Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-09-30
CAROLINIANS IN NEW YORK.
They Have the Largest Regiment From
the South.

They Have the Largest Regiment From
the South.
In his dispatch to The News and
Courier of Thursday, August Kohn
gives the following account of the
arrival of the South Carolinians in
New York:
Dewey came to New York ahead of
time and so did the South Carolina
troops that are to participate in the
great parade. The Palmetto regiment
was the first to arrive here. They
came in ample time and the men can
tomorrow and the next day devote
themselves strictly to sightseeing.
Soldiers always attract attention but
the South Carolina contingent seems
TO have made decided hit. This at.
ternoon at l o'clock the Charleston,
Columbia, Sumter and Timmonsville
companies arrived ut the Twenty-third
Street ferry, and Colonel Frost formed
a column and marched them, headed
by the Artillery band, down to &c East
Fourth street, the Carolina headquar-
ters. The Artillery band and the Car
olinians aroused much interest and ap-
plause. "Rah for Carolina !" was
heard on all sides.
Two hours later the Greenville and
Pelzer companies arrived and went TO
headquarters. The Greenville Light
Infantry brought 70 men, under COM
mand of Captain Blythe and Lieuten.
ants IT. G. Davis and w. C. Benet, Jr.
The Smyth Rifles brought 35 men,
under command of Captain T. T..
West and Lieutenants J. Adger Smyth
and E. F. Woodside.
When the South Carolina boys ar
rived preparations had not yet been
made for the sleeping. Colonel Frost
hustled to General Holley and got $40
cots and details were put to work fix
ing quarters. The Charleston compa-
MES are in large upper floor rooms.
Captain Cogswell has his cots all
punched and under guard, and Cap
tain Schroeder has good room for his
men. One company from Columbia
failed to bring blankets and their men
will mostly sleep at nearby hotels,
which is as cheap as buying blankets.
The men can get meals anywhere in
the neighborhood, not paying over a
quarter for a meal in that vicinity.
The headquarters are half block east
of the Bowery.
After the men had fixed up their
cots and left "a detail they were given
permission to "see the sights" with the
Injunction that they behave themselves.
During the afternoon Governor Nc.
Sweeney called at headquarters and
was received with applause. The en-
thusiastic boys called on him for a
speech, and after he had spoken, Cen
eral Floyd made patriotic speech,
and Colonel Frost gave some advice.
Lieutenant Glenn, of Columbia, has
been appointed adjutant of the regi-
ment for the parade.
South Carolina has $50 men here,
which is said to be the largest contin-
gent south of New York to be here.
Mr.. Barry McCreery has been asked
to act on the governors staff.
Two of the men fell sick with indi-
gestion and Lieutenant Colonel Pearce
had them sent to Bellevue for treat
ment to be out in time for the parade.
The artillery band has made great
hit, and when it landed here stirred
things up with "Dixie."
Colonel w. B. Wilson, who is a
whole team, arranged details at the
Hoffman House, where the South Car
olina contingent has its headquarters /;
most of the governors staff stopping
with him there, five to the room.
Messrs. Gully and Renneker, of the
Coast Line, are in high glee over their
trip. Left Columbia SIS p. M, ar
rived in Jersey City 1880 p. No., a
splendid record. Every one in the
party is in fine spirits.
New York has a Dewey fever and
things are pretty crowded even for
New York but there is room for all.
1t is too big place for gouging. There
are a majority of the South Carolinians
here like Miles P. McSweeney, the
governors 12-year-old son, who never
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