The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-09
Announced the Approach of Each of
the Three Sections,
FINE PARADE UP BROAD STREET,
Military and Veterans Acted Is the
Escort 10 the Men Who offered To
Fight for Their Country Ihc
Arrival Too Late 60 Puch
the Tents Slept in the
Auditorium.

The Thrd Regiment received glorious
welcome on SOS return 10 Richmond last
nicht.
These soldiers lcft here ON that memo
raole FIRST Sunday m june. Nearly The
whole population Of the city turned out
10 bid the buys farewell More than
thousands sous of Virginia left the bee
loved capital city of their state not
knowing but what they would be sent
20 a distant Sand 90 fight foreign foe
and to subject themselves To- disease.
They are heroes as much as ST they had
been in battle. and fought against yellow
fever. These men offered their services
To- their country, they have performed the
part assigned 90 them ana are entitled
10 De classed as patriots
The good people of Richmond honorod
;hem as they would have done men who
charged the Span.aris on SAN Juan lliil
or wadcd through mud 90 conquer Ma
Mia
Not al who lcft here little more than
two months ago returned. Some Sis or
seven have heard the last soldiers rol-
can. and gone TO receive soldiers nee
ln Virginia, while many more were filed
with joy over tho return of loved ones.
TIE ARRIVAL DELAYED.
The REGIMENT was late in arriving. DC
was after g o'clock before the hra, scc-
ton reached the Broad-strcet Station of
the Chesapeake and Ohio road. a short
while before that time the train bringing
tho tents and baggage arrived at Tine
Exposition Grounds DO had hcou trans
fsrrDd 90 the Richmond. frDdcricE burg
and Potomac road at boswell This was
done only after Major Price had Dummn-
uicatcd by telegraph with thc Wan Dee
plrtmeut
10 was Thought by many thal tho sole
dlcrs would begin t0 arrive ahou,
o'clock. and at that timc quite number
o. people were gathered about tine sta-
tl0n 10 was not long before tho three
companies of Che First Regiment and the
H0wJzers. am under command of N ajor
j. H Derbvshirc. arrived Pretty soon
veterans from Lee and Pickett Camps
and Phil Koarnoy Post appeared on The
scene Brigadicr-Gcncral A. 4. Phillips
AMI some OF the members of his stan,
Acting Ad1utant-Gcnoral Jo Lane stern
and Major Price We're also carly arrivals.
The booming of q howitzer gun. sta-
toned not iar from the station, announc-
ed the approach of the first section.
Men. women and children white and
hlack. pressed closely about lno cars
even before they stonpod, to greet the
soldiers There was cheering from civil
fans and men wearing Uncle Sans uni-
form. Mothers. sisters and Eweethcaris
embraced the soldiers as they aiighted.
Many a tear of JOY was shed as loved
ones met after painful separation or q
few months ago
THE OFTfCERS or SECTIONS
Cantafn w j. HinfOrd. formerly
member of the House of Delceatcs from
Henrico. was the conductor Of the first
section and rIcutonant-Colonei Thomas
s Kcilar was the officer in command.
on this section came Companies *. of
Fredericksburg. NJ. OF Richmond, A. or
Dauuue. and e.. OF Farmvile The sol
diors were marched up Broad street
Few squares. and they awaited tho ar
rival of tho balance of tho regiment.
II was half an hour before the second
section arrived In the meantime the
crowd about the station increased large
ly in numbers until there WAS perfect
Jam. The people were pressed together
ln ono solid mass FOR a square. and IL was
with tho greatest difficulty that one could
move about. The Howittors fired a sa-
Lutte as tho second section rolled into the
station. Tho conductor Of this train was
Captain Lane. and Major D. c. Scruggs
was the commanding officer His COM
mand consisted Of Companies n. OF Dan
vile: y. OF Alexandria. L. Of I.ynchburg.
md q. of Petersburg. These soldiers took
m their position ia Broad street near
the First Battalion.
Hait an hour later the booming of
cannon announced the arrival OF the
shird and and last section. ahich bgopsht