Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-14

music from the Drum Corps started uL
and the measured tread of the oigaui-
cation began, q mass of humanity fol
lowed in their wake larger than any
ever before witnessed in Alexandria
Business was in great measure neg
lected. Nearly every house was decor
ated with flags, while wagons, horses,
bicycles, wheelbarrows and everything
else that moved on wheels had flags
flying. l. was royal turnout and the
most general ever noticed in this city
aud as the organization moved up
Prince street the crowd grew more
dense every minute. 4 "6le right
was made at Alfred street and ''6le
LEFT" at Cameron, and when the depot
was reached the mass of humani' y
blocked the streets for a square. An
immense multitude tad assembled in
and around the depot, while windows
in the neighborhood were packed with
people, the roofs of cars were crowd
ed and the station building had mum.
bers on the roof. Three cars had
been laced in the yard at the depot
into which the Light Infantry and Drum
Corps entered with as many of their
friends as could crowd into them. Here
followed many more affecting adieux,
and when the whistle of the train
was heard about ten minutes past
eleven o'clock there were many ac-
CELEBRATED heartbeatiugs. In minute
or two the train drew up at the depot
and locomotive pulled out the cars
containing the Alexandria boys and it
was soon coupled TO the train, and
then followed the last SAD scene of all
the final hsndshakes, the futteriug Of
handkerchiefs and N any, many sobs
from the ladies present. Tbe train Law
at the depot about FIVE minutes ard
finally the shrill whistle was sounded
by the engineer and the cry ''all
aboardN followed. The bell rang and
the iron horse at 11:22 started ahead
with snort. Wells rent the air as the
cars moved out, flags were waved aud
every evidence of genuine feeling pre-.
vailed throughout the dense crowd,
while the pray ers and best wishes of all
followed the gallant Alexandrians with
the earnest hope that they all may re-
turn home in as good condition as they
left. General Fitzhugh Lee was on the
train, he having boarded it at Wash
ington. His presence seemed to ami
mate all present and he bowed in &C.
acknowledgement to the many salutations
made him. Numbers of thoughtful
friends We're at the depot before the
train departed, distributing bountiful
supply of cigars to the members of the
A. L. I. and the drum corps. There
were hundreds of people, including
many ladies who came here from Wash
ington during the morning to see the
soldiers off. The following is the roster
of the Light Infantry
Albert Bryan, captain; Leonard
Marbury, first lieutenant; Richard b.
Atkinson, second lieutenant; R. NJ.
Green, first sergeant; J. J. Green, SER
geani; J. w. Norris, sergeant; G. II.
Appicb, sergeant; G. II. Robinson,
corpora J. E. King, corporal; R. E
Acton, corporal, W. w. Blllenger, cor
poral.
Privates-C. 6. T. Burke, G. H.
Butts, Samuel 0. Baggett, Peter J.
Bremen, Elmer E. Beach.
H. Csllan, T. n. Carter, f. M. Ches-
hire, 7 B. Cochran, F. L Crook, Cbas.
NJ. Cuvillier, Walter T. Cline.
G. w. DeBell. John w. Davis, VIM.
barley, David James Downey, james
Downey, William Daniel.
J. B Ewald, Walter l.. Evans.
c. l.. Fisher, T. A. Fisher, J. w.
Franks, Orlando Ford, Henry D.
Fisher.
F. G.. Grimes.
T. L. Hall, G. f Haney, G. e Hav "a
kins, F. G. Higgins, E. W. Holland,,
A. Holdings, w. D. Hudson, T. A. HUI 2
fish, VIM. L. Haynes, Robert Hoen-
stein, Raymond Hul6sh, James j Hep
burn, Oscar E. Haws. John Hans
brough, Luther James Hall.
". II. Javins, 3. l.. jacobs.
J. L. Kelley, w. l. Kemp, l.. KEN
per, w. NJ. King, w. P. Keriick.
]. b. Laugford, Richard l.. Latham,
| u. s. Lambert.
D. A. Makeley, p. J. Murphy, Mark
E. Miller, Yale G. Minton, Seymour
Mayhugb, ]. II. Mlstead, a G. Meeks.
T. J. Nugent, Rudolph L. Norris,
Archibald J. Nails.
Alfred Owens.
R. w. Payne, c. E. Pierpont, G. L
Pickiu, r @ Purcell.
E. c. Roland, f. W. Rom, W. Il.
Rust, Charles H. Robey, w. H. Samp-
son, T. +. Scrivener, S. ]. Simpson,
F. L. Slaymaker, W. A. Smith, J. W..
Stone, l. d. Sullivan, F. G. Spinks,
Frank Smith, H. H. Simpson, G W..
Sullivan, II. Virgie Shacklett, Omar
Shacklett, Harry l Sappington, Philip
Smith.
]. ". Talbot. w. P. Taylor, j. H.
TIGER, r. NJ Turner.
w. NJ. Uhler.
E. d. Vernon.
r S Warren. G. G.. Wells, G. e. Will
liams, J. Y. Williams, VIM. F. Web
ster, Sidney N. Wheatley, Clement F.
Wood, VIM. j. Wilkinson.
J. r. Zimmerman, j..
The following are the members of the
Drum Corps: w. E. D. Kraus, sergeant
major; c. F. Adams, j. P. Frisco, G..
Frisco, L. A. Cook, w. ]. Carroll, A.
| u. Deeton, L B. Gordon, W. q. Hum
phries. Charles Il. HUMPHREYS, w. S.
Harper, s. Haslett, NJ. 81. Hammil, E.
f Jett, J. Lucas, A w. Melchior, E.
P. Matter, D. E Robey, W. 81. Swain,
]. S. Simmons, F. w. Smith, B. Scriv-
ener, E. Walker, w. w. Welker.
A few Of the above named did not go
with the company but several others
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