New-York tribune., 1885-08-09

town and IN object of curiosity to many city
people who had not before seen tho oid coIps pp1
There were two platoons numbering ABOUT ioo
The Association of the 1e5th New-York VolGn,
Colonel MsT%sn D. There
officers c and men Then came the Veteran zogave
organization Captain III 4 E sts
Zonsves. ffty officers and men. wearing the old
Uniform and carrying the tattered battle nags
which they bore with honor throughout the war 81 o.
the Rebellion the }9th forty % ocers
men, and the I'd Company Washington Continent,al
Guard, Captain J. q. Norman, in old ContinenTSaa Tsa
os%Ss t%sntyss Tapd tsean GSsTs
Rife tSsr'' tSo eonSad GaI1nn Legion, Gapt,S,.
Iect,yeIy about so officers aud men, Then came the
CoIumbiaiGuardsI Captain W. +. Kelly,
of three conpan les Of Veteran Guards "a ptan II;
A. Williams. These were among the SUI n;s n;,v
tho colored troops who enlistea rom 'ns 'morched
They looked we'll in their unifotms ana mhItoneIJ
with the old martial tread: Ihey nun'u",UH mw-
obous i5O officers and men. The division A"'n-
bered about 700.
CONFUSION PROM CHANGING ORDERS.
Tho place of formation of the Second DiviSioh VI
the National Guard was changed at late hou' on
Friday from Canal-st and Broadway to Broadway
befween
Edward L. Molineux and his stan were promptly
on the ground and took position in front OF the
rectory OF Grace Church. On tho staf were'
Co,onel william J. Denslov Assistant AdiutantGrn-
,ral: Lieutenant Coloncls Gusive A. Rsuier, nr,r
tor Of Rife Practice; John Cowan' Jnd,e Advo.
cate Alexander j. G. skcne. surgeon Henry Af.ncr:
John Foor coums.1ry oi Msors ana
paxa D;Sss Camp Robert ierber IL W b owsra Harry
9. Kingsley. and Captain Howiand D. ferr'"'' ''"'-
officer ,h
Next TO the staff was the signal and teiegraph
corps Brigadier-G General William II. Browhei''
commanding tho 4th Brigade sat on his morse L"
the shade of Grace Church stecpe, from which ator
mated at intervals the toling and the Ginning oi
the bells This brigade was composed OF the Zou'
god and 47th Regiments. The 23d, Lieutehaht
Colonel John b. Frothingham, commahd-
ing. had tho head OF the line, out miS-
took ITS orders and formed In Canal-sr al
Rroaaway. where they were found by an aide. lhe
s,aa were wondering what had become OF tnem
when at 9:45 o'clock General Hancock and his H.
followed by the regular troops turned INC
broadway Behind the ambu ances OF tho regulars
came he 23d and they fell into POSITION Win 'neil
right ON Tenthst. They numbered about 9Oo men
and made fine appearance !" a the tTomsers wse The
2Sd Reymenr similarly dressed, formed WIN
its right resting on Ninth-st. and nnnberea ouV
men 1t commanded by Coloncl LSas i,nc,, LIN a.
neir, n,hnianre hnd Colonel Edwaid F. Gayor com
manded the 47th WHICH y as the next IN tie me TO 70
the SOUTH The Third Brigade was eoin,.iaeu rs,ed ID
| Coouel James McLeer who with his stan reSteu
short distance above West Fourth-st. The brigane
| comnrlsed the 18th and 14th Regiments anu u the
7th SEPARATE Gosp1Ry %s. cd by Alfred
I,arnes Its right rested on west 1ouI.n ~
81 Next came the nth Regiment, with sou men,
the right resting on Great Jone,-SI. i, wus w
\ maud of Lieutenant Colonel Harry W. MltcheII'
Tho nth Separate Company, numbering ior,S men,
| was commanged by captain ihemas Mii'nIi J.,;
and was drawn up north OF B'eeck"r-st. ienino
each of the regiments were TWO hnpuiai'e ""e"A
and men bearing stretcher% IL. .,.oJ
The visiting military organizations were placed
m th. Second Division and formed between Bleeckri
and Canals under the command of Colonel james
H. Wise. At their head was the ISL hcsi'
inent OF the Pennsylvania Natiohni DuaIu oon' ON
manded by Lieutenant Colonel /. .NlcdersheUh
Il and numbering 90. They were dressed III latigut
ems and coats aud whue trousers ana carried
\ their knapsacks with rolled up blankets on TOP OF
them The Gray InyInciblcs Captain |: r. hennart
numbering iftv men. wore the Pennsylvania state
4 nniform of full blue and fatigue caps; Next te
Il the trays were formed t.e 1ato NY on r,r,
y ,naaJine They numbered thirty men and wer,
4 dressed in white helmets and trousers, and gray
coats slashed With gold lace. ce.c..,.u.N..,o,o,
Guard 500 IN num5er, commanded by Colonel w
j. Lcaveuworth. with white helmets ana trousers
ot calling runs The lst Massachusetts Regiment
Colonel \. G.. Wellington was next ami had sou
men Thcy wore black helmets. dark blue fatigue
costs and light blue trousers with leather i.ggins
Nv, 10 them were four companies ol Virgins
4 state trcops-two companies from the lst and tive
n companies from the III Regiment. Numbering II
ali 1.,5 ucu. They were commanded by Lieuten
ant-Colonel NJ ; Spottswood. The uniform o
Comrany Is. lat Regiment, aud Con,
Psay A. Sd RegilOeari ,. was ,o,nl, daII
of Company A. lst Regiment, gray dress coat
4 White trousers and helmets. Company +, Sd Reg
4 ment. wore gray uniform. The Union Veteran
n no Columbia. iHpfatf
~ Thnmason and the Capitol City
;uards Captain T. = Kolly each had fifty six men
The latter is composed oi men nearly All oi whon
ar six feet high. Their big scarskin caps mad
4 thcu look hike giants. The rest OF their uniform
4 consists OF dark blue dress coats and trousers
The division was closed by Company u. Gi t the Is
II The formation of the Second DIVISION wa
\ watched by an ever-Increasng crowd OF peoPie
II who packed the sidewalks from curb TO house iiue
making passage along the walks slow and difficult
q The windows Of every building fronting on Broad
way and also those on the side streets Tor som
I distance on either hand we're hiled win lace
sror ground floor to roof. In front OF the ruins
the Theatre Comique stand had been erected ana al
tho seats were quickly disposed or there wa
little crowdiug or confusion. except here ana ther
d where n thick headed policeman, constituting III
orders too strictly. attemp ed to prevent persons
horse cars from crossing the streets before Tn
\ procession moved. ripple OF excltemeh
Was caused at Clinten-st. by the falling of hors
! ridden by one Of General Mollneuxs stan
y Tne officer Was riding at q hali-ealiop ana ~
a tempted 10 cntck uls noI ~ shuu'"it ~
y vasbeld loosely and the horse was thrown tainng
I h;s rider lie was quickly extricated, unhurt, an
\ rcmonnting rode away. At the command of Major
4 General Mshueux. tho division wheeled into lin
4 MI IO:55 O'Clock aud took mp the ihe Oh march p'
j hind lhe Veteran Colcrcd Guards.
II The DIVISION Of the New-Jerscy National Guarc
! under the command Of Major-General j. w. Plnme
Z was composed OF the lst aud 20 Brigadcs On IN
i6t ~ q Rrtgade were the Veteran Il uaves, cen
4 msnded by j. Madison Drake. with sixty men an
two eating guns. lt now claims % be !: 5. Gran
4 The 1st Brigade consisted of the 9th Reg
meat. six companies. ten flies front. 10
s officers and meni the eth Neg @
a officers and men; the 4th Regiment. seven con
Z panies, sixteen iiles front. 276 officers and men
tke lst Battalion, three compahies, twenty me-