The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-31
M|L|T|AMEN RETURN
FROM CORDONsv|LlE
Blues and Grays March to Armories
During Downpour OF
Rain.
DELAY IN MOVING TRAINS
One Man From Second Regiment,
Suspected OF Having Smallpox, Is
Left Isolated In Deserted Camp,
Equipment Stored at .irmorics.

Local miiitinmcn. who for the past
ten days lave been encanpcd AT Cor
louisville. returned home last night
AFTER ono OF the most Instructive tours
of duty ever undertaken by the State
roiun,eer forces. The TWO famous
the licltinond Blues. reached ihis cjtv
within an hour OF each other but sev-
cral hours behind III. scheduled time.
Thcy marched to their armorics i'm :,
steady downpour OF rain, aud consc-
Iuently missed the acclaim which
Grams to the home town.
the huge camp near Gordonsvilie.
for many weeks. is NOW all but. desert
ed. The hundreds Of brown-colorcd
tents have been struck, and all that in
habited by large body OF men is the
skeleton frames OF the combination
lines OF tho shallow trenches around
the spots upon which the canvass shell
ters were pitched.
morning at q, o'clock. Reveile had
been advanced an tour in order to
Of the first section. The Southwestern
companies cntrniued promptly, and the
DELAYS in getting clearance. however.
caused tho loss Of much valuable time.
and greatly hampcred the departure
DELAY ~ MOVING
~, TRAINS FROM GROUNDS
ami Of the Richmond trays had heen
ordered TO hav" his battalion in readi-
ness 10 moe at O'clock More than
piece OF his. equipment packed and
ready 10 load AT tho proper time.
The sections III advance OF the Grttys
were unable TO leave promptly. aud
before O'clock d,,, T. Was n t.@p that NE
TWO hours, All camp eGupare had
been packed. and there was no way TO
prepare q midday meal for the boys.
could. and as the rcfreshmcnt stands
had not anticipated doing much bust
ness on getaway day. there Was little
Major Price NJ 1855 o'clock began TO
. entrain. In twenty six minutes his
Aiexandrin had ioaded their p' bsesa e',
nearly an hour later before Gordons-
/ willie was cleared. The hnal section.
hearing the Elucs. was run directly re-
On arrival in Richrnord at 6 o'clock.
the Grays marched from Main Street
Station 10 Seventeenth and Marshall
Streets, where the cars were unlo:, dcd
and all company and battalion property
/ pu; ON trucks 10 he sent To tho ar,nory
The battalion then pulled up Broad
street hin 10 the armory. where the
trucks We're unloadci and every piece
! The Blues Vent drectly TO I'll" the
arinory, where the battalion was d
/ missed. Neither command, IL is
pectcd. Will resume regular drills
I The next few weeks. on,
/ NJ L IA
ne LEFT IN .CA,iesy
one solitary tent stands on the big
camp grounds. II houses Il private of
the Second Regiment. who. IL Is claimed
/ Is suffering from smallpox. Tho militia
surgeons have examined the man. aud
pronounced the disease to be chicken
poX. but the Gordonsvillc authorities
! insisted on his being quarantincd. and
he viii he kept under observation for
several days.
Colonel Alien Potts and his STAFF will
remain on duty for several days to ar
range for the transportation Of the
quartcrina ster stores TO this city where
they VIII be packed away until needed
again II Will take some time to get
everything In proper shape. az the
state military authorities wish 10 leave
the grounds In even better condition
than they were before the arrival OF
the troops.
The people of Gordonsvillc are highly
pleased with the encarnpment and We're
sorry TO see the troops leave for home
With the exception OF one occasion. tho
milittamen were quiet and orderly, and
there was no trouble experienced IN
town.
Great results are expected from the
encampnent. The course OF instruc-
ton was Interesting. and the men took
hold of the work with vim and deter
mination. The regular army nstruc-
tors highly praised the conduct of the
volunteers. and expressed themselves 8
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