The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-30
TRDoPs POUx INTO THE CITY.
All Day They Were Arriving-Thres Regi
ments Still on tho Way.

All Day Ih0y Nere AVA
ments Still on tho Way.
In the crowds which pushed and TANNED
through the city streets Yesterday there was
heavy sprnklinR OF mon In uniform. who VIII
participate In the big land parade to-day. Bod
les OF the Now York National Guard and mill
tory organizations from other States In all parts
OF the Union poured into the city yester-
day at all hours Major-Gen. Charles r.
Roe, Chairman OF the Land Parade. had men
from National Guard Headquarters at the
principal railroad stations and at oil
the armories and halls to which visiting troops
were assigned Gen. Roe said last night he
had been informed that every visiting orRaniza-
ton which was to be In line was In town except
two or three regiments. which would arrive in
the early morning in time for the parade.
Every regiment and company In the New
York National Guard. he also said. would De IN
the city early this morning. Almost all oil these
In fact reached the city in time to see the naval
parade. as had been intended.
The up State organizations. which consist
for the greater part Of separate companies. Dc
gan to come In early Yesterday morning. and
more than thrse-fourths OF the $4,000 mon
composing the National Guard were In the city
at nightfal. Among tho early arrivals were
the Sixth Separate Company OF Cohoes three
Troy companies. the Third Signal Corps
from Albany. two companies from Science
tady Hudson companies. several PoughEeepsie
companies. four mpanies OF the Second New
York and separate companies from Auburn.
Geneva. Utica, Watertown. OgdensburR. syria
cuse. Oswego. Rochester, Niagara Falls ana
Media All OF the New York men had quarters
assigned to them in the city armorles. The
Sixty-6fth Regiment. 800 strong came from
Buffalo early In the morning. and SO did four
companies Of the Second Regiment. commanded
by Col j. H. Lloyd OF Troy. which marched from
the Weehawken ferry across the city to the
Twenty-second Regiment armory at A. NJ.
One OF Gen. Roe's assistants said last night
that there were only three outside regiments
which had not arrived. These were the Fourth
Ohio. Second Pennsylvania and First Penn
| sylvania. A telegram was received saying that
| the First Pennsylvania would arrive this morn
I ing and would march from the Twenty-thrd
| street ferry direct to Grants Tomb.
The big hall at 90 East Fourth street was
| crowded to its full capacity last night by the
| arrival al several organizations. Those now
| CHARTERED there are company from Charles
| ton. s. c.. one from Columbia. s. C.. one from
| Greenville s. C. q battalion OF the " Washington,
| 6. c., Light Infantry. the Sumter Guard. and
three unattached companies from Ohio.
| Up to late hour the Fifth Ohio and Second
| Pennsylvania had not arrived ut their quarters
| in the hall at 81 East Fourth street. but word
|
| the morning. At the Sixty-ninth Regiment
| armory there was only one organization. the
Sheridan Guard from New Hampshire. num-
bering sixty men. Other organizations as
signed to that armory were transferred to
other quarters when they arrived.
| Among the organizations which came by
water was battalion Of the First New Ham p-
shire, which arrived on the Sound steamer
Providence. The men landed at Peck Slip 300
strong. and were taken to Majestic Hall on
West l25th street by elevated train. Several
| OF the up state organizations also came by boat.
The Fourth Ohio arrived at o'clock yester-
day morning over the Erie Railroad. There
we're eight companies OF 100 men each. The
| men took elevated trains to Harlem and
| marched across town. accompanied by forty
piece band. to their quarters In East 10th
street. They were loudly cheered by the crowd
which saw them.
Another organ ization which got In at an
early hour consisted OF two battalions OF
Georgia militia They reached their quarters
in the Fourteenth Regiment Armory in Brook
Ign at A. NJ. yesterday. No cots had been
provided and the men were forced to sleep on
the floor Last night. however. better accom-
modations were furnished to them. They will
be escorted to Grants Tomb by the Four
tenth Regiment, Col. Bertram I. Clayton
| commanding.