The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-02
PARADE OF THE SECOND REGIMENT

PARADE OF THE SECOND REGIMENT.
The Second regiment, New York State Mirt. Colonel
Tompkns, paraded yesterday previous to their encamp-
ment on the Battery today. The special order an
pouncing the parade provided that the officers MON
bers Of the regiment should assemble in their respective
company drill rooms yesterday morning, at o'clock
for regmenta drill, the fed and stan officers mounted
to report TO the Colonel in the Armory the Time
and the commandauts, with their companies together
with the non-com missoned stat and drum corps, re.
port to tho Acjutant. at Tompkins square, at later
houra to be there at ten O'Clock A. NJ The officers
ported TO the Colonel in accordance with the require
monts OF the special croer but in consequence OF the
unfavorable condition of the weather the regmental
parade postponed until the afternoon At ock
r NJ the regiment, by companies proceeded in front of
the armory Seventh street. to Tompkns square where
the line formed. The appeared in fatigue dress
without knapsacks overcoats. A large crowd CO...
ectd around the square, and witnessed apparently with
with interest every movement OF the
Several showers fell during the Of the afternoon
pensed with--so that the entire tactics embraced
in fun regmental drill were not completed
After executing q number OF eyolutions, the
battalion took up the line Of march Preceded by
pioreer corps i've IN number came the twenty drum
corps, numbering twenty five members, under command
Of Captain sage and Lieutenant Nanderpoe, bearing
beautiful banner which had been presented TO them
the previous evening Next marched the howzer CORDS,
also numbering twenty fve with some OF their guns,
followed by the stall and Geld officers and men in all
the number of thousand In this order the regiment
marched through St Marks place TO and up Broadway
Fourteenth street TO Fifth avenue down 70 Eighth street,
and thence back TO the armory. All along the line Of
march the regiment completely uniformed and equipped
and manifcstIg uDmistakeabe evidences OF the inces
SAINT abors Of the officers in its dscplne elected unver
sal admiration. After returning the armory, where
the regiment quartesed and where certain orders we're
issued for the morrow the line dismissed The fol-
lowing is the special order concerning the encampment
on the Battery TO day
sTcIAL ORDER NO. p
HsADoU ARrsRs Frksr DIVISION N Y. s NJ,
NEW Yots, May /, 1861
Pursuant IN directions from the Commander in Chief,
the Second regiment New York state Militia, under the
command Of Colonel 1ompkns is hereby directed n go
into camp upon the Battery relieving the Fftyiith
regiment and will remain in camp until further orders
from headquarters. The Second regiment will relieve
the Fifty hth az three O'Clock p. 81 u
BY orcer OF MAJOR General Charles W. Sanford.
GEORGE W. MOREII. Division Inspector.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO MrsBER OF THE SECOND
REGIMENT.
lawrence Mooney, q native Of Ireland, % years OF
age and member OF the Second regiment " " S. W.,
found Monday night lying in Broadway near
Fourteenth street bleeding from wound In the neck.
Ee taken to the Bellevue Hospital where he died
yeser6ay Decea2cd stated shortly before his death that
hehad been drinking on Monday andlthat he quite
unable TO reco lect how he received his injuries IL is
supposed that in falling he struck bs against his
neck and the wound from which he died Coroner
SchIrner held an inquest in the case.