New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-06
FIELD ARTILLERY
AT HOME TO-DAY
Van BivOuacs in Jersey
City, Awaiting Two De
layed Sections

Two sections Of the I'd Field Artil-
lery reached Jersey City yesterday
afternoon; another was due before
morning. The last section was at
Cleveland at p. NJ, and was scheduled
10 arrive at Jersey City to-day. If II
does not appear the rest Of the regi-
ment will come 20 New York to-day
and parade TO its srmories.
Batteries A and B, with Colonel
George A. Wingate, the band and sup
ply and sanitary companies, reached
the Lehigh Valley yards in the after
noon and spent most OF the night get
ting their caissons and wagons across
the river. Captain Walter p. Fox
commands Battery A, and his brother,
Captain Lester c. Fox, Battery b. Be
fore dark about $50 men were sep
arated from Manhattan only by the
Hudson River and an impenetrable fog.
The third section, expected early TINS
morning, is composed o. Battery H.
commanded by Captain ". q. Richard
son, and Battery F, commanded by
Captain Howard sullivan.
Fourth Section Is Tardy
The fourth section, which may not
arrive in time for the parade, consists
Of Battery c, commanded by Captain
Albert S. Hamilton. and Battery +.
whose commander is Captain Wilbur l.
Wright.
Unless the fourth section is close TO
New York the parade viii form al
the Twenty-third Street ferry at .
o'clock this afternoon The line OF
march will be west on Twenty-fOurth
} Street 10 Fifth Avenue, and north 10
the Union League Club. where Cover
nor Whitman. Major General Organ
and others will be in the reviewing
stand. At Fifty-seventh Street the
regiment will divide, the Brooklyn bat
teries going east to Madison Avenue.
south to Twenty-fourth Street, e
Fourth Avenue and Lafayette Street 20
Delaney Street and across the vii.
iamsburg Bridge, and TO their armory
on Clermont Avenue, by way Of Bed
ford and Willoughby avenues.
The rest of the regiment Will con
tinue up Fifth Avenue 10 10th Street,
90 east to Madison Avenue, north 70
l25th Street. east 10 First Avenue and
the Willis Avenue Bridge, and proceed
10 its armory at l65th Street and
Franklin Avenue, The Bronx, through
Melrose Avenue.
All but $50 Of the regiments horses
have been turned in to the government,
but others will be provided for the
parade. Music will be furnished by the
regiments band and that Of Squadron
A. The Bronx citizens committee VIII
welcome the regiment with luncheon
and reception.
Friends Hold Reunion
Despite the fog and the mire Of the
railroad yards friends and relatives OF
the artillerymen swsrmed into Jersey
City Yesterday. No leaves were granted
to any Of the men, but some got per
mission to have family suppers IN Jer-
sey City restaurants.
The regiment left New York on July
S. The first section entrsined for home
on December %. On New Years Day
they were passing through Oklahoma.
The musicians, who were IN the second
section with Colonel Wingate. gave
concert and the old year was watched
through on every section.
a goat. one OF the numerous mas
cots acquired during the stay on the
border. died on the trip home. The
rest goats. burros. raccoons and other
beasts. arrived safely. IL took lOl car
TO carry the men, horses, equipment
and pets