New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-24
8TH OFF FOR CHICKAMAUGA.
REGIMENT LEAVES CAMP TOWNSEND
FOR THE SOUTHERN STATION
NINTH. WHICH STARTS SOUTH TO-DAY. WILL
MARCH DOWN BROADWAY FRoM
TWENTY SECONDS

TWENTY sECOND-ST.
C.nn rownsend near Peeksklll. n. Y. May g
(SpeclaD.-The sth Regiment has followed the i-''
to Chickamauga, and tomorrow the s'h leaves
Camp Townsend for the same southern s'atio,''
Each OF the other regiments has been heartily
cheered as 1t started down the hill TO the steam.
boat landing and the 9th has been wondering All
day who will do the honors when they march away
for the front Only the brigade officers ana the
help will be left behind.
BIT the 9th is going 10 have more ceremony III
its ,eave-taking than the other regiments 1t Is 10
form on the color-linc as near 10 O'CLOCK IN 'ne
morning as possble Then the regiment pteaAs
into column TO move out Il will pass IN revue" pc-
fore Br.eader-GenerA Peter {. Doyle ana sla"'
and as II marches out OF camp the lst na''e'S
detail under Sergeant Herman Rinseiman VIII IRE
the National salute of twenty-one guns win III,
last tun fred the flags will be hauled down. ana
Camp Townsend. for the time being VIII pe eioseu'
There 4. another thing the 9th Will 90 "hlch
none OF the other regiments have done ""e" INC
boat which IL 10 take them down the river reacn''
New-York City II will land at the feopie LINZ
Pier West Twenty second-st where the regiment
will d,semhark and march down broadway 10 '"o
Cortlandt Street Ferry there taking the Terry
TO the Pennsylvania Railroad station. TINS mas
been granted by special permission. because "llnil
a day or 30 OF the same date In lsbl the 81"
marched down Broadway on Its way TO 90 us SNARE
Of the lighting in the Civil War
expected
morning but It was nearly Il o'clock when the lines
were thrown of and the Glen Island steamed away
There was n good deal OF baggage TO he taken care
Of and its transportation to the Roa HOOK pier
took considerable tine. The tents were all uo"i
before O'Clock. An hour earlier the regiment n''.
been drawn up in column of companies IN 'front.' "a
their respective streets. in heavy marching oroe''
and there they waited for the baggage TO he taken
away and for the orders that would put them IN
motion.
Tho early morning was dark and cloudy and at
$50 o'clock It began to drizzle- Then the dflZhe
changed into a light rain. and throughout me
morning IT fell in ltful showers Inc last iod"
finally went down the hill. and cheer went along
the waiting line "adjutants call souh""h AZ
1o.sO o'clock The regimental line was quickly
formed and. breaking into a column OF iou'S' "e
regiment took up its march in nara shower io'
Roa Hook The roadway was lined with sIh mn ita,
who cheered Colonel Chauncey 'he '"''"'''''
majors. the regiment and IT'S colors. - tho ,roons
More than an hour was taken to get INC oU,'
on board and when the boat began TO move
great cheer went up from those on Is afternoon
and !, is s,ll raining tonight Unless some change
takes place in the weather before tomorrow MORN
ing 5ns in w Tnl As seward the SINS old colonel
NAMED in camp last night. and TOOK xn me 40 40
General seward rode Of the, sth,s amp a q
crowd from the regiment gathered a, le "" was
The signal 10 every one along the road that General
s ssS1;y c Tss eame from that rsen
police force and 9th men further down the road
formed on either side. making a long zane TOT 'Ie
General and Colonel Storey to drive through
II is rumored here that more troops are coh.nb
10 Camp Townsend after the yh leaves. OUT tin
probability IS that Camp Townsend WI ho' ur
occupied again right away by state troops, nh'ss
there "a another call for volunteers Nnethcr u
will be opened again this summer as camp oi ~
struction has not been decided by Governor LACK
as vet II will In all probability be used Tor a tine
as recruiting station For a battalion OF engineers
Captain Eugene Grifrn. OF New ork VINO j. rhls-
Ing regiment Of engineers was IN camp one ,r a1s
last week what arrangements coud DC Wav.,
with The State caterers FOR feeding the command II
e. comes here The engineers VIII be recruited
under the United States Army officers