New-York tribune., 1899-03-27
WELCOME TO THE TWELFTH
rrps GREET THE REGIMENT ON ITS
RETURN FROM CUBA.
...-.-,.-n RY THE MAYOR AT MADISON SQUARE
THE MEN IN GOOD HEALTH AND HAVE
xo COMPLAINTS TO MAKE OF
TIfrrP TREATMENT
THTIR TREATMENT

49,. 10Th Regiment New-York Volunteers
acbsd home yesterday. one of the first TO re-
"a ~ the Presidents call for troops when the
cnan,sh War broke out, and one of the hrst 10
,,ave this city for active duty, 1t was almost the
sc. ~ the New-York regiments TO return. but
Aue others have preceded il home, none nave
.oived a more spontaneous and sincere wei
or,e Although the 10Th had no chance 10 aud
- the glories which it has won on the battle
Aeld in the course Of something ike hait cen
turv's career it will go down in history as one OF
the best organized and best equipped volunteer
,agin,ents that the outbreak of hostiliues with
srain called into being, and as body or men
whose faithfulness and patriotism, despite
Natural disappointment that they did not have
o, ornortunitv 10 show their hereditary mettle
in tho face Of the enemy. were not eXceHeo oS
erv organization that took part In the war.
The services which the 18th has performed for
&c country were acknowledged by the people Of
this city yesterday with the same ferVor OIL
o,,buefasno as has marked the return of other
regiments Because of the uncertainty as TO the
rrobable time Of the arrival of the transport
NDade which brought the regiment from Cuba
and because also Of the doubt as TO whether
tho rsziment would parade until to-day, the
. Mating crowds along the line Of march were
! or, so large as at other homecomings OF New
Works fighting men. But whatever may have
bsen lost in numbers was more than made up by
the warmth of the welcome which the regiment
received from the throngs who lined the streets
through which the regiment passed on its way
from the landing place to the armory' at Colum-
.' 'hus-ayc and Sxty-second-st The cheering was
continuous along the whole route. while the dis
~ulov Of National colors particularly at
,-active IN the neghborhood Of the armory. In
this neighborhood every window had its nag
while inside the armory itself the galleries and
walls were almost totally hidden by decorations
Of flags and banners and floral pieces bearing
inscriptions Of welcome.
40 COMPLAINTS TO MAKE.
The men Of the regiment came home bronzed
and heaIthy-lookng and with only three cases
Of sickness among them. They had absolutely
NO cornplaint 10 make of any kind and many
Of the rank and file were heard to express their
sorrow AZ being so quickly mustered out.
we have no kick of any sort TO make" Col
onel Leonard said yesterday afternoon In the
arn,orv to the reporters. "Uncle Sam has looked
after us we'll. our ratons have been plentiful
and wholesome and we have Deeh properly pio-
1ided for in every way"
!, eavinr this much Colonel Leonard was sup
rortad bv his men. The strength Of the regiment
a. Il returned was 30 officers and 934 men, IL
went away with 1920 men on its rolls. the
difference is accounted for by the leaving behind
an cuba on special duty officers an" "l men
Sixteen have died. while the remainder nave
from time to time been mustered out
ARRANGEMENTS had been made for the docking
of the Meade at the new pier Of the White Star
Line. at West Tenth-st. She was the first vessel
70 land passengers at the pier. it IS said. Inc
news that the Meade had been sighted was
quickly spread over the city, and long before
her arrival al the pier the river front was
crowded with friends and relatives waiting 10
velconoe the returning men. a detail OF police
men under the direction Of Inspector waiter
Thompson kept the crowd within bounds and
only those having passes were allowed on the
pier.
GREETED WITH CHEERS.
II was almost l 80 o'clock when tho crowd on
the street set up cheer and the small boys
broke through the police line and made for the
srace Of waterfront visible between the piers
The bow Of the Meade then just visible
between the piers. and as the big white vessel
came into view the crowd became more enthu-
siastic and cheered the louder In ic"
moments the transport was hidden by the big
sheet iron entrance 10 the White Star pier and
the crowd again became quiet and waited.
II was certainly a happy lot Of soldiers that
crowded 10 the rail Of the ship, and there were
tears in the eyes Of many mother and wife on
the pier as she shouted greeting to the ooJect oi
her affection on the transport.
A. soon as the vessel was made fast Colonel
roo,ord walked down the narrow gangway and
greeted his friends. He ordered tha' 'he o'"-
cars. horses be removed first and this was done
The animals were led down the gangplank WITH
On, trouble Then the men in heavy marching
al fpto formation on
,ha long pier. and when the big doors were
onened the crowd saw them all formed for the
march with the band At the head AS soon AS
they caught sight Of the returning volunteers
they again broke into cheers.
Afrer = short delay Lieutenant Colonel Setter
7ho was in command Of the 4th Battalion Of
The regiment Informed Colonel Leonard that the
ha,.alion was waiting and accordingly the order
- march was given. 1t was then about 10
O'Clock
As the men marched from under the low shed
m the pier the cheers were renewed The police
with difficulty cleared way up to Perry-st'
and &C they passed the 4th Battalion they
salu,ed The battalion swung in behind the re-
turning soldiers and they were followed by the
veterans
lust as the column started up Perry-st the
hand struck up should Aud Acquaintance BE
Forgot" and the spectators broke into cheers
The line Of march up Perry-st to HUDSON
70 Christopher to West Fourth to Washington
Place. 10 Macdougal 10 Vest Fourth-st' through
Washington Park. to Fifth-ave. to Flfty-sev-
'nth-st, 20 the Boulevard, TO SiXty-second-st''
~ he armory. Al FOrty-fourth-st detour
from Fifh-avc. was made into SiXth-aVe as
far as Forty -ninth-st., in order to escape the
blockade caused by the Windsor fire
THE TRIP or THE MEADE.
The Meade left Mafanzas on March % and
arrived at Quarantine at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning having been detained few hours 10y