Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-11
THE SOLDIERS GONE.
ONLY \ FEW or THE THIRDS MEN
IN THE CITY.
SOHE WILL MEYER COME BACK.
say They VIII Not Pay Their Fare
for n Dischnrgc-GenerOs of
CoIOred SOIdiers-The Sick Doing
Well.

Nearly all the soldiers Of the Third Viz
rn.a are now at their homes, or en-
route thither. those who remained until
yesterday having gone.
4 few are here still visiting friends.
and some remain because they have not
where 10 go, or have not the means of
defraying the cost of transportation.
These will draw a daily ration commuta
ton Of 30 cents issued by Major Shanks,
the quartermaster.
The men are required 10 be back in
Richmond on October Sth. Many Of them
VIII not be here. Many said openly they
would not. Many Of their officers said
they did not expect them to come. OF
course, those who live comparatively
near to Richmond would not lose money
by paying their way back here to get
their final discharge and salary and al
Iowances. amounting to about $25 per
man. but a good many of the men Of the
regiment reside in orner States. Some
live in Kentucky, some in New York.
some in New Orleans. 1t is not reason
able 10 expect these men to come back
here TO be mustered out
Captain Masurier has been designated
% look after the regimental property
An of this is locked up in the storeroom
90 No. 6lS east Broad street. Captain
Masuriers duties will be to go there every
Gay and see to it that it remains stored
away.
WILL AFFECT THEIR PENSIONS.
However, those who are not here when
tas men are finally discharged, will never
have any ground upon which to base a
claim for a pension, nor anything 10
show that they had an honorable career
ll The service.
There is a great deal of work involved
in mastering out a Tegiment-trouble Tor
tue muster-out officer and for the officers
mustered out The National Government
VIII require that every rifle, belt. bayo-
net. and scabbard knapsack and can
teen received by the volunteers at the
beginning Of the war shall be accounted
for. and until this is done the officer or
man responsible wiz not be mustered
out. II the men carry home any Of the
property of the government it must all
le brought back and accounted Tor.
An instance IS related Of a Governor Of
ono state who received two regiments Of
troops. He told them they could take
NN|Ail Qoen Aul AbhHtA cAAA ~ 4+N+AtN'
WHERE IS THE PROPERTY?
What became Of all the equipments in
their possession which are the property
Of the government. the United States
officers cannot tell Some of these equip
ueuts belonged to the ordnance, some to
tae subsistence, and some to the quarter
masters departments. Receipts were
qyen bv some one for these equipments
when furnished by the government, and
90. volunteer officers who gave such re-
CENTS VIII be held responsible for them
end their pay accounts VIII not De set
te1 until every article Is accounted ior'
II is not generally understood, perhaps
u.at the men who enlisted in the VII
la!a regiments for service against spain
Viii not belong TO these organizations %
State volunteers when they are musteIeu
olt of the service Of the United states
These have never been IN the otote ~
vice. but with old members of the com
pauies IL is different The men vino were
enlisted i'm State organizations WILL Oh
course. remain members OF their OLD com
I4u.es.
WILL HAVE NEW RIFLES.
The arms now in the hands Of soldiers
from Virginia, constructiyely, at least
VIII be returned 10 the National Govern
mont when they are mustered out as
many u them are old and worn out. La
Ter the Adjutant-General will make re-
Qlsuon for guns, and will receive new
ones.
Sick Soldiers Doing Well.
The soldiers at the Ola Dominion Hos
pltal are all thought to be doing weH'
-auc are seriously III save Private Wilson,
o. Company H. Third Regiment, who mas
pphOid-feyer, and ne is thought 10 De
Going well
There are several men OF the regiment
lI in the hospital at Fort Meyer. near
Washington but all Of these are said 10
Dc cOnyalescent.
HE LOST HIS DOUBLE EAGLE.
Though complaint is made by some OF
the men that they have no money, TINS
was not the condition Of two OF them VINO
were vending their way down Madison
street 10 camp about o'clock Friday
morning. when one asked the other 10
loan him half dollar. The soldier stop
ped and pulled out what money he had
IN mis- pocket and fshed out ~ gold
piece while looking for the change asked
Ior. a negro happened 10 come along at
Tie time and seafnp the gold niece shin