The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-07

Major Stanley w. Martin. II. nj
Clark. city ticket agent. of the Sea
board, at New York, was In ci1arg,
OF the train. and Colonel w. j. Per
ry. regimental commander. in com
mand.
The equipment provided by the
Seaboard was: First section. ten day
coaches, two fiat cars. one Arms Pal
ace horse car. two baggage cars and
one standard Pullman sleeper for the
officers; second section. ten coaches
three flats, two baggage. one horse
and one standard sleeper; third Sec
ton, ten coaches. three flats. two bag
gage. one horse. one box car and one
sleeper
Deprived of Shoppers.
The enlisted men will travel in day
coaches as far as Atlanta, where they
will be provided with tourist sleepers.
There had been twenty-one tourist
cars on the siding near Camp Stuart
until early Tuesday morning, when
these were ordered by the War De-
partment to Maryland for the use OF
the troops OF that State which moved
to the border that day.
After. the First Regiment had
cleared the city. activity swung
through the camp to the Second Regi-
ment, Colonel r. +. Leedy, of Luray.
commanding. During the day the
men packed their tents and cots ana
loaded their cars. The Second Regf-
ment was scheduled to move about 4
o'clock in the afternoon. but there was
so much to do and SO many good-byes
TO say that 1t was Z o'clock before
the first section had been boarded by
the second battalion, Major Ben Har-
rison commanding. This section
pulled out few minutes after Z, and
passed through Main-Street Station at
7:10. S. d. Kiser. city ticket agent
of the Southern Railway at Richmond
travelled on this section as the rail-
ways representative in charge,
Few People Mt Main Street.
The second section passed through
Main-Street Station at 1850. 1t car
ried the first battalion. Major George
Q. Leach, commanding. R.~H. Ora
ham. travelling passenger agent of the
Southern, at Charlotte, was in charge.
The third section with the Third Bat
TALON. Major Edwin l. Slaughter com
handing. left the Fair Grounds short
1y before $40 and passed through
Main-Street Station at s3S. This sec
tion, bearing Colonel Leedy. regimental
commander. was accompanied by Ma
gruder Dent, division passenger agent
OF the southern.
Less than a score of people were at
the Main Street depot to see the soldier
boys go through. all those who had
had farewells to say having been at
Camp Stuart before or when the trains
pulled out. The farewells were said
by many with misgivlngs and by many
tears could not be controlled. The
mothers. wives and sweethearts and
friends left behind expressed fears that
tho soldier boys tried to curb with dec
larations Of assurance that all will be
well and that they would return safely
after a time.
Patroiiing Border Big Job.
How long the Virginia troops will
be gone Is uncertain. Not even a guess
was ventured at the adjutant- generals
office yesterday or last night They
may be back within few months. Il ~
said, and II may be after years. There
is little likelihood of actual warfare.
but patrollng the border and restrain
ing bandits will be no child . play
The trip 10 the border will be tire
some one M best. Because of the War
Departments action OF Tuesday morn
Ing, removing the tourist sleepers. the
enlisted men must endure day coaches
until Atlanta, or, perhaps in the case
Of the Southern, Birmingham Is
reached.
Nine hundred and sixty-eight offi-
GERS and men went on the seaboard's
train and nine hundred and fifty on the
SnuthcYn's