Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-17
OFF FOR KENTUCKY
One Regiment Starts for the
Blue Grass State.
THE TROOPS on REv'E"
brilliant Military Pageant on she Casino
Grounds Last Evening In the Pres
ence of Several Thous
and People. "
HE TROOPS ON REVIEW

The Third Kentucky regiment. Colon
e! Smith commanding. is now en- route
u Lexington. Ky. whittier General
Fred Grants brigade has been ordered.
The regiment broke camp early YES
terday afternoon and the .lnen busted
themselves loading their baggage b.
tween I and O'Clock in the evening the
last section pulled out. There MAS no
demonstration when the Kentu,kans
left.
Today the Third Battalion of the
sixteenth Pennsylvania will start Tor
Middletown. Pa. and it is probable ihat
the Fifth Illinois Will leave Cor LeXi:.g-
ton tonight. but the l6Uth Indiana reg
iment Will not get away before. some
time tomorrow. coipnei Culver, who is
in command OF the troops here. is max
ing every effort to mo ;e the soldiers as
soon AS possible. The signal cnrps has
not received orders 10 break camp and
il is probable the men will be kept here
for some time.
The First Army Corps is being mobi-
lied at Lexington. Ky. and that is why
the brigade encampel here has been or
dercd to that point
That the troops who have been in
camp here for the past few weeks APP
preciate the kind reatmcnt they hav.
received at the hands Of the citizens III
Newport News has been evidenced in
more ways than one. but the most APP
propriate method of showing their sin
rerc aunraciation ,vas t,l,ar ,.actord,,,
afternoon when thu, troops were ra
viewed BY city officials nj ,ho ,,.I,,e.t ,,f
Colonel culver th,. sanin,. ntti,.,.r in
command.
The colonel called upon Mayor Moss
yesterday afternoon and stated that he
had arranged for !, Grand raviaw ,s III
of the troons here ,.xcent rho rrbirI
Kentucky Infantry which was 1o.,Gi,,,
its cars prenaratory Il, leaving fn,. AZ
ington, ana asked ,ha, m, m,yor ~,
members OF the city council ana oih.ls
Of thu. CITY officials accent AN invi1
ton extended by lie officers If ,ha
three regiments Il, max. III, H., revi,.u
ing party fol. the occasion.
The officers he said decided - .-,,.,.
the citizens of Newuorl News an unnnr-
,unitv to witness n brigade review
showing their apprecialion of tn, roval
manner in which tn, people have, treat
ed them ana their men
Mayor Mess accented tn. Invitation
~on @beh;tif~of=rh city
Several thousand people saw the
grand review Of the Illinois. Indiana
and PENNSYLVANIA troops on the Casino
grounds last evening at 6 o'clock. 1t
Was Il splendid exhibition of the sue
ccsstul handling of Il large body of SOL
uiers on Il small field and served To
demonstrate the ability of Tho. rc.i-
mental officers as capahlc military co.ll-
nlanders
The reviewing party consisted of t',l-
onel Culver Hon. \. \. Moss, mayor III
Newport News: Hon. j. \. Buxton
president of the city council. ana Chief
Of Police $. j. HARDWOOD all If whom
We're mounted on fine animals furnished
from the Illinois; regiment.
Promptly ut $50 o'clock last evening,
in accordance With the orders issued by
Colonel Culver the Fifth Illinois, l6otll
Indiana and sixteenth Pennsylvania
formed in their respective camps pre-
pnratory to marching To the Casino
grounds. The troops in the camp above.
the sh!pyard started down town first
and when they We're opposite Thirty
sixth street. on Lafayette avenue, Co..
onel Culver gave his regiment the com
mand to march, 1t had been formed
and was waiting. all ready To move.
AS the Indiana ana Pennsylvania SOL
diers passed down Lafayette avenue
the Illinois troops marched down
Washington avenue M
At 'rhirty-secoud street the Pennsyl-
vania battalion turned down toward
West avenue. The Indiana soldiers
turned into Thirty-first street and the
Fifth Illinois continued down TO Twen-
ty-ninih street. The Fifth first took the
right of the line on the Casino grounds,
but later gave way to the.l60th lndiana
and moved to center. the sixteenth
Pennsylvania bringing up the extreme
left.
To bring the troops in This position
required considerable manouNieinS
but it was skillfully executed and wn"n
the brigade was flnallS formed the we"
was admirable
Each regiment and the extra batla'-
ion was drawn UP four companies deep,
eacn biock representing d patt"iloii anu
each regiment presenting 4 front "l
three companies: me lhalaha men
We're attlred III blue oiouses an" eau
vas trousers ana the illih"is ana tenh-
sylVahla troops Wore INC ctS u''.'''n
plue trousers anu pio'ses "i slime COZ =
when me ofnlition oi l"e p.isaue
was periectcI ."1o''c' Su'.el, n"s ~
ioss oi'iel Ii'a ""''u anu -,
i'uAton rooe 70 the eA'ltl''e l's'', oi Ii'e
me ana rom 'n.s i''ihl p,ls9uu W" -,
IRON. OF the p,''.alio.ls, pet 80, e.
front rank ana the TeSllllcllldl OlilCtlS,