Year: 1870

Return Of Fisk's Veterans frOm the Cory


Field Of Long Branch-An Enthusiastic he


ception by the Citizcns-Tho Appearance Of


the Regiment.


The Ninth regiment returned from It's encampment
al Long Branch yesterday afternoon, with every
man and officer as sound as q dollar 1t was ex-
pected that the Plymouth Rock on which the men
took passage at Sandy Hook, would arrive at half
past three but by some means another she did not
reach her wharf until four O'Clock Long before she
was sighted in the bay an immense cOncourse OF
people had assembled on the pier, and when the
boat came alongside the wharf the crowd numbered
iuliy TWO thousand persons. The band played
''Home Again" as the men filed from the steamer
and the crowds gave them hearty cheer as they
formed In line preparatory to taking up their
march up town. Colonel Fisk's ana his officers
horses were awaiting them when they stepped from
the boat. FISK looked pretty badly sun burned. al
though he was In the best OF spirits and laughed ard
chatted quite merrily with his many friends who
crowded about him to welcome him home from his
campaign among the bellies OF Long Branch, Braine
was also In good condition, though wearing look
OF exhaustion that told quite plainly how severely
the encampment had been conducted Allen, OF
course, was the first officer to put foot the wharf,
andlhe had no felt terra d,,na again than he
began to scour the pier for straggers and hurry them
into llne


About quarter past four, headed by squad Of
ponce and the band, the regiment started It's
homeward march through the streets. II was with
the utmost difficulty that the police were able to
make a passage through Greenwich street for the
command lor it was literally packed with7lundreds
OF persons who mad assembled to witness the re-
turn OF the regiment. The carts and cars were
JaInmed together IN confused mass aud the gamins
look forcble possession of them as TO get good
view OF the ''sojers' as they marched by. 1t took
Broadway and then only did they succeed in
getting clear passage. The sidewalks were crowd
ed all along the line OF march TO such degree that
loc0motion was almost impossible. ON all sides the
regiment was greeted IN way that bore evidence
OF It's growing popularity, ana nags and bunting OF
tops or course, Fisk was the observed of all OBJ
servers, aud the crowds on the sidewalks-tnat IS,
the crowds who succeeded In Keeping up with the
regiment by dlnt Of hard pushing and ebowing
through the standing cr0wds-were always thickest
nearest TO where the Colonel was The regiment
never appeared to better advantage. There were ten
companies or seventeen files front, and the men
showed by their splendid marching that the encamp-
Company was especially noticeable for
its steady front and was loudly applauded
all along the line OF march. The sun did not strike


Broadway while the regiment was on it, but the heat
was, nevertheless. extreme, and the men suffered
very much, they having their knapsacks and blank
cts rolled on them, which, with their muskets, made
their journey to the armory anything but pleasant.


1t was found necessary TO make halt several times
TO give the men time TO rest and the Colonel, with
nice regard no doubt for the curiosity OF our cOun-
try cousins made each halt in 'front.' OF certain
Broadway hotels. At the corner Of Fifth avenue
rOuIVcCH stieeI tucIc was u tieuenoous
crowd when the regiment passed by, and almost
every window and balcony on the avenue and In
sighr-seers, who clapped their hands and waved
their handkerchieis In token OF welcome to
the boys In blue. Indeed, the march was a
perfect ovation from beginning to end the
like Of which heretofore the Seventh regi
ment alone has been accustomed to receive
after an Out-OttOwn TRIP Colonel Fisk left the
command on the corner Of Twenry-third street and


Eighth avenue, after making short speech, In which
he thanked the men for the sold erly way they had
conducted themselves during the encampment and
tor the splendid appearance they had made during
the home parade. The regiment then broke into col


umDs Of four and each company, headed by Its drum
mer, marched TO the armOry, where the men were
dismissed. 1t was subject OF general remark by
the crowds that no regiment had received the Ninth
according to the usual custom; but the reception II
got from the thousands who crowded every street


through which 1t passed certainly made full cOmpen
satiOn for the absence OF military escort. The Sew
enth has need TO look to its laurels