The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-20
Military and Veterans to Meet Them
at the Depot,
BRINGING HOME FIFTY SICK MEN
Col. Baker Sends q Telcgraphic Re-
quest That Provision lie Made to
Send Them TO ospiials-Iroops
VIII be CHARTERED at the
Armories and Fed from
Hotels and Restaurants

The Second Regiment viii reach here
from jacksonville this evening.
The trip is being made over the Atlantic
Coast Line. II good time is made the
first section will arrive at the Union De-
pot about o'clock There are three other
sections running about half an hour apart
It Will De fully O'Clock before all the
soldiers are in and the procession IS ready
to start for the First Reglmental Armory.
The regiment viii De met by the local
military under command Of Major j. H.
Derbyshiro and by veterans from Lee ana
Pickett Camps Phil Kearny Post ana
tho Soldiers Home. Major Derbyshire re-
quests the military 70 assemble at the ar
mOry at o'clOck 10 march 90 the depot
IN -FOUR SECTIONS
Saturday night Major Shank5 received
the following telegram
Pablo Beach Fla,
September ~. 1893.
Major D. Q. shanks. Richmond, Va.
Dear Sir-I have determined 90 adopt
your suggestion and go into armory az
Richmond aud not into tents. The mus
tering officer finds ihe books OF my reel-
ment I'm good shape and thinks he VIII
conclude this evening Expect to leave
Pablo Monday morning September lsth.
As soon az we can load ar Jacksonville
will start for Richmond. THE regiment
wiz move in four SECTIONS and desire
should we reach Richmond in the day
time that the sections preceding me
shall he held at the depot until my are
rival unless my section should be un-
avoidabiy delayed. or we should arrive
at night J win wire you The exact hour
Of starting but think ass things look now
you can depend upon our starting from
Jacksohvllle Monday evening.
The arrangements you have made are
perfectly satisfactory. 1 appreciate
and thank you. BAKER
Colonel Second Virginia.
HAVE FIFTY SICK.
Major sh8nks heard nothing more from
Col. Baker until last evening when hc re-
ceivcd the following:
Jacksonville. Fla.. Sept 70.
Major w. c. Shanks. Richmond Va.
have the honor to- report that my
command viii leave Jacksonville for Ricn-
mond about T.. W. this day. VIII have
about 80 sick. Please make provision for
transporting them TO hospitals
BAKER.
Colonel Second Virginia.
Major shanks at once wircf tho War
tracts with the hospitals and TO have
vehicles TO move the sick soldiers. ile
will have the city ambulance ON hand 10
carry any very ill ones 20 the hospital
WHERE QUARTEREp AND ttD
Major Shanks was busiiy engaged
yesterday arranging for the lodging and
feeding Of the soldiers. Three companies
and the band viii be Quartercd in the
Howitzers' Armory; four in the Blues
Armory and five in the First Regimentll
Armorv. One company win Doe fed at
Rurye's restaurant ON Main street. near
Twelfth. two at The ST. Clair. one at the
Imperial. two 90 Sanger Han and five
I'm the Reeimcnta. Armory from iIulcher s.
restaurant
The men Will be kept here about two
davs before they are given their fur
louehs.
At midnight the trains were making
good time. The FIRST section was expected
at Charleston at 3H5 A. ". and the Sec
ond section was 45 minutes behind it.
Reach Charleston To-Day.
CHARLESTON. S. c., Sept l9.-Spe-
cial.-Thc four sections of the train
hearing the Second Virginia Rcsiment is
expected 90 pass through here early to-
morrow morning and viii arrive in Rich
mond tomorrow Cluesday) afternoon
about o'clock.