New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-30

meme one would not give any IDEA or the ruth
Both Park-ave. and Thirty-fourth-st. were
hacked. from noon until o'clock, for the as
lance Of a block from the armory in every ul-
rection The crowd was good -humored ou' so'iie-
what excited and the big staff OF ponce unue'
Inspector Mclaughlin, found II no easy matter
70 keen order Every one wanted TO be aiio"eu
inside the armory. This was Inanifestiy impos-
shie and only those who could prove relatloh-
ship with the returning soldiers or VINO mao
other special reasons for claiming adrit'ahce'
wer, admitted.
As IT WAS those who had a rsht to enter the
building found considerable difficulty In reaching
the door There double line Of police III
| Thirty-fourth-st. but the crowd was such an
immense one that II was utterly impos5lble 10
keep a passageway clear. and those VINO Wlsheo
10 get through were obliged TO use a good deal
Of pressure physical and OF other KINDS. Inc
crosstovn horsecars Of the Thirty ourth-st line
going east and west all loaded with per
sons who had come to see the returned soldiers.
No part of the city more generally deco
rated than that around the armory. Almost every
house displayed the Stars and Stripes over the
entrance of the Manhattan club. at Fifth-ave.
and Thirty-fourth-st, were draped large Amer
lean flags, and between them was the legend.
Welcome 20 our Heroes"
In the armory itself. however. there was no
attempt at elaborate decoration Outside. over
the main entrance were the words. Welcome
Home" nothing more. Inside. the doors of the
| company rooms had been draped with black. a
| solemn reminder TO the thousands az persons
| present that the occasion was not one for re-
! joicing only. There il not company 81 the
regiment that does not mourn several men. dead
from fever or Spanish bullets. But there were
| few Of those in the great building vest .rday
| who needed TO be reminded that. amid the well
come TO the returned heroes and the rejoicing
| for the great work they had helped to accom-
! plish, there was cause for sorrow also There
were mothers and fathers and sisters and
| sweethearts IN that crowd who knew that those
they loved would not be among those who
came home They knew it. but they could not
stay away. The motive which brought them
| there is easily understood. but not easily ex-
planned.
UNKNOWN DONORS SENT DELEGATES.
Preparations to receive the soldiers began at
the armory early in the morning Mrs. Downs,
the wife Of the colonel of the list, was foremost
| in making the arrangements. Large quantities
! O, delicacies were ordered, with which the men
were to be provided as soon as they reached the
! armory. case II wine and case Cf whisky
| were received by the Women's Committee in the
| morning but there no card to say by whom
! they were sent Three boxes Of flowers Were
| also received from anonymous giver. AT
! about noon word was received that the mem
| bers OF the Manhattan Club had subscribed
money to buy ice cream for the regiment The
| refreshments were placed on tables along one
end Of the drill hail. and large number OF
| women were ready TO distribute them TO the SOL
diers when the latter arrived
Early In the afternoon two pieces of field artil-
| lery arrived. and were placed in the street near
the entrance TO the armory. They belonged 20
the I'd Battery and were designed to fire q
salute Of honor whe1 the regiment arrived. They
were In charge Of Lieutenant Jacobus.
| 1t would be impossible to specify all the WELL
| known persons who gathered In the armory yes
terday afternoon. General George Moore Smith
| was there: so were nearly all the officers Of the
| lilst Regiment. and n large number OF prornl-
nent police officers. These included INSPECTOR
| Mclaughlin Captain McClusky. Chief of the
Detective Bureau: Captains Hogan. Schmitt-
berger Dean. Fitzpatrick and Acting Captain
Westervelt
Captain Wright. of the Hist was the officer M
the guard for the day. and. under his direction
| q number of members Of the provisional reci-