The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16
OLD A IN NEW HOME.
MOVING DAT WITH NEW FORKS
MOST NOTED MILITARY C0RPS.

Sadness and coed Cheer ConniuEioa Yester.
day In the Ceremonies which Marked
tho Abandonment OF the Old Quarters
at PeurtseHth street ana Ftnh Avenue.
Amid q gentle rain which bestrewod their
great bcarskin shnkos with tearlike beads Of
moisture the Old Guard abandoned yesterday
afternoon tho armorya at Fourteenth street and
Fifth avenue. which had been 1 8 home for
nearly twenty years, and took possession Of n
now armory at Forty-ninth street and Broad
way. Whatever feelings OF sorrow tho guards
men may have had at leaving tho old nrmory
wcro speedily drowned at the new one In deep
draughts Of something which outsparklod the
raindrops and moro than Offset the outward
wetness of tho ancient militiamcn. Nothing
was spared in tho way of preparations to mako
tho occasion impressive and cheerful.
The Ninth Regiment and the Second Battery
turned out to escort the Old Guard to It's new
home, and delegations of officers from tho
Fourteenth and Forty-soventh regiments Of
Brooklyn came over to march with them from
the old armory to the new one and to drink
their health aftcrward. Officers OF high degrce
from other organizations OF both the First and
Second brigndes wcre among the guests who
attended the reception in the new armory.
Preparations for tho removal were begun sew
cral days ngo, and before yesterday began tho
old rooms had been stripped Of their well-known
pictures and other furnishings, and these had
been transferred to the walls and rooms of the
now armory.
In the barred rooms at tho northwest corner of
Fourteenth street and Fifth avenue tho Old
Guard began to gather for its last assembly
there long before 3 o'clock, the hour set for
departure. They came. as was their custom.
wearing fatigue caps. but carrying their great
| shakos like market baskets suspended by their
shining chin chains, and as they gathered many
| gave way to visible signs of emotion ovor the
leaving of tho old ou,rters.
There came, besides. q lot of Members who
were retired. but still had warm hearts for the
organization and its members. One Of these
was John MARITIME " brother OF Judge MARITIME ne
oorr,des . Quarter nj an honr to help him to
cohlaues a qua..o, ,nn w IT,
t1e s s1p Cd s dow 1,i into anu a chair h and d hrU Of uni.
for,,o5 mo, crowded about him with hearty
s a9t%ia @'' 'F0"''a ABOUT nj" WIN nearly
As tho hour of departure drew near Prof.
Ramponi, the band leader, marshailed his mu.
sicians into the centre of the room. and soon tho
whole building was vibrating for the last time
to the music of the Old Guard Band. The music
was a march, prepared for the occasion. and
,n" ~, sorarco,rina omona tho erax.ha,red Guards.
was ovesnowinH among inc s.a I.. reu : Rue
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