Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-27
Crowds Cheered
Negro Troopers
THE REGIMENT THAT woN,FAmE
AT SAN JUAN HILL.
FIGHTING TENTH" CAVALRY
just Back from Two Years Service in
the Philippines March Through New
York Streets.

New York, July 26.-Striding4 along
with the rather irregular gait Of the
cavalrymen dismounted. seven hundred
negro troopers of the Tenth United
States cavalry, whose last two years
had been spent at Fort William Nc
kinley. in the Philippines, marched
through the streets Of New York today
for the first time since the Spanish
war. The officers were mounted. but
the rank and file went afoot, tust as
they did in their famous charge up San
Juan Hill
the foot OF Wall street a few minutes
after II o'clock, the troopers started
toward broadway. Three bands fur
nished music.
The music brought Wall street work
ers TO the windows in no time The
sidewalks on either side were lined
with curious folk and II seemed almost
as though the financial district had
stopped work for the moment to well
come the Fighting Tenth"
The Hardened csmpaianer.
There was something in the long.
swinging stride OF the troopers that
hetokened the hardened campaiener
As they walked they looked neither 70
right or left and the cheers that greet
ed them on all sides did not seem to
affect them in the least. Every man
OF them had seen service and showed
1t. They were all trained down "a
bone and muscle.
Two Years in the Tropics. ~
Two years in the tropics apparently
had agreed with the Tenth. Seven Of
the troopers brought back with them
Filipino wives. and one trooper. KInf
OF Troop n. brought a family OF three
children. born in Manila. ..--.. r
The first halt was at Fourteenth
street and Fifth avenue. After leaving
Broadway the parade turned intp
Waverley place and then up Fifth ave
nue. from Washington square 70 the
Plaza. In Fourteenth street the crowds
OF the shopping district were hurryfnk
TO lunch as the line came to halt and
II kept squad OF mounted police busy
preserving some show Of order in the
crowded thoroughfare.
Welcomed in Behalf Of City.
After the hot march to Fifty-nInth
street, to Madison avenue. and south
again, the regiment reached the Sixty
ninth regiment arfnory, Lexington ave-
nue.. and Twenty-sixth street shortly
before 2 o'clock. The troopers were
dismissed from ranks inside the build
ing. and after a general. handshaking
with their friends went TO the base
ment for lunch. The hosts were negro
residents Of Manhattan and New Jer-
sey, and at a reception afterward two
representatives from Manhattan and
BroolSlyn and two from New Jersey
made speeches Mr. MCGOWAN also
talked. welcoming the soldiers in be-
half OF the city.
Brought Back Dead Body Of Com.
n1snder.
Two years was the term OF tho
Tenth's service in the Philippines. The
regiment. which has been relieved by
the Twelfth cavalry sailed from Sth
Francisco on March 8. 1907. They left
Manila for home on May Is last. Just
before the departure Colonel ]. A. Au-
CUR. commander. died. His body was
on the Fitzpatrick.
The voyage homeward was unevent-
ful except for monsoon between Co.
lombo and Alden. At Colombo the Of
ficer~ were entertained at tea by the
officers of British battleship. At Alden
they were entertained by the American
consul. The English officers at Gibral-
tar gave them a welcome on July Z.
Speech of President Mccowsn Of Board
Of Aldermen. $
During the parade one trooper. al
though he had endured the tropical
climate of the Philippines. was over
come by the heat. President MCGOWAN
of the board of aldermen. was one OF
the speakers at the armory. He said:
You have done more to kin race
prejudice than Nall others. II the peo-
pie of Vermont don't treat you right.
come back here. The state of New
York and the United States demand
for you the respect of the community
and state in which you are stationed"
The troopers sepnt the evening in
Harlem amusement park.