The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-03

The luckiest of the companies yet re-
ported is the Forsyth Rifles. Iney
| brought five hundred solid gold doilars'
a contribution from Winstons popular
and generous citizen, X. j. reynolds
Esq.
Durham. Winston and Waynesville
nprhaps have the bulge ON the Othef
boys so far as the size of the lndlVlduhls
,re concerned. They are tall. robust ana
handsome men. Indeed, Camp Grimes IS
. perfect bee hive of as gallant and
handsome soldiers as ever lined up for
| battle
Kramer Gilmcr son OF Hon. Il. ID.
Cilmer. is here rs drummer boy OF the
Richland Rifles. He is fifteen years ola
and a brighter young soldier lad is not
in the camp.
The Waynesvillc band Of twelve
nieces. the band Of the First Regiment,
came yesterday.
1--WE had a wonderful scene in Char
lottc this morning." said Capt. Chad
wick. of the Queen City Guards. Ten
thousand people were ut the depot and
thc good women Of the city literally gar
landed the soldier boys with flowers.
There were many sad fafcwels and not
few mothers were in tears"
Mr.. William Simpson, of Lincoln
county walked and ran twcnty-siX miles
TO join Capt. Chadwick's Queen City
Guards Capt. Chadwick brought H.
men with him.
AsheviIlc sent - men to Statesvllc to
Join that company, aud brought 126 down
to Raleigh in the Asheville Light Infan-
try. The whole town was ut thee depot
as they started to Raleigh, following
them with blessings and prayers and
tears.
The Charlotte people followed their
companies with car load of flowers. and
the whole city was ut the depot to bid
them God speed.
The Queen City Guards, one hundred
and twelve strong, will breakfast this
morning as the guests of their generous
commander, Captain FL. $. Chadwick.
who came into the city last night, and
left an order with Mr.. Il. V. Denton for
one hundred and twelve breakfasts, to
he prepared and sent out by Z o'clock
this morning Captain Chadwick did
this ut his own expense, because of the
fact that his company could not get their
cooking arrangements in shape IN time.
There are boys enough to whip
SPAIN" remarked an old Confederate
veteran, ''and if You will just call IN
General Robt II. Hoke to lead them, I'll
bet my old mare that they can drive the
Spaniards out of Cuba by themselves.
DIR. Sale yesterday morning sent his
water wagons out to the camp to supply
the men with water. This will be done
until the pipe is laid for conveying water
from the st. Mary's school water works.
1t is expected that the pipe will be in
today.
Captain Gardner and his gallant COM
pany. the Cleveland Guards, brought a
handsome silk flag, presented to them
by the ladies of Shelby. This flag takes
the place of Que presented to the com
pany Just thirty-sevn years ago, which
the company has folded away. while
they march to the front under the new
one just presented
Captain Ed. Hill. of Concord. is one
Of the youngest of the commanders, but
he leads one of the best companies i'll
the camp. composed of 50 strong, healthy
and spirited fellows.
One of the regimental surgeons mus
tered in last night is DIR. ii. NJ. Wilder.
of Charlotte. Though Il resident OF that
city, he is a native of Wake county, and
says he is glad to get back here for
while. He was born near WilderS
Grove. in this county, and left here in
1876 for Charlotte, where he has lived
ever since He is not only senior sur
gcon in point of service in the State
Guard. but he has for the past twenty
years been county physician for Meek
lenburg county. and is now city ply
stefan for Charlotte. When he marched
away to war the good people of Char
lotte left these positions open for DIR.
Wilder when he returns.
One of Captain Gardeners new recruits
in the Shelby company got drunk and
became obstreperOus on his way to RAJ
clgh Yesterday, and the captain put OF
and left him at Sanford With no money
in his pocket, this is Il lesson in discipline
that this embryo soldier will not soon
forget
There was quite n laughablc incident
at the camn yesterday. A new recruit
i'll the Governors Guard was walking
guard. and an ASsyrian wanted to come
i'll to the camp. Halt" commanded the
guard. On came the Assyrian, and UP
against his chest went the bayOnct.
WHO are you" demanded the guard.
"A Spaniard," replied the Assyriau.
pushing the bayonet to one side. "Thcn
by God, arrest you" And the new re-
cruit called the corporal of the guard,
, and the man was marched off to the
guards tent where he later made eX-
plantations to the captain.
There must have been a thousand or
more visitors at Camp Bryan Grimes
yesterday. All day long there was a
steady stream of people going out-on
horseback, III carriages. on the street