Kired to such a pitch of enthusiasm as is felt only in time of a grave national crisis. Richmond troops, about 5,000 strong, who, responding yesterday to the mobilization orders, gathered in their respective armories in the city, slept last night on their arms, ready to answer at a moment's notice the call of the President for active service on the Mexican border. Quick, unhesitating response was made in practically every instance by men already enlisted in the militia.
Lorn lines of prospective recruits waited throughout the day at the entrances to the armories, each man eager for his turn in appearing before the surgeon for physical examination. Many were accepted and promptly enlisted in the service; others, with sorrowful, disappointed faces were turned away with the information that physical defects made them undesirable candidates for military service to their country.
No recruits were accepted by either of the three organizations in the city who were unable to measure up to the physical requirements of the regular army, prescribed by the War Department for the surgeon's guidance. Major Giles B. Cook, of the First Regiment Hospital Corps, assisted by Captain H. Norton Mason, of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues' Battalion, made examinations for the Richmond Grays, and was careful that only the best material was selected.
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All troops slept at this armory last night, and strict military discipline was maintained throughout the day. The Grays are in.  Command of Major J. Fulmer Bright, the Howitzers, in the absence of Captain William M. Myers, who is expected back from Detroit on Wednesday morning, are commanded by Senior First Lieutenant Edward C. 