New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-29
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tered In at 4:30 yesterday morning,
every member, l,lO9, taking the Federal
oath with whoop.
The 18th was in unusually good con-
dition. The smallest percentage of re-
fusals by the Federal physicians yet
recorded was checked against them. In
spite OF long hours in the armory with
out proper air to breathe, sufficient food
TO eat or comfortable places to sleep,
they were happy lot. Songs and
whistling never ceased, and when the
forty-eight-pound packss became too
heavy they were merely shifted to an
other position with a grin. They were
glad to p.se for Miss Pauline Freder-
icks and Miss Marguerite Clark, of the
Famous Players Company, but they
were proud when Adjutant General
Stotesbury reviewed them at Forty
ninth Street and Fifth Avenue. Dan"
Appleton, formerly of the eth. was in
the car with the adjutant general At
Forty-sixth Street and the avenue. a
girl broke the police lines and handed
Major Downs, of the LIST Battalion. a
large bunch of daisies.
Throughout the middle part OF the
march there were few tears, but the
crowd was no less. Mounted cops and
tle closers had constant difficulty in
keeping clear enough space for the men.
AS the line approached the Twenty
third Street Ferry to start for Hobo
ken the crowd was still more dense.
and grew fearful again, those who had
cried with disappointment and rage
at the armory having hurried down to
the ferry In last vain hope. Few
were rewarded soon, for the lines
swept between lanes that never closed
or opened, and left no room for fran
tic ones TO follow if they saw their
loved ones.
second ferry-boat was provided.
however, for the civilians, and there
were farewells in Hoboken. A long
delay caused much criticism. until the
men learned that it was for the pur-
pose OF allowing the New York Chap
ter OF the Red Cross to feed them.
A dozen young women passed down
the lines with boxes of Sandwiches
came again with cups of soup, again
with coffee, cocoa and water. II wa,
the hrst real meal, SO to speak. that
the boys had had for thirty-six hours.
and 1t was needed There was ma
other provision made for feeding them.
and the suffering prevented bv thi,
action Of the Red Cross, under the d.
rection Of Mrs. Belmont Tiffany. was
unreasonable.
The feed hnished, the men wers
marched on to tho trains which had
been waiting since o'clock j. Tho
afternoon, each placed In his reserved
dsy-coach seat and told to make him
self comfortable. None Of them ned.
60 rne iast suggestion. The civilian
crowd that had waited, marched, cried
and shouted finally was allowed ~
90 as 1t wished, and smiles burst nm
Inrougn tears again. There were
ruiiman cars for the staff officer.
ana each of the three section, had a
commissary car In the centre Ioad.d
with nye days provisions. the reenIa.
ton corned beef. coffee, sugar, bread
canned beans and tomatoes.
Inc Delaware, Lackawann. 4
western officials had ordered that NO
expense be spared in preparing the
trains Tor this trip, and none was
rams were waiting at / in the
afternoon. crews reserved and ready.
engines with steam up. The soldiers
we're not entrained until about seven.
Many of the Guardsmen were sill
hungry and some received permission
to return to the ministerfng angel.
wearing Red Crosses.
Motor trucks and nineteen SUNNY
wagons were drawn up on the wharf
and stopped. Orders were said to havs
been issued that no section should
leave until all freight was ready. AT
half-past 9 tug boat left the
Hoboken ferry TO go after the horses
and mules, the, exact whereabouts of
which no one would say. 1t was
rumored that moro than two-thirds of
them had been refused by the examin-
Ing officers from the regular army
during the day and that a frantic
search was being made for substitute
animals last night. Major Waterbury
said that the mules he had seen looked
more like chipmunks than mules.
During the long continuing wait In
the cars the Twelfth Regiment kept
Hoboken awake. $50 Long, Broadway"
and IT'S Long Way TO Get Car
RAMA" stolen from the Seventh, were
almost continuous.
Railroad officials promise a record
run via Buffalo, Chicago and 81. Louis
10 Brownsville. With luck the boys
should be in their new camp by Sun
day.
Major General Organ, BrigadIer
General Dyer, formerly commander OF
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