Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-15
TO MARCH TUESDAY.
The Second Regiment Expected to Start
10 Tampa Then.
SOME UNCERTAINTY As TO ORDERS.
II May Be Held at Camp Lee Until
Fully Equipped.
ALL BE IN CAMP by WEDNESDAY.
Every Regiment May De Mustered In
by Tint TiDe Richmond Com
pnnies I'm Camp and Another to BE
Mustered In To-Day.

All the companies composing ii Will
have been mustered in by that time, and
Colonel Baker and staff and the other
national service.
Two Of the Richmond companies OF the
Second will be mustered in to-day, II is
thought and Company Il, formerly COM
pany Il, OF the First, and Company ID,
Wytheville, will be mustered in to-mor-
row. Colonel Baker and officers will then
be mustered in. and so far as compile
ment is concerned the regiment will be
ready.
But II is far from ready as regards
equipment and training. Company ID Is
not uniformed nor armed. and the men
are entirely unframed. In every company
there are men who know little or no.
thing of the manual of arms, and every
company lacks equipment of some cha
racter.
MAY BE EQUIPPED AT TAMPA.
1t IS possible that the department will
order the regiment to Tampa for equip
ment but by many who seem in a posi-
ton TO be more or less well-informed on
the subject this Is thought not likely.
These believe the regiment will not be
ordered from Camp Lee until fully equip
ped This will not be for several days,
and the delay will afford time for much
needed instruction.
There are as many, however, who
think the regiment will be sent away as
soon as all the companies and officers
have been mustered in. The Secretary
of War has notified Governor Tyler seve-
raj times that the first Virginia regiment
ready 10 march would be sent 10 Tampa
at once. And while IL is true that there
has been a change in the time or EN-
barking the army OF invasion from Tam
pa, it is also true that the movement of
volunteers TO that point has not been
slackened, and from States north of Viz
GINA the troops are pouring southwark.
So there is little doubt that the Second
will be ordered away very soon, whether
on Tuesday or not. The men are jubilant.
They enlisted with the confident eXpecta-
ton of seeing active service, and they are
I'm no mood to loaf around camp. ION
to Cubar' is the cry, and to Cuba they
will GO if SO much as a half chance is
offered.
COMPANIES COMING TO-DAY.
The other two Virginia regiments each
lack four companies of having their full
strength in camp, or will lack this when
the companies ordered here to-day have
reported The companies which will reach
Camp Lee to-day are Company G, New
port News, Captain Marye, at $50; Com
pany G, Suffolk, Captain Wilson, at HE
A. NJ; Company l., Portsmouth, Captain
Brooks, at $50 z. Nj. The remaining
eight companies will undoubtedly be In
camp by Wednesday night.
COMPANY c IN CAMP,
Company /. Of the Second Regiment.
formerly Company c, of the First,
marched from the Armory TO Camp Lee
at 6 o'clock last night, with sixty eight
men in ranks. They were escorted to the
mustering-in grounds by squad of the
regiment headed by the drum corps.
The men were loudly cheered by an i'm
mense crowd that gathered in the
vicinity OF the Armory.
The probable call by the President for
another hundred thousand volunteers was
quite generally discussed around tho
armories last night. and at the First it
was thought by many that if 1t did come
one of its results would be the reorgani-
cation Of the First Regiment, under Col
onel Jones, by the enlistment OF new
companies to take the place of those
drafted into the other Virginia regiments
under the existing call. Not few also
expressed the hope that such would be
the result.
There was nothing of special impor-
lance transpiring around the armorieS
last night, but, nevertheless, there was
no apprecable abatement of the general
interest manifested among the members
of, the various commands, and there was
a large crowd Of interested spectators on
hand.
BE MUSTERED IN TO-DAY.
At the Regimental Armory a large
squad from Company M, of the Second,
formerly Company A, of the First, were
being drilled upstairs, and in the COM
pany room Captain Bossieux and Lieu
tenant Woon were busily engaged in
taking in new members. The company
now has slightly over its required
strength, and will proceed to Camp Lee
on Monday morning. Orders were issued
last night for every member TO report,
with full equipment, tonight at S:SO
o'clock, prepared TO spend the night at
the Armory, preparatory TO an carry
start for camp on Monday morning. AS
II was known to be impossible to exam
This plan was deemed most desirable es-
pecially so far as the comfort Of the men
is concerned.
Company B, Captain Russell command
ing has not vet received orders TO move,
hut is expecting them to-day or to-mor-
row. at the latest. quite large number
of the members Of this company were al
,he Armory last night, and when Captain
Russell parted with them his last words
were: Hold yourselves in readiness to-
morrow. or Monday, at any rate The
company now has eighty-six members on
its roll.
COMPANY II TO ELECT.
COMPANY f, at present nominally with
out commandment. and which, when or
dered out will become Company Nj, or
the Third Regiment, has recruited until
its roster now numbers lOi members.
Even though so for beyond the limit. It's
members are all uniformed, and First
Lieutenant Masurier, whose election 10
succeed Captain Morgan Mills seems
foregone conclusion, said last night that
he did not think there would be one OF
them turned down by the physical ex-
animation. This company only had
thirfy-six members when the first order
10 recruit was received, and by far the
greater number of those since taken are
old members Of some Of the regimentai
companies.
A company meeting has been called
for Monday night, when 1t Is hoped an
election of captain will be effected.
There was no regular drill at the
blues Armory last night, but two large
SQUADS of recruits from Company A were
being drilled, respectively by Lieutenant
HAGEN and Corporal Wilbon. The squads
later formed Tours. together with all the