The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-04
uIITAaY DISPLAY IN NEW ENGLAND.


Excursion OF the Ancient and Honorable
Artillery of Boston TO Proyidence, X. L.
Festivities mt NurrnEanset Park.
Providence, Il. l., Oct. 3, 1867.
Three New England eities-Boson and Newburypors,
in Massachusetts. and Providence. in Rhode Island
have stirred to-day with the pomp and spiendor
OF the finest military display ever witnessed anywhere
in this vicinity The annual fall field day Of the Ancient
and Honorable Artillery OF Boston has been the occa-
siou and importance and interest Of the day have
been increased from the fact that the Veteran Artillery
Company OF Nswburyport united with the Boston com.
pany in the excursion.
Both organizations met In Boston this morning, and
after going through Of the principal streets headed
by Gilmors's band and the Nswburyport band, they
in special train this city, where they have spent
the day and evening in enjoyable manner, and will
endeavor enjoy themselves during their stay here TO-
morrow
Hs well known that the Ancient and Honorable Ar
tery OF Boston probably tho oldest military organiza
ton in the country its formation dating far back
1885, when chartered under the administration Of
Governor John Winthrop. II has always included only
nrst class men in ranks-those who earned dstinc
ton either in military civil hfe-and upon its rolls
or years gone by may BIO found the names
Of Presidents, Governors, Judges, Major Generals
and some OF the first statesmen OF the land. They
turned today tao hundred strong Major Gen.
erli n 7. Banks being in command, and among those
the ranks and who carried toe musket, were ex Adj
jatant General schouler, OF Massachusetts; Colonel
Charles O. Rogers E. C. Bailey, General Robert Cowden
and many other leading and wealthy Bostonans.
The Ne"buryport Veterans, as wen as The Ancien.s,
oil Revolutionary dale, its original history showing
that in l777 the Company marched from Ne.buryport
TO Providence with couple OF pieces OF artillery to CO.
operate in attack upon Newport Like IT'S kindred OF
Boston, the company made up Of men from the varied
walks OF life-generas statesmen and solid men, with
those Of bone aud snew.
Long before the arrival Of the companies from Boston
there crowd Of several thousand people assembled
IN the vicinity Of the depot and wnen the train came In
sight salute fired ny the Providence artillery. The
troop having dsembarkod from the they taken
in escort by the Providence military and the line Of
march taken up tho arsory Of the Marine artil
iery. Here the equipments deposited and the Wis
t0rs welcomed to the city and State in brief speech
BY Adjuant General Mauran General Banks responded
In behalf Of the Ancents, remsrking that gave them
pleasure TO visit Providence and view its prosperity aud
industry; and Colonel Currier responded in similar
strain in behalf of tho New0uryport Veterans
After brief tarry at the srmory the several com.
panes and guests accepted invitation from Hon. WIN
Sprague United states Senator TO spend The afternoon
at Naaganset PARK Upon their arrival at the Park the
military the associates furnished with most
elegant ana oounlu coilaion, 70 which tney were wei
coined eloquent and patriotic speech by Senator
Sprague and which accepted In behalf OF the visitors
by General Banks and paraken Of with much relish by
the whole company Of i've or six hundred.
There speeches at the close OF the festive en-
tertanment but the guests spent the time in viewing
admirng beauties OF the Naraganset Park. and
witnessing couple Of races which senator Sprague had
arranged for their The FIRST for horses
tina, had @ rossd for end The were
W. Perrys CIDER Boy, and q. l. J. Campbell's Sharon
competitors. sharon won the first heat In ISL
and Cider Boy the other two and the in 262h
and 2:53h. Tho other race was for horses that had
never done better than 1850 and the competitors
John Hepry's Fanny Kemble and N. ID. Peabody's
Hambleonan the latter taking the Ia the second
and third heats IN 240 and 2.3o. The nrst heat was
won by Fanny Kemble in 2:46A.
returned from the lark to the city at about
seven O'Clock, and partook Of banquet at the
invitation OF the Providence Marine Corps The
entertainment was most superb, and speeches
Of . social nature made BY General Banks,
Governor Burnside and Senator Sprague None Of them
made special ausion parties, but all claimed for New
England credit ell the good that been the
lot Of the ma ion.
The festivities tomorrow include OF the famous
Rhode Island clam bakeR