The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-11

are as follows.
"On my way 10 mess Tor supper. 7 OBJ
served some disorder CO. short distance
outside or the lines being then on the
lines myself Some Lieutenant. mounted.
whom / did not recognize hy name or
regiment. said to me chat hospital
steward OF the Second Division Hospital
had been killed by nesro. and that a
crowd was about to lynch him J. ran
across the road and saw quite "a number
of the hospital corps iu pursuit OF the
negro. just at that moment the excite
mont had reached our 'inos. and seventy
five to one hundred men. some of this
regiment. some of other regiments. and
some civilians who bad cOngregatcd
along the road ran into the field. ape
plreulv tO find 0ut what the trouble
WAS. and upon hearing the matter as
herein mentioned. made a dash 20 join
la pursuit of thc ne-ro.
PROMPT ACTION TAKEN.
Tho guard WIS turned ont promptly and
in very few minute Impressed the cX-
element and all our mcn returned TO
within our lines. There was still a con-
siderable crowds of soldiers of other
regiments and civilians. gathered along
the public road and some excitement
prevailed which Was suppressed as
speedily as possible.
"A short while ancrward T received
orders TO call the long roll which was
executed during storm. While the roll
was being called and every street crowd
ed with soldiers. General Butler and two
Of his staff rode into our lines and the
storm prevailing, ell of the long roll in
progress. in the darkness and calls and
commands from Tie various companies
90 fan in could be- easily mistaken for
disorder. and was the only (seemlns) dis
order existing
SITUATION lN BRIEF
'ro sum the matter up in brief the
trouble that occurred was not within the
lines Of this regiment The excited crowd
that Joined iu the chase Of the negro,
consisted largely of the Hospital Corps
together with q few men from this regi-
mcnt men from other regiments and
civilians who were iu the lines OF the
Second Division Hospital
''The men OF this regiment upon being
ordered back 10 within the lines returned
without any trouble whatever in am or
derby manner
COMBINED OPINION
While of course under existing cir
cumstances. every one On and around
camp objects 20 tho use of his name
but the following IS substantially corr
rect recital OF the trouble from the begin
ming. and is CLEANED from many sources:
Each company is required 90 detail
men for daily duty in the Division Hos
pital corps Thomas ID Dun. of Dam
Vile. Va. member of Company IT,
was selected for the duty some time ago
ANA u the Hospital Corps was put ON
the water detail.
a negro teamster William Forrest
who lives in this vicinity. was received
hv some OF the Northern soldiers on
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repugnant 90 Dun The others would
play cards with Forrest at night and
make great deal NJ him. Among
other things which aroused Dun's ire
were exceedingly vulgar and brutal re-
marks about white women in the Vi
cinity Very naturally this with For
rests continued attempts go familiarity
with Du0 resulted n tLc fight which
brought about The present trouble.
TIE FIGHT.
Two negroes in the Hospital Corps on
Monday evening attacked Dun, one
striking him over the cye with a club
and Kicking him n the ribs. Dud man-
eyed 20 attract the attention of \lr-
piuiau who ram into camp and told some
OF the boys that a Hospital steward
had been killed hv a negro. About sew
cnty-nye or ono hundred men ran out
some of them to chase the negro. but
hc has not mp ~ this time been captured
despite the assertion that the negro was
terribly used mp.
The officers of the Third ran ont at
once and called the men in. they re-
spending very promptly. and quiet was
soon restored in the Virginia camp. so
soon. in fact. that many OF the men
knew nothing of the disturbance until
yesterday.
...... 81. .... ...... f.r ...,rrf..fnoT aorf1a Of
General Buffers staff. one of whom was
Major Perry Belmont saw that some
trouble was going ON and fastened 10
their commander and reported that mu-
tinv was I'm progress in the Third Nir-
ginia camp.
MAJOR BUTLERS VISIT.
Major Butler, General Butiers son and
Adfufaut. was sent to the camp and
To- Colonel Naue expressed great sur
prise that everything was $50 quiet The
long roll was ordered, however, az Cen
eral Buffers direction. and his son
started back 10 report.
He passed his father without recog-
nizine him. and just as General Butler
rode up the men were scurryiug out TO
respond 10 the lous roll. not knowing
what IL meant terrific storm was I'm
progress. and caused more or less con-
fusion. This. 90 bc charitable, was mis-
understood by General Butler, and in the
presence of "A number of the men he said
the Third Virginia Regiment was no
better than a lot Oi d--n bowling In
dams
BUTLERs S VIOLENCE.
General Butler had some Of the Con-
necticut men with him and some one,
wheteher Virslni4n or not is not known,
yelled out:
"Who is that" said General Butler
Get To your quarters, Cd d-m you.
Ill hold you down.
Butler also rode UP 10 Colonel Males
tent and called Tor him. When he re-
spouded and saluted. Butler told him the
qhird virginia Was in "a state of insubOr-
dinati0n. your men, he said are
set of cd d-m fools, and then pro-
ceeded TO berate them for not saluung
Butler alleged that he had as good
Southern blood in his veins as amy OF the
Vireinians and said he saluted them. and
therefore the other men should DO 50.
BITTER FEELING.
7-he feeling AGAINST General Butler IN
camp Is very bitter ana Nlfslnians IN
washington who have become c0gnlzant
If the mems side OF the trouble condemn
his conduct.
Nfucb resentment Is felt also over the
,,r,,,rranted treatment of Colonel Male
who has been deprived of the right 20
fssuo ftrlouchs or passes 20 the men ana
teenfn,r the regiment prisoners.
Tasf nfeht kilograms We're sent to
,.r,r,inenr Vfrglnlaus 10 come on at once
and nrevent Butler from carrying out
bis threat TO have the men discharged