Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-09


welcome on its return from Camp
Ae.- last night such as Richmond has
r1. often extended.
Every possible manifestation Of reioic-
H- was visible. and the cheering throngs
about the Chesapeake and Ohio station
and along the line of march 10 Camp Lee.
presented scenes picturesque and inspir-
ire.
Far more than an hour before the first
section Of the train pulled in (at sis
oc.ocl1 a surging throng had been mass
td about the depot, and Broad street was
srel on either side with thousands
and tens of thousands of men. women.
and children. an eager to add their well
come TO help swell the great. hearty ex-
preston of the admiration Of Richmond
for one Of the finest military orgdnizu-
toa that Virginia has ever put in the
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THE ESCORT AND CROWD.
In the street above the station were
formed Companies d. L, and c. Of the
First Regiment, under Major Derbyshire
and detachments from Pickett and Lee
camps OF Confederate Veterans. under
Commanders Maury and Laughton, re-
sPecayely. The Howitzers were also in
line. under Captain Williams. and a de-
ta-hment of the organization manned
sun stationed in the railroad yard, to je
used in firing a salute in honor Of the
returning soldiers.
The first section carried the baggage
4 che
G o'clock. 1t was taken out over the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
tlacks. and sidetracked at Camp Lee.
50 that it could be conveniently unloadsd
Though nearly all the crowd had to wait
fully two hours before the first of the
soldiers arrived. they kept their places
hero!cally, and few went home until after
the boys I'm blue had been welcomed.
THE FIRST BATTALION ARRIVES.
At 7I5 o'clock the crowd on the sta
ton platform sighted the headlight
Here they come" somebody called from
the upper end of the platform and then
there was general struggle TO get near
the track. The train pulled in very
slowly. for the crowd was on the track.
and 10 looked as though somebody would
get hurt.
Suddenly the Howitzers' gun doomed
out q welcome. which was the signal for
wild cheering from the thousands Of
thr0ats. AS the train pulled down i'm
front OF the station. and the boys could
ba seen in the cars. the majority of them
having their heads out of the windows.
calling 90 acquaintances. or the crowd IN
general. the cheering was renewed in in
creased volume. and the mighty roar last |
"a for some time.
AS the train which ran down as far |
as Grace street, stopped, there was a |
general rush for the cars. Men and wo- |
man struggled 10 grasp the hands which |
tle BOYS stretched out of the windows |
and the soldiers received from strangers |
iu many instances, welcomes as hearty |
ls one expects from old friends. Young |
c,rs seized The hands of men whom they
never saw before and the boys returned /
their warmth with interest. Mothers and
fathers welcomed them as though they
were their own sons and the soldiers
showed they appreciated the welcome
much as if It had come from the old
folks al home.
RICHMOND BOYS AT HOME.
The scenes around Company Ms car
were striking and affecting This is the
only company from Richmond in the
|
H. of the First. and nearly every man
l Sc as from this city. IL looked. from
tts number OF people who crowded
G. bout The company as il WAS forming by
the side Of the train. as if every man
ta 10 was being greeted by his mother
and father and countless numbers of
brothers and sisters. Tears Of JOY filled
-le eyes Of many a woman whose eyes
l.d filled with tears OF sorrow when
They saw son or brother march away Z
three months ago. And there were other !
'erier scenes around Company M-scenes
81 ch may have caused the old and cyni- Z
lsl 90 laugh or to sneer-but must have |
made every spectator regret that 10 him
was denied the reward Of such tender i
Welcome as beauty gave TO the chivalry S
% tle Richmond company last night. C
THOSE WHO CAME FIRST. v
Tho train carried Company X, Freder- I
burg Captain Rowe; Company NJ c
Richmond. Captain lie Masurier; Company V
a D1nvine. Captain Hutchns; Company e
r. Farmville. Captain Allen. These COM a
.os.d the First Battalion. and was COM j
% uded by Lieutenant-ColonelK Keller. II
Great difficulty was experienced in II
ormng the companies 10 march them
'Gt OF the station. owing to the dense c
mass OF humanity about the train. Final y
marched i.to the street. the crowd re- II
.ewing its cheering, the women frantical- Il
q waving their handkerchiefs. The bat tC
aAou was marched up Broad until the W
'ead o. the column reached Eleventh, Sc
'hen 10 was halted TO await the arrival fl
f thc other two battalions.
To was a wait Of exactly an hour.
hough the boys did not mprmur as much
the crowd that thrOnged the streets II
nd sidewalks The scenes al the station
cfe in large measure repeated. the men
nd women and boys and girls crowding
round the soldiers. plying them with p'
Nesuons begging buttons and hardtack sc
W souvenirs, and in other ways mani II
sting the easy familiarity Of friepdship. ca
overall housewives on Broad street sent ~
REGIMENTS out TO the men while they !.
hted and the way In which the hungry n
'hows ate gave evidence Of their appre- ae
auon OF the thoughtful kindness shown lei
ZEN. OF
THE LAST TWO SECTIONS. u,
The third and fourth sections arrived or