Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-29
GRAYS' CHANCE NOW.
THE MANCHESTER COMPANY TO BE
ASKED TO VOLUNTEER.
The ROCK CRUSHER At WORK.
The Machine Ordered by the City
Chews Up Great stones With Gusto.
Semmes-street Viaduct Matter stiII
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Captain Louis ogden, OF the Manchester
| Grays. received an order from Lieutenant.
| Colonel George Wayne Anderson, com
manding the First Virginia Regiment
| yesterday, to have his company at the
| Richmond Armory Tuesday night. The
purpose OF having the Grays and the
other companies oil, the regiment together
al this time is to ascertain who will vol
unteer for active service, in the United
| States or out. That is almost an idle
! question to put to the Grays. Every man
of them present at their armory Friday
night said openly, by standing vote and
by resolution, thatihe would go anywhere
I'm the service OF the United States. They
all meant what they said, notwithstand-
| ing the deal of adverse criticism they eX-
cited by a former action; but now those
who understood what they did then. and
stood by them expect to see the last one
! come to the front and redeem his spoken
word. No one doubts that they will, and
| no one fears that Manchester will have
| aught to blush for on their account.
Sergeant Robert Rives who. while
| laboring under wrong impression, three
| weeks ago. when the Governor first called
| for volunteers, urged the men not to re-
spond, on Friday night last offered the
resolution which now binds the company
TO follow the flag anywhere. When Mr..
Rives offered this resolution, he explained
satisfactorily his action on the former
occasion. He thought it was the purpose
to make the volunteers so in different
commands from their present ones, and
Immediately under West Pointers. All
objection has now been removed, and he
is willing to bear arms with the rest.
Captain Ogden, who is a Confederate
veteran and was a gallant soldier, as
sured the men at this meeting that he was
ready to lead them. Captain Ogden was
wounded three times during the war. He
is a man of good physique soldierly in
bearing, and utterly fearless.
ROCK CRUSHER AT WORK.
The rock cEusher which was ordered
by the city from Chicago some time ago
has gotten here, and was tested yester-
day afternoon at the city stables, near
the Jail City-Engineer Lipscomb put it
to a thorough trial, and liked 1t very
much IL is almost wonderful how the
great stones are eaten up by 1t. or rather
how easily its giant rollers crush up all
the stone that comes their way. The ma
chine will be put to work soon on the
now by new, breaking IL up for use on the
other streets.
The special committee on the Semmes-
street viaduct has, 1t is understood, made
a PROPOSITION TO the Atlsntic-Coast Line
Company concerning the care of the via
duct, but 1t was stated yesterday that
no answer had been received The much
mooted question about who shall take and
care for this bridge is still apparently as
far from settlement as ever.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mrs. c. A. Raines. who has been quite
i'll at her residence m Swansboro', is i'm
proving.
Mr.. Robert n. Nelson left Friday for
Suffolk. lie went by private convey
ance.
Mrs. Caroline Pressen, Of Chesterfield
county, near Petersburg, IS in the city,
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. ]. IL.
Hollywood, of Fifth and cambridge
streets.
This is Children's-Day at Central
Methodist church, and the exercises will
begin IN the morning at IL o'clock. An en-
joyable programme has been arranged
for the occasion, which will consist of
bright music, responsive readings, reclta-
TONS and addresses.
Rev. w. r. Williams, pastor OF West
End Methodist church, will preach at
Asbury church at the morning service
to-day, and will administer the ordinance
Of the Lords Supper. Preaching by the
pastor, Rev. Harry Burruss, at night.
Services will be held at the public
school-house in Swansboro' this afternoon
at O'Clock. The meeting will be conduct
ed by Mr.. James A. Bailey An after
noon school will be established If the
necessary material can be obtained. All
are invited to come. The services are
Rev DIR. A. CT. Brown, the presiding
elder of this district, will fill the pulpit
at West-End church at IL o'clock this
morning. At night the pastor, Rev. w.
r. williams. will preach a special sermon.
to the Manchester Grays, who will attend
the church in a body.
Stockton-Street Baptist church is with
out pastor at present, but Rev. j. +.
Hicks, who is an ordained minister, will
fill the pulpit until a pastor is secured. |
Mrs. Arthur G.. Evans had Il narrow |
escape from a serious accident Friday |
afternoon about $50 o'clock. while in |
Richmond. She was coming from the |
West End on a Traction car. and had |
signalled to stop at Seventh and Broad |
streets. With one foot on the ground |
and one hand on the handle bars, the car |
started of. She was afraid to let go, |
as she would certainly fall to the ground |
and Injure herself, and she kept hold of /
the handle and was dragged a distance |
Of $50 feet before the car was stopped.
She received no injuries but q severe
fright,