Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-11


Of Company A, of the Second Regiment.
The Zouaves had no difficulty IN enhstlng
men from Lynchburg yesterday TO take
the places of the men who falled 20 pass,
TbA members of the Guard who declined
to volunteer we're all businessmen with
large interests dependent upon their over
sight. and they felt it would be ruinOus
to leave home.
MUSTERED INTO SERVICE.
lieutenant Shanks last night mustered
Companv f.. o. the Second. into the ma
tional servica The other LynchburS
conDanv was not mustered in, owing 10
its lacking several men Of its quota. IL
NAV be mustered i'm this afternoon OF To-
morrow. -
The members Of the Fitz Lee Rifles,
Germany l.. Of I.ynchburg. will undergo
physical examination to-day. There are
ninety men in this company, whose or
ganiZation was recently authorized py
the Governor None Of them have uni
forms or arms, and IT Is also quite eVi-
dent that many will be rejected 10y the
examining surgeon because or physlcdi
defects. 1t was said by many OF the oil-
GERS and men Of other companies at
Camp Lee that the muster-in officer, Leu
tenant Shanks. would also certainly re-
is possible that the company Will not be
mustered In at all
USED HIS BAYONET.
The members of this company have
not all conducted themselves with the
greatest propriety while I'm camp some
of them created a great deal OF noise In
the building Monday night, and there
was demand on the part Of many OF the
men I'm the other companies that they be
mt out. one of them, in attempting 10
pass the sentry, narrowly escaped beng
seriously hurt. The sentry, member
OF the Lee Rifles. OF Norfolk was posted
near the ordnance building, with instruc-
tions 20 allow no one TO pass The mem
ber of the Fitz Lee Rifles paid no atten-
ton to the sentinel's challenge, ana IN
endeavoring to force his way by received
a bayonet thrust through his coat, just
grazing his ribs. He stopped with the
greatest promptness, and the determina-
ton displayed by the Norfolk solder con-
vinced the Lynchburg man that it was a
dangerous thing 10 trihe with a Virginia
volunteer I'm uniform and with gun IN
his hands, and bayonet on the end OF IL.
Several members OF this company
amused themselves by trying TO drlll
Yesterday, and the evolutions Of the
awkward squad" created great amuse-
ment for the soldiers and visitors.
The visitors to the camp yesterday were
very numerous. many ladies and gentle
men driving TO the grounds, while great
crowds came on the cars and bicycles.
The drills will begin to-day. and dress
parade every afternoon will attract great
crowds.
The officers Of the volunteers. who ere
anxious for service and who were doubt
full Of their ability to stand a rigid physi-
cal examination, were rejoiced when II
was announced yesterday that the Secre-
tary OF War had decided that regimentaI
and company officers physically defective
may be mustered in. if the Governor, on
consideration, requests it, Major Adair
had done this in one case, hoting the de-
feet, however.
SOLDIER AND POET. TOO.
Company AS song has been written.
May be- it will soon Tesound through the
tropic forests of cuba. While the men
were at work pitching tents yesterday,
Private Samuel Wasserman, Of Company
A. broke forth as follows:
We're going down to Cuba,
TO drive Blanco away,
The old Lee Rifles, Of the Fourth Va
We staid in camp and spent our tin,
Then came TO Richmond. and were mus
tered in;
Now. we're off for Cuba to avenge the
Maine.
TO stir up hades with the men of Spain.
CHORUS
We are natural-born soldiers
We are natuTal-born fighters.
We are natural-born warriors,
And that's no lie.