New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-07
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THE THIRTEENTH REGIMENT ARRIVES Al ii'
ARMoRY AFTER A DREARY AND LONE
SOME MARCH.


Tho ,,.b BASEMENT, or that part OF II which went
o,, N Carnn BLACK on Monday and refused 70 en-
lie, into the Regular Army. came back 10 b'oohis'
las, night A sad. sorry-looking lot OK men SUI
quietly out Ct the special train which f'"'i'7' "a
freight wards OF the Long Island Rel''odu' a. =
ton and Atlantic ayes. from Hampstead al ~
o.,lock and marched in silence through the driz-
zl,ng rain 20 the arnory Jefferson ana sumner
ayes Wiihou, drum beat without ous'e n.y.
,,f,h nags filrled wrapped UP In their capes aiiu
sceking shelter under the brims OF military Mus
drawn down tightly over their heads three nun
d-ed men marched back 20 their nney eaulpp
ar,norv Not a cheer greeted them as they iei' 'he
train. NOT a word OF encouragement vas oneieu
,rrn,,ybot, The march But at the armory nun
dr.d or more OF the friends OF the regiment gave
n, mo S,mner-ave entrance Then ne races re
taxed q little. and when they reached men ~
ba.yy, ,ccoItrements they all heaved sigh OF re-
lles Most Of them were glad they were a' "''''''
but some hardly dared TO say So
II. Yact that tile regiment was coming back hal
not become generally known when the tram pear,
Ing Colonel Watson and his commard arrived y
he freight yards bui In FIVE minutes the ooys were
running from all directions. Hardly wore was was
hoard as tho men lined up In columns or fours ana
S N.se "s ,,d ,ha; he brought three hundred and
w a.'m ~ haol win him but not more than three
Hundred were In tho lnc The Colonel ana MS sta 4
marched al tho head Of the Inc The line o. mar,h
MAS through a residence district. and few people
were i'm the streets. The tread OF the soiders was
- thc houses some OF the men made vain effort
10 che-r tner weary march by whisrling, but after
a vounester who ran beside them had shouted
Yes whistle. YOU poor tar babies, you can 40
anyf hing .lse"' the relapsed into silence
IA tho regiment came In sight OF the afinory the
drum corps began 10 play for the nrst time ano
Win frm step they marched into the armory
u he-o fhev were warmly greeted by friends.
When the regiment had been lined UP on the
north side OF the armory colonel Watson ad-
dressed them He said Men We stand to-day
as w. have always stood. the 18th Regiment OF me
National Guard organization mat has ex
,sfod Tor over sixty years. We were ana are Will
in, 10 20 anywhere that are ordered as a reg +
mon, You boys understand the question well
You ana tho best you saw NJ. according 10 your
own consciences and individual preferences The
nropos,tion was presented To YOU; you have an
,U.rod II by coming back with me tonight. There
viii he much to say OF this In the future. Your
friends are hero 70 greet YOU and you are anxious
TO got home home. enjoy yourselves. and wait
for developments . =, &
o'clock when the regiment reached the armory. and
twenty minutes later Colonel Watson called up
General Meier NJ Brigade Headquarters. over
tho telephone and reported the 18TH Regiment al
/ home $780,, -, . IL.
of the officers 20 talk over the situation