Evening star., 1909-03-06
An Ice-Sheeted Telegraph Pole.

,,.,ng troons in as good humor as pos
sible. .. ,,. ,,,,t one
some soldiers who had brought put one
nair of shoes and stood around In seVefan, ~
nnbas of icv water on March A, lookeo
as If a trip TO the boot shop woulo oe ln.
first thing that happened to them on tlen ~,
arrival home. Splashes OF niuu
1rousefs. capes and coats tod lhe slo.
of marches and reVeiry IN
town. ,t . crowd
There has not been so great cioNu
in the Union station today aSdurihe aIs
of the rush days earlier TINS week.
ing to the fact that the Trains aie 49,,
made up on time. whether or not 'ileH
ieave nromptly. the regular trafnc pas
seneers and the organizations depa, ms W
ON specials board their trains ana uo
not have to stand in the statioh-
Many organizations left TINS Ino1 1n,hS nj: ::
A great number are scheouied u so 'i'''
afternoon and tonight ..
No matter how muddy and no mater
how slim the chances are OF ~, .
home on time. every organisation has
marched through the waiting room as
savly as if the sun had smiled TOT tie
last three days. Bands play as loudly
as they did when they led the same or
sanizations into the city.
Sherman Off to Utica.
Vice President Sherman left the city
this morning in a special car bound FOR
[
parture was as quiet and unannounced as
his arrival several days ago
He drove to the station and entered 1t
al the east end He and his friends
walked through the concourse. and not
a single bystander seemed to know It,
His train left promptly at 10 O'Clock
the scheduled time. His escort. the Utica
Business Mems Club, left on special
train this morning.
Gov Draper of Massachusetts ana GOV.
Sanders of Louisiana are scheduled to
leave this afternoon.
Mingling with the crowds IN the sta
ton TODAY was a commissioned Off
Ger of the I'd Artillery, T.SA. He was
looking for a deserter The I'd Artillery
arrived from Cuba a few days ago. The
man for whom they are looking dlsap-
peared shortly after the parade.
The train dispatcher's schedule OF
special trains and cars carrying organi-
cations due to leave today is as follows
Armita Club. Poughkeepsie. \. y: st
Johns School, Manlius, n. Y: Rhode IS
land Naval Battalion: Miami institute,
Germantown, Ohio: sth Massachusetts
Regiment: Massachusetts Cadets. I'd
Corps: Join McCleary Marching Club
Philadelphia: Utica Business Mems club.
Utica. \. Y: Biehouse Hose Company,
Jersey City: Phelps Grarcs. paterson
Draper and staff. I'd Company Massd,
chusctts Coast Artillery: Rhode Island
State Militia; Boston republican city
committee: j. Marshall Republican Club,
Jersey City: four companies OF the 10th
New York Regiment: Young Mems Blaine
Club, Cincinnati, Ohio: Vice President
Sherman and party direct to New York
and from there to Utica; GOV. SANDERS
of Louisiana and party; Aiken Miiltary
Company. Aiken. Ohio: Maccacees ana
the Toledo Newsboys Band.
Tars Back to Battleships.
NORFOLK, Va. March 6.-Admiral Far
ragut' S old flagship, the Hartford. and the
auxiliary cruisers Prairie and Dixie re-
turned to Hampton roads early today,
bringing back from Washington the 900
men from the battieships of Admiral Sper-
rvs fleet who participated in Thursday
inaugural parade.
The remaining eight vessels of the Sper-
ry fleet in Hampton roads will at once
prepare to disperse to their home stations
for repairs preparatory 10 the rendezvous
of the fleet in Hampton roads again In
May.