Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-07
COMING TO CAMP LEE.
Company A, Fourth Virginia Regiment,
OiNOrfolk, to Arrive This Morning.
ALL EXPECTED MONDAY OR TUESDAY
The Camp Equipase En- Route and is
Looked for This Afternoon.
Lieutenant William Russell Elected
To Succeed Him; and the Other
Officers All hdyanced-Busy Scenes
About Our Armories.

one company OF Virginia troops will
reach here this morning and go into quar-
! ters at Camp Lee.
The first company ordered to the moil-
| lization camp is Company A, Norfolk,
| Captain II. II. Sheen. commanding.
| 1t will leave Norfolk at o'clock this
morning. and reach Richmond by way
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio at 1ll5
o'clock. The company will march at
once to the observation-disclosures and take
up quarters at Camp Lee.
Adtutant-General Male was i'm close
conference with several military ofhciais
| yesterday and last night. and the march
ing orders to the Norfolk company were
not issued until very late. General Nalle
| declined to divulge the result Of the con
ference, and the Dispatch learned it
through a special from its Norfolk cor
| respondent.
THE ORDER TO MARCH.
The special from Norfolk says:
THE Lee Rifles Company \, Fourth
Regiment. were tonight ordered to leave
by early train for Camp Lee. Captain
II. II. Sheen says the command has been
recruited up to almost full strength. and
that the few men needed may easily be
secured before the command is formally
mustered in.
Members Of the Rifles are rejoicing to-
night at the prospect Of immediate ser
vice i'm the field. and they are proud too,
Of the honor of being the first Norfolk
company to be called upon, probably the
first company in Virginia. They will
leave for Richmond via the Chesapeake
and Ohio railway tomorrow morning at
5 o'clock.
"The Rifles is one of the Oldest COM
panies in this state. and one of the
most popular. being composed of many
Of the best-known young men in Nor
folk"
CAMP EQUIPAGE EN- ROUTE.
1t has been understood for some time
that Captain Sheens company had en-
listed to its maximum strength, and that
the men were growing restless for march
ing orders The company Will be put IN
tents if these arrive to-day. as expected,
but i'm case they are delayed, the men
can be quartered in the Auditorium,
which will afford ample accommodation.
However, there is little likelihood OF
the failure of the camp equipage to ar
rive. as Governor Tyler yesterday re-
ceved a telegram from the war Depart
ment stating that the tents and blankets
for the men had been shipped yesterday
bv fast freight from Philadelphia.
The time of shipment was not stated.
but fl is presumed that the supplies were
started yesterday morning. An Official
of the Richmond, Fredericksburg ana
Potomac railway over which road they
will come TO Richmond stated last night
that if the equipage was shipped yester-
day morning he did not think it could
reach Richmond before this afternoon.
I will require but little time TO put
up the tents. so that they can easily be
gotten ready for the Men by Monday, as
Lieutenant Price has had the ground laid
and the lines for the camp located. There
is little doubt that the three regiments
will all be i'm camp 10y Tuesday night.
The number of tents expected is be-
tween 900 and 1000. Requisition was also
made for 200 blankets. which. 1t Is pre-
sumed, will be received with the tents.
ALL READY TO COME.
Every regiment in the state is ready
to come 10 camp, though not all OF them
are fun. The Second and Third have
their full quotas, but the Fourth still
lacks a good many men. However, the
FIRST two have been enlisting a number
of men for service in no particular com
pany, and with the understanding
that they were 10 be attached 10
those lacking the requisite number.
The Roanoke companies will bring about
"A. rtfNHur
and the companies in StauntOn and Har-
risonburg are also expected TO bring a
considerable number above that required.
These will be drawn from TO take the
place of men who are rejected on physi-
cal examination and to fiji up companies
which have not enlisted a sufficient num-
ber.
TO DRAW on LANCASTER.
Governor Tyler yesterday arranged TO
have brought here the company recently
raised in Lancaster county by Hon. Il.
Spicer curlett, and these will be attach
ed to Company L. OF the Second Regiment.
formerly Company c, of the First. Cap
tain Hudgins, of the Chesapeake flagship
Of the Virginia oyster fleet, was ordered
TO take his boat TO Irvington and bring
the company, about fifty strong, 10 this
city. They will arrive probably 'to-mor-
row.
The Richmond companies, with the adj
dition Of the Lancasterians, VIII then be
ready TO 40 TO camp. Company l.. OF the
second. Captain Mills. has reported 10
General Nalle that IL has its full quota
IL was the first of the Richmond compa-
nies TO reach the maximum However
Captain Mills will continue 10 receive re-
cruits. i'm order 10 have men TO take the
place of those who may be rejected by
the examining surgeon.
THE LAST SURGEON EXAMINED.
Dr. Levi old. of Norfolk, one of the
assistant surgeons of the Fourth Regi- |
ment was examined by the Medical |
BOARD Yesterday and mustered in by |
Lieutenant Shanks. This completes the |
examination of all the Virginia surgeons |
The yoluneer company and regimental |
officers do not know whether they VIII De |
examined by regular army oihcers az |
10 their qualifications. Ii Is argued that |
Ia allow board composed of such OH |
GERS TO have the power of rejecting an |
officer commissioned by the Governor |
would in effect destroy the existing com |
many and regimenta organizations, |
whereas nearly every company in the |
state. if not every one. volunteered Tor
service outside the United States on con- |
dition that these be not disturbed.
CAPT. CUNNINGHAM RETIRED.
The following order was issued by Gem
aral Nalle at the direction of Governor
TYLER.