Telegram-herald., 1886-05-02
The New York Seventh Regi-
msnt Capture the City OF
" ashington
Ml PANT IA Gla1nlL RgL
4 ffo4 * Asylum of Born Numerals
Turned Loose on the F%elpiess "a
lives, ana fhes rave a Great
zad Glorious lime.


reception sisea 10 the regiment tbe boys
l90z complsfs possession IT their kinzcoul.
Tae police aud The el5siAls stepped aside.
aIs,i the po~ers that be shut their eyes Or
retired 70 . corner 10 laugh. The scenes.
the anfses, ths performance OF the bows OF
TIE .tA viii ioGs pc remembered. and are
the ohief subject 81 conversation oow Ia al
quarters Nothing sas too high and TOO
sacrei 20 be safe from their obsefyali0
They Stopped she carriage Of one OF the
hignSst dignItaFlrs 10 inquire for a lost
dog They spread ali over the city They
pefmsated and pefvaded all the departments.
sBd called Out the highest officials ~ ASA
about The death OF ~eIrorse. having heard
since their arriYal that Gen. Was hingtOn
Vas dead. Ihey walked all over The rules
In the departments, and entered upon
grave conversation with the female clerks
about poor George. They made Il point 10
ssk for directions OF every lady they met,
particularly II the lady was young and
pretty They we're such handsome fellows.
and ia ali their tOmfOOIery so gentlemanly,
Ihat no Of'ense MAS even given, and all
Washington entered heartily into the spirit
81 the occasion and VAS IN bread grin al
the time OF their stay and sorry 10 see them
20. They did not sleep while they were
here that any body knows Of They organ
ized cat companies and owls ests" and
made night howl. They held ''sorosIs"
meetings, sessions Of congress negro
minstrel shows aud burles9ued aud ridi-
cued everybody and everything. AT
Willard they held a cabinet meeting, with
all the members present. and the president
personated by the biggest man IL the
regiment.
The way that cabinet dealt with the mug
wumps aud ofiice-seekers and the Pan
Electric matter and great p1blic questions
Was awfully funny Their cheer, "S ). ).
boom an. was heard continually. or the
pathetic iDquirs Who was the father of his
country answered IN sing song revision:
George Washington; first in war. first IN
var. first in peace. first in tie heart of his
cOuntrymen." ending with pigeon wing
and hip-FiOp IN the same meter. They
threw nlckels from the windows of the
hotels. and when a score or two OF little
sarSies were piled up IN A mad scramble for
/ them they poured pitchers of water on the
/ squirming heap. They marched in lock
step crowds. whistling marching airs. and
ali raised their hats With military precision
7 TO adde's at the command: "One. two, three
bill They set up a slave market, and sold
al auction "A lot OF the hundreds OF little col
ored gamins who infest Washington as boot
/ blacks and newsboyS. The scenes Of the
+ aucticn were inexpressiDly rich.
\ specimen order sent down from a room
az Willard Hotel was for one ham sand
wica and i've bottles OF champagne II Is
understood that there was a great uproar
in the room over the extravaganza in order
ing the sandwich. When the regiment came
back from Mount Vernon they were crowded
on open street cars. As each car stopped IN
front of Wizards the sixty or eighty men
insisted IN every instance IN shaking hands
with the driver ali around, inviting him to
New York, snd giving hiru information
about who Ras the father OF ms county. At
+ Mount Vernon one of them announced that
T friends OF the deceased wishing to view
the remains can pass down the center
aisle
Another explained that the speaker was
the son Of an undertaken and m ade the an
I nOuncement through force of habit. Part
+ Of this was true. for the man proved 10 be
Sergt. Merritt, son OF the undertaken who
had charge Of the Grant obsequies.
On the steamers rsturni X from Mount
Vernon Private Jessup was called upon 70
ezpress-the thanks OF the regiment To the
Washington Light infantry and citizens OF
the city lie delivered himself as follows:
Gentlemen. / take this opportunity OF
thanking yea for the courtesIes you nave
extended Us. As / stand upon the deck of
this noble vessel and cast my eyes up to
your lofty height. where repose the remains
IF the iiiustrious father OF his country, /
ais1 look about me and see the remains OF
the gallant Seventh. after the manner and
frequency with which you have treated
them. and weep.
Il don't weep often. but when do il is
mighty wet work. ! knew the Washing
tons well. | was member Of the family
knew George and Martha and Ramrod
and Mrs. Cusfard. and all Of them. NOW
shat they are deal and safe from the tongue
Of cslumuy / can Tell the world that | was
a TREND OF theirs. But enough OF this sad
subject George IS dead. and some slime
along In the tall the Washington morning
. papers will announce the fact accompany
f ing it with A Biographical sketch and a dis
astrous cnt 0f the deceased. Gsptlemen.
thank you for the beautiful scenery which
I expands before our entFsnced vision on both
sides 0f this noble river. and extending back
into the adjoining counties You might
have pulled the scenery in or showed II
back, but you did not Iou LEFT il just a.
Il was. because you feared you might ruir
ths prospective and mar our pleasure.
Gentlemen. again let me thank You
see on the hesving bosom Of this nUDi'
stream. cut dscollate for this occasion. mum
berlsss sailing vessels. and or their sails
observe that the Col0rei brother has put ul
in each his policy number. This is WORTHY
it back - New York with me, | feel, gen
tlentsn. thar my soul has been pulled out o
me with a cnrksC7ew. and Is n0w h0Dpln.
in the sweet Potomac breezes pI, i the mrs
picnic Of that kind my soul has had II
wears. and than. you for the inestim sot
booa' Won have conferred upon me.
thank YOU also for the beautiful city yoI
have presented 20 ~. ] was ID IN th
clfpois ~ the state house Yesterday an,
I ff ne damned IL 10 Nas not the hardest Io0
have struck IN years.
r woaid thank vou. gentlemen. 70 tur1
thar senls other eu8 up. - mas of wea
legs could q down stairs - nestle unde
the f@st q the Goddess of liberty. I sa'
? many guides ia thar noble sfracfure. Gen
/. tisnen taink sill issten r'Idd-r % ~
p caat-Jslls. and be 4 gulde myself
d Il thank r0u. brother warriors. f0r n
magnificent streets e vaur city. ! neve
/. sse anything % elusl her cDucave conTe'
and cencreis paVgn1ents ~ouse Gf oar me
. NAV have been down on then huf ! assuT
vsn. gent Eemen. Z was not-I coF To n
roces inst 10 0ne Gentlemen. see hiac
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