The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-27
BATTERY LEAVES AGAIN
THIS TINE ITS TRIP Is ONE OF JUBI-
LATION INSTEAD OF WAR.
Admirars Salut Fired Yesterday
>rade Down Time
to New York.

The members and officers Of Battery A
left indianapolis last night over the Penn
sylyania road to the music of cheers, whis-
ties and the fluttering of handkerchiefs and
hats in the hands of their friends. There
was no formal ceremony and many Of the
men boarded the cars long before the train
was backed into the station. The first in
cident in the last day of waiting for the
trip to New York was the firing of an ad-
miral's salute of seventeen guns at 1905
yesterday noon by Sergeant Dunlap and a
detachment of the battery boys, who had
heard that Admiral Dewey had beaten his
schedule and was then in New York bay.
The guns were fired at intervals of one min
ute each and served better than anything
else to bring the men to the armory on time
for the parade, which began at 3 o'clock.
Horses were secured to draw the guns and
caissons over the route to the station and
when the battery formed in line Of march
and started out for the farewell parade the
men were greeted with a hearty cheer by
quite a number Of people who gathered
around the armory in spite of the cold
weather
The line of march was down Senate ave-
nue. to Washington street, east to. East
street. north to Ohio, west to Pennsylvania.
south to Market. around the monument and
south on Meridian street to the Union Sta
ton.
The Calling guns were not taken and only
the four long guns which the battery had
on the Porto Rico campaign, with the four
c%aissons. were in the parade. There were
generous crowds all along the line to cheer
the boys as they marched away, not as they
did a year ago on their way to Chickamauga.
on foot, but sitting, with becoming dignity,
on their horses and runs.
Arrangements were made for feeding the
boys on the train all the way to New York.
and. as it is looked on as probable that food
will be scarce in New York. Ii was arranged
that Sergeant Harry Langdon should have
charge or the rations of pork and beans ano
other regular army diet, which will be
served out TO the men who wish il. The
Pennsylvania Railroad has guaranteed to
have the train in New York within thirty.
SIX hours, with a probability that several
hours will be saved from that time. 1t will
be a special all the way through to New
York. Harry T.. Hearsey. who devoted so
the battery East, accompanied the boys.
Each man has put up a $40 forfeit to guar
antee MS exemplary conduct in New York.
The Twenty-Eighth Passes Through.
The Twenty-eighth Volunteer Regiment
passed through the city yesterday in five
sections. 1t is on its way to the Philippines.
Each section stopped a while at the Union
Station and the soldiers inspected the down
town district of the city. Two of the COM
panies marched to the monument and sa-
iuted 1t. The men all expressed impatience
TO get into the fighting and appreciat ton of
the comfortable Pullman sleepers in which
tney travelled. One man to break
away from the regiment here, but he was
caught by members of his company and
put back on the train. The regiment was
der of Lieutenant Colonel Leon
ara. Colonel Berkhimer is now in the Phil
ippines and will take charge of the regi-
Joined the regiment as it passed through