Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-05-03
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rived aoout 5H O'Clock p m. per rail, via An
the part Of the citizens and military most en-
tbusiastic. Everybody who could do 30 had as
sembled at the railroad depot hours before In
expectation Of the arrival Of the long looked for
Sixty-ninth Regiment, Colonel Corcoran, } about
which so much has been said and written; and
the crowd had multiplied and increased until
detachments lined the railroad track out as far ss
the boundary street of the city. At the first
whistle announcing the arrival of the train the
immense concourse Of people straig htened them
selves into burrahing trim In readiness for the
Sixty-nlnth, but the train rounded the turn in
the road and came In sight and the red caps Of
the Zouaves were seen, the crowd changed their
enthusiasm for the Sixty-ninth into roar of well
come to the Fire Zouaves, the cheers commenc ns
at the point where the train first became visible
and extending all the way TO the depot, where
they became terrihcaly loud. As the drum corps
disembarked from the train and commenced TO
advance 10 the street the dense crowd Of specta-
tors was with difficulty forced open to give space
for the regiment to form, 30 eager was the curl
osity TO see the new corners.
Their uniform consists Of gray jacket, trimmed
with blue and red cord, gray pants and red shirt
rcd cap with blue band, and regulation over
coat. They are all armed with Sharp's breech-
loading rifles, worth s67 piece, and huge bowie
knives, which can be attached to the muzzles Of
Their knasc Sre made Of rubber gaSon sns
in case Of rain they can be used az to project
the entire body from the wet. A BLANKET, Tin
plate, knife, fork, and various other Articles can
be carried In each knapsack without any incpn-
venience. fatigue cap Of gray felt and tin
cup strapped on the outside Of tie kna1sark and
stout pair Of shoes, complies the outht
The following Is a list of the oescers nj the
re2lment:-E Elmer Ellsworth, Colonel Noah
i. Farnhsn,, LieutenT.G Colonel; J. A Creiger,
Major.
Company Al Ohm Ccyie CAPTAIN: Edward p
Knox, First Lieutenant; HughS Powers Ensign
Company 8-Edward Burns, Captain; Lucius
j.. Larrap &c, First Lieutenanti Sylvanus Harris,
e" .npsny C-MIchael c. Murphy, Captain; F.
Nj. Coates, First Lieutenant; Isaac 6 scixas, En-
Syn.
Company D-John Downing, Captain; Freeman
Censror, First Lieutenant; John Dowd, Ensign.
Company E-John b. Leverich, Captain; VIM.
81 w. Chambers, First Lieutenant; Lloyd w.
Company f-wm H. Burns, Captains. Jacob
Wilsey, First Lieutenant; Francis Clark, Ensign.
CoHpany G-Mchael A. Lagen, Captain; +
s3 feates, First Lieutenant; Daniel Diver, En-
Company H-Willam Hackett, Captain; C. A.
Bell, First Lieutenant; p Gillian, Ensign.
Company John Wilday, Captain; stephen
Stryker, First Lieutenant James Nelson, En-
Company ANDREW d. Purtcli, Captain; G.
IL Fergus, First LieuteaanS John Matthews, Eli
sign.
Captain Leverlrh, of Company f, in this regI.
mcnt, is the well-known fire department. editor
Of the New York Leader; and. by the way, the
associate editor Of the Leader, Chas q Halpine
comes with the Sisty-ninth Regiment as aid de-
camp to Col. Corroran.
THE roLoRs PRESENTED BIT MRS. AsroR.
The 1rcmen Zouaves bring with them the
magnificent stand Of colors presented to them
by Mrs. John Jacob Actor, IT, The Gag is
about s by 10 feet, Of rich crimson satin, lined
with heavy white satin with yellow silk fringe
the words - U. = National Guards First Regi-
meHt Zouaves, New York" The s'aff is of black
oak, mounted with a silver spear head. They
have also ten other flags presented by various
parties, ono by the New York Fire Department,
oae by Laura keene, one by the ladies at the
Astcr House, &c, &c.
THE B'HoYs ABOUT TOWN.
From the railroad depot the Zouaves marched
up Pa avenue to be reviewed by the President,
and on the way were greeted with some big de-
nonstrations Of applause; As they passed the
accompanied by the Secretary Of State, Marshal
LaIncn and few others, stepped out upon the
graveisd carriageway to get nearer view of the
brave frsmtn. The Presidential party expressed
toe greatest interest in the regiment, and many
were tie complimentary expressions interc hanged
IS company after company Of these splendidly-
developed meH swept by with elastic step.
The President was evidently not little amused
by The hearty vim with " hich the Zouavea deliv-
cred their cheers and eiceteras; as, for instance
the lieutenant OF each platoon, in passing would
call out with sharp emphasis, :. Three cheers for
Abraham Lincoln! /, 2, 3, 4. s, 6, 2,
Zouave' Tiger" and rs the Successive .. hip +,
shot oa Ike discharge of musketry from each
platoon, 1t was certainly one Of the most animated
scenes imagina
The Zouaves then returned down the avenue to
the corner Of Thirteenth street, where they ex-
Pscted to quarter, but after some consutato on it
was deemed proper 70 give them the new iron
buildings on the avenue, opposite the Washing
ton building On arriving there boys sent
mp with candles to light the room, as the gas tx.
lures were not arranged; but here again they were
disappointed. aud orders were given TO Col Els
worth to quarter portion of his men in the Hall
OF Representatives, and the remain der at the
corner Of Thirteenth street and PENNSYLVANIA
avenue -Four companies then returned up the
avenue, and the rest proceeded to the Capitol
The seats cf the nsmoers were soon filled by
b'hoys, and the remainder repaired to the gal
Ieries, when STRETCHING out upon the benches,
many of them INDUCED In the luxury of q good
were made.
About IL o'clock Col. Ellsworth announced
that he bad succeeded In securing for them some
soft bread and hot coffee, and after few mo-
ments delay they marched down into the lining
room and occupied the tables fitted up for the
PeBnsylvania aud New York Regi nents The
boysexpressed themselves ''spiling for d CHIT %
and made numerous Inquiries with regard to the
dolnes Of The secessionists, and their proximity
esteem for Col. Ellsworth and declare that " b, re
he gees they will follow. They had hoped to
have the fun of opening Baltimore, and are de-
south they must have hand In 1t. They will
probably 60 Into regular quarters this week
their occupation Of the Hall of Representatives
being only temporary.
WHAT TIE B'HoYs SAY
The first inquiry made by the iremen on land
Ing from the cars, was, with grave-laced earnest
ness. "Can you tell MS where JEFF Davis is, we're
lonkin' for him (" Eyes - said another .Gwe,re
hound to hang his scalp in the White House
before we 90 back F" Another one whose MAE
sive under jaw and breadth OF neck indicated him
. some in plug muss," remarked that they had
expected to beye arrived by the way Of Baltimore
I'VE would have come through Baltimore ike
dose Of salts, s" he added with an air of disap o.
pointment One Of them beckoned a citizen, con-
hdentially, TO his side and inquired, els there
any secession flags about here," He was assured
that secession bunting an article that did not
prevail! here. He nodded, and added, al only
wanted 10 known
On coming down the avenue, the franklin fire.
company reel passed them at a sharp run, ON its
way TO . hre; and the familiar apparatus was sa-
luted with such yell Of recognition along the
entire line as must have fairly astonished the staid
old reel.
Somebody remarked to one OF the b'hoys that
his hair was cut rayfAsr short. "Oh, va, - was
the reply, go we all had our heads fled before
we left New York " They all look like fight
Ing boys; but one company seems TO have special
prestige that way. " II there's any misc hief done
lay IL onto Company g." seemed to be a pet
phrase amongst the b'hoys
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