New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-31

Herman Beneoke,
St Georges Cadet Battalion:
Captain Freaeric - a. T% Gnsr,. commanding
Captain William 7 Watson tsor. commanding
Major Bernard Won Bergen. commanding
Beloved Disciples Cadets,
oA' Church TS'' Temp psrSs Legion.
Major Robert Graham. commanding
As the Regulars passed by, the cheering be-
,xan The 22d Regiment OF the National Guard.
who made a fine appearance. raised the en-
ithusiasm. which reached high pitch when the
Goth Regiment turned into, Fifth-ave. In front
of the Catholic Asylum were hundreds OF little
girls. dressed for the holiday. and as the 69th
passed by, the shouts OF the crowd mingled Win
the treble voices of the children. The little ones
had small fagc and shook them vigorously.
But the great demonstration occurred wheh
the list Regiment band turned into Fifth-ave.
playing Yankee Doodle" The cry went down
the avenue THE list is coming" and from the
densely packed crowds came roar like the roll
OF high waves upon beach. 1t seemed as II
the people in the streets and at the WINDOWS
and on the stoops and roofs had suddenly gone
wild Flags and hats. and even coats. were
waved In the air. A party Of young girls dressed
in white. with sashes of red white and blue
threw bouquets at the regiment. Colonel Fran
clio rode at it's head. His horse reared at the
noise as cheers and salvos of cheers. and now
company Of the list passed such cries as
They're the boys" The fighting list" and
other encouraging salutations reached them
The enthusiasm increased. II possible. as the
banners rent by Mauser bullets In CUBA were
waved in appreciation Of the reception.
The list was easily the chief feature OF the
parade Its welcome by the people was all the
more striking when contrasted with that OF the
7th This was particularly brought out at the
reviewing stand at the Worth monument, where
General Miles and Mayor Van Wyck had arrived
al go A. m They were in a carriage drawn
by four horses There lot Of cheering for
General Miles On the stand among the invited
guests were District-Attorney Gardner. Con-
troller Coler. Inspector General Williams, Grand
Army of the Republic. Department Commander
Joseph Kay j. A. Goulden and George Curtis.
The head of the parade reached the stand at
ten minutes of 10 o'clock. AS the eth Regiment
approached Colonel Daniel Appleton and his
staff sat on prancng horses. and the colonel
was received with cheers as he passed by and
saluted The staff members were also cheered.
but by the time the first company arrived in
front Of the stand man discovered that the
regiment was the 18th. and he Kissed. This at
tracted attention. and there were more Kisses.
The cheers Of friends of the members redoubed.
but the Kisses increased. BY the time the third
company had reached the middle OF the review
ing-stand the Kisses had equalled the cheers.
The praise and rebuke was about evenly di-
vded
The this men tried not to show that they
were affected. but they were. They set their
faces determinedly. and their lips grew thinner
as they shut their teeth hard. few of the
men looked at their friends in the stand and
smiled All the while the regiment was passing
q bcf he kissing
cheering with first one and then the other pre-
dominating General Miles looked panied at the
d.scordant demonstration. Chairman Mazet. OF
the Mazet Investigating Committee. is cap
tain of company in this regiment. but he got a
good reception he passed.
As the eth marched from It's armory in the
morning the men went through Park-ave. tc
Sixty -ffth-st. to Fifth-ave into which they
turned. AS the last company marched into th'
avenue Troop A arrived on the way from up
town The troop turned into Sixty-sixth-st..
block behind. and marched TO Madison ave.
down which they turned Some people inter
preted the move slight, though there wa!
no evidence to show that It was intended.
The list got another warm reception at III,
reviewing stand. Every company was ap
plauded.
The Sth 9th. 18th and 22d regiments and TIT
batteries also were all cheered as they passed
The Goth Regiment got hearty reception. ant
cheers were heard every side. Colone
Duffy got lot of them.
sIXTY-NINTH OFFICERS NEARLY ALL o.
HAND
In response 10 an order issued by Br1gadier
General George Moore Smith, commanding a
the officers OF the Goth 10 appear for review
all but two officers had responded. and nearl
all the men, Recently there have been whole
sale designations in this regiment. The orde
from Brigadier- General Smith succeeded 4