The sun., 1870-07-18
THE GLORIOUS SEVENTH.y
TIE RED-HOT MIRCH 7HROUGH
DHIL1DELPHI1 CITY.

shall col. Emmons Clark be Court-Mar-
Martinlcdt Tho Great Ball ut Cape
May The Military Dancers and the
McII-Drilled Corporal Everybody who
wasn't Sunstruck Happy.
II has often been said in reference TO the
soldiers Of our late war that tile delicate and refined
dvcrcrs in cities showed much more capacity Tor
endurance than those whose lives were made up OF
nothing but toll and exposure. How It might turn
out in the long run We will not say, but taking the
three days journey Of the Seventh to Cane May and
return as a criterion. this piece Of philosophy was
confirmed in remarkable manner. 1t was an
r,nized three days sprce Of the most formidable
proportions, and through all its vagarics not
member nnchcl, or asked for quarter hardly any
one enjoyed q square halfdozen hours sleep the
entire trip, aud some never went TO bed at all.
After rising at da,break on Thursday morning, the
regiment started at seven o'clock and marched from
Seventh street and Third avenue to Dcsbrosses
street and the North River. They then crossed tue
terry and kept themselves ia perpetual s'atg o. o.
activity with SINGING shout ~, and pla ing all Alnu
oi tricks during most aiiguing rlc W Erp"U'1
cars in tie not sun until hi'l r1st WE'VE cn,C~
march Of two miles followed WIN tne lhSruo,ie'sl @
above tic uiuotics over w,l swept cobnlc stone
ravcmcnis through Philadelrhia narrow 81, oeiS 10
the Coz tinentdl Hotel lnerc iHty lVoA s'"uNinE
lunch, and at four o'clock began tHe'r
rERafnLg fivE-NILg PARADE
over the si. kind Of onklc.t visiting streets with
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shade For the trst time In The history of their or
raui.atiou. tue seventh gcrtuc dcmorl.Lei lluu.
Irrds II the cn despite the orders OF their officers
and the fact trut the ca9tinus eyes Of an immense
'hrutg ui the people ,f rival city Werc upon them,
10 the ranks unable to % further. In Inis thcy
Iad au pN ample -ct 'hem hy the acclimatci members
If ic two c-cortiug tc-imcnts, whole squads of
whom Gel. out of line be ore half tie distance had
leon trlycr-eI. one OF the seventh boys dropped
In ,ic street. but tie bride ol the others Kept tAcm
~ .utl the hotel lad a-,in been reached. Once
Inside however they d.uprci scuscess in dozens
So. l.t az q Nv
ryrry other available remedy were instantly brcusht
INFO rcfbi.i'lJn; the ~ lcryrs were carried up 10
lcl; aIl the mcuich aid In tile nciehhothood was
suutm' ,,L d'i 81" !, i,htiNi'N eu"ft sPNce "l ulne
the Erystct pait ut diem were conNa.cscert. some
fourteen Or fifteen onv. as already published IN
lnE SrS. ior a long time dehed the skin OF TIE
physicians. and when the regiment left for Cape
Ma, 40 half past H. cislt Of these had to be LETT be-
lind for longer treatment Itey joined TIER com
tgu.,s rcxt dar Many others were too weak to
walk to the derot, and halt dozen carriages were
hired TO take them along as they insisted upon going
col. CLARK's RESPONSIBILITY.
To give an idea OF the effect which this terrible
march mad upon the disciplined Seventh. We vii nir-
torter's observation. When the re dment arrived at
the hotel, an hour later thnn the appointed time, their
rddcd clo,hilr soaking with ,persrirltion CO.
Clark gave orders that the several companies should
not break ranks, but should march Immediately to
the dining hall then arose defiant shout IN the
hc.iuv of the officers md the spectators: ITO hll
win your dinner; we're in no state to cat dinner
tpwl' And H direct lisobedience Of orders tn
tifcrc0t cIr'nin- ma,chcd their men TO their re
tpectNc rooms where hey stripped themselves aud
applied cod water ulcnu'uy to their heated per.
sons One captain said boldly hat he should not
allow his men TO 70 near the dining room TOR full
lour at lost Major Da silver Of the Philadelphia
Committee told suncbody that lie had taken Col.
CLARK ia c. rTiag, over tc Prop sol route OF the
parade before 30 took place, and tins report going
around, tie MN became highly ind -uaut. Ia the
heat OF their AMER the. freely ucuoUr c 4 the a1r
as an outrage, and many oilth,m ! udiy procu'Ncd
their intention Of never being caught IN sUcl a
trip again some even talked OF holding iudis-
nation meetings.
Those WHO we're able went through TIE ordeal Of
Spublic dinner, with its license IN drink, It's long.
Minded speeches, and it, PROLONGED excitement, and
Al hail past zen they enjoyed another
MARCH OF NEARLY TWO MiLEs
to the Camden ferry Then came the swel,erng
tie to Cape May. whore they arrived about
tao A NJ, and where they marched heavily
Lden witt gun and knapsack through the
Rlo'e lou-th Of that thriving seaside civ. At
uil cane tho bail, Of which short description
Sii he olHygos here, NJ no paper las more than
lou,.ct tiy0n IT, Il began at 10 O'Clock. The
amin. room OF ,hc stockton House had been gayy
,gH u u'et W ith bUntn. and shields and the flags
4. al nations. except the Irish flag. An immens SO
crowd u .nuCfaturs iur nies around packed the vast
tu aut o., mead staircases; the corTrors all
..ar t.t ..lL were dotted with fair dansels,
u adj t'p .tl-U.usutss OF iull dress, awaiting
u,I.v .I0y t,..el e.. walters; florist was Ycldln;
.-J.ir .u.u.ef- 81 % tach -Wlll ohrs for ~, an
i.cSt,tttu lu .Uu urc-- Win white Ad gloves anu
vll.,.. l..U-- he sixth pair tNe' bad worn on
tie irr-.', od t,ady ior the signal TO enter. Al
Iuet. tr.tulI.'- land. wlch WIS stationed in the
I.ll -lvc, a.. t.O Ju,r- were thrown oTcn, and
COLONEL CLARK
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