New-York tribune., 1911-04-20

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along shortly after the start OF the parade
| 10 make it nasty for the crowd that lined
the avenue. In spite OF the rain the curbs
were crowded throughout the line Of
march. and the cheering throngs waited
patiently for the arrival OF the column,
which was somewhat later than the sched-
uled time
Down IN Lafayette street, where the first
division Of the parade formed the division
which was made up OF the present enlist
ment OF the 7th. the two old howitzers
Were trundled under flag which waved
over them fifty years ago when they were
dragged to war.
Miss Fanny Underhill. with her sister,
Miss Louise Underhill. who lived then and
who live now at No. 432 Lafayette street,
the old Colonnade Hotel. hung out that flag
| from their windows On April 49, 1861 and
yesterday they flung 1t again to the breeze,
| though this time it did not match so we'll
with its newer neighbors IN fagdom. The
Two women were probably the most inter
ested spectators of the tins gala day yes
terday and they watched the formation
OF the present 7th from the same windows
out Of which they leaned on that grininer
day fifty years ago to cheer the 7th OF 'Gl
on its departure for the front
The veterans. whom they had seen as
young soldiers at the beginning OF the war.
did not march by the Lafayette street
house Yesterday That longer march was
left for the younger men OF the present
| regiment. while the elders gathered more
quietly az the Hotel Brevoort. from which
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them UP Fifth avenue 70 the 7th Regiment
Armory at Park avenue and Goth street.
When Shal-r Was a Major.
Had the Misses Underhiu been stationed
et point where they could have seen the
Civil War veterans yesterday they might
or they might not-have recognized in some
Of the elderly men IN carriages the soldier
boys who marched so gayly down Broad
way IN 1861 There was Major General
Shaler. commanding the division of the
veterans. eighty-fve years old now. In
that other march in 1861 General shaler
was a major, major Of the It'll
And there was General J. Fred Pierson.
serving yesterday on Shaler's staff and
carrying on the doors Of his carriage two
flags on which We're lettered. First New
York Volunteers" Those flags We're car
ried through twenty-five separate battles
Of the Civil War. and in the 1st New York
Volunteers there were eleven officers from
the 7th Regiment. men who after serving
out their first enlistment period with the
rth turned 70 the volunteers for re-enlist-
uent.
But the two old ladies would have had
great difficulty in recognizing Lieutenant
Colonel William P. Roome. Yesterday he
was veteran Of almost seventy-fve years,
and Yesterday fifty years ago when they
watched his regiment swing down Lafay-
cite street, he was youth Of nineteen.
pacing the sidewalk along the line OF
march 70 the ferry. For Colonel Roome
was one Of those eager young men who en-
listed the moment war and service IN war
looked certain. and OF that April day in
1851 when the 7th started for Washington
he was a recruit of only three weeks
standing. He had not received his uni
form then. so he could only walk beside
not with. his reg!mental mates. but Jew
davs thereafter he Joined them in WASH
ington. .,.,- -.... -,
,nosa veterans OF the Civil War that they
could march now as they did IN '6l and
some there were who baked al the idea or
riding A. ease in carriages. But an order
ie an order 10 a veteran. and when IL was
decided 10 provide carriages for All civil
War veterans. and allow the Spanish War
,eterans 20 march. the elder soldiers OF 81
6ropped talk of marching afoot up the ave
nue.
General Shalers staff was as follows
chief Of staff. Brevet Major General Ed
ward 7. Nolineux. T. S V: Brigadier Cen
araI T Fred Pierson. L. s v Brevet Lieu
tenant Colonel william p Roome. L. S V,
T. Q end Captain Richard n Greene.
Z 6 V. A. j.. O.
The Veterans Flags Displayed.
Following the stan came the display OF
veterans aags as follows Headquarters