New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-03
CITY GUARDSMEN DEPART.
GREAT CROWDS CHEER THE TROOPS AS
THEY MARCH AWAY.
Hryy-yoRX REGIMENTS OFF FOR PEEKsKILL AND
HrMPsTEAD-EARLY ACTIVITY At THE Ar
MoRIEs-sTDErrs ALONG TIE LINE OF
MARCH FILLED WITH APPLAUD
ING MULTITCDEs.

MARCH FILLED WITH AIfi~NND
ING MtLrITUDEs.
when the genera! public first became a"''o
early Yesterday morning that Commodore peMeH
had won a decisive victory over The spanish ''0.
IN Manila Bay the arrnories OF the city we're Al
ready rlod with thousands 81 National GUARDS
men making tho final preparations for eo''F mr.
camp at Camp Black and az PeoksNiA FROM 90
IN the morning until J 90 IN The AFTERNOON "ooP'
were arriving at the Grand Central station .'o'..
up the State and marching 10 the lo"S IS'''''N
ferry at Thiriy-fourth-st. and the Last I''''''
where they took boats for Long Island lily 10
board the srccial trains that We're 10 take 'h'n 10
Hampstead Plains. Meantime three New-1 OK reg
iments marched 20 Twenty-second-st. ana inc
North River TO take boats for Peek:khi
This outpouring Of militia was IN response ~ ''''
call for l25 90 volunteers by President Mch"'ie!'
and all the men who travelled yesterday 10 ieehS-
kill and Hampstead Plains were NatonaI 1us'U'
men Nearly ten thousand troops were i'o'...s
through the streets Of New-fork yesterday 40
sucb authorizing ~ armed men. except on the oc a
sion ~ some pcacetl demonstration. has taken
place in this country since the days Of III" civil
War. and no such scenes Of popular excitement
and enthusiasm have been Witnessed mere since
those days.
UNDER A BOWER OF WAVING FLA"S'
Nearly all the regiments Of Manhattan the s'h'
eth 9Th 69th and 1lsi passed through fN'h-aN',
IN their way 10 the boats that awaited them ana
evorvvherc thew marched through crowds OF en-
thus,astic men women and children VINO choefed
the guardsmen TO the echo EVERYWHERE me!
marched beneath The folds Of the National nag Una.
has hlossor1cd from thousands ~ windows ana
balconies and roofs since the Na''o" '"'
the war with Spain ,
4, an .ar,v hour Yesterday morning the various
arnoories whose regiments were to leave the Guy
were surrounded by crowds Of intereS'e" AN" az.
miring spectators. In most OF the a''ho'''' ,
the members of the regiments were edIn'''eu' wa,
r
NTH roars Of aDrlause in which Joined no' oi''H
friends and relatives. but thousands OF o'"e''
who knew only tia, the guardsmen were gong
IN answer the country's call In several instances
the crowds seriously intcrfered with I'''o' an"
had 10 be kept within bounds by me ponce
Noro Than two thousand troops from Buffalo
.rd noin,s west Of Buffalo arrived at Jersey C''y
over the Erie Railroad. and were taken 10 Ho"e
Island City special boats
EARLY DEPARTURE OF THE e|IH'
The 18th was the first of the Manhattan regiments
IN leave its armory. The members OF the resHne.'
began to arrive at the armory' AT 0uo"N, rrt,ad
st as early as o'clock. AS the officers arrived
go u,are recognized the crowds In the street
greeted them with cheers
coon AFTER & a. m the streets about the arTnorY
were nearly impossible. and later wheh Inc reg
mon, lef; the armory 10 march TO the lhI.!
fourth-st ferry. thousands Of people hneo 'ne SUI
ualks and Allied the windows along the Inc OF
march FLAGS were displayed from neaIlE al 'ie
houses and shops along Fourth-aVe. ana ."'"ue"
Thirtv-fourth-st. TO the ferry At the heau OF me
regiment walked a police escort. under me com
mand Of Roundsman Hogan one OF ''e S'N
from the Fifth-st. station
The main body of the regiment LETT the aih'o'S
iust before O'Clock. and began to FORM ID me Oh
the east side Of the avenue. from cooper mon ~
The line started to move soon AFTER IN Co'"'I" "a
tours Colonel Duffy at the head Many OF me
recruits misunderstood the hour for assembly hut
.bev boarded elevated trains and surface cars. ana
.ncceeded In overhaulng the regiment at Ihrty-
fourthst ferry The officers of the 6sth regimen arc
"a follows: Colonel. Edward Duffy; majors 1hoinas
F Lynch and Michael J. Spe.lman, adJutant' Johh
A Davidson. quartermaster. John Delaney sur
coo, Naior George a Collins; assistant surgeon,
Cantain Frank lie Roy Teitamore; chaplain the
Pew w J. B. DAILY Of St Patricks 'a'neu'"I'
serge ant-major. John p. Seaman: quartermas'er-
sergeant. W. J. Buckley, The companies ana the'r
officers are as follows: Company |. Captain Charles
Uealv: Company B. Captain Edward 7. McCrystaI;
Company c. Captain john OConnen: Company D.
Captain James P.unket; Company l.. captain Johh
L O'Brien. Company A. Captain MlchaeI hS'c''
Company X. Captain Daniel Mccarthy company
G. Captain John Duffy; Company F. Captain An
thony j. Griffin: Company II, Captain Hugh J.
Barron: Company L. Captain Daniel c. Devln' and
Company NJ. Captain John J. Roach
A BIG CROWD GREETs THE sEVENTYFIRsT
1t was a little after O'Clock the doors Of
the list Regiment Armory. at Thrty-fourth-st
and Park-ave. thrown open and the regl-
ment headed by the regimental band, marched
into the street Long before that hour the gar
leries had been crowded with spectators. and fur
Their Ambulance refused. Outside a BIG crowd
had gathered and here and there a susplciousy
fearful face betrayed the presence Of an anxious
wife mother or sweetheart. The regiment got a
tunultuous reception when IL left the arnory
Flags were flying everywhere Nearly every per
son in the great hrong carried the Stars and Stripes
and waved them as the Troops started out. From
that minute for over quarter or an hour theIe
was no hull in the enthusiasm
After rolcall Colonel Greene briefly addressed his
men He told them that every man was expected
TO do his duty when called upon. and to go wher-
ever he was called. The chaplain. the Rev Dr
George r. Van De Water. then made short
prayer and the regiment began 10 move. ABOUT
one hundred veterans Of the list who Fought IN
the Civil War were present 10 see the start Inc
men wore the regulation fatigue uniforms. and
each man carried forty-hve rounds OF ammunition
Nine companies left the armory SEA men in all
The two new companies, L and NJ. will go TO
Hampstead to-day.
The fist in camp to-day has officers follows:
Colonel Francis V. Greene; lieutenant colonel. Wal
lace A. Downs, majors. +. Francis and Clinton II.
Smith: adtutant W. Bates; quartermaster Amos
H. Stevens: surgeon Edward 7. 7. Marsh assist
ant surgeon. William d. Bell chaplain. the Rev
George r. Van De Water; Company a, John II
Wbittle captain; Company b. W. l.. Hazen. cap
tain; Company c. Frederick Hindsman captain
Company D. William II. Linson captain. Company
2. Charles F. Stoddard captain; Company +. James
H. Wills captain: Company G.. Arthur J. BeeckeE
capta,n; Company II. Walter J. Joyce, captain;
Company l. Clarence G. Reton. captain Company
X Frank Keck captain. Company l. Edward +.
Austin captain; Company NJ. W. L. GoldsboFoush
captain.
FINE APPEARANCE OF SQUADRON AS MEN.
Under command Of Captain Badsiey the picked
.roon Of Squadron a assembled yesterday morning.
The men had three days rations, two saddle-bags.
a fecdbag, an eating KIT. a Springfield caroine OF
sS calitre n 7ab.c. a Colts revolver and forty
eight rounds for the carbnc and hfteen ROUNDS Tor
o,-lon do of s1lir .rrf nj :