Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-11-25
CITY AND COUNTY.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.
At the State unatc Hospital in Worcester for the week
ending Nov q, 1852
TbermomefeT. PlHd Rain.
The Fiftr-First RegIment.

1He oIst regiment, COl. "A. ID. IL. SpraSue,
will leave their quarters at camp Wool quite
early this morning, and, escorted by the 49th
regiment, will probably march and counter
march through Main street. They will take
the cars at Shrewsbury street crossing, near
Washington square, at half past ten o'clock.
We understand that Col. Ward, commandant
of the post, will be in command of the escort.
The camp was yesterday crowded with
friends of the regiment, some of them to say
their last farewells. The soldiers are all in
the best of spirits, ready and anxious to leave
their present camp.
| The presentation of colors took place yes
terday afternoon, in very beautiful and nov
ell manner. They were given just before the
regimental inspection, the different companies
| being drawn up together in front of the stand.
| The stand itself was covered with a large
| United States flag, and at the appointed hour
| five little girls came forward, accompanied by
young lad, bearing the splendid banner
| which the ladies of Worcester had prepared
| These little girls had each one of them near
| and dear friends in the regiment, one of them
being the daughter of the colonel, another the
daughter Of the lieutenant colonel, another the
niece of the colonel of the 18th, and two 9TH
ers having also relatives in the regiment 1t
was really very beautiful sight to see these
little girls, with the flag beneath them and the
| reglmental ensign waving above them, as they
| stood prominent before the regiment. The
| color sergeant of Co. d advanced to take the
colors, and as he received it into his hands,
Col. Sprague spoke to his men, saying that
the ladies of Worcester county had entrusted
to their care this beautiful flag, fresh from the
hands of innocence and purity, and it was not
unworthily bestowed. He then called for
cheers for the stars and stripes, and cheers
for the ladies who had presented the flag,
which the regiment responded to with will
| The drum corps enlivened the scene with mu-
sic. The flag is really very handsome, made
OF the richest material allowed, and has upon
it the words '51st regiment Massachusetts
| Volunteers" Upon a silver plate on the flag
staff is the inscription. presented to the 5lst
regiment, Massachusetts, Volunteers by the
ladies of Worcester county" We are de-
sired to say that small sum which remained
| OF the flag fund, after the flag had been COM
| pleted, has been given to the Soldiers Relief
Society to assist in furnishing hospital sup
| plies to this regiment. 1t was the intention
| to have had the services of band at the
presentation, but it was impossible to procure
it at SO short notice.
The companies are lettered as follows: -
Capt. Wood, Co. A; Capt. Bascom, Co. B;
Capt. Higginson, Co. C; Capt. Prouty, Co.
d; Capt. Wheeler, Co. +; Capt. Baldwin,
Co. f; Capt. T. D. Kimball, Co. G.; Capt.
Hobbs, Co. H; Capt Hunt, Co. L; Capt D.
w. Kimball, Co. X.
The captains rank as follows Captains
Wood, Higginson, Prouty, Wheeler, Bald
win, Bascom, Hobbs, T. D. Kimball, Hunt
and D. w. Kimbal.
The regimental line is formed and the com
| panies march in the following order Capt
Wood, Capt. Bascom, Capt. Wheeler, Capt
Hunt, Capt Prouty, Capt. T. d. Kimball,
Capt. Baldwin, Capt. d. w. Kimball, Capt
Hobbs, Capt. Higginson.
We republish the roster this morning with
some corrections. The name of the excel
| lent quartermaster, Benz. d. Dwinnell was
accidently omitted. We believe we are right
this morning.
Quartermaster Dwinnell was yesterday pre-
| scented with a sword and equipments by his
| friends, Mr.. Nathaniel Paine making the
presentation speech
Assistant surgeon j. H. Darling has also
been presented with a sword and other equip
ments by his friends, the citizens of East
Douglas; Rev. J. L. Maynard acting in be-
half Of the donors.
Lieut.. Samuel S. Eddy of Co. F, has been
presented, in addition to other equipments,
with handsome revolver of the Smith &
Wesson patent, by members of Co. F; also
with rubber blanket and drinking cup by
other friends.
Crane & Waters of Milbury sent yesterday
two barrels of apples to II. L. Steere, a mem
Der Of the drum corps in the 5lst, to be dis
tributed by him as he deemed best. He
cheerfully complied with the request by pre-
senting them to the members of Co. X, Capt.
d. W Kimball.