The weekly sun., 1862-03-08


when Col. wood escorted on board, and the
bos' reached the dock =, the fcos Of Mpnague
street, Brooklyn, Vthou, any incident worthy OF
Tote.
RBrrrIoS ~ coLoNEL wooD IN nnooKLYS.
The reception Of Col. wood by his fellow ch-
zsns oi Brooklyn, wssa perfect ovAtion-she mii-
t.fy. hremsn, civic asso,isti1ns, aud thousands Of
persons no, connsct with any organiz ati,n, turn
ed out V vel ouo him and bis comp ra'ri1ta, who
like him, were wounded and taken prs ners st
the battle q Bull Run. Notrithstat dirg the tx-
trvmely disag rsesble state Of the weather, the
rreeis N cagh vhich tie procession was 70 pass,
were crowded with spec,st RS rom noon, and IS
the time dssi nstsJ fr landing st tie 100, of Men
IA. ue street drew near. the throng became more
dsne, until some q tie thoroughf.red we're i'm
passbie Tie streets were saly d, cora,ei scarce
ly house where ono o. more q ,gs were not dis.
+ syei from tue vlniows or suspenl5d across the
s,ro,ts- Tie aass of NE nation, State AID city,
a.unt from the City BAL, AMI ue main en-
trano's 20 the park wore deoo- tel with arches Il
Laurel, pine and ,-,rsseeus, Hhie the toys were
su mounted with fsp-es niaii rs II a., e. 5 and
state cnat y arms. Ofer tie main arch we're the
words in large letters
"wELooNE HONE"
wrie from ths other two were suspended tho " I'd
q" 4 dor" 10 letters of silver.
FIion street preeuted gsy sppcruce-n,gS
bAi neis and dre,meis were di4l.yed from every
hous', ard from' msny, miniature Aigs were dis.
rlsy'd nom every window. A transparency with
ih~A wing inscription, was displayed hom Ihe
store of NJ, ssrs. Hust,d q CARL.
"Wecome 70 tie gallant iIit-brAve 10 hght--
DIve " die, and bfAver H. endure"
bsther su-p'nisd from tho MNket, corner Of
Concoid tire :, Ct ntined the inacfi yuoni
"weoome houe, Colonel WOOD and gsllan,
pibcutrs ofthe IAN"
From Muieal Hall wss displayed Hlg with the
words
awe welo me Thy return"
Tie Cty Armory, on The corner o, Henry aad
CrAnte'iT streets, wa. Raiy ru.n,snisd by the
members and 'rierds Of the li,h. On one f-snt
wa AirNnspUency, with the fol.owi ~ motto -
"uOique Pirium Remouisc."
"with true srata'nI hearts Se welcome you
70 the land Of freed and w np .th 20 Ia your
uisls. Though the reb-l. cut doNn our Wool,
they found IL would not burn. except vth pa, o,ic
hr,
The flloving appered on trans, r,roncy di.pl,yod
from the Henry H-ee, side -
"Susviier in moio, foitier In re-" "Oir rC..
Oht MI NJ W OD1s the \ 4 liar Y ktr iNt. A
true ard eSr'y welcome liz euendsd by his old
oonrad's and the memory Of former happy days,
Ssh'lled, but no' surpassed by the pre4en, Joy Of
havii bin once more smong us"
Tie Armrry is the headq IA, te,s on the i,th. II
was here ihA, the regiment mustered 10 My lat,
and, Sser weeks of d-lNv, received orders t1 en-
samp On Fot Greene Park. After m any annoy
ances the regimen, was sccettsd BY ,h. s.,rs,,rv
started for washingt,n on s.,urI,v ,venin0 ,h.
18th Of NAV, 1851. Tbesubseoue,, bis,,,v y, ,b,
eeimep, Is well known.
Hicks stree, WAS A psrf.c, bover ~ a,,.. and
the same can be said of Con n. Atlantic mi the
strees and avenues along the route Of the pr,,ea.
sion.
Al the TO-, Of Montague Place, a number OF Tags
were suspended Aor,ss the carriaes-way from ,he
sail lon Of @. W. Gerau, and the following ins,rip-
tion appended thereto was n:ul view of the ferry.
without wsod, how can we wave our aAysY"
The house Of Mr.. A A. Low on the Heights va,
emto~etod with Gags OF all nations, and looked
very 6ne.
The city in 'act, presented gsls appearance
business ,r,uslly suspended during the A.
'e'hoon' and eVc'D body appeared rrj1iced at The
oiPo'uily presented 81 Welcoming home the de-
'enhs oi Vie OLD nag
A''he hour or''o o'clock approached the throns
peo"'e more dense " M n'Asne Ferry and on the
Heights The police under charge Of CAp'sn
| h"ibru"k OF he 80 ptecin't cleared the space In
| Hon' % VIC 'o'Ty mousse and u was soon at'er oo-
e"P'd uy the military tscoii' who waited patiently
| iot 'he AriIVs' oi WE to1' Apon' four 0ciocS, a
HAN'e OF "ftI cry announced ihe apProacn of the
Hea'r rer n"'hg Cl' Wo'd on board The greatest