Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-07
THE FoURTHs JOURNEY.
hot, Tired and Dusty-Delnys-Re-
ception Along the Route.

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| ception Along the Route.
Triton, GA, June 6.-(Special.)-It
| will probably be o'clock tomorrow
| morning before the last section of the
| train bearing the Fourth Virginia Regi-
ment reaches Jacksonville. The journey
that was expected to consume only twen-
| Jy-four hours at the outside will take
nearer that time for completion. The de-
lay seems to be chiefly due TO the stock
car that forms part of the train, and
which makes il impossible to run at
| usual passenger-train speed. Everybody
rs wcll, but all are hot dusty, and tired.
RationS for the men are beginning to run
low, as only enough for two days were
issued. We have enough, however, and
Colonel r. VI. Boykn, Of the Seaboard
Airline. who Is the representative of
the road, on Colonel Taylors section,
the last section, furnished the boys with
coffee at the expense of the company.
The men on the three sections are travel
ling comfortably, but It is noticed that
they are not so boisterous in their en-
thusiasm when the crowds surround the
train where stops are made as they
We're yesterday.
PEOPLE ENTHUSIASTIC.
The enthusiasm of the people, however,
seems TO increase the further South the
train goes. The crowds at the stations
are not so great, owing 10 the coming
of the regiments not being so well
known, as they were in Virginia and
North Carolina, but wherever stops are
made many persons quickly gather, and
it is a constant sight 20 see men at fyork
in the eottOn-fieds waving their hats in
salute to the train bearing the soldiers
4, s.f..r, g no
gia women has greatly impressed the
men When the third section stopped al
Eaberton for breakfast this morning
there was a great crowd at the station,
all remarkably enthusiastic and the ma
iority were women, manifesting their en-
thusiasm in every possible way. At the
hotel where the officers breakfasted two
pretty young ladies pinned on the coats
OF each. as he came out, a boutonniere.
and one. Miss Jessie Robertson, cut up
into bits and gave away her scarf of red,
white and blue.
AT ATLANTA.
There was only short stop in Atlanta, |
and the train did not go into the Union /
Station, so there were no crowds as the |
sections passed through. The boys were |
expecting 10 get cold beer there, but |
were told that an election was in pro-
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con. where dinner was had at 5 o'clock, |
Mr.. ]. L. Farnum, of the Acme Brewing
Company, sent several dozen bottles on
ice TO the officers car of each section,
and requested them TO take the men 10
the brewery and let them fill their can
teens. The distance was too great. how
ever.
I'm Atlanta Captain Sheen received a
telegram from the Merrimac Club, Nor
rolk. of which he is president, wishing
him bon voyage. The heat has grown
,ery Oppressive, and the dust is fearful
AT 9:3O o'clock the thIrd section over
ook the second at Tifton, the second
having been delayed. The second sec
ion pulled out shortly before 10. fellow
a by the third after 10 minutes. Just
,efore the train pulled out from Triton
colonel Taylor received a message from
Colonel Edwards saying the
Irst section had arrived at Jacksonville.
Colonel Taylor wired him TO keep his
nen in the ears all night One section
truck a hand-car about 4:50 this morn