New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-09
VETERANS MAKE HERRf AfLoii'
SEVERAL. HUNDRED WITH THEIR FAMILIES Al
JOHN II. sTARIN's EXCLUSION Up
TILE HUDSON.


The nineteenth annual excursion. generously pro-
vided for veteran Union soldiers ard sailors ana
members OF their families by John II. Starln, loon
place yesterday, when several thousand merry
makers were conveyed TO Oakdale Paik Oh tue
Hudson near Hastings. They were transporter vi
three Of the Sarin Line steamers ana -FOUR DafseS'
the latter being towed by four of the S;arln tug
boats The steamer Mohawk, which served az d
headquarters boat for the committee In charee anu
The principal guests. and with no women on poaro'
sailed from the Siarin pier at Cortlandt-st an"
the North River at $50 a. The other steam
boats and barges, conveying veterans VITA the
women Of their families started from West Thirty
fourth-s,. and Deancey-st.. East River; DocK-s''
BROOKLYN and Norris-st., Jersey CITY
All the boats met off Governors Island where the
steamers tugboats and barges were dashed to-
gether except the Mohawk, which led the foul!a
Independently A committee landed at Governor
Island and escorted Major-Gt neral wesley Mer'l't,
comma nding the Department Of the East. on Do,Iu
the Mohawk as honored guest Attef a Ma
tiona salue had been fred from the guns at castle
William the hotllla proceeded up the HaaS on
Bayness Goth Regiment Band was on Doalu me
Mohawk and there was music for dancing on
board the other steamers and the barges. mono
Among the guests besides General Merritt were
Commander Albert d. Shaw Of the Grand Army OF
the Republic in the Dcpartment OF me G s.a'e o.
A. Hermans, Major Treadwell, J. w. Wood
ruff Dr. Thomas F. Mcclure. Colonel Ciark'
MItT MGGqaiInSc RAJ H SiaGs Colonel
George II. Jackson. Colonel f. A. Burke, ex-Reg-
lister Ferdinand Levy, Colonel E. j. Athenson COLO,
mel william Krauss William NJ. Martin, Edward
Stapleton, william McEntee. Colonel j.: a; Gou-
den, Thomas A Lederle, Commander X 8 Henerty
OF Farragut Post Brooklyn; Zeph Smith, colonel D..
p. Adams, past commander OF LaIayetIe ro S',
Colonel John Mu.ligan, Colonel John W; England,
Colonel Noah Tibbetts. Colonel Pmhp Biglin George
Chappell senior vice-commander; Captain II. H.
Brown Colonel John T. Pryor. Colonel W. II. COOK,
Colonel 3. f. Conlin. Colonel Charles =. Forest
Colonel NJ. J. Cummings. Colonel John I. brien;
William f. Monroe, late engineer L. ;: ~ colonel
Henry II. Adams, Colonel Charles r. Brane, Colo
mel Bernard F. Mcclure Colonel +. II. Scott, Colo,
mel Thomas II. Strtch. Colonel James Owens and
Colonel John T. OBrien
The excursion in charge Of n committee
composed of Colonel j. A. Gou' den. chairman; r.
J Atkinson secretary; Charles A Shaw. Charles
Il. Forrest James r. OBerne, James Mckenna
Ward Gilon. p. s. Biglin, Charles A. Bowers Men
oas Cubberly Maurice Henberg. N; j. cummings
~ W. Day. James F Ofiara and j. II. Stiner
Commander Shaw chose Yesterday to make pub
lie announcement OF his staff which he has ap-
pointed, to consist Of the following: assistant adj
jutant general, George III. Lester, of Oswego; as
sstant quartermaster- general, James Dolan. OF
Watertown; inspector, Frank 4. Jones, OF Rome
tudge-advocate o. p; Clarke, Of Saratoga; chist
mastering officer Michael J. Cummings Of Brook
Ign; senior ade-de-camp and chief Of staff, Major
StOwtZ, of Bufalo.
There was an abundance Of provisions on board
the steamers and barges, and despite the rainy
weather the excursion was greatly enjoyed