten now. in this. one OF the nap
pjest moments of their lives.
AT STATE HEADQUARTERS
After the convention adjourned the
States Headquarters were thronged with
the veterans all of them anxious 10
register. In and out they jostled each
other. all in the best of humor as be-
fitted the day From the general head-
quarters they made their way TO 'he
Capitol Square, Immediately opposite
which was llled with thousands OF the
old soldiers. most of them lying on the
grass under the shade of the trees. and
resting themselves. so as to be ready TO
enjoy the cool of the evening. The acres
of green grass were literally covered with
the visitors. who found this spot, with
its grand old trees and beautiful sur
roundings, one of the most delightful
places In the city.
BROAD STREET CROWDED.
When the shadows began to lengthen
Broad street was the thoroughfare on
which gathered the greatest crowd. From
First TO Ninth streets il was almost i'm
possible TO move with any degree of ra-
pidity. No one seemed TO be in any hurry.
II was a great crowd of persons all
on Measure bent The cars were all
crowded, many taking this means OF see
ing the city with the least fatigue to
themselves To be one of the great
moving throng on the pavcments. how
ever. swayed first this way and then that.
was enough satisfaction TO many itself.
SCENES AT THE JEFFERSON.
or course. all OF the hotels were crowd
ed. The Jefferson. at which many of
the prominent officials and commanders
are stopping. presented a brilliant APP
pearance The beautiful hotel is packed
from top to bottom. and all is gayety
within the big hosiery. One meets with
the very cream OF the South in the lob
bles and parlors of this hotel. At every
turn may be seen beautiful women and
courtly-looking men, the latter with that
trdennable something about them, which
stamps them as sons of southern soil
AT Murphy's Hotel there was scarcely
room TO wedge ones way through the
Office The headquarters of the Missou-
rians are here. and the delegation is quite
a large one.
In fact. every hotel and boarding house
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