New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-21
r,owds in Tears as Irish
p.0iment Leaves City
for Mineola
c.lonel Hine Takes
Command at Camp
ruotional Scenes as Rela'
lives Bid Members of
Unit Godspeed

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/ esture. ,,.. ,..u
49, dsys ago the Fighting 69th''
Works famous National Guard reg
.,t tramped Fifth Avenue early IN
:. morning in farewell review.
-, night they slept in the tents Of
-, Mills. pitched on the fats OF
i g,-pstesd Plains, on the outskirts Of
3 w,,ola. Long Island. After short
s.I of intensive training they leave
i,r the front
Crowds Weep and Cheer
y.r York wept and cheered and wept
lin As il sped the soldiers on their
- Thousands stood bareheaded in
gsb Avenue and crowded the streets
.4,espt to the seth Armory, at Twenty
~ Street and Lexington Avenue.
The spectacle of the departure of
a, 400 young men seemed to bring
a, var. hitherto thing remote and
ft,nt, infinitely closer to New York
p, city found its reserve swept away
|, genuine emotion, and thousands
Yen, and were unashamed.
Relatives who rushed to the 69th's
,,nory as early as o'clock yesterday
-orning for one last farewell to their
!, !, the regiment found they were
"a, TO be permitted in the armory.
10000 Gather at Armory
ca dense we're the crowds about the
!, brick building that the police cut
= al traffic for several blocks around
4, srmory. But more than 10000 peo-
!, had succeeded in joining the press
-ound the building before the police
brew out their lines.
T. VAS just $3.50 when Lieutenant
'slorsl Latham Reed, the old com
-,,5sr Of the 69th, who has done such
,si.,nt work in mastering 1t up TO
"a, strength, took his stand at the
Lad q the troops who were drawn
ID o, the drill floor in the armory.
C,ra Charles De Lano Hine, who
usssded the former commander, had
r,ssnced that he would take no par:
he regiments farewell exercises.
Re regiment drew up at attention
uBshop Patrick J.. Hayes, attended
rhs secretary, Father Joseph L.
o,sen, appeared on the eastern gal
ry Of the armory. With them was
Tsaer Francis Duffy, the chaplain Of
as regiment.
The order AT ease" came, and after
! short service was read, the Bishop
guaounced a bcnediction on the khaki
lad soldiers. Most of them responded
y making the sign of the cross.
Regiment Starts Its March
With the Bishops God speed you
"a God bless you" the ceremonies
,,tea As the bishop turned TO leave
he gallery the line officers snapped
,.sir commands and the soldiers fell
iato marching formation.
Lieutenant Colonel Reed was at the
read Of the line as IL emerged from
he Irnory. Behind him wa Father
Dusy, Major George Lawrence, Major
william Donovan and Captain Powers.
Ihsn came the band, playing Garry
0ssn'
One great cheer came from the
rsls Of those waiting outside.
hs:s was a frantic effort to break
ns.gh the lines. but they held.
Al then the crowd swayed back and
ORA IN silence. Company after com
tiry irudged from the armory interior.
81 here were no more cheers. For
los. around the armory were kin of
e nsn in line and they were strain
9 heir eyes for last sight Of their
Hsc ones.
Fsrewells TO Relatives
,Ihere's my Pat" called big woman
husky voice. Then she drew a sleeve
t'oss her eyes 10 hide the tears.
'GOodby, Lawrence" cried a little
''-an, and she looked away as the
= swung by. A tall youth smiled at
= and for a moment fell out Of step.
~ he recovered quickly and was gone
a. instant.
AZ 50 it went, as the men of the
: ssih marched away.
ysitice the armOry the regiment was
'fisa by Colonel Edward Duffy,
fSsr commander Of the seth, who
.a'st a corps Of Spanish-American
sH Veterans Of the unit, which acted
ne route Of march was northward
N1ington Avenue, 10 Twenty-seY-
~ street, westward 20 Fifth Avenue.
-faSsrd 70 Forty-ffth Street, east
20 70 Madison Avenue. southwark 70
...iytourth Street and then eastward
ne ferry for Long Island.
20. demonstration became noisier
ser ne soldiers reached Fifth Ave
- Despite the early hour, thousands
80 row upon row on the payements
sshed from the windows OF once
..aihgs. Cheers came from the spec
4s a. the troops went by. They
SO hundreds Of tiny red. white and
~ lzgS and little green banners.
Denny" Gets Roses
~ Ihirty-ninth Street little girl
't,sd on the shoulders o. her father
80 bouquet Of red roses into the
-. o. tanned youth, who marched
II ne curb. They're for you, Denny
.Alisd, and the boy flung her kiss.
Passed the flowers 20 his comrades
1 80 we line, and the men tossed
-. INTO the crowds on the pave
Ere were shouts Of recognition
-. hme 70 time. Numerous at
4 !. we're made % break through
"A ma ~ Fortieth Street two tiny
~ pa.sn managed 20 rush throup',
i a attempt was made % stop them
,,-.s.V grsspsd the arm Of a tall
-, Cod bless you. Maurice. God
i 49,, l'a, they called in frantic
49,; and the lad smiled brayely
-. a. be gently pushed then
ard marched on.
o.. ,s9&la played "Thc Harp tina.
"A trough 1zras Hail." "Colum-
49, zen 81 the ngcau - and eHafI.