The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-15
THE GLORIOUS SEVENTH.
now THEY DROPPED AND FELL M
THE WAYsIDE

March Of Pive Miles Under q B,,z,ps
sun-Tbe PhiIadeIphians XIII the seventh
Pets with Kindness-One Hundred Mes
Hors dc Combat.
Correspondence OF The sun.
PHILADELPHIA, July IA, ls7o.-The Seventh
Regiment reached here in splendid order about
noon. The trip was enlivened with jest, song.
story, and wine. though the day was intensely hot
There were 412 men, with Is In tho band, 90 In
the drum corps and II In the staff and non-com.
missioned stan, making b04 all told.
On arrival at Camden n salute OF 10 guns was
hred, and on the Philadelphia side a delegation Of
citizens welcomed the visitors. Col W. McMichsej
greeted Col Clark:
Colonel, we bid you welcome and will be only
too happy TO reciprocate as best we can the many
hvors we have received at your hands.
Col. Clark responded briefly, and the Seventh.
beaded by the citizens delegation. marched through
Walnut TO Third, through Chestnut 10 Tenth and
again to Walnut to Harkness's Horse Bazaar, Q
huge, unoccupied stable, where the muskets we're
stacked. Tho boys entered the hotel and partook
OF an excellent lunch. They then spent the time
parade.
At 4 O'Clock the line wa. formed in Broad street.
The First Rccnent, Gray Reserves Lieut. Col. Ben.
son, and the Fourth, Col. Ser, headed the march.
through Broad to Arch down Arch to Twelfth, no
Twelfth TO Columbia avenue, TO Broad, through
broad 10 chestnut ana dismiss. The course was
over -four miles long, and the heat was terrible,
many Of the men, both OF the Seventh and of the
escort were compelled tol cave the ranks. The rc-
view took place before the private residence Of Mr.
frtncis Blackburn, Jr., corner Of Broad nad Jener
son. On the stand were Maj Gen Provost, com.
manding First Division n. @. 3. p; Con J. p.
Bankson. First Brigade Gen. J. N Hoffman,
Second sc. pin ITade Lieui;,C0l Murhsid, Major
=; Newton Dixon, A. A. General FIRST Division
Harper cao s% MaoPs FOX Il!.% i sSsi Massey, Sss
the brewer; Chas. Gilrn, ox.Mayor Of Philsdelphis
Weaver psssT wm,lIi%SES maisp s.o, sS w known N,G"
vision cf Pittsburgh, Samuel Phillips Esu VIM IL
Kern, exSherlH Henry c. Howe, Col Robert
Gray, James = watson, MAJOR Charles Knight, Cen
Council, Gen. Robert Patterson Col. Hartmann.
Nsi, s9lor =; D. c; Loud, 9nd many others. After
up and finished without unishap. About o'clock
the regiment reached the Continental Hotel.
The march had extended over nearly FIVE mioe.
The heat intense--one hundred degrees IN
tie shade. On calling the rolls, rot more than
ono-llalf were present In any company. Men he'd
drunned rom the ranks through sheer exhaustion.
About twenty were sunsttuck. and more would have
been but for the fact that they fell out despite the
orders or their Ulcers. Among those mos, serious.
~ affected are Charles Fleming, Filth Company
William Gibson. non-commissioned stat George
Freeland, First Company; niller, OF the Band
Delavater, First Company: Allen, Fifth Company
Martindale, Sixth Company Martinose. Second
Company; James Rogers Second Company; Mes.
bitt, Second Company; Schuyler. Second Company;
sergt. Gcrmand, Ninth Company; searlea, Ninth
Company; and II. Milo, Tenth Company. All these
nre now ~ fair way o. recovery with the excep-
uon OF Diller OF the Band, and Martindale OF tile
second Company, who are still insensiblc Thcrs
were very many moro overcome, but are now all
right again.
banquet was had In the evening, and NJ 10 o'clock
the Regiment started for Cape May Large dele
behind "a too weak to travels They were all
however, In q fair way OF recovery.