New-York tribune., 1901-09-19
ALL TO OBSERVE THEDAY HERE.
BUSINESS TO BE SUSPENDED AND SERVICES IN NEARLY
EVERY CHURCH. NATIONAL GUARDSMEN PARADE
AT THE ARMORIES.
THIS CITY MEET TO EXPRESS
THEIR SYMPATHY

In accordance with General Orders No. s. issued
on Tuesday by Major-General Charles F. Roe the
four regiments and battery of the Fifth Brigade.
the three regiments and battery of the First
Brigade Squadron A. and the lst Signal Corps.
assembled last night in their respective armories
in full dress uniform do honor to the memory of
President Mckinley
At the eth Regiment arrnory the scene was
most impressive. The regiment was assembled at
S p. M and marched into line in the drill hall
10 Chopin's Funeral March" Regmental Ad-
jutant De Witt C Falls read the order of assembly
and the following notice from Colonel Appleton:
1t is proper at this time remind the officers
ciative reply which President Mchinley made to
duty in April, 1888 in autograph letter to its
Officer when m IN n1 tbai fhf G fbe G
services required he woulo Immediately can
dence in their patriotism and in their ability to
respond effectively should the occasion arise to
call upon them.
The band then played the Presidents favorite
hymn. Nearer. My God, to Thee the Star
spangled Banner and the Doxology- After taps
Were sounded, the regiment was withdrawn in close
order with coors in front the band playing dirge
There a large crowd of visitors. The main
entrance OF the armory was curtaned in black, the
colors of the regiment. battalions and companies
were draped. and the officers wore the prescribed
badge of mourning.
Hundreds of persons viewed the impressive cere-
monies the 9th Regiment armory, No 125
West Fourteenth-st Long before Colonel William
F. Morris assembled the regiment for parade the
galleries filed to their utmost capacity. After
the troops formed. Adjutant Edwin d. Graft read
the orders for the assembling of the National
Guard of the State. Immediately after the read
band. The. hymn was followed by Lead, Kindly &
hafi when the music ceased.
Scarcely. more than half the visitors to the
admittance last night. There. too. the ceremonies
ward Dnffy. in full dress uniform, formed for
evening parade while the band played aye dlrges. es
monies This followed by the P PlsyIng Ea ,boT OF
Daiy, CHAPLAIN of Of the reginent delivered short
but impressive prayer The long roL OLA ana ,oIS tapS
ge5 o3 then @ sounded S and the great ef0"a
The 18th Regmsnt turned out in od s9od f at It's
tat9rs Captain A. De Russy nant adnIan 4d fa tne @
Presdent coonei George r. Dyer, the commander
described visit paid by Colonel Leonard and him
ow a 90 a was the interest TIN IN the rs
Inent He spoke with much feeling OF the 1 nsPira a.
the National Guard
anse ah bapf then dT paye the OF Ss
dirge. The buglecs sounded Taps" after which the
Ths list RegimeRt. csionel v; G. Bates com m
q B. rdsan aha se joined In their of
President McKinlev's. death at the. rsgimentis
ment formed in line. with the Signal Corps the
right The list Regiment R Rsnd & MARCHED nns past the the
The Star spangled nanner" After the parade
At the armory of the I'D Regiment. Broadway and
Sixty-seventh-st, Lieutenant-Colonel H H Tread
Bartlett who is now in Maine. Adjutant R. J. DAILY
read the orders assembling the regiment, after
which the Rev. DR.. w. T. Dunnell. chaplain of the
regiment. made an address the personal qualities
then offered prayer The band played Nearer, My
God. to Thee" the audience standing.
ders, at its quarters, in the basement the list
Regiment Armory Park-ave and Thirty fourth
st, After Captain David Wilson read the orders
the battery dismissed
At sunset last night the battery fired the Union
salute Of fortyfive guns at East Thirty fourth-st
and the river The battery has been selected to
American Exposition, Buffalo. New-York Day.
October 9.
Captain Louis Wendell paraded the 1st Battery
last night at the armory No. $40 West Forty
fourth-st- After reading the orders he dismissed
the men. At sunset the battery fired the Union
salute of forty-five guns at Forty-fourth-st. and
To the sound Of Chopins Funeral March the
Sth Regiment, at $50 p m marched into the
large drill hall of its armory and fell into line.
The galleries were crowded with friends of the
officers and men. desirous of joining them in this
tribute Of respect OF total of 620 men. $50
evening parade, and all the We're in full dress
uniform. Company by company, the colors dropped
at the sound of retreat" from the buglers After
and Nearer. My God to Thee" Adjutant Lock
read the general order to the National Guard
Squadron A assembled at its armory The even
ing dress parade order was adhered to, with the
exception that the dismounted. At the
scrnd off, The Star Spangled Banner was
played a dirge. AS the squadron took the line.
executed by the chief buger 1.-The Star Spanged
Banner then played and the men went
snro9gn the manual OF arms me chaplain Of the
order of service sent out by Bishop Potter for the
Lead, Kindly Light" whereupon the chief trum-
peter sounded Taps"