New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-29
IN MARCHING ORDER.
NETWORKS SOLDIERS LEAVE BROOK
LYN.
CROWDS WATCH THE GUARDsMEN ON THE WAY
TO THE ARMoRIEs ORDER OF

CROWDS WATCH THE GUARDsMEN ON THE WAY
TO THE ARMoRIEs ORDER OF
GENERAL MEIER.
The members OF the First Brigade have put aside
their regimentals and resumed their peaceful pur-
suits. so suddenly dropped a week ago. and
are now just plain ordinary citizens shorn of their
arms. their brass buttons and their days
boards. The welcome news that. far part
OF the brigade concerned. the war" over
came from brigade headquarters about midnight
Sunday, when Colonel Appleton. of the eth Regiment
Colonel Greene. of the list and Captain Wende,. OF
the LIST Battery received this order signed by
Brgader- General McIeer You hereby ordered
to assemble in attachments and TO proceed to your
armory. where you will report TO Brigadier-Gcnera
Louis Fitzgerald" The order at passed on
TO the officers in command of the various military
posts occupied by the two regiments and the LIST
Battery. and when reveilie sounded dawn yester-
day morning there welcome and CHEEKY
sound about it which has hitherto been wanting
The troopers tumbled of their quarters with
marvellous promptness. and. having nothing
to do In completing their morning toilet than tie
shoe-lace and strap on their belts and cartridge
boxes they were soon In heavy marching order
and ready 10 break camp. At East NewYork. where
Companies l. + and X of the eth Regiment. Captain
Rhoades, senior officer. commanding. and the LIST
Battery. in command OF Captain Lewis have been
guarding the Brooklyn Heights Railroad station,
orders were given TO break camp at O'Clock. and
only the early straggers. the restaurant man and
the little yellow dog who Immediately adopted the
militamen upon their arrival present TO bid
the guardsmen farewell. The restaurant man. who
has made more money out OF the strike than any
else, sighed and turned away. and the little yell
low dog mournfully wagged his tail and sighed, too
Special trains the elevated roads furnished trans
portaton for the troops and by $50 o'clock $40
miamen had crossed the bridge and were drawn
up in company front before the city Hall.
IN BATTLE ARRAY.
The loungers and the early workers hurrying TO
their shops and offices felt thrill of pride as they
viewed the splendid body OF troops drawn up In
battle array before the city's public buildings. The
newsboy learnedly explained to his listeners that
Denis de boys what's trowed EN- all down. iers
can't touch 'em fer fair and the business man
eagerly welcomed the campaiSners back again
They looked weary and cold and weather-beaten.
but every inch a soldier; and as the long column
swept up Broadway on its way TO the armory II
was greeted by a cheer OF hearty welcome The line
OF march was up Broadway to Waverley Place. TO
Fifth-ave. and Sixty-ffth-st. the armory at
Park-ave Colonel Appleton anxious that
Mayor Strong should review the troops. but as he
did not appear at the City Hall the formality was
necessarily omitted.
The list Regiment Colonel Greene commanding,
and the LIST Battery arrived In New York shortly
after the It'll. and marched at once TO their head
quarters. Immediately upon the withdrawal Of a
part OF the First Brigade details from the Second
brigade ordered to occupy the vacant posts
and railroad properly was not left unguarded
At late hour yesterday afternoon Brlga9ler-
General McLeer issued second order for the re-
naming troops OF the First Brigade 10 return to
their armores and report to BrgadierGeneral FitZ-
gerald The order was issued after careful survey
OF the situation had been made and the command
ing officers were convinced that the presence Of
the New-York regiments no longer required:
Every post left unguarded by the retirement OF
the metropolitan militia was Immediately covered
by detachments from the Second Brigade. and
Brigader- General McLeer said that they would not
be ordered home until all danger is past All the
evening there constant stream OF sodiery
over the big bridge and by midnight New-York had
gathered all OF her soldier sons home. And there
were no empty sleeves. vacant places In the
ranks no sign Of the hard campaign over in Troll
ley Town" through which the troops have passed.
except wilted linen and tired faces.