Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-04
THE NATIONAL GUARD.
The Observations of Captain Taylor on
the New York Parade.
He SEES SOMETHING REMARKABLE IN THE RAPID
MOVEMENTS OF THE 10000 MILITIAMES-How
THE PLAIN BLUE UNIFORMS WE'RE REGARDED
THE FINE BEHAVIOR OF THE DISTRICT TROOPS.

THE PLAIN BLUE UNIFORMS WERE REGARDED
THE FINE BEHAVIOR OF THE DISTRICT TROOPS.
Capt Daniel VI. Taylor. the army officer
whom Secretary Proctor sent to New York to
observe and report upon the movements of the
militia in going to, while in. and leaving New
York city on the occasion of the centennial
celebration, has returned to his desk at the
War department highly pleased at the vast i'm
provement shown by the national guard of the
country of late. He said to a STAR reporter
yesterday that everything moved beautifully.
fully 10000 militiamen pouring into the CITY
without disturbance, on time. and. on an aver
age. within sixteen hours from leaving their
homes. This he considers a very favorable in
cident. inasmuch as the troop-trains on all of
the roads were at the mercy of the regular pas
senger trains. and were, in some cases, side
tracked to permit the other traffic to go on un-
interruptedly. In case of urgent need, he
estimates, an army of at least
10000 MILITIA MEN
could be assembled in the city of New York in
side of 10 hours from the time Of starting from
their destinations. and many more with A.
hours notice. As an example of the rapidty
and ease of their movements while i'll New
York, he quotes the case of the fourth brigade
of New York state. coming from outside of the
city. vi the 2.2JO men OH the rolls 2 1874 were
landed at Weehawken, were given lunch with
coffee, ferried over the river, marched to their
quarters IN Madison square garden and stacked
their arms. the entire process taking but one
hour and fifty minutes, with the depots and
ferry houses crowded and the streets damned
fhe most perfect discipline prevailed; if a sol
der met superior officer, he saluted without
reference TO acquaintance. regiment, or state
There was the utmost subordination and good
an i'm lint two fhra..
thing like disorderly conduct observed among
the troops.
THE MEN IN BLUE BLoUsEs.
Speaking of the parade, the captain notes a
sentiment that prevailed among great many
observing people who saw the parade. namely
the hearty reception given to the men in the
homely blue uniform similar to that of the reg
ular army, which has been adopted by Pennsyl-
vania and some of the other states The solid
rows of unpretending blue. with little or nc
effort at garnishing. inspired feeling of con.
tidence that did not come with the pretty dress
suits of such commands as the New York
seventh in the splendor of their handsome uni.
forms. Taken ali i'll ALL the captain remarked
the applause for the boys i'll the regulation gart
was greater than that given to the others.
THE WASHINGTON TROOPS,
Capt Taylor says. did magnificently. They
were at the end of the parade, in a bad position
and had been standing under arms for several
hours before they started, but they were waited
for with eagerness, and given more than a pro-
portionante share OF applause.
GEN. oRDwAY's VIEWS
Gen. Albert Ordway, the commander Of the
District national guard. did not go to New
York, but kept keen watch of the progress Of
affairs there. He. too, has heard OF the good
record the Washingtonians made there, and i.
proud of it. He agrees with Capt Taylor on
the uniform question. and has often told thu
guard that he was heartily in favor of the reg
ulation blue Dress As he epigrammaticall,
expressed to a meeting of some troops recently
1.-The militiaman attired in a dress uniform
commands neither the admiration or respect OF
law-abiding people, nor inspires fear in the
iawless.'