New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-08
HONOUR4BLES 1RRIVE.
Receiued by old Guard After Visit
to West Point.

The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
OF Boston and the Newport Artillery company
sscortinx the Honorable Artillery Company OF
London arrived al the Fall River pier, at Warren
81 early Yesterday Waiting for them with steam
,,p was the excursion boat Sirius. ready to take
she Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company ana
the HONORABLE Artillery Company 10 West Point.
Without loss OF time the two companies, IN full
Uniform. descended the gangway Of the-Fah River
foa+ and marched in column OF twos across the
rier and up the gRngway OF the excursion boat
Five minutes later the excursion boat swung out
tnto the stream TO the music OF the united bands
OF both companies.
witnessing the departure OF the two companies
was the Newport Artillery Company, which had
lined ap IN company front on the pier while their
comrades OF the Ancient and Honorable Company
OF Boston and the Honorable Artillery Company
Of London enbarking. After the excursion
boat cast of the Newport organization marched
. out and UP Warren-st- going to the Hotel Bar
N fholoL
VI The old Guard assembled outside OF the Hotel
BarthoIdi a little before D. II had invited
the Newport Artillery 10 5oln It in welcoming the
I5onorables and HonOurables when they arrived
from West Point, and the invitation was accepted.
The two organizations. headed by their bands,
marched in four abreast formation 10 the pier at
West Twenty-second-st.. and came 10 parade rest
IN the shed Of the pier. It was about hour
before the Sirius heard coming down the river,
with the fife and drum corps Of the English
sanzation and the Boston band making music.
By the tine The steamboat was READY 10 ClScnarEe
her passengers there were fully five hundred spec
tators assembled about the pier TO greet them.
The Boston organization descended the gangway
first and spread out all sides 10 receive their
guests. the members Of the English organization.
As the latter ashore their quaint costumes,
Fashioned after that of the archers Of antemusket
period increased the interest that had been
stirred the sight Of the Colonial blue and bun
coats and knickerbOckeTs OF the Ancient and
Bonorables Of Boston.
Forming four abreast. each organization. headed
by Its own band. marched to Twenty-fourth-st in
the following order:
Old Guard Band followed by the old Guard. under
command OF Major 5 Ellis Briggs.
Newport Artillery Company. by 7th United
States ARTILLERY Band Of Rhode Island seventy men.
command Colonel John Rich
ardson and Major Flag
The Honorable Artillery Company 81 London under
mand OF the Earl OF Denbigh.
The Ancient an6 Honorable Artillery Company Boston
under command q Colonel sidney ". Hedges.
The whole procession swung along at a lively
gait, through the rain. and although it was about
Eve blocks length. Il reached the front OF the
wsldorf-Astoria before O'Clock after march
up Ffth-ave. In the front Of the Thirty-fourth-st
entrance the hotel the escort spread out on The
curb and formed lines through which the London
visitors passed into the hotel Then the escort
wheeled and followed
All assembled in the large ballroom Of the hotel
NDere general reception begun by the Old
soaro. which lasted until the hour for the even
ings dinner arrived
The LONDON company will quarter at the Wal
corf-Astorla during its stay "a the city