The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-05

it. 1t was late in the day when the
militia from the State of Wilson's birth
appeared in line, and most folks were
already pretty we'll worn out The
cadets especially suffered from this
condition since they were In division
toward the end OF the procession.
which did not pass tho treasury UNI.
II was quite dark.
Yet this did not keep down the an
thusiasm. Old stagers cannot Gem
Der that the Blues ever made y better
showing. Their alignment was SUI
peru; their full dress caught the imagi-
nation OF tho countless thousands OF
spectators along Pennsylvania Avenue:
their marching was. as usual. perfect
So they received what can be called an
ovation without tho slightest stretch
OF literal truth. They almost stole the
show
The cadets got their full need OF
praise. leaving other military school
organizations far in the rear.
Suffer From Long Delay.
All the men suffered greatly from
tho long and wearying delay before
they were called into action. For in
stance, the Blues left their quarters, at
Seventeenth and L Streets at 1925
o'clock. 1t was 4 or o'clock when
they finally wheeled into position and
took their places IN the line of march
During all of this five and half
ed to get to the mobilization point on
Third Street, the men stood or sat in
the street with nothing to eat and with
not even water to drink. The three
infantry regiments were treated almost
as badly, lacking but half an hour OF 81
similar ordeal. Such waiting tired the
men moro than march OF the same
duration would have done. The line
itself covered three miles. SO that when
the last reviewing stand had been pass
ed, and the men were permitted to seek
their quarters, most of them were
almost exhausted.
This looks like mismanagement
Doubtless 1t is regarded as important
to get the men together early in the
game, so as to keep them from stray
ing, but the Virginia volunteers could
have left their quarters at o'clock full
ly refreshed. and would then have had
moro than an hour of tho dreary delay
General G. G. Vaughan. Jr., command
ed the volunteers. riding with his staff
short distance behind the Governor
and his official following. a good
showing was made by the brigade as
to numbers. an excellent showing as to
department and marching qualities, and
it must be said that General Sale told
no more than the simple truth few
days ago. when no said that no troops
In the inaugural parade would be bet
ter equipped than those under his
charge.
Only One Accident.
Only one accident has marred the Wis
1T OF the Virginians here. While pre-
pairing to go out for the march early
this morning, Private J. IT. Boiling, of
the company from FredericksburE in
the First Infantry. fell from the out
side stair railing In tho high second
story of the District of Columbia Arm
Dry. whore tho First and Second Regi-
ments are quarsered. His fall was
from top 10 bottom of the long flight
OF steps, broken only by the successive
bumps. He has suffered greatly
throughout tho day from the injury,
which badly bruised his left leg, but
1t is not believed any fracture or aeri-
GUS sprain has resulted, and tSat no
will be well with few days of rest
Otherwise. tho surgeons have had a
sinecure.
good many OF the visiting Virgin
ians left the city this afternoon, pack
Ing the southbound trains. Some of
tho soldiers have departed, and each
train carries a number. For instance,
nineteen Of the twenty-five members
of the Blues Band left tonight. maxi
Ing up a party OF twenty-five men Of
that command. Others will go to-mor-
row. while fully 100 OF the Blues will
leave this city on special train after
midnight tomorrow night, reaching
Richmond carly Thursday morning.
some OF tho brigade companies hnve
departed in body.
Major Bowles, with a committea
composed OF one officer and ono on
listed man from each Of tho four com
panies OF the Blues. will leave to-
morrow morning for providence, r. L.
bearing ono OF the tnree punch bowls
to be presented to the Northern friends
OF the battalion. The other two bowls
VIII DO delivered to them by the man
uIacturers In Providence. The pro-
sentation In that CITY will he Thnra-
day night, to the Providence Light In
fantsy. 1stdax night Tho Assaa Win