The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-28
GLAD TO GET HOME AGAIN.
THE rom NEW YORK REGIMENTS RE
TURN HUNGRY As WOLVES.

At the Armories-Liveiy STORIES OF the
Boys' Experiences In RunaIo-Compnny
Of the Tyyenty.second Loses Its Nuscot.
All the regiments which did duty Mt Buffalo
during the strike are now home. Yesterday
morning the Twenty-second and Seventy-frs
arrived. End in the afternoon came the Twelfth
and Ninth. Crowds OF friends greeted them
at the station. and other crowds were awaiting
them Mt the armories. There was something
else awaiting them at the nrmories which the
hungry and WORKOUT soldier boys appreciated.
for a brief time at least. quite as much rs the
presence Of their admiring friends and sweet
hearts. That was a good hot meal. This was
provided by Col. Elliott +. Shepard for each Of
the four regiments. He was the most popular
non-combatant In the city yesterday among
the battle-worn veterans.
The regim ents all started from Buffalo Fri.
day afternoon or evening in special trains.
Before coming East each regiment was taken
to Mia CARA Falls for a few hours. This was n
treat on the part Of the railroad companies.
The night journey home was very wcarying.
The trains were made up Of day coaches. and
the men were unable to stretch themselves
for n good sleep. They had nothing to eat on
the way except what they brought in their
haversacks. and all Of them arrived with wolf
ish appetites.
The war-scarred veterans OF the Twenty
second, rather rusty MS to uniform and scraE-
gy as to beard. found Mt least 800 enthusiastic
and admiring friends awaiting them at the
Grand Central Station when they reached
there ut 10 rs o'clock. They had been trav-
cling all night in common passenger coaches.
and had got very little rest. Their faces were
bronZed. and soap and water would have i'm
proved the appearance OF every ma OF them.
They left Buffalo at noon on Friday and took
the train to Niagara Falls where they stayed
until 8 o'clock, when they again entered the
train. this time for home The train only
stopped at Rochester. Syracuse. U.ica. Albany.
and Poughkeepsie. but it was n long drawn
out and exceedingly tedious trip. The men
carried one days rations when thoy embarked
on the train at noon. They eked out this
homely food at way stations during the night
with hot coffee.
There were q number Of veterans in the
crowd which greeted tho soldier boys at tho
Grand Central Station. and a host OF wives
and sweethearts. There was hand claprins
cars and lined up on tho platform. and many
q hearty hnndshake when the corporal wasn't
BEGAN their hn march cha across town to the a aa ,nS:
Many Of them had lost their hats; Uniforms
We're out Of shape. and far from tidy. while the
There was another hurrah at the, armory.
Here a nice breakfast OF corned beef hash. bis
th Ell to say nothing Of half a thousand more
wives and sweethearts and brothers and
Snsles in in the Gal Ietn s.. M Trl9 rt the c tbar MES
ks5chief wsyine from the folks init in tie galleries;
sur sis se s%nnr o Of th sMs. caps and AND let et'ql LOOSE saa a
mighty shout.
iii II is safe to say say that no 70, meal wa y. ever eaten t
gan. After it was over there was a great spin
,d1a q yaT1is snd It vas s6 no PLAY, the sCldie = boys
SjesR ia IL: lotion { q a ire HIKE car e'f II VAS
fairly got eyes shut to escort a train through a
waste oil, railroad tracks. expecting every mo-
ment to have rock come crashing on your
head. And then there was enough bayOnet
and gunrowder business to give the whole
thing a really serious flavor.
dozen or more. The hum Of, Voices Tiled the
armory for several hours: Al! we're lupiIant
proud OF Having. seen some real war. by
Joyc." as ono Of the boys put it to a girl who
didn't seem to be-able to get enough OF look
There is grief, though, over tho loss OF
annie the mascot. Fannie was a black dog.
there. Tbs company Voted that she did be-.
was Sas satisied and happy. she took ' a spec eHi
fancy to Private Schlcy. and he became her Mt
t tend FonI Est I I'sa b 6Slors the r5 regiment came 4,
the ompany are perfectly satisfied that she
was stols u by somebody in Company F. IT is
The Seventy-hrst had much harder time Of
It on the rail. on FRIDAY they had q dinner
eac Ins ana naar not nnelb sfE Li aSa aid q rt'SSs ss got %, G nntil
they sat down to Col, Shopard's spread in thoir
armory about 10 o'clock Yesterday morning,
Niagara Falls on FRIDAY. They came in on
the Erie, road. The Journey. was long and OK
SGfi yisioSG. a 1iGcs exsrv care aar w yps'H ero was n "
shser. exhaustion. Sot a Tito ali thsy
O'clock 4. NJ and tho boys tumbIed out
smell 0 i.hot coffee was tho occasion Of n great
shout. They, were quickly lined up on the
platform. right alongside OF the train they
That's the best drink, I ever had in my
life" shouted one. and the sentiment was
Several hundred friends and relatives ac-
SSft raot Fsrrt the ~ Go ins across Srw yd ahs s siHu Sr.
formed line and marched to Thirty.fourth
street and Third avenue. where they took ele-
waited trains for the armory at lO7th street
The most unpleasant cXnerionce on the rail
Vas that Of the Ninth. which did not get in un-
RuIalo al 2o'c!ock for u train toiaks them to
.Nltshlh rams. DuI ITO l'UlI Nii upL COINS tll
three hours later. They only had nm hour and
q quarter Mt Niagara. Then they, laid of at
Buffalo until! II. o'clock. and 90 not reach
Cticn until 5 In tho morning. All this was OK
were crowded.
From Utica on. however. they made pretty
good time, except for n few delays. The mon
carried = days %ratioIs.. But q days rations Is
not much; and they al, got here exceedingly
t nbun & ;,op Ih hmt We were tTne ony ,s 81 ba me esa anem at
hours before: They received hearty greetings.
however. and hearty cheers rs they marched
across town 70 the armpry n West Twenty
sixth street. Here they had the same expert
ences as tho regiments which hHd preceded
tiers. mothers. and brothers made an hour pass
rapidly: At q O'Clock the armory was deserted.
The Twelfth Regiment got to the Grand Gem
trail station at 1915 O'Clock Yesterday after
noon. with no ono hurt and not a man lost on
was Parted up in the yard and sent in in two
sections; The nrst s%ecti9n had sol; Dowd mud
mess. and hi. Capt. John Macanley. the act
ing commissary, the, non-rommissioned staff
guarding the bass drum and canned goods.
McCaskTy Butt and tho first battalion under
Major Leonard.
BY the time, the second section with Can't.
Charley Burns's second battalion got in every
body was ready to move. The station WAS