Evening star., 1898-05-21
FOLLOWING THE FLAG
District Regiment Reaches the City.
Once More.
LEAVES FOR fHE SOUTH TODAY
Greeted by Friends and SaIuted
by Cheers.
THE PARADE AND REVIEW

Shortly after noon the boys of the 1st
Regiment. District of Columbia Volunteers,
were loaded on special train at Dunn
Loring, Va. The boys were given their
midday mess before boarding the train.
1hree special trains were necessary to
move the troops. They were loaded on by
battalions. The 1st Battalion in the first
section, the I'd Battalion in the second sec
ton and the Sd Battalion in the third sec
uen AS the train pulled out the boys were
given rousing cheer by the Sth Ohio Regi-
ment, which had escorted them from camp
The trip to Washington was made in about
forty-f1ve minutes, and the boys showed
great anxiety to reach Washington.
When the train reached the north end Of
the Long bridge. at the foot of 14th street.
they were unloaded. The regiment was i'm
mediately formed and Col. Harries NOV ed
them to the white lot. They will remain on
the white lot until 3:45 pm. At this hour
they will march to the corner of 18th street
and Pennsylvania avenue, where the march
In review will begin. They will march
through the White House grounds in col
umn of fours, and President Mckinley will
review them from the portico. Such men,
bers of the cabinet as may be at the White
House will review the parade with the
President When they leave the White
House grounds the regiment will march
down the avenue directly to the B. and O.
depot. where they will take the train for
Chickamauga, the nrst section leaving at
pm. the second section at 7:10 and the
third section at 7:20 o'clock.
The Arrival Here.
Notwithstanding the uncertainty Of the
time of arrival of the trains bearing the
District of Columbia Volunteers from the
camp. there was quite a large crowd as
sc mbled along the line of Maryland avenue
from 9th street to the long bridge to well
come the soldiers home from their short
stay In Virginia and cheer them on their
start for the camp in Tennessee. The
train came in sections, the first reaching
9th street and Maryland avenue shortly
after 1 o'clock while the second section did
not arrive until about 2:3O.
The camera fiends were out in full force
and the trains and men were pnotograp phed
fully fifty times.
Many of the soldiers were anxious to send
messages to their homes. and messenger
boys We're in great demand Mothers, sis
tiers and sweethearts were largely in evil
dence, and there were some touching scenes
when gray-haired mothers embraced their
boys as glad to see them as if they had
been on the battlefield and had returned
home in safety.
Relic hunters were also in evidence but
the small boys got the larger share of the
relics in the form of big cakes of hardtack.
Mister. give me a piece of hardtack,"
could be heard at almost every window of
the cars, and young Americas wants were
fully satisfied.
The soldiers disembarked and formed in
companies for the march to the White Lot,
with as much order as any company of reg
ulars could possibly have had.
There was not a break in their move
ments, nor was there any delay experience.
ed in forming lines and marching through
South Washington to the place of tenn
porary encampment.
One of the soldier boys brought over
with him a little shaggy dog, and the
canine, already known as the company's
mascot, will be taken as far on the Jour-
ney as possible. -
Some Sad Scenes.
The regiment arrived from Camp Alger
a few minutes after o'clock but instead
Of going to the White Lot direct stopped in
the shade near the bureau Of engraving and
printing, south of the Washington monu-
ment
Hundreds of PEOPLE, mostly women, were
assembled at the White Lot to see their
brave soldier boys once more before they
go to the war. 1t was some time before
they discovered that the troops were lying
just beyond the hill few squares away
The first to get suspicion that they
were waiting in the wrong place hurried
toward the monument, cutting across lots
and not minding the grass. This first
movement started the whole assembIlge
in motion, and soon there was 4 long line
of women-mothers, wives and swcethearts
-hurrying across the parks in the hot sum-
The soldier boys, relieved Of their burd MS,
lay under the trees stood in groups
keeping up a merry front. Those whose
mothers or sweethearts had found them
wore happy smiles. Those whose loved
one had not yet found them looked ex-
pectantly in the direction of the ever in
creasing throng that came trudging across
the lot.
1t was a scene of emotion. Sad women
were trying to appear brave. Brave boys
were trying to seem Indifferent. The
mothers, wives and sweethearts fiuttered
between the emotions CT sadness and pride
Courage, nope, amDltlOn ana the solemn
of the uncertainty of the
parting were shown on the faces Of the
young soldiers.
The women folks sat on the grass by
them and opened boxes of lunch and then
could not eat, but watched their boys, now
and then reaching out to touch q sun
burnt hand.
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