Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-14


7 Yesterday was enormous. The people
| came from early In the morning untii
| Iafe in the afternoon. and the genefai
| annearanee OF the encampment was de-
| cidedlv unmiitaw. But Colonel Baker
! saws Il will not be so to-day.
While the visitors showed great In
,erest In everything pertaining to the
| encampmont, the drills were chief objects
| OF interest. Company Il. OF the Second
| and Company a. OF the Fourth, drilled at
| z and a o'clock In the afternoon, respec-
lively. and the evolutions Were witnessed
| bv great crowds. Squad drill was I'm pro-
eress nearly all day. company officers
being greatly DESTROYS Of taking the awk-
wardness out OF their awkward squads"
though one of the company commanders
saws ITS like trying 10 take the twist
out Of a cyclone"
HAD MUSIC LAST NIGHT.
Colonel Baker is very anxious TO secure
a band. and thinks the Stonewall Band.
Of stanton. will be in In a day or so.
The members will be enlisted in the va
rious companies not up TO their maxi
nfum. and then detailed to make the
music The First Regiment Band visited
the encampment last night. and for an
hour or more discoursed patriotic airs
Just inside the entrance 20 the grounds
Later. the band was taken aboard a troll
icy-car. which was run from the camp
TO ChlmbOrazo Park and back. the strains
OF Dixie" Stars pangled Banner" and
other martial airs creating great enthu-
slasm the entire length of Broad street.
Mr.. T.. Randolph Williams, the president
OF the Richmond Traction Company, and
Captain Sheen, and Lieutenant Hill, of
Company A. Fourth Regiment. were on
the car, which also carried several Ia
.dies.
FIELD COVERED WITH TENTS.
The general appearance Of Camp Lee
was greatly changed yesterday by the
erection of a large number Of tents. The
northeast end OF the grounds Is verita-
BILE white city now, enough canvas being
stretched 10 shelter the entire three regi-
mcnts. No colors are officially displayed
vet. but Colonel Baker will soon be in
his tent, and the regimental flag VIII
then fly over headquarters.
But there is no lack of flags, big and
little. They are seen in OF on nearly
every tent, while many Of the men VINO
have not been mustered in wear NINA
ture "glories" on their blouses or hats.
The most strikingy- tent is
No 8, Of Company G, Second Regiment
dewey" tent, the men call it. y large
. 1
lower down the STAFF are the blue and
white stripes. red triangle, and lone
white star Of Cuba Libre Cuban hagS
are quite common i'm camp.
The men in Dewey tent are also the
proud uossessOrs of a mascot-a beau
tiful greyhound. named Roy-who wags
his tail and laughs in friendliest fashion
when asked il he wants TO go to Cuba.
There were a number of men who re-
ported at the hospital tent yesterday
where Captain Simmons, assistant sur
geon Of the Second, dispensed remedies |
required Nobody is seriously III.
ARE ATTACHED TO MALE.
Discussion of abe probability of General |
Male assuming command OF the Third
Regiment was a fruitful theme among |
the members of the Third companies
Yesterday. Nobody wants to lose Colo
mel Gaines. but everybody is anxious TO /
have General Male. II is believed that
he will lead the regiment.
But the Virginia Volunteers have not
vet given up hope Of his being made a
hriqadier 4 captain who has not yet
haen mustered in said yesterday that an
arort would be made to secure concert
of action on the part of officers ana men
of the Third and Fourth. who have not
vet entered the national service 10 nave
a brigade formed of those regiments ana
one from Maryland with General Maize
I'm command. OF course. the men VINO
have been mustered i'm cannot take part
i'm such a movement. but those who nave
not entered the national service can 90
So with perfect propriety. They VIII ask
General Males appointment as a matter
of right. AS being only what Is due
state which has furnished brigade 10
a.. N~,tf,raI (,pvpTUmeut.
RELIEF TO COLONEL COULLlNG.
Colonel ". NJ. Coulling, of the Gov
errors staff. who has been man-ot-ai-
work at the camp. he says. since the
supplies began TO arrive is greatly re-
lieved at having Colonel Baker assume
command. since many thought the former
the man who had time to see TO every
thing. Ever since Sunday Colonel Coull-
ing has been I'm the quartermaster
building i'm charge Of the receipt and de-
livery of supplies, and his labors have
been very onerous. lie has many nights
had 10 work until 10 o'clock issuing tents
and blankets. and last night it was
nearly midnight when he had supplied
the wants of the Wytheville company.
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