New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-11


Mrs CLAYTON was waiting for her huspahu at
,,o door to the reccption-room. She strove to he
calm and dignifcd but it could be seen that she
could hardly wait for the Captain TO appear In
her arms she had little Bertram Tracy Clayton
If Trooper after trooper came up the STAIRS
but the captain seemed unwilling to leave UNI"
no had seen that his men ali right below.
The vorncer CLAYTON grew impatient Finally
ono of Troon Co.'S men offered to take nm 10
his father They met at the head Of the stairs
and the voungster shouted with JOY as ne saw
the familiar face again, and then he gave the
soldier . bear hug that must nave lett rcu
mark on his neck To Mrs. Clayton IL uld hot
matter at that minute that she was chairman Oh
the Reception Committee and that her oiic'ai
place was at the door. In minute she nav
reached the head Of the stairs, and mo'her anu
father and son were soon receiving the coHFi"'-
ulations Of their many friends All thls tii"e
the carefully prepared luncheon was N"''ns'
No one seemed to think Of eating, or II 'hey u'u'
.ha,, ala NOT care and il was only after coaXing
by the Young women that they finally got INC
trooners one by one away from their friehus
and into the gymnasium. where dain'! ie"S'
had been spread.
GENERAL MEIER SAYS A FEW WOi'p"
There was a big rush Of the enthusiastic
SPECTATORS to follow the troopers INTO lhe UNI
ing-room but the policemen drew the me '"oi''
and the soldiers were allowed 10 eat III Po"o0'
They did ample justice to the bcuntlui u'l"'i'
lust at the close of the feast General Mcheei'
who had been sitting at small table III 'ne
centre Of the room. with Captain Clayton, VIII
lam Cullen Bryant, Captain Smith, o. Troop
&C. CONGRESSMAN briggs. and Lieutenant lul
tie arose and asked the privilege OF dolhE WE
lii, for IN vi
elouuently and with deep feeling conpaIl.e 1iI
scenes he had witnessed on the troop mar.
to the armOry with those IN which ne TOOK Par
after Lee had surrendered to Grant Ooii'''"
ing he said: $500, =, r,oi f,r
Il viii not speak long, for it would he crue, Ior
mo 10 keep YOU from your loved ones WI"9c
affActionate greetings are more eloquent IMAM
ANYTHING | could Say | would be recreahl III
my duty if failed to pay tribute TO the Wol"e,i
whose untirng efforts have been deNotea 10 an
things tina, could add TO your pleasure wv
| longed cheering from the troopers) 49,,
! General McLcer then said that he nad li.'
greatest Measure in presenting to Captain cay
TON from Mrs Iangstaff a beautiful silk guldoE'
which he was to keep as souvenir ana nay
inscribed with the word 'Coam' NJ a" -!
dressed himself 10 Captain Clayton. ana theh IL, II,
| parenthesis said Major Clayton it should pc,
! ana the troopers arose ana sent UP a dc'ferihE
cheer in honor of their captain GENERA -. .Oo
Ieer closed by repeating his welcome 10 tIc
troopers and thanking the Captain for 'he car
he had taken of the boys Three rousihs cheers
followed and Captain Clayton arose to accept
the Cuidon. He spoke most Loyalty of his sol,
diers and Of their gallant work, and thanked
the women saying that If ii had not been lor
their untiring attention he doubted If he would
have been able TO bring back all his men with
him. Congressman briggs spoke bllehE me
troopers then gathered in knot and trlcd TO
sing Aud Lang Syne" and Home, sweet
Home" They sang few Of the words. but there
was lots of feeling in their effort. The words
of those tunes we're apparently strange to most
of them This ceremony brought the celepra-
ton to end. and the soldiers surrendered
once more to the mothers and the girls.
INCIDENTS OF THE MARCH
There were many interesting and suggestive
! incidents along the line of march. There is
! large laboring population in North POrtland-ave.
on both sides Of the armOry. These people have
seen the troopers so often that they have come
| to regard them their particular command.
| The windows of these modest dwellings were
crowded with brawny men in their shirisleeves,
who waved American flags and shouted their
approvals.
| There was a tremendous outpouring Of baby
| carriages at Fort Greene Park. and hundreds OF
| youngsters got perhaps their first lesson In pa
! triOtism the troopers marched along Inc
| nurses had placed flags in the hands Of scores
of babies, and when the troopers clattered 10y
the flags waved trumphanty and the babies
| crowed welcome that must have been drowned
before it reached the ears OF the troopers. but
which sounded very sweet TO the mothers ana
| nurses closer at hand.
1t was nearly ; o'clock when the ferryboat
|
the slip at Fulton-st. She was heralded by the
| screechng OF tugs and the ringing OF bells and
| the mighty shouts of dense thronG that had
assembled in the neighbOrhoOd Of the ferryhouse.
| For two hours Captain Druhan and his men had
! hard work to keep the crowd away from the APP
| proach. Troop &C drawn up in line on the
north side of The street. It's fresh and unstained
| EuiGOn 1utteTing in the breeze. The nrSt thlng
| that was noticed as the Brooklyn came into the
slip was the ragged guiGOn Of Troop C. There
! was as little delay as possible. The members or
and, preceded by an escort Of mounted police
drove up the street Then Troop &C wheeled
into line and led the way as an escort Of honor
TO the returning soldiers. Shout after shout
went up the men rode off Of the boa. They
quickly formed. and the triumpha procession
started its way up FultOn-st. 1t was fol-
lowed by the crowd running and jostlng. Wav-
ing hats in the air and shouting itself hoarSe.
! From Fulton-st. the lin. OF march was through
Clinton to SchermerhOrn. TO Lafayette-ave., to
| Cumberland-st.. and across the eastern border
Of Fort Greene Park 10 Myrtle-aVe. where the
men turned down into North Portland-ave. \
detachment OF the Sd Calling Battery Of the
Second Brigade, in command of Lieutenant G.
e. LANG. nred a salute OF welcome as the men
approached their armOry. All along the line OF
march the streets were packed with people. and
the troopers were kept busy answering saluta-
tOns from friends who recognized them from
the sidewalks.
THE TRIP HOME AND THE COAMO FIGHT
Lieutenant Winthrop NJ futile, in speaking
be called pleasant in any other sense than that
the ship was homeward bound. The men ha!
a trihe roomy and cleaner quarters than
on the Massachusetts, in which they went IA
Porto Rico, but the officers quarters were more
| crowded. and they had TO divide into several re-
LAYS in order TO get into their messroOm. lie
said that the men were all in fair condition.
! but that the provision for medical attendance
and supplies in Porto Rico was not all that II
might have been.
EX-Assistant Corporation Counsel Frank An.
gell told OF the work OF Troop & at the skirmish
| OF AibOnlto Pass and the subsequent battle 81
Coamo. In spite az the fact that Coano has
gone down in history as a battle, he said thai
ii was not much more than skirmsh. and that