New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-11
SOLDIERS WELCOMED HOME.
THE Attn REGIMENT GREETED By
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
AFTER Az ABSENCE OF TEN MONTHS THE MEN
ARE BACK IN THEIR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
BY DIR. DARLINGTON AND RE
VIEWED BY PRESIDENT
CIRCUIT INCIDENTS
or THE DAY.

VIEWED BY PRESIDENT
CIRCUIT - INCIDENTS
or THE DAY
Brookyn's last volunteer military organization.
the 18th Regiment returned yesterday. after an
absence OF about ten months. 1t marched out OF
the old armory in Marcy-ave. last May. Yester
day It marched onto the floor 81 the new armory.
which has been about completed in the last few
months. Although the i7th Regiment did not see
active service IN the war. II ordered 70 Porto
Rico after the protocol. and has since been doing
useful and valuable service in garrisoning the
island and giving an impetus and direction to the
workings Of civilization. Most Of the men are In
excellent health and spirits. but glad to get
back again
The regiment arrived At Sandy Hook the
transport Logan. formerly the Manitoba. carly in
the morning. and Il after seven o'clock last
night when the men were dismissed from the ar
rnory NJ Marcy-ave and Heyward-st, and went
TO their homes for the first time in many months.
The day was spent in coming UP the harbor. dis
embarking At the end OF Pacihc-st. marching
from there 20 the armory. receiving address OF
welcome from the Rev. DR.. J. II Darlington, rec
tor Of Christ Episcopal Church. in the Eastern
District IN greeting tho many friends and In eat
Ing n hearty luncheon. which had been prepared
II was "a day which the men Will never forget
After so long an absence from home the sight OF
familiar scenes acted Ike n tonic the men. ana
the swing or tNclr step as tHfS l'oN N''' 30
march TO tho Eastern District gave no signs 81
the weary voyage which had just been ended
Along the llne Of march. which was Atahtlc-aNe''
10 Clinton-st. to Schormerhorn-st, 10 Laiayel'e-
ave- to Bcdford-ave.. to Division-ave. to Lee-aVe,
10 Uovward-st and to the armory. flags ana
bunting were flying and crowds OF Interested ana
enthusiastic snectators made the march one long
welcome There was an escort Of troops, those
who had been I'm the war and those who had zone
duty at home There was detachment Oh nv
old 9Th National Guard organization. Company
from the 18th Regiment. the Sd Gattlng battery
Troop and Mansfield Post. c. a r.
Crowds had been thIonSing around the Armory
all day but only those who had tickets were a.
eyef Whe s' at o5ock the regiment marched in
on the floor. The men shouted and tne Wo'n ~
waved their handkerchiefs, and some cIed vi i
excess Of their JOY No time was lost In forming
the men in battalion line.
WORDS OF WELCOME AND PRAISE.
DR. Darlington then made an address. He said
IN part
Soldiers 0, the AN Regment y your T9F EARN ON
ont he prophecy spoken thousands Of years ago. !,
will set His dominion in the seas The Isles '""'i
Now that at you have beheld with your own eyes
what Spain and m9ha4IeenEp arne,,Ir'iIic YoT have
learned 10 be good soldiers; now be good c!t'ze"S'
The Colonel replied briefly. and then the men
stacked their arms and went into tho old a'inoi D
where they quickly made way with the food when
6 b lo' Vav 10 the armory Borough President
Con, ard a number Of the city officials rev
me parade from the steps Of the Hanover Club
sorrow MINGLED WITH JOY.
For most Of the soldiers the homecoming was
pleasure. but for some there was nothing ou' Sau-
ness Corporal Frederick Nelson whose ino''ie'
loved him so that her death on July : was Pa'"'
due 10 worrying his absence. and whose sister
six weeks ago, committed suicide when she ieceI'.u
an erroneous report that he was dying IN L oiso
Rico only felt his grief the more Wsn ne iStars
ai T5o 3rs news reeevod By Cdpta william John
OF Company was or To s e ia' to life until she
s2gd see her de a9h af he captain only in
time 10 attend tho funeral to-day ,o, g.,
Early yesterday morning woman 1 asI-ed n the
men had arIyeI, ga en- ,%hose mother was dying
W ale hst the woman rushed awat without glylng
her name or that OF the soldier for "Ho'' '''
oqks were other broken hearts, cut to the auick
by the merry scenes nS oil f H OF First Sergeant
Fink Angevne Of Company E. who died on 1rI SnSf
o,er 10 his friends. lie had been In poor he"l'' ''
nere wee seven Of malaria and sngns aus
orders among me men. These men were b aHeti,
The Long Island ConTSe o al take great pride
in the fact that throuehout their service hg 5
Regiment has had smaIer pc, per, Sei a. ne field
than n majority Of the regiments III the "eiN'
DELAY N DISSEMINATING.
- - .s. roon when the Logan was warped
,,to tho rier. and the many men. women and chill
dron who had escaped the vigilance OF the gua'uS
a. the entrance to the pier. made rush Tor the
side Of the boat.
Tho dlsombarklng was a slow process. After the
SILK mon had been taken out the eangway was
spriulucd with straw ana Ior VA! erS 49,
hour dozen men labored 70 induce d9uftGen n0isSs
~ ne tr,p ala not like the looks Of the steep in
cline, and # was only after much uouDe tHal '"eJ
81 -K L.
The escort o. s'l.i1 r south Ferry and Atiante-
the SIDE s'ree'5 % 10 CIint6n-st was Aiicd with
Sascr SPECTATORS. The streets and sidewalks were
coytred Win slime and nth, but men, women and
cTr+rcn walked around In 1t and stood in II re-
eardi,s Of anything but the large gate rom w9icn
-. einleut was 10 march. II was o'clock when
the watchers we're rewarded by the sight OF the
II was IN Interesting spectacle: Every man, IN
addition his gun and equipment. carried as i',o
extra sun in ne way OF sou, 'i..~ anu Vot com
panv went by without Its mascot properly labeled
lion in the line Company u had a oeanuIuI il'lss
yre does and chickens One large rooster,
he mascot Of Company q. rode tr!umphantly ON
drew peoples attention TO Tie company ny mapping
Is WINS ana ,v nre on wsr weT som The most
common They carried on the knapsacks, IN
The soldiers aTs b GI oyercoat and rs tte white
head emerging from between the TWO upper hu'-
',ho Inc stoned I'm Atiantc-ave for five minutes.
end the men heid an iInpromptu t1eepui4qn W.
their friends who rushed ont from the sidewalks
The parade headed by SQUAT oi houiil,u
roiice ana then came the carriages with Brigader-
General NcIeer some OF the members OF MS stan
and Of tho Citizens Reception Committee AS soon
s tho escort wheeled into line the order 70 march
vas given and the regiment started on its way TO
the armOry.
SURPRISING THE BLACK HAND"
7, was lust five months ago yesterday that the
regiment left Newport. where II had been stationed
during the war for Porto Rico In the garrison
duty in the small towns within radius ~ htty /
miles from san Juan Colonel William IL Huboell I
has had an excellent chance to study the con- 7
Gifions on the island. He said yesterday; 49,
we were there 10 keep order ana we dd IL I
a were clad 10 be relieved from duty. but II does
moi mean that the necessity for troops Is any less
rnu, fhnn Il was The people wan lndenendencC. l