Evening journal., 1898-04-26
F OR WARD. MARCH i!
Delaware's Brave Boys in Blue
Start For Camp Tunnel
AMID MINGLED TEARS AND CHEERS

lltE LINE OF MARCH, AND |
FULLY 10000 PERSONS WE'RE AT !
THE STATION TO BID GOD |
SPEED TO THE SOLDIERS.
The boys in blue have gone. And
surely none ever had heartier send |
off than Delaware's brave lads. From
an early hour this morning, soon after
daybreak, in fact the streets were alive
with the young soldiers and their
friends, and by O'clock there was
such a hurrying and scurrying to the
railroad station as Wilmington prob
ably never saw before.
Many Of the guard remained at the
Armory all night, and those who did
not were there early this morning.
Shortly before s o'clock the line ur
march was begun to the station. Were
they heroes OF a hundred battles they
could not nave aroused more enthuai-
asm. The war fever runs high in Will
mington now, and the sight Of the
marching guards seemed TO call forth
all the pent-up patriotism. The ma
tional airs of the First Regiment Band
were almost drowned out by the cheers
and shouts, the trebles of the women
mingling with the deeper tones OF the
men. Bells were rung and whistles
footed all along the line OF march, and
enthusiasm had full play.
1t was an unusual thing to see people
racing to the railroad station as they
did Market street was so densely
packed that many took to Shipley and
king streets, and grandfatherly look
ing men sprinted along with The agility
OF 15-year-old boy, while the most
dignifed maids and matrons lifted
their skirts and sped away regardless
of mud and rain, and their fellow Gre
, lures.
I Toward the station the crowd grew
thicker and denser, and for one more
person to squeeze through seemed a
forlorn hope. But many more did, and
! we're jostled hither and thither as the
mass of humanity surged to and fro.
!. But il was such a kindly disposed
crowd. Not a word of complaiih OF
= anger was heard on any side.
1t was not until after the regular
!. S.13 train had gone that the soldiers
entered the station. AS they marched
along the platform from the rear end
to enter the special train, many grasp
ed their hands and not few stopped
. to kiss a mother, sister, wife, or per
y haps a sweetheart. Tears rained from
many wOmen's eyes, and many a God
), bless you" was spoken as from the
= very heart. The soldiers, though moi
y unmoved by the demonstration, seemed
: on the whole as happy and eager a lo
= OF young fellows who could be found
!, But there we're exceptions. There wer'
damp eyes and trembling lips amonl
- the boys, though they manfully strive
- to hide their emotion. One young fel
~ low saying farewell to two girls, he'll
~ their hands as il he would never le
~ them go, and even when his captaii
called impatiently to him, he still
clung to those small hands as to hi
last hope.
A little before 9 the signal was givei
+ to start. AS the train slowly mOve'
v out a gun was fired and whistles blew
and then such a cheering was neve
- heard at the station before. The crow
8 cheered and the soldiers cheered, an
l. each tried to butcher the other. Mel
Al ~ and women waved hats and hanORer
l chiefs and the soldiers lads wave
their caps. One girl. little more en-
~ thusiastic than the rest, seized the ha
of a young man standing near, anC
O. putting il on her umbrella, waved
| IIdUllldllg dubNt ali OlnNlo. ~ NpnoNi
vative estimate of the crowd placed
"A above 10000. It extended from Popla
IL to Orange streets, and French to Sec
eu ond AS to the station itself, 1t wa
er literally jammed, and people wer
al pushed about in the most unexpecte
as and hazardous places. One of the ole
ne est residents of the city said 1t wa
IL even more remarkable than the demon
ol stration in '61.
en- OFF FOR ENCAAdPMENT.
Camp Bbe w. Tunnel, at Middl,
town, is now an established thing. B'
fore noon the National Guard of DELI
Sc, ware had arrived on the field, almO.
en- within a quarter of a mile of the tow
M and proceeded to make themselv'
y comfortable in their quarters for u
I'd next ten days; at least.
ID The battalion, with the First Reg
lr ment Band and the fife and Drul
ne Corps, moved from the Armory a II
tie after 730 O'Clock. Colonel l.
Wickersham headed the line, accon
. panied by Adjutant John NJ. Dunn, NJ
&C. jor James. L. France. Captain Robe
er. Pennington and Lieutenant Harry
Gu ID. Bootes Following the band can
AZ, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles M. Stevel
j. son and Lieutenant Harry Cotton, vii
CT Companies G, A, X and f marching a
as ter them. The line of march was fro
rs the Armory, at Twelfth and Orani
streets, to Market street, to Third,
French, and then to the station. III
soldiers marched under veritable ar
lss of Stars and Stripes down Mark
on, streets, flags being stretched across
nj all points. Many merchants decorat
IN their places of business last night
&c honor of the occasion. All along q
re- boys received a regular ovation, q
ing ringing f-bells and cheering fro
thousands OF throats being almo
| deafening.
Quartermaster-Gene R. L. Hol
ler, day, of Dover, and Colonel A. d. Cha
ere tor and Quartermaster John A. Jorda
his OF this city, were in Middletown ye
st. terday and marked out the lines OF I
and camp. A squad OF men under Lieute
are ant Ellison, OF Company X, went
No. camp at midnight and took charge
,sO- | tho eouiDmenfs They began the ere