The age-herald., 1898-04-21
TWO REGIMENTS
 OF U. s. INFANTRY Passed Through the City Yesterday M-
 tornOOn. IMMENSE CROWDS AT DEPOT The Brave Soldiers We're Given Cheer
 After Cheer. ARE BOUND FOR TAMPA, FLORIDA Sixth Regiment From Ft. Thomas, Ky, and Seventeenth From Columbus Barracks, 0-Two Train Loads Passed
 Through This Morning.

Birmingham turned out en masse yester- day to see the first body of United States regulars pass through the city en route to Tampa, Fla.
 During the day many inquiries were made at the depot office as to the time the trains would begin to arrive. These inquiries be- came so numerous that Stationmaster Me glemery posted a bulletin to the effect that the first train would arrive at 4:SO p. m The news spread rapidly through the city and by that hour an immense crowd of ex- cited people had gathered in and around the depot.
 There was some delay and the bulletin was changed to read o'clock, but the people were patient and held their ground
 The First Train
 At 5:15 the first train containing the hos pital stores, baggage and horses of the Sixth Infantry, from Fort Thomas, Ky. rolled into the depot, and cheer after cheer went up from the people, who rushed frant' ically to get a glimpse of the regulars. AS soon as the train came to Standstill un- der the shed the gates were thrown open and the crowd surged in, men, women ano children, eager to take a look at Uncle Sans soldiers.
 The train consisted of engine No. 7l6 r charge of Engineer D. B. Cape and Fire man J. B. Dickerson, two fiat cars loaded with ambulance and field wagons, two boz cars loaded with the regiment stores, ano two palace horse cars containing the regl- ment horses. There were only few mer aboard in charge of Private Mcclure.
 At $40 o'clock the second section Of the train rolled into the depot, and again the crowd broke forth in lusty cheers.
 This section consisted of two baggage cars seven coaches and one Pullman sleep er containing the officers and prlvates' wne waved flags from the windows as the trair rolled slowly in.
 Lusty Cheers Rang Out
 The cheering was again taken up as thu soldiers dismounted from the train ant mingled in the crowd. They were quickly surrounded by anxious people and were asked all sorts of questions concerning thu war. The men were in good spirits ant readily answered all question propounded t' them. .
 On one of the baggage cars was writer in bold letters '"The Fighting Sixth Regi ment from Fort Thomas, Ky. We VII Have Revenge for the CoWardly Muroer Our Sailors" .
 All of the men spoke hopefully of the flu ture and expressed themselves as conf dent that they would be successful In even of war.
 The regiment consists of 800 enlisted mel and the regimental and company officers who have been stationed at Fort Thomas Ky, and left Cincinnati Tuesday night ove the Louisville and Nashville railroad.
 Colonel M A Cochran, commanding Lieutenant Colonel H. c. Egbert, command ing First battalion; Major c. w. Miner commanding Second battalion; First Lieu tenant B w Atkinson, quartermaster Sixtl infantry; First Lieutenant w. c. Bennett adiutant Sixth infantry; Captain and AS sistant Surgeon M. D. McCaw, U.. s. A, Captain R. w. Springer, chaplain; Sergean Major c. H. Devereuz; Quartermaster Ser geant L. R. Taft; Hospital Steward Il Roepke Band Leader L. Kinne.
 Companies
 Company A.-Captain A. M. Wetherill First Lieutenant E. T. Cole; Second Lieu tenant H. V. Evans.
 Company B.-Captain R. B. Turner; Firs Lieutenant H. J. Hunt; Second Lieutenan w. E. Gleason.
 Company C.-Captain G. B. Walker, Firs Lieutenant J. G. Ord.
 Company D.-Captain z. w. Torrey, Sec ond Lieutenant c. N. Purdy
 Company E.-First Lieutenant B. Poore.
 Company F-Captain c. Byrne. Firs Lieutenant E. F. Taggart, Second bieuten ant R. s. Thurman.
 Company G.-Captain w. H. H. Crowel First Lieutenant w. Jones.
 Company H-Captain B. A. Byrne, Firs Lieutenant C. l.. Beckurts, Second Lieuten ant S. J. B. Schindel.
 The Trip an Ovation
 According to the reports of the officers the entire trip has been perfect ovatio since starting south. At every station i'm mense gatherings of people cheered ther as they passed.
 The officers were quartered in the Pull man sleeper and during their stay in tn city took dinner at the depot restaurant.
 Colonel Cochran is a man of commandin presence and was given an ovation as h returned from the restaurant to the cal He like his men, was in excellent spirits and talked freely of the situation. Severa confederate veterans approached him an assured him that the blue and the gra were ready to march side by side at tn country's ca1l.
 ssWhy, we are all one," he said, land has remained for an occasion like this t more firmly cement the ties between u and wipe out all traces of sectionalism tha might exist.
 jovially, land a brayer little woman neve trod the earth. She was niece of Genera Hardie'
 War Correspondent
 Travelling with the Sixth regiment wa Montgomery Phister, of the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. who will act as wa correspondent for his paper in Cuba. MI Phister was quartered with the officers, an spoke highly of the treatment he had re ceived thus far on the journey. He sai that the enthusiasm of the people along tn route was at the highest pitch and that n presidential train had ever been accorde such greetings as had been accorded tn soldiers from Cincinnati down.
 MT. Phister is on the regular staff of tn Commercial Tribune, and was summone to the office by messenger on Tuesda night where he was told that he had bee detailed to go to Cuba, and on moment notice he started on the trip.
 The privates were served substantia meal in the cars consisting of cOrned hee1