The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-25
THE DEpARruRE or THE NINTH.
The speech OF n Genuine soldier Deiive-cdby
Col. Hitchcock.

II was rumored early in the day that the
Ninth Regiment had been orderedto march, and
this attracted thousands to the neghborhood OF
the armOry in Twcnty.sixth street. near seventh
avenue. At o'clock r. NJ Col Hitchcock.
commanding. received orders to have his COM
maud at the Grand Union Depot Mt o'clock.
Many of the men now asked leave OF absence to
visit their homes and have parting word with
their families. hut the Colonel forbade. This
WIS fortunate. for at q, o'clock an order from
Gen Shalcr ordered the regiment to move az
once scene of great confusion followed the
reading Of the order. and il was with grcnt diff
i.uliy that the company commanders could get
their mon together and march them to the rcgi-
mental drill room in the third story. in comrli-
anre with the order Of Col. Hitchcock. Al the
iuspc,tlon the following named commissioned
officers reported;
col Jas Il hitchcock commanding. Lieut. Col Mont
sur, on l,.ni cups Iamnu iomans, Japha. Cvinlan,
kirkland, Walton and 10 hcuicnants
The rank and file numbered 5S5 men. Col.
Hit hook formed the men in u hollow square
and addressed them ms follows:
SuipuEs ruF NiSrH RrcistNr The State has ca 4
Ia,si"ns order rider L., there To- ne in.nSari oa
loa are About o. enter nrnhnorms cay wh.I. si."t
swur until the order is gwen Although YOU nav bc
rriers shall never ask you ~ 80 whsre am moi ny
twill ink had you
Every sentence was received with clc"rS AMI
the stamping of guns. The men quietly nlc't
out OF the armory in column of iours. and
mar he'd through Twenty sixth street and up
Fifth avenue t. the tap Of the drum, the hand
having been left behini. All along the route a
vast multitude followed the reaimcnt. but no
| demonstrations were made The sQldcrly
bearing of the command WIS remarked by
everybody Strict military dis ipline was main
tanned. and the simple cltiz'n scanned 10 have
| disappeared in the earnest soldier.
Col. JAS Cren"v. Assistant Chief Of Ordnance.
| dcsp ttchrd 10000 rounds ol metallic ball ear;
| ri iges early ~ The, afternoon to the Grand
| Union Depot This the regiment took IN addi-
ton 80 the lurty rounds per man that had al
ready been dlstri bui"d.
A. the regiment marched down Forty second
street the NUT tudos rushed toward the GRIND
d"pot's front and wives aud = sters and sweet
hearts charged upun the regiment. lttred the
Etr nEih aud pniirn go Of the police tp protect
! thr soldiers from ihrIrtri'uIS when tine rTgi-
ueif Niel through into the depot Tn" pplirrun al
| doors 'Iprf~ combined mad all they could d. 20
r"pnl lh" fearful WOn'n WHO seemed deter
mined go follow those 10 " loved. and after the
/ door wls finally Nuf IA their Ia -S Their" WAS
au iinh. sorrow. Wien In" multi .iuir rNuiz q
tlat could nui enter the depot O. the e Al
fl1flt o. rfisi lni NV tl" lNyr w. made for the
hrit go oyer fio trick w riv-hitn str'ri. IN >
7 ANA ~l ''rrdn- spans for several str "ir up
/ ~ re air |,ily Ils|. ~ % people. TIE windows
/ D. thu houses oNrrlu King 'ue ira * were a's
] NIIfHi. unt ihr engineers aut iirrnlvu from the
! In ii' mean iinlN tine regiment hu1 cross 1T To-
/ grH dclo, {. whore the ~ 'lal iraiu provided
! for q ava hy III company 90 the r,Iu'si ~ Adj
/ Jutaut-,i neral Townsend await ii tleiu. There
/ Presently th" train moved out II th" dru T.
! imm,dl Hfsly tlc hlurk misses IN Ia hr d-.i :
BE- aae wi with laL Ia er hleis. LUXE and
| ehoUf- OF T lrr' chrui- fnr the Ninth" rem
| iruiu ro"r.y "yrry window VI tie c.rs nuttcrct
Il solder hAnde"r' Incl.