New-York tribune., 1896-06-07
THE SEVENTIES FIELD DAY.
DRILL. DRESS PARADE AND REVIEW AT
VAN CoRTLANDT PARK.
THE MEN RECEIVE INSTRUCTION IN EXTENDED
AND CLOSE oRDER.INsPEcTED BY GEN

ERAI FITZSERALD-TwO RUNAWAYs.
= wonder II there is any one left in New-York!
asked a youngster as he looked at the great olo"0 ~
that stood around the parade ground at van Oo', ,
,and, park Yesterday. Then that didn't come VIII.
be sorry when they hears what they mss, n''Hs1u ,nro
companion answered, and there was cer'a'ii's "''>
truth than grammar IN what he SAID , ..
The 7th Regiment has had many oppo' s
show itself worthy of the admiration Oh 'i9 ~
Of New-York but the command propaoF ' ne'ea
looked better and its admirers never hau io' 80.
"a fool nroud Of ,ts soldiers than YESTERDAY! ""e'
under a smiling sky, perfect paiAue ~
surrounded by thousands Of men ana "oiie'i, " 80"
On exbshiton. not only inspiring but beautiful al"
demonstrated that perfection IN 'he sVi' "
lies within the grasp of the citizen-s0il'ei ,, Tor
II was a day of practice ana lhs''"O''0''' - ,,,,o
nch had heen issued by Colonel Appleton so'ie I'm
ago The crowds at the armory cary ,.
morning showed how deeply the PUBIC ""' 80 =,
ested in the work OF the regiment Inc i'V' ssh,n
arrive at the armory early, al! IN ie"'! ,', mo- ar
order with black leggings knapsacKs roi'eu o, no,
ooa+s u-hite helmets and one days ratioii9. w rou
o,,,, was sounded at $50 upward OF wv me-, 1,,,,
into line The guard. commanded ps O"i -. e,o
tam II Palmer preceded the regiment, a. aai,,ent
-. ,ha rrus,c of Sousa's last march, the ies,'~." 49,
10 '"e a ".D 80 colonel Appleton. marched lfoi.
-, 70 tho Grand Central station Ds wa!
'..,v,hst Fifth-ave and Forty-secohu-s'' ~
8, patta,,on consisting OF Companies =, ..us
ond n was commanded by MAJOR JAM 1al,os y
and the I'd Battalion consisting OF CoI ' ,,,stus
~ "a p was under command OF Major =,
~ a anu - 49,, ,ro tho line the fine marching o
~, - oolea forth cheers and applause i'' w.
on,a who had come from al. parts Oh ''e wy
the parade
OFT on A SPECIAL. TRAIN
snecial train of two sections carr ,,1reds Of
want ~ Van Cor,landt PARK ""'ie r, ~ rho
oon,o awaited It's coming The lawn j. ho,cbts
"a arorbouse the parade ground ana ',' 't .n
ere
.N. s1sc,a+ors when the white-heIme'eu W
moved in solid mass from the s,a'io", ~ ,,rrsiou
demonstrated that it was not pleA' -, - tho
nv breaking into companies anu p ..vyo are
orS "a which they had been assigned .ho
harep an officer explained Ito DO SUE" w.. ,,os "
'' a,u as cannot be done in our arino''''
.nd this point became clear 10 'hose M"O VIM - .he
least about military matters "he" ny no o.,er
,,,r,ous companies. each indepenue"' "a ,,.
dri,I IN the extended order. The spectators nau o
arm III -. ne 70 note the movements OF the
- ,hsr an incident happened which might nave
had serious consequences.
RUNAWAY CAUSES EXClIEMhNi'
,,,,,ea,atelv after Colonel Appleton and MS s'a"
rad mounted the horses which were ~"'''e 7,
,,s, on the grounds. the horse OF 'ap'"'" '
1Iuddleston. assistant surgeon ran away ., . .ho
dleston kept his seat. hut was unable 10 ''"oi -"
a,rna, which dashed through the thickest part VI
the crowd ran wildly across the heln ana oeSo
50 broadway and then dashed up the steep eh'D""N-
,,ar+ on the other side of the street tearing no"'
. - einqar-pop stand in it's fight. and stopping
only when the thick woods into when ne hdu e@i-
,,aa bis rider and the efforts OF Mounted oiHcei
Reaufrere made further progress impossio'e zap
tain Hudales:on unhurt. ana mounted a"o'iei
horse and toined his fellow members OF 'ne S
Busler Walter 7. Hayes mounted the runaway VINO
bolted again as as he felt the weight OF 'h-
rider and came dangerously near running down
me neers Of the Third Company who were
ranoeuvrins near by. Hayes clung to his mount
however. and brought him back after mile run
THE COMPANY DRILL.
In the mean time the company drills were going
on all over the field and rife shots, sineiy ana IN
yoeys could be heard. and the smoke from 'he'h
could no seen In all directions. At i215 p. m re-
call was sounded and the marched to the
south end OF the grounds. stacked arms uhsiuhs
their knapsacks and made a determined attack on
the rations. While the company drills were Il"
1rorress General Louis Fitzgerald arrived on the
erounds accompanled by the following members
OF his staff Major Paul Dana, Major Auguste r.
Montant Major Henry 5. Van Duzer, Major Avery
D Andrews Captain Emlen Roosevelt and cap
tain s j. Smith. Sergeant Sampson was In com
Inand OF the color guard, whlch was oe'a'leu ioii
the Signal Corps.
THE REAL WORK OF THE DAY.
The real work began after the meal The
friends OF the regiment and the people who wanted
10 see the best OF the days programme must nave
known this the crowd grew every moment
People train, by carriages anu On Aoot'
and thousands came bicycles. When the TWO
hattaIions marched back on the green carpetlike
parade-ground they the two available sides
OF the place outlined by many-colored border
composed Of less than ten thousand people.
The catch-penny man. of course circulating
IN the throng Children pointed proudly to papa
or brother Fathers pointed with pride to their
boys in the ranks. and told how different and how
much better the tactics were in the days when
they belonged to the 7th. while out the open
field the two battalons were drilling one IN close
and the other in extended order.
MANY OF the spectators disappointed because
there was no sham battle but the men managed
to discharge 1900 rounds of blank ammunition at
an imaginary enemy. Major Abrams's battalion
was the first to advance on the enemy. lie was
somewhere near Vault Hill. and toward that point
the battalion moved carefully and cautiously Squad
followed squad. Company reinforced company the
reserve and the hospital corps always remaining
at safe distance until the whole force was as
sembled when a rapid fire took place. which must
Major Abrams was satisfied. With yells like
wbse was va left of the enemy and routed them
The same drill only performed toward me specta-
tors, then executed by Major Conover's battal-
ion. The movements Of this battalion were nearer
the spectators and were watched with the keenes'
interest
THE PARADE AND REVIEW.
The drills were good. the battalion movements
instructive and well executed but the parade
and review the features Of the day. At p. m
General Fitzgerald and his stan rode on to the
field The regiment formed in regmental line fac
ing west, the line extending nearly across the field
from the hill TO the house. 1t took the band twelve
minutes to make the tour. and during that time the
column stood firm as though every man had beer
Of iron II was too much Of strain for one man ir
Captain Lydecker's company who tainted Wher
General Fitzgerald and his staff accompanied by
Colonel Appleton and his staff. made the tour Of the
line the frmness and the magnificent bearing OF tht
men was the subject Of comment among the mill
tary visitors. The band played the "Star-spanglet
Banner" at the end of the-parade
The regiment then passed in review In coimn
of companies ana men who have seen the regimen
parade for years and who know when review II
we'll executed. said that they never say the I'll
Regiment appear TO better advantage The follow