The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-24
A LONG WAIT.

LONG WAIT.
The regiment was brought into lire and kept standing
IN TIE hot, oroing Gun for lopg time, awaiting the ar
rival Of the troop, with lis artillery the delay caused
by the necessity Of purchasing horses and soree
detained the command for many hours, however The
se az o. police nsrched on the under com
s,sr soansea me sodsr a. rest, sang ne
AZ two o'clock the lire again broken,
and the companies readezvoused about on
on carosiones sang patriotic son9s, talked % their
friends drank water and something stronger ard cheered
the weary hours away. Brton, Of the Everett House.
sent out plentiful supply OF saniwi.nes for luncheon
The crowd gradually DISPERSED and those who remained
quantity Of broken glass made by means comfort
able A few members of the Highland Guard appeared
In bare legs and kits The houre waned away and the
comparatively few people who remained, stared, sat
down, fell weak ate drank returned home, recruited
came BACK and repeated "a oapo Mounted recruits
dashnd about upon what Bryant calls their gum Arab,
steeds TWO Of the Fox Guard started fight and
conveyed away by the police Then, at te after fsur
the companies marched down Fourteen Ii street and
finally, the crowd increasing all the while, formed
into line on Fifth avenue. Sergeant Bogert arrived with
another SQUAD Of police Elk Colonel avery, and several
other ex Colonies took charge OF the two hundred and
nifty exempt ard stay at home members. The long
awaited troop arrived with its cannon. Colcnel Lyons
was saute1 and took command OF hs regiment, Then
the American flag saluted amid hearty cheers and
then followed
PRESENTATION OF CoLoRs
TO the regiment by DR.. Barrow behalf Of mesdsmes
Mrs. Chas. c. Crawford, hrs, Cnas. Chandler and Nrs
Chas. A. Seacor. The colors consisted OF beautiful
flag, worked in the fnes. silk. Upon one
side we're the Stars snd Stripes, and upon
the other, on q ground Of white silk, the
American eagle, exquisitly worked in feathers and with
the motto, Plt1ibls U,um. DR.. Barrow stated that
the dag had been made by Mrs Seacor thirty ee years
The ladies sent il. however, with the regiment with
which MIS- Seacors son went, and knew that II would
never be dsgraced. Colonel Lyons briefly replied say
n 0f rqCfu fauf
with ina greatest emotion de had been with his men
for years and knew them well. That Tag would
(Cheers) We will return 1t 10 you, leave bones
with IT, lGreat cheering) That flag shall always f,l-
you, If we ever return. (Cheers) Again thank the
ladies, OF whom shall often think, and whom nope
to meet at some brighter and better time
THE MARCH TO THE BOAT.
The regiment then slowly started, with frequent stop
pages, on the march down Broadway The crowd heartily
cheered them as they advanced and the soldiers were
greeted with requests to pick out plantations for their
friends, TO which OF them most aptly replied by
pointing the escorts marching by and saying, "This
is the home brigade girls Get them some white fea
thers The streets well lined all the way 70 the
boat, and the people were very enthusiastic. Great
mt afforded by the eccentric movements Of
the escort which proessed TO consist only Of exempt
members, but which was really composed of all the
outsiders who could slip in under cover Of badge
they were exempt must have been from any sort Of
drill Part Of the tmesbey were squares nhoad OF theRe
gment and again bgcng upon the artillery horses
which seemed to imagine themselves imitation Flora
Temples and would be rostrrined from two twenty
pace These civilian escorts do no good, and do
great deal Of harm. They break up the line, embar-
the soldiers invtate and busy the officers and in
jure the tout ensemble Of the display. With s,me few
exceptions they got up to crafty little personal
vanity the part OF the escorte but the publ; Is tired
% them The greatest greeny no longer mistikes the
r0eetted men who march arm in arm ahead Of the sol
ders Tor recruits volunteers Everybody knows them
ard no one is pleased with them
nurinp tle dOup m M hn
gyman tainted from the heat and excl ement. The Hou
afs yette Guard and fire companies cheered the
passing soldiers The line Of march was through rough
Canal street TO HUDSON thence 10 Beach, and thence 10
Pier No 49, In Beach street the soldiers We're ch ked by
thick cloud Of dust, which rendered them invisible.
No outsiders admitted to the Dock except by
special order, and the embarkaon board the Ala
hama, Capt Scbenck, excellently and quickly
compished. The artillery marched down TO Pier No.
49, and went board the James Adger. The
shores and whsrs crowded with cheering shout
ing OF people. The members OF the seventy
first, on bosrd, informed by Colonel Lyons that
they could be taken for want OF room but by the
the artillery The Alabama WINS crowded with soldiers,
and there hardly to stir on board her. Seven
o'clock approached, the gangways were thrown down.
few weeping women about the dock the ropes were
thrown of two Of the left behind, as some
meN always will be there grea
RUSH TO the end OF the pier and the shipts black hui
str9ngy relieved by the many hued mas Of uniforms
Nsfs and h2Ddterchies its rigging clearcut against tn
ROY western sky its departure sauted by cheers
poi)1ng bell ringing and whlstng-saed with seales
offers, to be opered twenty miles at sea.