The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-15

train were the Raleigh negroes and ev-
cry woman who could possibly get there
was present, shaking hands, kissing,
laughing, talking at the top of her
voice and otherwise showing her joy.
Then there was a wait of two hours
before the next section came. During
this time about half of the negroes went
home, having seen the soldiers in the
Raleigh company. About 1000 still
stayed on, though, to see Col. Jim Young.
The second section was under command
of Major Taylor.
When the second section left at $50
o'clock it was getting late and more ne
groes went home without waiting longer
to see Col. Young. And when his train
came rolling in at ITO there was but
handful of coons to greet him. He
seemed surprised at the scant crowd
around him. but he made the best of the
situation. told something of his stay at
the seaside. what he epected to do in
the Tennessee mountains and explained
why the grand parade he had promised
was not pulled off.
The colonel moved with great dignity
of style and Ill of his officers initiated
him. His Pullman. the ''Pacolet," was
much better than the Bombay" or mo.
125''-those on the other two sections
and the sentinels ut the doors of his
cars to keep the 'savages" form escap-
ing, had on white gloves. Otherwise the
colonel's train was just like the two that
went before.
1t is safe to say that for some time
to come the sleepers 'Pacolet," Bombay"
and NO 425" will not be popular in
this section with the travelling public.
If the Pullman company is wise it will
send them up about Boston. No doubt
the ''Pacolet" will be preserved by the
company as a souvenir, just as was the
pen with which Russell signed Jim
Young's commission.
Il guess the News and Observer will
have a lot o pictures OF our boys to-
morrow" said one thick-lfpped woman
as the first train stood on the track
here. LET 'em do it if they want TO.
These soldiers are a heap cleaner and
nicer than any white ones that have been
here
One of the officers, explaining why
they had not been mustered out, said:
I'VE don't want to get out. officers or
men. We've got good jobs and we want
to keep them. The only trouble was the
election, but it's been fixed so the First
Regiment can be kept in service till af-
TT the election to offset our votes"
An officer on second section gave a Raj
eigh negro who was at the depot So and
sent him for a bottle of whiskey. The
fellow did not get back till the train was
gone-and so he was in the liquor and
the change.
On this section two or three officers
dressed in Kahki uniform with helmets
to match attracted nearly all the attesss
ton. The women especially seemed
pleased with the ''claybanks."
Major Taylor was cursing a private
for a breach of discipline. A white man
demonstrated, saying: Don't you know
the articles of war forbid an officer
talking to a private in that style?'
Yes Taylor replied, Il know they do,
but the articles of war were made for
white men, not niggers."
The regiment is expected to arrive in
Knoxville this morning about O'clock.
The reason given by Governor Rus
sells friends for his refusal to allow
Jim to take his regiment off the train
was that he feared II conflict between
them and the Second regiment. The
real reason, though, was that it was
feared their presence here would have
a bad effect on the political situation in
North Carolina.