Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-12
The Hartford Parade-A Fine Jo1lifca.
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The Hartford after election parade in hon. or of Garfield and Arthur was fine success The procession was long and had many in teresting and noticeable features, and fine or ganizations in line, among which were 1 75 ol the Original Wide Awakes of Hartford, the D. R. Wright Zouaves of New Haven, Capt H. R. Loomis, 60 men, with the Sassacus drum corps and 55 of the New Haven Vete, rans, Capt J. O. Banning; the Moodus drum corps, Colts band the O. H. PIatt Guard o1 Meriden, 75 men; the Trinity College Garfield club, 50 men; Garfield and Arthur Engineer corps of Springfield, 50 men; Buck Engineer corps, Hartford, 150 men; Pratt & Whitney Garfield club, Hartford, 113 men; 2nd ward club, Hartford, 1SO men Sd and 4th ward Bulkeley Legion, Hartford, 175 men; Bulkeley Guard, 100 men. The Jewell company, 50 men, was accompanied by wagon decorated in the national colors and with transparen. scription 1929 on the home stretch" On the other side transparency with inscription ''Maine not wrecked but floating"
 Also there were in the Second division the following out of town companies
 Major George B. Fisher and Staff. Rockville Citizens Band and Hammond Drum Corps Rockville Boys in Blue, two companies and Veterans Major Charles E. Harris-comPany A, Captain A.
 Kress-160 Men in Line.
 Niles Drum Corps. East Hartford Boys in Blue, R. w Roberts captain, westyHartford Boys in Blue E. B. Root, captain, 75 men,
 East Berlin Brass Band.
 Berlin Buck Guard, F. l. Norton, captain, 30 men. 16od ROvr IT a4rS Buck Guards of Glastonbury C. H. Talcott, captain,
 50 Garfield x Arthur Guards of wethersheld, E. G.
 woodhouse. captain, 75 men. Garfield Battalion of Windsor Locks, H w. Butler
 captain, 104
 Drum Corps
 Garfield Guard of Portland, Captain Hascal, 75 men, The illuminations were many of them very beautiful, and there were great many fine ones. A capital collation. was supplied. AL together the Hartforders felt good over the parade. The city seemed full of people. Fully five hundred visitors went from Mid dletown to see the show.
 The Hartford Tunes says of the procession as follows In the procession appeared the United States Hotel coach, driven by the pro- prietor. Mr. D. A. Rood, and containing a of lady and gentlemen guests of the hotel Rustemeyer's ''Tally Ho" was also brought into use by a party of young men. It was so gaily decorated and covered up that the coach was scarcely recognizable. Mayor Bulkeley prohibited the blowing of fish horns, but neglected to say anything about bells, and several of these, big and it- Ie, were tolled as the procession marched silently along amid the throng. The bells kept ding donging till after ? o'clock this morning.
 A wagon with one of the bells and lot of fireworks caught fire near the postofice. It was quickly hauled of into Pearl street and he fire put out; but it was lively for a few minutes as the wagon went up Main street, he Roman candles, Greek fire and rockets ningling in one fiery nqRss, and sending parks and balls of fire in every direction. Mir. Jasper H. Bolton, jr., had charge of he refreshments, which were literally sup ,lied by citizens, and the arrangements for heir distribution were satisfactory to all