Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-21
co. G LACKS MEN YET
CART. snAcKELFoaD norEs TO M
EXPECTS MOVING ORDERS VERY SOON
lieutenant Price Has All Arrange
ments Perfected for Feeding the
Troops En- Route-The Hampton
Command Arrives.
Command Arrives.


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The completion OF the Second Regiment
lacks only the muster-ln Of one company
which was expected TO enter the service
yesterday, but could not be sworn In
owing TO its lacking several men.
The company yet to be mustered In Is
Company c, Captain Shaokelford. Seve-
raj times Captain Shackelford has had
bis company recruited to its full strength,
but upon every occasion, when he has
come Ia have It mustered in several men
have fallen out OF line, and further post
ponoment had to be made, much to the
chagrin OF tho officers and the men VINO
wanted 10 go TO the front
II was fnmored late last night that n
number Of the men Of his company would
leave camp to-day. and that its muster
IN would be rendered more distant than
ever. The report could not be verified.
II IL believed, however. that the company
will DO mustered in to-day as there are
a number Of men at camp unattached who
are thought 20 be willing TO enter the
company
THREE MUSTERED IN.
Company y, Captain Russell, Second
Regiment; Company NJ. Captain Masurier'
Third Regiment. and Company F. Cap
tain Causey, Fourth Regiment. were mus
tered In Yesterday Company /, of the
Fourth. was examined yesterday, and
will probably be mustered in this after
noon.
II the rapidly OF preparation OF the
Third and Fourth continues to-day as
rapidly as yesterday. they will be READY
for service almost, If not quite, as soon
as the Second.
There is no reason TO recall the state
ment published in yesterdays Dispatch
10 the effect that the first two regiments
mustered in will be ordered TO Tampa
within a very short time, probably not
as much as twenty-four hours. Leuten-
ant Price, commissary at Camp Lee mas
completed every preparation for furnish-
ing rations to the troops en- route, ana IL
IS well known that he expects the resl-
ment to march as soon as the muster
in OF the last company Is completed ana
Colonel Baker and the remainder OF ms
stan shall have entered the service.
Governor INleTs HohtNtls WIN w 90
within his power to keep the three regl-
ments here so that they may parade on
the occasion of Hollywood Memorial
Day. and has asked Lieutenant Shanks TO
assist him in getting permission for the |
troops to remain-
Colonel Grenville Gaines, of the Third |
reached the city yesterday, and was
warmly greeted by his brother officers. !
The only company Of the Third not yet /
in camp is Company 1, Captain willard |
and it has been ordered TO report Sunday |
morning. Captain Willard said few |
days ago he thought he would come with |
full ranks.
COMPANY HfafiVtsSs.'--
The only company which arrived yes
terday was Company d. Captain G. w.
Hope. Hampton, Fourth Regiment, which
reached here at O'Clock over the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railway. The company
marched at once to camp, and was as
signed to quarters in the Auditorium.
This company is the old Peninsula
Guard. is one of the best-looking body
of men which has come to Camp Lee. 1t
brings seventy-six privates. and a full
quota of commissioned and non-commis-
sioned officers with the exception OF a
second lieutsnant-eighty-four in all. The
officers OF tho company are Captain G.
w. Hope and Lieutenant f. II. Couch.
This company expects to be mustered in
Sunday afternoon. This is it's roster:
Captain, G.. w. Hope.
Lieutenant, F. II. Couch.
H. H. Holt, first sergeant
Duty Sergeants-H Jordan, first: A. T.
Hull. second; NJ Hagadorn, third; V.
Gammeii. quaFtermaster.
Privates-Best, Booker. George Booker,
Branch, Brothers, Braxton, Carne,
Cooke, Council Cramer, Crosby Cunning
ham. +. Curtis. S. Curtis Carmines,
Davis. Daougherty, DaFden, Deane Dob
bins, Doome. Gilbert. Tanning, Gatewood,
Hamilton. Hannah. Henry, Hobbs, Holt
day. Hull Hunt. Johnson, Jones, c.
Jones. Fl. Jones. b. Jones, Kahn, w.
Kahn. Kimpton. Ripper. Kirsh. League,
Leach. Lngham. Marchant, Mayonke
Melvin. Mccormick. Mcconnell, MINI
mick, Nelson, Oldfield, ORourke, Peek
Powell, Rees Sager, Schermerhorn,
SOUL. Smith, Stanglan. Stengheld, Ten
ais. Topping, b. Topping, West, Wheeler,
White, whiting c. Whiting, Wood, II.
Whiting, Williams, williamson Rose
grant.
COMPANY OF SIX FOOTERs.
Hon. Joseph T. Lawless, Secretary of
the Commonwealth, is endeayoring to
raise a company of six footers, and has
had correspondence enough with friends
chiefly in Portsmouth, his home, and In
Norfolk, to encourage him TO believe he
IAN succeed In doing so. Mr.. Lawless
vas graduated from the Webster Mill
airy Academy, in Norfolk, and many of
hose who were cadets at that time are
Wiling to enlist with him. In the event
he goes TO war; Mr.. Lawless Will have
o resign as Secretary of the Common
wealth II Is presumed Mr.. j. Ct. Haw
Tins. his chief clerk, would be appointed
o succeed him. When MIR. Lawless re-
urns Mr. Hawkins would then surrender
no Office and Mr.. Lawless could be re-
ppointed.
Lieutenant George Blow, of Norfolk,
of West Point, and now first
eutenant Of the Fifteenth Infantry, was
at Webster Academy while
FIR. I.awless was a cadet there, and has
iritten him that he is very anxious to
erve with the Virginia troops. He has
btained leave OF absence and is now In
lew England, but will visit Mr.. Lawless
DON.
ANOTHER NAVAL DIVISION. !
Hon. Merritt r.. Cooke, of, Norfolk, and ]
Walter S. Upshur, of Newport News. {
allied on Governor Tyler yesterday and S
sked permission for the formation Of
mother division OF naval reserves, at
lorfolk. The Governor was very much
in the matter and encouraged !
ne gentlemen 10 continue the effort
hitch has been put on foot and is meet
" with success.
Hon. j. H. Booker. the member of the
louise of Delegates from Nansemond Il
ounty. also called on Governor Tyler. a
10 came as tho representative OF the I
eople of Suffolk who wish 10 form A