Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-06
LESS THAN HALF PAID,
Only Five Third Regiment CON-
panies Receive Their Money
THE OTHERS PROVIDED FOR.
Taken TO Hotels and Will Be Given The
Cash This Morning.
THE GOVERNOR TO THE RESCUE.
He is Appealed to and Lays the Mat
Acts Observation-Disclosures Are Not
Given-Men Leave City Promptly.
THE GOVERNOR TO THE RESCUE,

Five companies of the Third Regiment
were paid off yesterday but none of the
men were discharged.
Two companies were paid off by gas
light, and seven were not paid at all
The police anticipated having trouble
with the men who got their money, but
the men who are still poor came nearer
giving trouble. They might have done
SO had not steps been taken to make
them comfortable until they do get their
money.
Major Baird, the paymaster, who was
to have arrived Friday night, reached
Richmond at 2:90 o'clock yesterday after
noon. At that hour the entire regiment
was paraded in the avenue between che
monument and the Governors Mansion.
The men were in fine spirits. The hour
50 long hoped for in vain had come at
last. They were to be freed from che
irksome restraints of army life; freed
from drill; freed from guard duty,
freed from the noisome air; the
tiresome fare of the old FIX
change-free to go home to their fami-
lies and stay until ready TO leave. Many
Of the men had expressed their personal
effects home, but many of them in ranks
We're loaded down with blankets and
bundles. ready to leave town as soon as
paid off and discharged.
A CURIOUS CROWD GATHERED
a crowd of curious citizens had gather
ed about the Capitol. Conspicuous adver.
tisements, offering the men bargains in
clothing and other wares, were displayeG
and three female book agents We're early
on the ground, ready TO convince the
emancipated men that the thing most
conducive 10 the enjoyment of their lib
erty was literature OF the character Of
fered by the agents OF the feminine gem
der aforesaid.
Fakirs and beggars there were in all
the prOfusion Of circus-day. Hawkers OF
badges, buttons, medals, cheap jewelry,
and everything which is OF no possible
value to a man in this world, or the next,
were thick as the autumn leaves that
the convicts were raking from the Square.
Beggars, in various degrees Of misfortune,
We're thick, and when the money began
to circulate they began plying their call
ing.
a Few minutes before o'clock a heavy
express wagon, with Major Price on the
seat with the driver, entered the Square
at the west gate and was driven rapidly
TO the east entrance to the Capitol. The
men cheered wildly when they recognized |
Major Price for they knew their money
was in that wagon.
SAFE FULL or MONEY.
At the entrance 10 the Capitol the |
wagon halted, and five negro conyicts re-
ceiyed the iron safe, IS inches square, |
which contained about $4,000 in gold and |
notes OF Uncle Sans, to pay his soldier |
boys. IL was all the negroes could do TO |
carry the safe into the old Auditors office. |
where tables for Major Baird and his |
TWO clerks had been arranged. Major |
Baird went to the Westmoreland Club, |
" here ne hastily ate luncheon, and at
$50 was driven TO the Capitol.
But i'm the mean time Major Price had
to Colonel Male that only
A, |, G., and l. would be paid
of Yesterday. The men who were disap-
pointed did not say much openly, as they
were marched back TO the old Exchange.
Il was after they got there That they
expressed their sentiments. They did not
exercise much reserve. II is not possible
10 think they thought much which they
EFT uneXpressed.
Finally they became wrought up 10 such
, mitch that they had 10 vent their dis
appointment and displeasure In some
manner. and the easiest seemed TO be
II the destruction Of property. Several
,anes of glass i'm the old hotel windows
we're broken, and it was said other dam
ICE TO the building was done but II must
rave been of a very slight character.
GOVERNOR TO THE RESCUE.
Finally the officers and men of Company
> got together and, after a consultation,
determined that a committee should wait
m Governor Tyler and ask him TO en-
eayor to give them some relief. Accord
ngly about Z o'clock a delegation of
Ulcers and enlisted men from the COM
,anies not paid off waited on the Gov
rnor and laid the case before him.
Their situation was really very grave
hey were entitled to occupy the build
ng up to midnight. They were also en-
tiled 10 three meals yesterday. They
ould not get supper at their quarters as
% provision whatever had been made,
nd all the servants had been dismissed.
hey had nowhere to sleep, and even had
|
otel. very few of them had blankets,
he majority Of them having sent them
ONE. They could not lie supperless on
he bare floors.
All these facts were laid before the
Governor and his action was prompt. He
allied up Secretary Alger over the long
fstance phone, and, after stating the
tuation asked him 10 afford the men
.hatever relief there was In his power.
LUST MAKE THEM COMFORTABLE.
The Secretary OF War replied without
esitation Tell that paymaster that II
my order that he continue right on $
iying the men, even through the Sab
lth. II necessary. Tell the quartermaster :
, make the men comfortable in hotels. ,
form me in the morning whether or
u the payment OF the men has been
,mpeted."
This sorder was at once communicated
Major Baird and Major Sharks, the ?
The latter at once Wen, $
work, and succeeded in obtaining quar-.
rs for one company at the Imperial,
r one at the Lexington, and for two N
e New Ford's. The men OF the other | 1
rec companies were quartered In boarG-
S-houses.
Meanwhile. the payment OF the men mad 1
en- in progress. throughout the after
tr.tI h. at..l.t Na