New-York tribune., 1898-09-17
THE NINTH REACHES HOME
oR1rcrEp TO LANDING IN THE RAIL
ROAD FREIGHT YARD.


.xr rsr yrx HAD TO Go-NosT OF THEIR
FRIENDS WAITING AT THE GRAND
CENTRAL srA1IoN--wARMLT
WELCOMED AT THE
ARMoRY
r,. o., Regiment, New-York Volunteers arrived
IN mi. city Yesterday at the freight terminus y.
Grand Central Railroad. Thirtieth-st ano 'he No'
River OF few minutes before oc'oUA' .'... .n
rson,a. vcre present TO welcome the men, ou' III.
on,a uas not As large as IT would have been had
80, ,he ,n,prsss,on existed that the soldiers "oulu
disembark from the trains at the 'rano 'en" ~
station IN Forty -second-st 49,
The hrsi train 70 arrive was cornPoseu " "
s,sensrs and two baggage cars and ~ carried 'o'n
,o,,cs A e D and B-about four hundred men IN
All Two other sections followed soon sitel anu
h,orsht tho rest OF the regiment In all $50 men
s,d ., officers returned yesterday with the ree-
ment and marched 10 the armory IN "es' rO"n
,senth-st Twenty-six OF the men VINO "eIo ~"
able 10 march arrived earlier In the day. ana "e"'
~ their homes while twenty-five sick were ief' De
hind AZ Chicksmauga In the hospital vi "'e e'N"
oniv a few are considered dangerously ILL.,
There WAS lively time for few minutes as the
ors, section slowly passed spuyten Duyvil At TINS
point the men learned for the nrst time tha' 'eF
we're not 10 60 TO the Forty-second-s'' sa" '
and as they had written to their friehos anu ie'
meet them there tHty "cic hhNN'
turbed few OF the more hot-headed proceeoeo
,o cI,noh aboard the engine and demand that they
be taken to the Forty -secondst. station. OUT they
were soon persuaded 20 return 10 the cars. ana 10
nrevent the possibility Of further trouble enard
was placed upon the engine
A big crowd was assembled at Forty-secono-sr
and EIeventh-ave the impression having got
abroad that the soldiers would leave the Tram at
that notnt and when the train passed without
etopp.ne there was a rush down 10 Thrue'h-sr
mai nearly overwhelmed the police stationed there
10 keep order.
JAPHA AND GREENE MEET CORDIALLY
The reports that there was some rricuon oe-
tween Colonel Greene OF the 9Th. eno Coiohei
Japha Of the I09th Regiment. we're not oorhe ou'
by what happened Not only did part OF the lostn
ac, as escort for the 9th. but Colonel Japha and
Colonel Greene met like two long-lost orothers'
Colonel Japha found his way with difcuIty 10
Colonel Greene's car. which was In the last Sect0n'
but he was warmly received.
Two hsttalons Of the looth were drawn up IN
Thir.ie.h-st 80 await the arrival OF the s'n ana
the 9th Regiment Veteran Association, headed ov
Colonel Husscy was also present 10 act In ike
cansc,.v AZ the trains drew in the crowd rapidly
Increased and welcomed the returning soldiers with
almost as much cordiality as If they were return
ING from bloody battefeds instead Of from peace
ful camps
The members Of the regiment looked In the pest
Of health and they marched with spirit IN spite OF
their long trip and the parade IN the rain az Al
bany The line Of march was through Thirty-see-
ond-st 10 Eighth-avA.. up EigAth-ave. - Thirty
fourth.st through Thrty-fouTth-st 10 Fifth-ave,
through Fifth-ave. 10 Fou-tecnth-st., and through
FourteenH-st 10 the hrn1ory. just west or SiHth-
ave. Great crowds lined the route all along the
way. and the police were kept busy keeping things
IN order platoon OF police headed the line. fol-
lowed by the regimental band Then came the sth
Regiment headed by Colonel Green on horseback
The two battalions from the eth and the Veterans
Association brought up the rear
At the arnory a tremendous crowd was assem-
bled. For tho timo being all traffc was suspended
in West Fourteenth-st. guard was on duty az
the doors OF the armory and so thoroushly did its
members perform their fnctiehs that one Of their
numb,r refused 10 allow Brigadier-Genersl Nc
Coskry Butt 10 enter until he Mad been identified
Inside the armory was big crowd composed OF
every soul who could convince the guard that ne
was relative Of any Of the men. On the moor OF
the driihsl stood numbers Of tables provided with
things to eat and drink by the War Relief Commit
tee Of the Society OF New England Women. There
was great enthusiasm as tie regiment marcheo IN
II vss ssSmn OF the OF eH aeH's made rsh
soaeTs a; hrsaeet ~ h to cSesn and %
shef wav9s the men erose ranks ana ana
dspsftns shu to them Seir several several homes few Of the
men were so fatigued by The march clad as tnsS
slight medical attention
PLAIN SPEAKING ABOUT CAMP LIFE.
When the men were asked about their ueatr:en
IN camp many Of them condemned II IN no meaa
ured terms Two corporals, who would not give
their names but who said they intended 10 do 81
when they were mustered out OF the service, coult
not say enough IN condemnation OF the conduct o.
Major Hubbar.i. the rcgimental surgeon The!
declared he Neglected the men shametuy. They
also had rernsrks to make about rations.
Colonel Greene would say little when asked for
statement as 20 the charges Of i-treatment OF III
the" the men spoSe & 'o Tor tsei T He Rad % insisted rhs
none q his Gs 5. hs ss. Mos ST
ment, He thought the fact that the regiment re
orfs Tss R Res nf D. soSsr. Seho chaplain Of
sun SUFFERING but f'f that IT had
gersted about one:thiId, and he, added that peopl
ton on o oeeh The resen pgadT Mccoskr
Butt said that he was more than pleased with III
as Colonel apha
Colonel Greene have probably arisen sen from he an
the armory as between tie s,h and the os,h res ss
sSs made ns ooWns wins ?Sns SS9n' '''Aa
The best feeling that eould & possibly exist PRE-
Vonnteers and those of The iosth National Guard
Of New-York The reports 10 the contrary. whic
wSoy ree from exsgeerao wish 10 say ths
the nost amicaole relations exist between myse!
se,her and in addition are old-time friends. Colo
mel Greene is going TO be my guest In this armor
while here He Is United States volunteer only
am colonel OF fhe Teeth Regiment. which is par
Of the State Militia. and as such am In complet
control Of this srmory. and shall so continue
'Ir conclusion Wish 70 state in the most en-
phatic terms tiat far as am personally con
cerned there Is friction whatever between my
seN and Colonel Greene
REVIEWED BY THE GOVERNOR IN ALBANY
Albany. Sept ls--Crowds OF people lined the shor
route OF march OF the 9th Regiment, New-Yor
Volunteers Of New-York city. which ended in the'
being reviewed by Governor Black.
The regiment arrived here in three sections. be
tween $50 and o'clock This morning. none IN
worse for their slow and tedious Journey from But
faIo and paradsd 900 strong. The sick OF the req
ment came through on an earlier special. The req
nent. after paradnz about mile, passed dow
on the Washing ton-ave. side Of the Capitol. at 1913