The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-25
VOLUNTEERS
WILL PARADE.
Will March Through City Streets
Before Taking Boat--vete-
rams May Act as Escort.

1t Is finally decided that First Rhode
sland Volunteer Regiment will leave
Camp Dyer tomorrow for Camp Alger,
near Falls Church, Va, and that the
departure will be by way OF Providence,
thus giving the peopls Of this city an op
portunity to see the handsome body OF
men before they leave the state for the
south. There Is desire upon the part of
Gov. Dyer that the day should be made
sonnet thing In the nature OF q holiday, and
there Is even talk OF closing number of
mills and factories during the tim Q that
the troops are In the city.
IL the weather Is clear there n no doubt
that elab orate decorations OF business
houses and private residences will be- Law
ishly made as suon as the route OF march
IL made known, and Providence will wit
ness sight which will recall with inter-
est the stirring days OF 1861. This brings
TO mind the fact that IS years ago today
President Lincoln issued call for troops
from Rhode Island, and 80 years ago to-
N orrow the Ninth and Tenth Regiments
OF infantry and the Tenth Battery left
Providence. the father of the present gov
ernor OF Rhode Island marching at the
head OF the line as junior captain.
Veterans as Escort.
Inasmuoh as tomorrow Is the anniver-
sary OF the veteran association they will
lender their services as escort TO the
Rhode Island Regiment of Volunteers.
1t had been practically decided to have
no escort to the regiment. but this ten
der from the veterans may be accepted,
all though nothing definite Is yet settled.
While the official program, so to speak.
OF the arrival and parade of the regiment
has not been COR pleted, enough Is known
OF the arrangements to outline what will
lie done. Inc troops will leave Quonset
Point OH two steamers, bringing the men
camp equipments and all baggage, In
time To reach Providence about clock.
While the parade Is being made the bag
gage and equipments will be loaded on
the New York boat at India Point 60
that there will be no delay and confu-
sion.
Route of March.
At late hour this afternoon Gov. Dyer
announced that when the regiment leaves
the wharf Of the Providence, Fall River
and Newport Steamboat Company on
Dyer street, it will march through the
following streets on It's way to take the
New York boat at Fox Point:Dyer strest
to Crawford. Crawford to South Main,
South Main to Market square, Market
square TO Westminster, Westminster
street to the Doyle Monument, thence
down Wey street to Exchange street
to Exchange Place, countermaro ching
Ipon Exchange place between Jhe city
hall and the soldiers monument across
Exchange Place to Steeple street. up
Steepls co North Main. North Main to
Waterman, Waterman to Benefit down
Benefit street to Fox Point. The carry.
ing out OF the program arranged II, how
ever, subject to the exigeucies OF the
times and Is liable to change without
notice.
Bay State Troops to Come.
A New York dispatch says that among
the orders for details sent out from the
Army building yesterday was one order
ing the Ninth Massachusetts, Volunteer
Infantry to be- distributed as follows:
Col. Fred b. Began has been ordered,
with one battalion, to Quonset, X. L. A
lieut.. eel. and q major OF the same reRi-
ment, with six companies. are ordered To
yort Adams, X. l.. for duty under COM
mand OF the officer in charge The re-
uainder,- two companies, go to Dutch ISL
and, X. i.
Gov. Dyer has received no official news
OF any such detail, and without his con-
sent no troops can go TO Quonset Point,
as tire camp ground Is the property OF
the State Of khode Island and It mas been
wanted for the location OF the Second
Rhode leland Regiment OF Volunteers.
which 1t Is expected will shortly be asked
for Capt. Murray at camp esterday re-
ceived a telegram from the quarterma aster
general asking who the camp at Quonset
belonged to. and the figures for which IL
could be hired. he replied that it was
the property Of the state and could not be
engaged.
In spite of this, X the request comes from
tie war department In proper form. Gov.
Dyer would In all probability allow the
use Of the camp for the Massachusetts
trooI 6. although there is no doubt that the