The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-01-23
RETURN or THE 4STOR BATTERI.
Arrived in, New York Yesterday-ts
UtcorN MT Manila.

| RETURN or THE ASTON BAIIEhl
Arrived in. New York Yestcrday-Hs
Record Mt Manila.
New York. Jan. 22-After an absence
of more than seven months, under the
command of Captain Peyton G. March,
the Astor battery arrived in New York
to-day. During their absence the men
have travelled to and from the Philip
pine islands and have seen active ser
vice against the Spaniards under Cen
eral Macarthur at Manila. They march,
ed from the city June 13 with ninety
nine men and three officers. They re-
turned with one office and eighty-two
men. Their loss from death was five,
three died in action and two from sick
ness. Six were sent home invalided and
six were discharged for one cause or an
other Two officers remained behind
with the regiments from which they had
been detailed for service with the bat
terry, one in Manila and one at the Rock
Island arsenal.
The battery arrived at the Grand Cen
hour the crowd to receive them was
less than had been expected, but there
was no lack of enthusiasm among the
thousand or more who thronged the
sidewalk outside the station when the
train rolled in. AS s5vn as the train
halted the waiting men, women and
children rushed past the police lines
shouting, cheering and waving flags and
punches of flowers The soldiers jump
ed from the cars to disappear into the
arms of fathers, mothers, wives and
sweethearts. After greetings were over
the bugler sounded the assembly, the
men fell into line and marched out of
the station and across the road to the
hotel, where breakfast was awaiting
them
The men looked we'll, little thin per-
haps, but it was a sparseness of good
physical condition and not of depriva-
ton There Wore the blue uniforms of
the Astor battery with red lined over
capes, dark brown leggings, gray felt
hats and gray gauntlets. All carried
haversacks and canteens, They carried
no arms but revolvers, their guns hav-
ing been turned over to the United
States stores in Manila when the bat
terry received orders for home.
Colonel FL. G. Blair, chairman of the
committee of parents and friends"
presided at the breakfast. He made
speech OF welcome and thanked Captain
Marsh for the manner in which he had
taken care of his men. Captain Marsh
IN replying said his men were most un-
common soldiers. He had been fou,tee
years in the army and would sooner
command the Astor battery than any
body of men he knew of. In the walks
of life from which they came they knew
little Of military tactics; but to-day
they are as good soldiers as any in the
United States army.
The doxology was sung, the soldiers
fell In and marched back to the railway
station to unload their baggage The |
goods We're loaded into waiting trucks
and word was given to proceed to the /
list regiment armory. The men were
cheered by thousands who now lined |
the streets as they marched to the ar |
mory. Arrived there the battery was
again greeted with cheers and applause |
by their friends who sat in the gallery
above the drill hall floor. They lined
up and answered roll call and after
being assigned to cots were dismissed to
the attentions of their relations. Some
of them will be kept on guard duty un
til they are mustered out. Captain Hills
of the 5th artillery, who has charge OF
the mastering out, said it would be
done some day this week.
The record of the battery, as given bv
Captain March shows four dead in
Mani 'a-Sergeants Holmes and Cremins
and Prite Dunn from wounds, and Pri-
vate Fryibil of sickness. Private
Schruter, invalided home, died on the
voyage. Sergeant Sillman and Privates
Wood Vanpelt, May and Corporal Van
Horn We're invalided home. Corporal
Seymour and Privates Welch and
koenig We're discharged by favor, Pri-
Yates Kerns and Harris for disability,
Buddick was left sick with
typhoid fever in Manila and Privates
Franklin and Corrigan are in a hospital
1t San Francisco with rheumatism.
Captain March said that his men had
1een we'll treated. The food was good
1t all times. The sick report of his
he said, was the smallest of
my in Manila. 1t was frequently as
ow as 8 per cent, varying to per
,ent. He had never had sick day
;ince he left New York. II