Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-19

BATTERY K LEAVES.
Sixty Soldiers Off for Sheri-
dams Point.
THROUGH CAR SERVICE.
Subjects to BE Discussed In the Churches
Tomorrow. Colnred Woman Disap-
pcars frum IIoilc. Other Mat
icrs OF Interest.

TIE torrents OF rain which fell Yes
terday afternoon did not prevent Il large
crowd 'ln assembling TO Sc the mem
'uals OF Baiitery X. Fourth Artillery de-
part for their new POST Of duty u,t SHEER,
.Sans IEulW. Within the Si;eAunel ar
rEed h.om Norfolk the PIER was crowd
Ell WIKI people anxious to- SAY guru uy
t" the soldiers. About sixty men left
on TIE Doaf.
Very few people gathered can she
wharf before The tine for THE mem 10
elltNe IUn the uJrt, 'Dut VIXEN the band
W!L.h escorted the ia-'t;ery was heard
coming down the stLeet the people
iirrked from everywhere, ami in u few
HllFulvS Una pier was nearly nS muIh
crowded as when the other bait: cries
ltaht Hund'ce'ls Of people stood out in
ere II u&fllg ram and cheerud the sol
offers as tEey mar he'd past the hotels.
AS Was the case The evening before, the.
men Were IN heavy marcin.rrg orllLsr and
'+ad1 one had (, small American flag
StCN'N n his knaISark The Ina ;r.,y.
iiL1fched to the per and waited for thu.
NaShIngtsn steamer as th,. barld pra Nd
stHuotHh! airs. Scvtiul steamers Wi,lh.h
""ie "taL!nS Tor Old Point turned their
st.arphl EhtS ON the pier ana the effec-;
was beautiful. At one time r,h, ls,1t
oA St'@1s>ed c.upte suylng farewell. anu
II "nS u pathetic sight TO see the. liij;l.
woman Weeping bitterly. ard, THE man
H-Ih ''s+'tS IN rs eyes. trying to conn
n
News arrived and the members, OF r.f,..
Lattt'rN marched aboard arn,:Er,, the
tnetitS of all present. SOM. one crie,1
l'frce Ieels f,L7 Battery X" and th,.
f,5NlS RlSe tou!d have been heard at SHEER
idan's Point
Alter boarding the steamer the MIN
aScen'!vd 'to the upper deck, and as r,,ev
Hi.Ate tAttr appearance they We're cs,,atn
l"u&ty c,neered. While thy. hat'tvr, Va :
"n.SnHS' Tor Ehe steamer the band played
. q, iA' !it nG patriotic airs. among them
the Shar Spangled Banrlee." "Colum-
ni.a. tne Gem OF the ocean, and
DMte. All We're enthusiastically an
p!a uded, and ''Dxfe'' set the crowd Wild
captain Gr,:Elnrush. who Wild be itn
Hmlinand at Shenidan's Point. WAS kept
n,sS Lor some TIME shaking hands and
saying S%odby IL his runlet iGllsS friends
ne IS Very popuaar with officers and
men at n'l'e fort, and mas MANY f.,ianI1s
outs de Of the reservation.
cog mel Frank was on THE raar to ss4a
Tie 'ottery off. and expressed the dew
~ regret at their departure. To a Daily
IrsSs reporter Colonel Frank said
inns is thu !,t-slt set of men it has .veo.
zen my pleasure to meet 4 nor. or
u''Nit SenHeGnanly gan ishn has never
srs'h known to- n?p. Ii $ with th,. des,p-
ss' regret that I se,. X ,C the FE,ur;ih
leave Fort Monroe. ana orfy1 hn,1.. ~, %
thn- VIII come when they will iha or
dt9'ed back here Tt is true thai The
H5H''!'ure Of these batteries VITA WEI, l,.4n
,ae tolt somewhat. hut it WIFI soon, be
rye here from Fort Riley, Kas to
h1nrl.oW Cu' NEXT day, and very likely a
couple or batteries Will Inc sent hare
IRON the New raeIynsmss which arr. TO-
S1e formed Ammunition ana big guns
"a nnIhs received daily and think
We WITH :; tn be i'm good 1rf,,, -
tA'NH ntl' g KAT protection 70 this s..c
zen VIII be the flee. which is TO ha
stair med dn Hampton Roads. Tt will
We Composed of the ba'tA1sil1'ps Massa-
r..iS;tStS an" texas. nna thu cruisers
BrOi kI"-- Columbia and NJ 1,,nx,,, rIo1Hs r,
IS also possible that anoiher rati;lesbn
I1'Hn key West. and THE cruiser New
York VIII 'be ordered to- Hamr,ton Roa ,7s
me battery from Ftrt Riley Will
,''"ns horses WITH them. Cti.pn.al Frank
says the animals Will mot he oI1nW..7
/" run loose on the parade ground CT
the fort "