The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-30
69THS TEA ANDPIEW WAGON.
WHEELED UNDER THE RED GROSS
IN THE GRANT PARADE.

Col. Smith Didn't Discover It Until the "An-
bulancoo nasd Been Reviewed by the Pres
ident-Capt. Duny OF q Company Invented
II ana Wonders n He's In . scrape.
A little tricycle. delivery wagon, propelled by
a rider in the uniform Of the Sixty.ninth Regi-
ment, brought up the rear of the regimontal
column in the Grant day parade. 1t was covered
with glazed cloth, and on this cloth were painted
a big Geneva cross and the words Ambulance
Corps" 1t had bowlod along successfully past
the Presidents stand, where President Nc
Kinloy and Gen. Horace Porter viewed 1t with
some astonishment- Mayor Strong surveyed 1t
with a civilians u%nrutiied feelings. But Col.
George Moore Smith CHANGED to rido down the
line.
Under his slouched hat left and right
He glanced. The what.isit met his sight.
Hospital Steward Sultan was doing the work
at the pedals like q centurion. Col. Smith
h allied.
"what is tho meaning Of this thing r. he
asked tho hospital steward, in tones of thunder.
"Where did this thing como from :"
Steward Sultan retained his military COM
posure and, s~aluting. said:
81 mounted this by orders. SIR"
B. whose orders was such a toy added to tho
line OF the Sixty-ninth Regiment"
1T belongs to Capt. Duffy OF Company G.. sir"
What does ii contain g
cold tea, was tho stewards short reply.
The Colonel spurred over to Capt. Duffy and
demanded an explanation. Tho Captain en-
planned that no had heard that tho Seventh
Regiment WIS going 10 bring along It's large ieid
ambulance, which is as big as a Fifth avenue
stage coach and is drawn by two horses, filled
with all manner Of choice rations and commits
sary stores, and as the sixty-ninth Regiment had
made no provisions for its men, he thought 1t
was only proper, as Captain of Company @. that
he should tako some steps to provide rations for
the men under him. Accordingly he had pro-
cured the cycling wagon and had fitted 1t up as
an adjunct to the ambulance corps.
But the cold tea g. said the Colonel.
The genuine article echoed tho Colonel.
What am l to understand by thatf,.
A light broke on the Captain and he snid. II
mean tho regular family article" Besides, he
said, thrre were also and pics in
side. This seemed to ease tho mind OF tho
thought that the incident was closed. bat word
soon came that the Colonel was much incensed
that such an arrangement should have been
made without consulting him.
What the Colonel will do is what the COM
mand Is now wondering. The possibility OF tho
entire regiment being more or less subjects Of
to tho ColoncI's Yrnth. Tor II has just leaked out
that some OF the Coloncl's staff rartook OF the
cold tea and sandwiches, and one reliable eye
witness r. ready to 20 on the stand and swcar
that no saw Mayor Strong's son. Lieut.. p. Brad
lee Strong. who is on Col. Smith, = staff. eat four
sandwiches and a piece of pie. More than this,
Major Thomas r. Lynch has confessed that he
drank some of the cold tea, and that 1t was good.
Capt. Duffy relies on Major Lynch's well-known
reputation as a temperance man to clear him Of
any suspicion IA to the kind OF tea the tea was.
Capts. Charles Healy. Edward T. McCrystal.
and Surgeon George W. Collins also ate out of
the little wagon. and the men of Capt. Duffy's
the provisions are to be punished those also
should be who partook of them.