The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02
MORE CASH
FOR TROOPS
Col. Anderson Makes a Re
cord Paying Out Money.
WOUNDED SOLDIERS HERE.
Three Injured While on Duty Still in the
Hospital, and Their Wounds Are
Giving Them Great Deal
Of Trouble.

Colonel George Wayne Anderson, COM
naander OF the Seventieth regiment yes
terday made record as spendthrift.
remarked at the armory yesterday az
ternoon In the morning the colonel was
the custodian of ready cash to the amount
OF .6o,92l.76, and in the evening, he haa
but a few paltry hundreds. The rest OF
this small fortune was sent out yester.
day to the captains of the twenty-Ehree
companies on duty here during the strike.
In addition 10 the six checks. agsregat-
Ing s54,5473o paid out OF the treasury
Friday, an additional check for s6,o'a.4o
was paid over to the colonel yesterday
this completing the sum required TO pay
the soldiers.
Mileage is not included In this sum,
that being paid through the adJutant-
generals Office. Estimating at two cents
per mile each way per man. the total
mileage would be about s4.Voo, anu m
cluding mileage of out-of-town ot1lcefs'
This estimate Is merely approxlmaten,
for the reason that the exact huH'oei
of men and miles is not known, nor Is
tho estimated mileage for officers exact.
In addition to this. considerable en-
penditure will be necessary for hoSpltal
bills. This Item alone, with other INCL
dental expenditures in connection with
the headquarters, will probably reach
s1,5oo.
| Aggregating the total expense on ac-
count OF the military duty here, IT now
appears that the grand total will reach
the sum of s85,51O, and possibly s66, 600.
| With three men still In the hospital and
hospital bills and surgeons pay still gong
on, this sum is growing. 1t is not thought
however. that the patients IN the nos
pital will be much longer detaihea,
Companies c. f and II, of the seven
tieth regiment. have been ordered 10 as
semble at their armores on Monday
night to be paid off for their service
during the strike. This call will insure
full attendance of the veterans OF me
Richmond campaign. The other con-
panies will be paid off as promptly as
possible The commanding olneeas ,hair ham
have the checks for the payment OF thelr
companles, and will lose no time DONG
so' STILL IN HOSPITAL.
II NAV not be generally known tina
three OF the soldiers recently on du{S ~ y
his city are still at the hospital Al,a
IA the fact, however, and these three W.
not have fully recovered for some tim
-, come. They are Private Devericks an
cornoral Vim, of Company Is, of stann
tnn both wounded on the first DAY 0
s.rv,ce here, by the accidental discharg
e. ri,e, at Lombardy and Main streets
and ar Private Laughon. OF Lynehpurs, Wh
had his scalp badly torn and sustained
1,ah athar INJURIES by being dragged by
o.aS C,av.s street car just before the compan
sras relieved from duty. Messrs, peye
v;aEs Ts and VIM are at the Memorial Hos
rita a,.aI whittier they were removed a fey
9sWs 9aas ago from the Old Dominion. Priyat
@qaushon @ is at the Virginia Hospital.
Mr.. Devercks received a,tna fragmehe haoo o. 4
;nreoted. THE injury was thought at hrs
~ he slight. hut pus formed In the woun
and It has not yet healed
Corpcral VIM was shot in the heel