The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-20
A MARCHING AEVIEW.
PARADE OF rHE TwENTY-sECoND AND TWENTY
THIRD REGIMENTS OF INFANTRY YEsrER-

PARADE or THE TwEYrY-sEcoHD AND TWENTY
THIRD REGIMENTS or INFANTRY YEsrER-
DAY--AN INTERESTING SPECTACLE.
New Workers constituted somewhat ike
Parsiahs IN their capacity Tor the enjoy
play OF any sort. More especially do they always givo
enthusiastic attention TO military pagcanls when
OF the city march through the streets armed
as defenders OF the common veal Yesterday such
spectacle took place was well worthy the applause
with which IL was greeted, when the Twenty third
reg imc OF infantry IRON Brooklyn visit IT'S
sister corps, tho Twenty second. Tue former was
met about three O'Clock by tho latter Terry and
was escorted tho Guy Hall, where both regiments
passed in before Alderman purroy tho rresl-
dent oil the Common Council, who represented the
Mayor, who was absent Aldermen NJ rris sIcv,n,
Cole Lamb aud Cowlng anu Comptroller Kelly were
also present. crowd gathered to gaze At the SOL
dicrs ana chccred them Justify. They then moved up
Broadway, through Fourteenth street, and up Finh
avenue TO Madison square.
AT MADISON sQuAKM
On the east side oil the monument inscribed 10 tho
memory OF General Worth, ana which bears
rcnci - MODS o. his victories, stand had been
distinguished friends oil the Two regiments
were admitted 10 seats, from which limo survey OF
the gallant ranks could DO had They presented
long ccheons OF humanity, tuttcrng with ians when
nutlcrca nervously. and with handkcrchicfs, which
wcro vigorously pied 10 absorb tho tr,ny moisture
which the excessive warmth under a sky when was
mildly threatening dfcw forth. Among the invited
spectators the present aud past militia and volunteer
organizations were quite numcrously represented
Among them were General Smaller comnandant Of
the First DIVISION OF tDc Now YORK National GUARDS ;
General Rush e. Hawkins General q. A. Carleton,
Colonel Thomas Frccborn. Major II. T. Lockwood,
MAJOR q TaIIof Mayor stephen Cabot General q. V.
Dayton, Colonel Augustus Bcknap and Quaricrmasicr
Weed, OF the Seventh rccmcuL Police Commissioner
Wheeler was also iookcr on.
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little alter hvo O'Clock strains Of martial music
reached the OF the throng, and the pluncd
non the Twenty seconds drum IN
cay grew INTO distnctncss before their gaze. AZ tho
colum approached IT'S APP WAS strkiDgy line,
Ing corps were not recognized. The brilliant uniforms
OF thc band and their superb musical performance
chansed the ladies, whc tho children IN the crowd
were ccstatc over the wondrous hgurc OF tho drum
major. Both regiments passed up FiitL avenue and
halted above Twenty nth street order to before
reforming for the review. The order OF tho Twonty-
thirds marching elected much admiration, which was
even then indicated by cappiHs vi hands.
Ten minutes before six tho regiments returned
General Ward, commandment OF the second DIVISION
rode in advance of the column accompanied by his
brigade stan In front OF tho Worth Monument hc
halted and sat on hts horse iacns the street. Tho
troops under review then pissed as loows.Cordon OF
police Inspector allng in commend; Colonel Roaney
Ward, commanding the column band OF the TWEEN, y.
second regiment; Colonel Josiah Porter commanding
Twcnty-sccond regiment; Twenty. sccond regiment
ten companies OF eighteen hlc- each; bnnd OF tho
IN command; niue compaaies OF the Iwontythrd
regiment twenty flies each. As senior
IN rank the Colonel OF ne Iwcnty.thri
apparently about four hundred strong while the
cort did not rumDcr over three hundred. The march
ing and wheeling OF tho former vigorously
checrcd while twenty second much CRITICS cd
by crowd. lhcr step not steady, their ranks
woro not well closed and Their uniforms seemed ~
fitting Altogether there between them and their
visitors a contrast which tho greater spicndor OF their
apparel dd not hide.
tccnlh street, where quiet entertainment was gwen
In the evcaing.