The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-22
THE VISITING .,'ILITARY.
THET AMUSED THEBSELvES IN ~
kIUUS WsYS YfSrERDAY
Fhey Went Sightseeing in the Morning
aud Paraded Through - la re oftion-
Of the Ciiy in tho Afternoon.

Af;cr spending day and tho two nights
IN ti.is city thc Hartford city Guard and
the Worcester Lieht Infantry assembled
this morning in the lobby Of Murphy
Hotel. where they had been stopping dur
ing their stay in Richmond. Tacy were
IA fatigue uniform, and soon afterwards
started Tor the wharf OF the Virginia
Navigation Company. whore they boarded
the steamer Pocahontas TO take trip
down the river.
They will reach Old Point this after
noon. where they win have supper az The
BygeIa Hotel. and ibis evening they VIII
take the boat there for Washington.
The visitors were rather fatgucd 10y
their Journey and thc excitement up'"
their arrival here late on Monday cf'h-
ing and did not arise any TOO t"ltf
teraa mormng Tho members OF the wv"
compauics. who were lett to themselves
wore their fatigue uniforms ana NlAitcu
the various places ot interest aDout 'l,
CITY during the morning ana dlt'i""'"
until about 3 O'Clock.
Al that time they assembled I'D W."
fun dress uniform for parade. me
hartford company. boo their Wmlc co"lo
with red trimmings ana duo lIou7.'o
with red stripes made a. very i..HN ~,
cester. Boo thcir dark blue frock coats ana
dark blue trousers. also looked very H'a,
Tho two companies maiontu ~ ~
VlsIOual battalion o. lhr ittiint l''", . "' '.,i
orv. where the walker Light 1uaIu
awaited them in dark trousers ana
m had been the intention to start on the
parade at ago o'clock. but 30 was niieen
minutes later when the Blues arrived in
their fuil dress uniform. Considering tNe
fact that the Blues Battalion Assembled
on Monday afternoon al o'clock 10 par
ticiuate in the funeral Of Mr. WHEY d.
Burwel, from which they returned
10 their armorv at 7.4J T.. NJ. only 90
assembled again at $50 Il. NJ. and 10 hc
under orders until about O'Clock vestcI-
dav morning. the turnout yesterday ale
ternoon might Doe called good one.
AS there were "a good many absences.
those present from the two companies
were formed into one. with captain w.
s H. Mayo boo command. Upon ineI are
rival ut the regimontal armory the pro-
cpssiOn started taking tho folloWlne
route. Irp Broad 10 First 10 Grace. 10
Ryland. to Franklin. to Fifth, 10 Grace
street. TO Capitol Square.
THOUSANDS ASSEMBLE.
When The military halted in front 81
SfOr ewall JacksOus monument several
thousand pconlc had assembled 300 the
square to witness the ceremonies.
~ was shortly after e. o'clock last even
iug when the Blues and Walker Light
Guard bad cleared sufficient space for the
provisional battalion 90 give dress pa
rade The ceremony was executed with
great promptncss and precision. much TO
tho delight of the large crowd of specta-
tors. AT the close of the dress parade the
visitors were escorted back tO their hotel
and the men were discharged for the rest
OF the evening
Every one amused himself in his own
way Some of them went 90 the Mozart
Academy iu the evening 10 see Lillian
Lewis. others visited the Westmoreland
and Commonwealth clubs. while fhc rest
went wherever their tastes took them