Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-08
THIRD MUSTERED OUT
THE REGIMENT Is At At LAST OUT
OF THE SERVICE OF UNCLE SAM.
THE MEN GOT OUT OF TOWN QUICKLY
Carried Away with Them Many New
suits OF CIothiug-But Little Drink
ing-Thc second VIII Assurediy he
Mustered Ont.
suits OF CT.
Mustered Ont.

The Third Virginia Regiment vas final
ly mustered out OF the service of tina
United States yesterday.
All the enlisted men and the field snd
staff have been paid off, but the company
officers will not get their money until they
receive from the department certificates
OF non-indebtedness, and these will rot be
issued them until their property returns
have all been verified. They will not have
TO wait long. though they object to going
&c Washington to straighten up matters.
Many OF them say they will lot go, I'M
less their transportation Is paid
Payment OF the companies was resumed
Sunday afternoon. at which time only
five companies had been paid, the pay
master working from O'Clock Saturday
afternoon until II o'clock Saturday night
lie also had to do a great deal Of work
on the rolls Saturday night and Sunday
in order TO be ready for the remaining
companies as soon as possible. -Four COM
panies were paid off Sunday afternoon,
and the last remaining three were paid
yesterday afternoon.
| LEAVE FOR HOME PROMPTLY.
| It was remarkable how quickly the men
! left town, and how little disorder there
was. The all-prevailng idea of the men
when mustered out seemed to be TO get
/ shave. a haircut, and bath, a suit OF
new clothing. and then a ticket COR home
as soon as possible This was almost the
invariable programme. Nearly every man
| seemed to have a new suit on In a little
! time One company spent nearly 900 IN
clothing. This was Company a, Danville.
| Probably other companies spent as much
or more.
The mems discharges were given their
captains yesterday. They will be given by
them TO the men as quickly as possible.
MUCH DAMAGE AT THE EXCHANGE.
With the exception OF the trouble at the
old Exchange Saturday night and yester-
day. the men have been very orderly. Inc
damage done to property in the old hotei
building Is much greater than was at hrst
supposed In addition to breaking out a
great deal of glass, the men also 'testroy-
ed many of the gas fixtures In The build
irg, also balusters and doors. They
broke several Of the bowls in The laVa-
tories. man from one of the companies
was discovered by Mr.. Bernard Trisch-
korn. who has had charge of me feedlns
OF the men. in the act of breaking the
| bowls The ma tier was reported, and ne
was made by Major Price to give Up S25c
to pay for his fun. The real-estate hfrn
which has charge of the building estl-
mates the damage at not far rom SZ'oVo
This is thought by officers Of the regiment
who investigated the matter 10 be extra
VACANT. They think the total damage vii
; moi amount to over half that "um. Cap
2 tain Hutchins, Of Company ~ SAYS ina
t Sunday afternoon he discovered a number
= of boys in the building amusing them
selves by throwing coal through me glass
I He drove them all out. There were IF
teen or twenty of them.
r PAYMASTER HARD WORKED.
I Major Shanks will investigate the dam
: age done and report to the War Depart
= ment. The government will pay the cost
q Reflections on Major Baird, the laymas
e ter. for being slow in paying off the mel
0 are denounced as unjust by those WIZ
| know all the circumstances lie arrived
I'm Richmond at 2:30 o'clock Saturday af
| ternoon. and in an hour was at WORK
MANY errors in the rolls hindered his pro
gress. and il was II o'clock before be hat
finished paying off five companies How
. ever. he worked until past mid1isnt 81
: the rolls and was at work on mem aean
at 7 o'clock Sunday morning He cid no
leave his office all Sunday until midnight
arose at Z o'clock yesterday morning. fn
= worked until o'clock. Captain Wing
u field. OF Company d. Third Regiment, Th
;, was familiar with all the foregoing fact'
, called on Governor Tyler last night, an
stated them TO his EXcellency, who seem
ed 10 be under a misapprehension regard
l, ing the manner in which Major Baird ha
= worked.
e A large number Of the soldiers VIII
i were not paid off Saturday night WEI
d given their supper at the Exchange. The
l. showed their displeasure at their failui
= to get their money by throwing food an
dishes out of the window. There wei
8; threats to call in the police, but seVeri
i cantains arrived and succeeded in quel
I. ing the disturbance Captain Rowe,
r, Company X, and Captain Wingheld,
Comnanv d. were I'm the building Whe
s. the trouble began. and did much TO sui
y due IT.
al Though nearly all the men not mustere
out took their suppers Saturday ar
breakfast and dinner Sunday at the n
j. tells. many of them took these meals
r the Exchange The government raid II
+ bills Of the men until mustered out. Con
it panies A, i, G, l., and M were musIer'
t, out Saturday. Companies O. H. ~ ana
to Sunday, and Companies b, d, e and
re yesterday.
MUCH MONEY TURNED LOOSE.
M At present the amount paid the m
Ia can only be Appropriated. Putting Z
-, average received by each enlisted m
"a at Ss5. the l .272 men of the regiment wou
II receive s106. 40 The amount PAID |
O.. forty-two field, line, and stan ofhceIs
10 the regiment. when the company Office
- are paid, will bring the total up 10 heai
- sl25, 600. -,
IN The men succeeded in saving IN,
" money remarkably we'll Several
D. stances i'm which they lost a portion
IL their rolls were reported, but they We
few. ~ Ga,
one man started to the Byrd-Strt
'r Station Saturday night to take the trs
hs FOR his home, in Petersburg. lie II
about 800 in his pocket. He was sob
le' but on his way to the station ne enter
"a saloon and purchased half-pint
wbiskey. AT the station he was sc
an nv a friend to go behind car and ia
TN a drink. He was at the time perfec
sober. In fifteen minutes his frle
r. found him lying out under the shed dc
er, DRINK. The friend took him into |
station. and tried TO revive him, but w
only partial success for some time. l
man seemed to have been drugged, as
had only taken one drink. When
,.r was something like at himself he d
covered that his money was gone. 1