The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-17
A REVIEW Of TROOPS
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Last Parade of the Second
Regiment.
GOING HOME NEXT WEEK
IF THE SOLDIER BOYS CAN GET
THE COLONEL TRYING TO HELP THEM
The Through System Puts The Soldier TO Greal
Expense and inconvenience but il
is a Soft Thing for The
Railroads,

The event of yesterday in local military
circles was the farewell review of the
Second North Carolina regiment by GOV
ernor Russell.
Thursday afternoon Col Burgwyn IS
sued the order for the formation of the
regiment for review. This order was TO
the fleet that the troops should form in
line on the parade ground, march to and
through the city, to the Governors
Mansion, where they were to be review
ed by his Excellency and his staff.
The order was strictly observed. The
men formed on the parade ground at
4:30, marched down Hillsboro street To
Mcdowell, then to Cabarrus; up Cabar-
rus to Fayetteville down Halifax to
Peace Institute, thence up Blount street
to the Mansion.
The troops marched with ponchos roll
ed. white side out, and with their can
teens. Some companies wore their
blouses, but most of them were dressed
in the more sensible uniform of blue
shirt and trousers.
On reaching the Mansion Col. Bur
gwyn first marched his soldiers by ON
Blount street. and then turned into the
square and along the driveway past the
front portico, which was used as a re
viewing stand Here the band and the
regimental officers stopped, while the
troops passed out and formed, at rest,
along Blount street.
This done all the commissioned Officers
proceeded to the Mansion, grouped them
selves on the steps and had their picture
taken by Photographer Wharton.
Throughout the whole parade the regi-
ment made fine appearance, and its
pathway was strewn with compliments
for its good behavior and soldierly con
duct. 1t is Il body of fine looking men,
well trained and disciplined.
The people of Raleigh are grateful to
Col. Burgwyn fer arranging the parade
so they might see the soldiers of his
regiment.
AS it is expected that the soldiers of
this regiment win leave for home ON II
furlough Monday the parade yesterday
afternoon will be the last one under arms
as the soldiers will turn in their arms and
equipments. They retain their uniforms
and blankets. These will be charged
up to them on their clothing account. y
Though the men are anxious for next
Tuesday to come so that they may leave
for home on 30-days' funough. many Of
them as yet do not know how they will
be able to get home.
Most of them are without money and
some of them know OF no source from
which they can obtain it, They can get
ticket home and return, good for thirty
days, for the fare only one way But
how to get this one fare is what is
troubling them.
Col. Burgwyn is in communication with
the War Department trying to secure
transportation from the government for
his men. He has laid the facts before
the Secretaryof War and hopes to secure
the desired concessions for his soldiers
There is however, little prospect that
he will be successful as other States
have made similar requests touching the
muster out of their troops and been re-
fused.
The sensible and the only sensible
thing for the government iOdots. 6
thing for the government to do is not to
furlough the men at all, but pay them up
muster them ont and let them go home
once for all. The plan at present pro-
posed-that Of furloughing the mems u
soft thing for the railroads only.