The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-17
NEWPORT NEWS BOYS
GLAD TO GET HOME
Tells Of Some Thrilling Experiences
In tho Front I'm Hopewcil
Town

! Newport News, Va. Dec. i6.--After
nearly a week of strenuous existence
! in the destroyed city of Hopewell.
! Huntington Rifles, Company G. Fourth
Regiment OF Virginia, are back in the
city, having returned on the Richmond
train yesterday evening.
/ The boys clearly show the effects of
/ their long vigil made worse by tine
conditions under which their work
was done. bnt are delighted with the
manner in which the company as a
| whole. deported itself and with the
commentator with which their efforts
met
| Lieutenant. Charles krause stated
| today that the happenings of the week
begsared all description, and that al
I though the members Of the company
! had enjoyed the experience. that
there was not ONE but Was glad TO be
AT home again. But one member Of
the company WAS taken sick during
the week. Leland Wood being sent to
the hospital in Richmond. suffering
with a cold He. however, returned
10 the city last night
We had about fifty men M there
states Lieutenant Krsuse. "aHd as
soon as II was seen that Company G.
WAS out in force, three companies from
Richmond in1mediately withdrew.
We were certainly up against it,
The first night we We're forced TO
sleep on the ground. and after that. We
found shelter in an old shack, Water
was at premium. | don't believe
that anyone had a good drink Of water
the whole time we were there, and it
was two or three DAYS after our ar
rival that some of the boys got TO
wash their faces When. however.
the boys began to get things straight
ened out, living conditions became
more tolerahle. Right now water is
being sold in Hopewell, and the sup
ply is limited
Saturday night was Just a continue
Gus round OF breaking receptacles
containing whishey. The DnPont peo-
pie paid out over 100000 on that day
and a bout 4 o'clock in the afternoon
tho roads began to be filled with par
ties bringing whiskey in for aale. It
came in every conceivable fashion,
! even in automobile loads Every
road leading into Hopevell was guard
ed, and as fast as the whiskey was
found, it was destroyed. Dale Nc
Intyre of our company came in for
some special commendation from the
/ Internal Revenue Officer, being espe-
cially dilgent In detecting the whis
! key peddlers and disposinS OF their
stock. Every suhterfnge known was
used by these people in attempting 10
/ get the whiskey into Hopewell. but
practically without avail. We destroy
ed in the neighborhood of 5000 bot
ties. Hopewe1l experienced the dryest
day in it's history Sunday"
| Lieutenant krause narrowly escap-
ed death when, in company with the
officer of the day, he went to arrest
the wife of former Chief of Police
1 Henderson. of Hopesell. The wn-
man fired three shots Al her husband
none of which took effect, and when
I Lieutenant krause and the officer Of
the day interfered. the woman turned
the gun on them. THE bullet whistle
right between us states Lieutenant
Krause. but we arrested her
/ A negro was killed by Greek fCr
/ objecting to the price nf some goods
and one man committed suicide BY
sIashing his throat with a knife, say
ing as he did So that he had lost
everything else. and might as well get
rid of himself
Lieutenant Krause expressed tbs sp.
probation of the company at the treat
ment received at the hands OF the
| DUPONT people. Good hot meals were
ready at all times. furnished free N
charge by the powder company,
The locals were forced TO do Ions
stretches OF guard duty, forty eight
hour shift being not an nncomm or
occurrence. Nine members of the
| Richmond Grays are now facing court.
martial for refusing to do two sddi-
tionsl hours duty after having work Il
forty eight hours without q rest
Lieutenant Krause and Captain r. +,
Wilkins have been named to sit on the
board.
OF the original 400 militiamen whe
We're sent TO Hopewell for duty only
the Petersburg and Suffolk Grays now
remain. II is intended to keep the
place under martial law until Some
action looking towards the forming 81
a city government Is taken over hS
the State Legislature. Each company
of the Fourth Regiment will take turf
about policing Hopeweil.
Lieutenant Krause states that the
company was given the glad hand
when going through the streets OF
| Richmond,
The company may well he proud
| Of Itself he says
/