The sun., 1900-04-18
ALL TIE SEVENTH TAKES THE FIELD.
One wedding Put on. One shorn Of Ushcrs
Law Business Done at Night.

The seven companies II the Seventh Regi-
ment which did not start for Croton Dam on
Monday night left the armory at $3.50 yester-
day morning In heavy marching order.
equipped with fifty rounds OF ammunition and
supplied with three days rations to each man
Tho men had come to the armory early. most OF
them. and Col Daniel Appleton was able to
say very early In the morning that he would get
away on time and with nearly the full compile
ment OF every company. The armory was all
orderly hustle. equipment and supplies being
sent where they were wanted and men send
ing hurried messages. breaking and postpon-
ing engagements and arranging business az
fairs. Friends OF the men. as usual. came to
the armory to see the preparations. but few OF
them got inside the building.
The two battalons marched through Sixty
sixth street to Fifth avenue and down to Forty
second street and TO the Grand Central Station.
where they boarded two special trains which
we're run into the train shed generally used by
the incoming trains. At one point OF the march
an Italian workman turned and hissed at the
soldiers and then went about his work. ap-
parently feeling that he had done his duty In
front OF St. Patrick's Cathedral the regiment
was halted. A wedding was In progress there
When the men halted some women who had
walk cd along on the sidewalks abreast OF some
Of their friends and relatives in the ranks
went up to them and said some more good
bys. One woman gave soldier pair OF rub
ters,whch he put on while he had the chance.
casionally along the line OF march people
cheered When the trains had gone the crowd
had little fun with few belated members OF
! the regiment who came hurrying up and find
ing that their comrades we're ALREADY on me
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quickly they could get to Crotoh by another
train.
over the Hudson River line. reached Croton
! ahead OF their comrades who had been held up
! on tho Putnam division by an accident to u
TN fhe sever seven companies did not go 10 the new
! dam. At the Grand Central station mes:
senger from Gen. Roe me, Col. Appleton and
| gave him orders to take his men 10 the old
! dam. few miles distant from the new one. II
| was understoOi that the seventh was sent
! there a. a precautionary measure 70 guard tne
| dam against any attempted violence by the
| strikers, the authorities having determined to
| take early measures to protect the citys water
supply ,,.,.c- ~, ,.,.,-
"eG COMPANY spe [. Capt. Francis G. Landoq; First
! Lieut. II. c. Duval: Second Lieut. j. W. Cleve-
/ land. Company K, Capt Robert Mclean; First
Lieut.. Thomas Barron, Company c, Gait.
! John ". McDougnll; First, Lieut. Walter II.
Bralnard second Lieut.. Nicholas Eneel Com.
! phny ", Ndpt W HIhlu - I uuclNoOu' 1 ~ -
Lieut.. Howard E Grail Second Lieut. Maxwell
second Lieut.. Thomas WisswaI. Company 4,
Capt. John II. Townsend; First Lieut. George
| A. Schastey; Second Lieut.. John Leo Jordan.
| Company L, Capt. John A. Davidson; First
| Lieut. A. r. Pressinger.
| The people i'm mmediately Interested 10 two
| weddings were much concerned when the or
| der for the assem- bling OF the Seventh for ser
vice was made known, Miss Louise kipp. the
daughter OF Lieut. Col. William ii. hipp, Will
be married to- mig ht to Clarence A; Hope in st
| Andrews Church, l27th street and Filth ave-
fore the regiment was ordered out. The cere-
| mony will be performed by the Rev. DR. yam
derwater william i. Robinson was TO have
been best man, and the brides brother Bur
| dette and her cousin Rathbourne kipp. the
| ushors. All three are members OF the regl-
| ment and will not be- able TO attend. Lieut.
: Col Kipp will try to get away from troton
Dam Tor few hoars, If possible. to give his
The date Tor the wedding Of Private Will
| IAN II. Palmer, Jr, son OF capt, William II.
was set tor last night. As his best man and
! four OF the ushers are members OF the regl-
| ment, the wedding was postDoned
Many Of the membe ot the seventh who
: had important law or other business 10 attend
to which II would have been serious matter
| with them to pa unable 20 look after were ex-
cused alter assembling at the armory on Mon
Z day evening to enable them TO arrange their
important affairs, with the understanding that
| they should return 10 the armory Yesterday
morning IN time to Join the command, The
other Offices downtown were open on Monday
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