New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-15
POLICE STOP P|PERS
Highland Regiment 0mits to Get
Music Permit for Parade.
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY
Fifty nine Still Live of 10th as
It Marched to Take Part
Fifty Years Ago.

He was not what you'd call particularly
short man In fact. he couldna be called
sma frae any point o view.
He was the drum major o. the famous
pipe and drum band O. the 18th Regiment
Highlanders. New York Volunteers. all In
full Highland costume Behind him were
the Scottish clans in their kilties and tar
tans o red and green.
Sfind. II wasna said the ither ladies
didna look weel Az. undoubtedly the vet
Grams o the Civil War were escorted to the
kirk yesterday by the pick O them.
But the big ladde frae Dublin-him wi
the tall hood, that bore himsel' like a king
YOU couldna deny he was the noblest o
them all TO look at. He was sich lane
candidate he kept lot o folk aboot the
kirk waiting for him TO step doun frae
within when the dominee had finished
Veterans OF the 18th Regiment. High
landers, who were mustered into service
fifty years ago yesterday. intended to
march 10 the music Of bagpipes from 9th
street and Seventh avenue to the Scotch
Presbyterian Church. At sSth street and
Central Park West
They began bonny. But when the bra
NEW the pipes dSheu W
see their permit. The permit didha hae a
name signed under the word music" The
policemen said the kilties couldna play
their bagpipes when the permit wasna in
tended for a musical document.
II was a blow TO the Highlanders and
their kinsmen representing the New York
Scottish Society. the Caledonian club. the
Celtic Society and the 81. Andrews So
ciety.
But the clark at the City Hall hadna
included music In the permit. DO not
think the Highlanders faltered. They were
over independent. They didna gang 10 the
kirk blowing the bags. but they gaed
through the streets wi their kltles fair
blown by the wind. They couldna be put
out By SIGH a sma' thing as that Inc
committee was at fault, but they medina
cry over H.
The 69th Regiment OF hghting lrishmen.
they recalled had marched up fifth ave-
nue. a few Sundays before. with a prass
band working TO its full capacity. But the
committee OF the seth had not failed TO get
the signature rnder the word music on
the hermit. The 10Th Highlanders will not
forget II next May.
a
Italians on the East Side yesterday and
they were PLAYING a hundred and nineteen
dead marches.
They we're playing all the dead marches
that anybody kens." he said but we
Gamma complain. because they hadna forgot
the permit
The Rev DR. David @. Wyle. pastor Of
the Scotch Presbyterian Church. conducted
the commemorative services at I O'Clock.
Crowds were unable TO get IN. and the
aisles choir loft. the balcony and pulpit
we're packed The front seats were re-
served for the veterans Of the regiment
that fought az Bull Run. Port Royal Ferry.
Antietam. Vickshurg. the Wilderness. APP
pomatox and on other immortal battle
grounds.
These men were Captain Robert Armour.
Henry Babeuf. Colonel Andrew p. Baird.
Alexander l.. Baird. Edward Boyce. Henry
F. Bloomfield Charles : Burns. John
Campbell. Daniel Lawrence. charles r.
Locke. Henry Morgan John Muir there
were TWO men Win TINS name), John
Spence. Joseph stewart David 4. Thorn
son. Thomas Clark. Garrett H. Coo. r. u.
Demorest. James and John Donnelsou.
Robert Gair. James Gilmore. Charles Hsr-
rington and Thomas Harrison
or the many hundreds who fought un-
der the lion rampant-the 18th emblem
IN the civil War there are only ntty-nine
survivors The escort detailed by the
Highlanders was under command Of Cap
tain T. O.. MacGregor
When the church was reached the mem
bers Of the Californian club. IN uniform.
lined UP on each side of the door with
drawn swords. while the veterans fled be-
tween. The four battle flags tattered and
torn. vivid reminders 81 conflict. were
placed against the pulpit with several cher
ished Scotch emblems Leading the vet
Grams were Colonel Andrew ID. Baird. Of
Brooklyn. and Captain Robert Armour. Of
Washington.