Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-29
MANY TROOP TRAINS.
,xprEES BETWEEN CHrCKA
n.vGA AND NEWPORT NEWS.
THOUSANDS OF SOLDIERS PISS HERE.
embark Early Next Week fer
yorto Rico-Third Regiment Mny
ca 10 Camp Cass Libre-Military
xo,c. and Gossip.


,,ss,ns through the city. carrying por-
,,,o OF General Brooke's corps from
c,lckamauga TO Newport News to be en-
,,-ked for Porto Rico.
sh. troops were brought In over the
oor,b,rn. and transferred from that road
% the Chesapeake and Ohio. which car
I'D them 10 Newport News. BY this af-
,,-noon nineteen trains carrying troops
utu have passed through since little
.,,,r midnight yesterday morning.
when the transportation OF troops was
,,spn at the beginning OF the war the
,re, we're carried in the ordinary day
,,,cses and only the officers travelled In
.,..,srS one car OF this character being
.,tached 10 the rear OF each train. Now.
nounyer the troops are moved in tourist
,,..ners. almost exclusively, which rem
5srs the fatigue OF travel very much less.
t,s,ead OF trip OF thousand miles be-
49,. accompanied by all the discomforts
rising from the heat, dust, and inability
:. sleep. aside from having 10 live on
.s,ye ratons. such journeys are now
pleasant excursions.
DELAY AT NEWPORT NEWS.
The men will be embarked for Porto
oieo as fast as transports can be obtain
"a owing 70 the large bodies Of troops
,rhich have been moved by water recent
l., there has all along been more or less
-..roi,v OF vessels, but this difficulty is
being largely overcome by purchase and
b, the leasing OF transports by the gov
l,,roent. The troops which reached New
rort News earlier in the week Will have
Nh embarked by Sunday. but those going
,hore now and within the next few days
viii not yet away probably before Mon
day or Tuesday.
WORK OF RECRUITING.
Captain Bossleux, OF the Second Regi-
,nenf and Lieutenant Klein, OF the
Fourtb who have been here on recruiting
duty for several days, did not go 10 RAD
ford Yesterday, as they had intended, Out
will leave tonight. Four men were en-
listed for each of the two Virginia regi-
meDts at Jacksonville yesterday.
Cantain Bossieux has recruited the Sc
cond battalion to its full strength. but
was then ordered to recruit up the First,
which he is now doing, and maybe, IN
deed Will almost certainly have TO fill up
the Third.
Private J. a. Crown, OF Company A.
Fourth Regiment, who is one OF the re-
cruitmg detail here, has distinguished
himself by the number of enlistments he
has secured. He has also brought down
mon himself the wrath Of many OF the
female members of families of those who
have enlisted. one lady. whose brather,
about % years of age. has Joined, even
talks Of legal procedure against him.
Crown says he will take any big, healthy
man over Il years of age and under 40
who offers himself.
As stated yesterday, Ii Is confidently ex-
pected that Virginias quota under the
second call will be completed after lew
days recruiting in the Southwest.
LIKES CAMP CUBA L1BRE.
Major Thomas A. Brander, who has just
returned from a short visit 70 his son,
Lewis. color sergeant on General Lees
STAFF at jacksonville, is much pleased
with the location of the camp. He thinks
the location good, and that the men have
no cause TO complain. The food of the
men he thinks all soldiers should ask.
and he regards the drinking water as
of the very finest. Major Brander, who
the Virginia Division at the
Atlanta Reunion, and is a Confederate
veteran of prominence, was very much
pleased at the fraternal spirit manifested
by the troops from the various States
towards each other, the distinction be-
tween North and South being very
shadowy. indeed.
THE THIRD MAY Go SOUTH.
II was learned here yesterday that there
was strong probability of the Third Nir-
ginia Regiment being ordered from Camp
Alger 10 Jacksonville. General Lee has
asked the Secretary of War to do this,
as he wishes the Third Virginia. the Fifth
Maryland, and some other regiment form
ed into a brigade under General II. T.
Douglas. 1t is not thought likely the
request OF General Lee will be granted
TO COLLECT BLUES BOARD BILL.
Mr.. j. j. Dancey, chief clerk at the
ST. Clair Hotel, went to Washington last
night for the purpose of seeing War De-
partment officials regarding bill of about
500 for board for the Blues companies
several days prior TO their being sent TO
Jacksonville. The accounts have all been
approved by the proper officials here, and
no trouble in collecting them is antici-
pated.
TO REJOIN THEIR REGIMENTS.
Captain Wyatt, of Company ii. Fourth
Regiment, who has been at his home here
on leave for some time, will leave. for
Camp Cuba Libre to-day.
Lieutenant Il. Mercer Hartman. of Com
pany J. Second Regiment, who has also
been back on leave for ten days. will start
10 rejoin his regiment tonight.