The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-12
TWO COMPANIES
SWELL THE CAMP
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Regiment. Infantry. Captain f. w. Sui
Ivan commanding. due here at p. NJ.
Company A. OF Woodstock. Second
Regiment, Infantry Captain John w.
Magruder commanding. due here at 4
Z. NJ.
Company b. of Culpeper. Third Regi-
ment, Infantry Captain 7. +. Grims-
ley commanding, due here at p. NJ.
Company d. OF Charlottesville, Third
Regiment. Infantry. Captain II. n;
Wingfield commanding. due here at S:ZO
z. NJ.
Company A. OF Danville. Third Regi-
ment. Infantry. Captain j. Hudgins com
handing. due here at $40 A. NJ.
Company II, Of Danville. Third Regi-
ment. Infantry, Captain Robert Eldon
Freeman commanding. due here at bAo
a. ".
ment, Infantry. Captain Marshall Tar
rail commanding. due here at uI5 "A.
NJ
company f, of Norfolk. Fourth Regi-
ment. Infantry Captain T. j. Noting
ham commanding, due here at HIS A.
NJ.
Company l.. OF Norfolk. Second Regi-
ment. Infantry, Captain T.. w. owens
commanding formerly Company Is.
Third Battalion due here at $50 z.
NJ.
According to this schedule all companies
belonging TO the Second Regiment WIZ
be here in camp by this evening with
the exception Of company d.
CAMP WORK DELAYED.
Camp Lee did not present very live
w appearance yesterday morning during
the rain. All out door work had TO be
stopped until late in the afternoon in
Guiding the erection of tents. Only one
more company street was therefore add
ed 10 the camp during the day. IL had
been the intention TO put Company "
of Roanoke. Second Regiment. Captain
H. z. Hatcher, commanding. and Com
pany II, Of Salem, Second Regiment
CAPTAIN Wingfeld Griffin commanding
under canvass in the evening, but in view
OF the fact that the tents had been put
up while IL was raining, II was deemed
best to let the two companies remain IN
the auditorium until to-day.
Among the officers who reported at the
camp Yesterday were Major Vance. the
surgeon, and Captains Peed and Old, the
assistant surgeons Of the Fourth hegi-
ment. and Major w. NJ. Smith, sergeant
OF the Third Regiment
Lieutenant Price. U. 5. A. the quar-
termaster and commissary at Camp Lee
burned the wires on Tuesday evening
urging the War Department at Wasnlns-
ton TO come TO the rescue OF the virginia
Volunteers who were destitute Of almost
everything needed In camp. reply came
Yesterday morning 10 Lieutenant Shanks,
the muster in officer, by wire, asking TOT
a detailed list of all the articles needed.
Lieutenant Shanks responded at once by
telegraphing a detailed statement ana
Il rs expected that the camp equlpage
will arrive promptly for each regiment TO
be ready for use when the troops are
mustered in.
PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS.
Since the Second Regiment has been
ordered 10 proceed TO Tampa, Fla, as
soon as possible, directions have been
given to have all the companies belong
ing to that regiment first mustered ll'
Major Adair, the surgeon sent mere from
washington TO make the physical exam
nation OF the Virginia troops. made bet
ter Roadway yesterday than on any other
day. In the morning he examined Com
many G. OF Roanoke, Captain Hatcher
commanding. and Company IA, or salem
Cantain Griffin commanding and In the
afternoon Company F. Of Roanoke, Cap
tain Taylor commanding, went nhrougn
the examination.
OF the Salem Company nine men were
rejected. and OF Captain Hatcher COM
pany one, while in Company F TWO men
were rejected. Dr. Simmons, one OF the
assistant surgeons OF the Second Regi-
ment. who had previously examined the
men Of the two Roanoke companies look
a prominent part in yesterdays examiha-
lions The two men OF Company + VINO
we're rejected were those whom DR.. SIM
mons had not previously examined.
subsequently Lieutenant Shanks muster
ed in the two cCmpe MES COMMANDED Dy
CAPTAIN Hatcher and by Captain Grifia
and Captain Taylor's company VIII ps
mustered I'm this morning.
RICHMOND COMPANIES.
M further orders have been issued u
companies to come 10 Richmond tut II
& nrohable that the three companies as
signed from the First Regiment Will ne
called out on Friday. These companies
The Richmond Crays. Captain {. Gray
Bossieux commanding, nov Company
NJ second Regiment). the Walker Light
Guard. Captain William Russeu COM
rnanding, now Company e, second hesi-
ment). and the Guard OF commonwealth.
CAPTAIN George p. Shaokelford commAna'
ing, now Company l. Second Kesunenp.
4 new company that has just been Or
ua,,zad with 10 men at Wythevilie.
Tvthe county. has been assigned by Ac-
tutant-General Male. as Company u. 70
the Second Regiment, 70 take the piace
oe the company from Toms Brook. thar
hos failed 10 recruit up 10 the required
,,ark n this company IS also ordered
ont by Friday. then the entire Second
peoiment can be mustered into service.
and started for Tampa by the end OF the
week. -.
Unon this urging demonstration that
The troops are utterly lacking cooking
utensils. Lieutenant Price has been d.
rected by the War Department TO con-
tinue until further orders to mess the
various companies under the present sys-
TN by contract.
Lieutenant Price had rather peculiar
exnerlence a day or two ago. He receive
Oh a telegram from a merchant In New
York informing him that he had for
warded him collection OF samples OF
biankets. He failed to pay for the tele-
gram which cost fifty cents and Lieu
tenant Price also had TO pay the ex-
message on the package. which amount
ed to twenty-five cents. Yesterday he
telegraphed to the merchant in reply at
the latter's expense. criticlziing the lat
ter's way OF doing business but the tele-
gram was returned with the statement
that the man could not be found, and 50
Lieutenant Price again had 20 foot the
bill.
THEY FEEL AGGRIEvED.