New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-10
DEPARTURE OF THE ODD.
ENTHUSIASM AT HIGH PITCH IN AND
ABOUT THE ARMORY.


cAIIEp-oRowDs CHEER THE COMMAND on
IT'S MARCH TO THE FERRY
Enthusiasm at boiling point yesterday at'ei
noon In and outside the armory OF the ga reg
ment. at Sixty-seventh-sr. and the Bouievar' 1 nc
order had been received IN the morning tnat the
regiment was to be ready to start for Hempstead
at 30 O'Clock and In a short time the armory
presented extraordinarily animated appearance
Every man Of the eight companies when had peeh
chosen 20 go away seemed delighted with the pros
pect Of active service. About two hundred men
were in the building when the order was received
They had heard rumors that the regiment was
going away and meant to lose no time should the
report be true When they found that TINS was
the case a tremendous cheer arose. and In ie"
seconds the men were at their lockers Re'u''s
their kits ready for the start.
The regiment has really been prepared ~ noNo
"a camp for some days. else the short notice the
men received would never have been ahy"heio
near sufficient, AZ II is. the greatest credit IS
due to both officers and men for the smart man
ner IN which the summons was answered. to'ohe
Franklin Bartlett. tho commander OF the regiment
received the order from Governor Black about
~ O'Clock in the morning. He immed'a'ey IN
formed Battalion Adjutant Treadweu. who In TURN
telegraphed Battalion Quar.ermaster Mahon ana
the company captains. The latter Informed the
and blcyclsts were sent IN every direction to the
homes and Offices OF the men. ac1uainting them
with the order.
By Mtuc after . O'Clock pretty well every
man who could be Informed was at the armory
Also their sisters. mothers. wives and chHdren'
Also their friends in great numbers. Also an I'M
mense crowd outside the building watching the
wagons being loaded.
HELP ~ PACKING Up.
I, was Jus, as we'll for most OF those who were
atou, 10 start that they had men friends to
gee hem of There was not man IN the aTnory
who was equal 10 the task Of packing his XII
alone and no Of them could he expected 20
do go The .2d was the first regiment In when
the men were ordered 10 carry their blankets
stripped over their Merriam packs. In order that
this might ne properly done II necessary that
one man stand on the blanket while another rolled
II up As the Of the regiment were much 100
busy attending 70 their own packing 10 help each
other tho friends. who generally rather 4
nuisance than otherwise. were very useful. Tnese
sarno blankets were conspicuous parts OF the ac-
coutrernent 81 the men. They were all new. hav-
ing been purchased yesterday morning. and were
Of brilliant scarlet The effect was highly pictu-
rescue both IN the armory when the blankets
evcrvwh.re threw everything else into the back
ground and also on the march. when. strapped
on each mans back. they made rich note OF
color amid the dull shades OF the uniforms.
There was no question whatever at the armory
for cuba or anywhere else where their services may
he reeuired There was nothing but enthusiasm
and redhot patriotism everywhere and tAe ofhcers
were Just az eager the men. The hrst orcer TO
arrive n, the armory was Captain j O. X Linen
dahl o, Company c. II was he who. In his dis
gus, when the I'D was told that II was not TO go
n the war Gecl,rcd that he meant TO resign
Colonel Franklin Bartlett also among the
earliest arrivals. He seemed delighted that the
regimen, was not 10 be among the siay-at-homes
To a Tribune reporter ne saf. Inc "a Resl-
men. has appeared IN a false light all along ana
Z, made us appear as traitors. We as patriotic
as any that ever bore arms. but there was slight
misunderstanding ! am delighted that my regiment
has been ordered out. and am sure all the men
under me feel the same way. The I'D Regiment Is
composed Of fighters and not OF members OF 'ho
'white-feather brigade.
Fo.loviug are the names OF the fed and stan ON
GERS who will be with the regiment In camp only
elght companies consisting q. CAS- men, nave oeeh
called FOR The other companies VIII be supplied from
tho members OF the 18th Regiment who decided to
STAY al Hampstead when the majority " that
regiment elected 10 refuse 10 volunteer rather than
,poil their regmental organizations
Colonel .RANKLIH BARTLETT.
surgeon Major BEACH.
Adfvian, sTEvIIEN HART
H.simen;al QuarteFmas'er WILLIAM 2 CAREY
usr,lu,n Adu,ants TREADvELL and DAILY
Battalion cuar,ermas,ers RINGER and sTERNBERGER
The officers OF the regiment were greatly pleased
with the smart appearance mat the men maze AZ
: % o'clock ilnie spcelned IN the notice, amos
,vc,,. man was ready The FIRST buge sounded. ana
every FASTENED 10 set mo position AZ AZ, me
,omnanes Were formed the VISITORS IN the galleries
waved tn.lr Eandkerchiets aud disp aged the nags
with which most Of them had proNIded themselves
About forty minutes af.er"hrh me men VIE Ieaay
:, march In the Intervening time the loI.cau WAS
taken. Is, men responded This left l9l men VINO
had been unable TO make their preparations OF
""mid moi be informed In time 1t ~ expected thai
all . Will sidT' If"Hl no ~ '"''''n
". hhnmt as O'Clock the great doors Of the armory
and
marched out IN companies. inc scene as the ltst
-, nm entered the street is lndescribabe Ii H.
ss,tmated that there must have been AZ least nve
ttniIeaud persons outside the arInory FROM the
tHrnats az this immense crowd there arose "A
cbe.r SUCH as has seldom been heard IN this city.
.yen in war times, and on similar occasions. The
91l cannot complain that II did not receive an en-
,bnsiastic and encouraging send-on. And the men
,0orched as though the fate OF the country de
nndod on his own individual efforts and though
he proui OF !"
THE LINE OF MARCH.
The line Of march was along the Boulevard TO
Eiftv.seventh-st through Fifty -seventh-st. to
Firth-ave then TO Thirty fourth-st.. and through
1hir,v.fourth-st 10 the ferry. The band played as
the regiment started. the regmcntal march. com
noscd bv Victor Herbert Afterward a medley. In
which Aud Lang Syne' was introduced. was
nlaved The Girl Left Behind Me and other
nopular airs also helped inspire the men In their
march AL along the line OF, march big crowds had
collected. and the men were greeted with almost
contnuous cheering until the Long Island ferry was
reached.
FRAMINGHAM is PATRIOTIC