Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-09

HE A. L. I.-At $50 o'clock On Sat.
urday night DR.. w. NJ. Smith, surgeon
OF the Third Virginia Regiment, pre-
sented an order to Capt. Bryan, of the
Alexandria Light Infantry, directing
that the members of that company be
assembled IS soon as possible for medi-
! cal examination. Capt Bryan at once
issued an order calling the company to
meet at the armory at noon on Sunday.
The members responded to the order
aud at the hour named 73 of the 80
members answered to the cali and pre-
sented themselves for the examination.
DR.. Smith, who is now commissioned
surgeon 10 the U. S. volunteer army, at
once commenced the examinations,
which lasted till nearly o'clock in the
evening The members were called to
the consultation room of the armory
one at a time and subjected to rigid
physical examination. OF the 70 exam
ined SO passed. The Is who failed, were
Capt. Albert Bryan, First Lieutenant
Leonard Marbury, Sergeants K. n.
Green, J. J. Green and J. w. Norris,
and Privates c. S. T. Burke, II. Callan
F. l. Crook, G. w. DeBell, F. G. Hig-
gins, C.. Z Pierpoint, H. II. Simpson
and j. Y. Williams. The failure of
Capt. Bryan and Lieut.. Marbury was
deeply regretted by those officers and
cast gloom over the entire company.
Some of the others rejected also ex-
pressed regret that they failed to pass.
{. L. Haney, one Of the men present
yesterday, had mis- examination post
poned till tonight.
The members of the Third Virginia
Regiment Drum Corps were also exam
iued by Surgeon Smith yesterday after
noon for enlistment in the government
service. OF the fifteen members who
presented themselves but eight were
successful, the following having failed /:
Serge Maj w. Z D. Krauss and Mu-
scians A. D. Deeton, L. B. Gordon, w.
H. Humphries, F. w. Smith and e.
Walker.
Surgeon Smith left here yesterday al.
ternoon at O'Clock for Culpeper to ex
anime the infantrymen in that town
who bave volunteered to enter the gov
erument service. From there he went
to Charlottesville and from there will
come to Fairfax. Tonight he will re-
turn to this city and will examine tbs
remainirg members Of the Light Infant
ry and the Drum Corps.
The failure CT Capt. Bryan and Lieut..
Marbury to pass the examination does
not affect their positions in the military
service OF the State. They will con-
tinue to hold their commissions for the
present at least.
No order has up to this time been re-
ceived here directing the company TO
report at Richmord, and it is said that
much depends on the Instructions that
such an order might contain. Should
the order direct Company F, Third
Virginia Regiment Volunteers TO re-
port at Richmond the company will GER
teinly leave here under command
of Capt. Bryan. Should, however, the
order be that only those who passed the
examination should proceed to Rich
mond, then the company will go in
charge of Second Lieutenant r H. At
kinson.
The question that has been asked
on every side to-day is WHO will be
placed III command of the company ?"
It has been suggested that Capt. George
\ Mushbach, who formerly command
Ell the Light Infantry, but who has
been Cd the retired list two years, may
be assigned to the captaincy by Gov.
Tyler, although there is very strong
sentiment among the members for the
promotion of Lieut. Atkinson. 1t has
also been suggested that Lieut.. Monroe,
also retired, or SUI geon VIM. NJ. Smith
be placed in charge of the command,
but it is generally believed that nothing
definite will be done till the company
reaches Richmond. 10 case the com
pany reports in Richmond with dc
pleled ranks the members may bs as
signed to other companies. When the
men 90 into camp in Richmond they
will be subjected to another examina-
ton by an army SUI g4on and it is be
lieved that other members will be turn
ed down. The policy is now to welt
till something turns up.