The New York herald., 1864-05-26
Arrival OF the Fourteenth Regiment q

Arrival or the Fourtee nth Re- gimene Of
B ookiyn.
A MAoNIFIcENr REckPTIoN BY THE CITY AuTuoRI.
TIES AND PEOPLE.
The surviving veterans OF the Brooklyn Four tecnth
regiment whose three years OF service expired
the 10th Inst arrived homo last evening, and had most
magnificent reception by the authorities aud the people
generally
Thoy were expected to arrive In the morning, but n
consequence unavoidable delay at Baltimore they did
Jersey City till near O'Clock in the even
Ing.
Tho Common Council committee proceeded far a.
Elizabeth. N from which point they escorted hem 70
the end OF the route where they embarked board tho
Union ferry boat Hamilton On which they n.
veyed to Brooklyn where they landed O'Clock pre-
cisey.
This advent announced by salute from the city
wharf BY battery Of the sevcnticth regiment follow
Cd By the cheers Il vast multitude which had assem-
bcd at the foot OF Fulton street, 10 bid them welcome
The veterans escorted from Jersey City by the
Thirteenth National Guard, Colonel Woodward.
Tho city authorities, the military and the entire Fire
Department turned out TO receive thcm while perhaps
one hundred thousand citizens lined the sidewalks along
tho line Of march
The procession formed on Fulton street. under direc
tion Of Major General Duryca, In the following order
Police under charge OF Inspector Folk
Veteran soce Of Ike SH ooons bshevooe
Fourteenth regiment, veterans, Colonel Il. Fowler
Twenty eighth ts;,a regiment. Colonel Bennett
Heavy artillery ba!slos, Major sprsgue
Mayor and Common Council In carriages.
Fire Department Of The Western District
The ssventieth regiment Colonel Cropsy. paradsd ID
the afternoon, but were not in the procession.
Fulton street was one dense mass OF human beings
from the ferry 70 tho City Hail. scarcely any could
have been possibly crowded into it. The jam
great tha Notwithstanding the excellence OF tho ar
rangemens thoro great delay before they reached
the Hall. The enthusiasm iLteuso; men and boys
cheored 10 the street and ladies' waved their handksr
chicfs from tho windows.
The fire Department. was drawn up In line on one side
OF the street, and did excellent duty BY keeping the
crowd back Had II not been for this precaution, II
would have been exceedingly difficult 10 move
Nearly every house In the street was decorated with
welcome were displayed such as;-"0ut OF the wilder
ness, bravo Fourteenth" and "From First Bull 10
Spottsylvania." with many others.
others the windows were thrown open and the gas
lighted which together with the blazing OF rockets and
Roman candles, made u sufficiently brilliant TO enable
the spectators 10 SEQ what going ON and catch
glimpse OF the returned veterans, who woro cbeercd
moat Justify every yard they advanced.
ihe route o. Tue procession was through Fulton Court
nue. and Myrtle avenue 10 Washington Park, at which
point the bead o tho column arrived about one O'Clock
IL was IRON this park that The Fourteenth departed for
the seat OF war, under command Of Colonel A. NJ Wood
(now Mayor Of BrookIyn), ana tho then Lieutenant
Colonel, u. Fowler, now Colonel brought aha, re
mains OF them back 10 the same place after three
years absence Since that time they have participated
10 every prDcipa battle from the first Bull run TO spot
sylvnni, They originally numbered eleven nnnar.a
after the battle OF Dull leaving the regiment proper
about ninc hundred strong They returned yesterday
On arriving nj Washington Park the reament was vel.
comed homc on the part Of tho city, In brief and ap
propriatc address, after which they dismissed and,
The reception Of the regiment was most thorough,
hearty magnncent The entire city turned out 70 do
them the honor they 80 rsohiy deserved