Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-10-21
On BoARD THE STEAMER FLoRIDA,)
CHESAPEAKE BAY,

BRArIoN.
OK BoARD THE STEAMER FLoR1DA,)
CHESAPEAKE BAY,
MONDAY MORNING. Oct II, '8l.
At the present hour, $3.50 A. NJ, the Estey
Guard and the rest of the Vermont battalion
are lost in Chesapeake Bay. Or, If not lost
in the strictest sense of the word, we are at
least invisible from the outside world, dense
fog having settled down about sunrise, max
ing navigation dangerous and virtually impos-
sible, and for two hours past the engines have
been stopped and the boat has been lying
still. Our location is not far from the mouth
Of the York river, and we are supposed TO be
less than an hours sail from our destination.
So far, with this slight drawback, every
thing has gone well with us, and the journey
has been smooth, rapid and delightful. Our
special train of seven cars and nearly two
hundred passengers got out of Brattleboro at
5:15 Saturday afternoon. The train with
Gov. Farnham and staff and other officers
and invited guests, and the Ransom Guard of
ST. Adams, arrived an hour and a half earlier,
but it was found necessary to await the arri
val of the regular train, with the Burleigh
Corps of Whitehall, N. Y, on board, before
the final start could be made The party as
1t left Brattleboro was made up as follows.
His Excellency Gov. Roswell Farnham and
Mrs. Farnham Adjutant- General T. s. Peck,
Quartermaster- General L. G. Kingsley, Brig
adier-General T. o. Seaver, Surgeon General
Leroy Bingham Aides-de Camp Col. Geo. t.
Chlds of st. Adams, Chief of staff, Col. NJ.
X. Payne of Windsor, Col. w. II. Rowell of
North Troy, Col. Chas. @. Farnham of Brad
ford; Lieutenant Colonel j. j. Estey Of Brat
tleboro, of the First Regiment; Major 10. d.
Denison, A. A. G. of Gen. Sewers staff Col.
S. E. Pingree of Hartford, and Mr.. Z. X.
Botsford, invited guests; Hon. H. G. Burleigh
and Hon. w. II. Taft of Whitehall, N. Y;
G. s. Forbes of st. Adams, representing the
Boston Journal o. L. French of Brattleboro,
representing TIRE PHOENIX. AT New London
the party was joined by Col. H. ]. Brooks of
Burlington, and at Jersey City by Col DIN
Scott of Bennington and Col. E. Ely Goddard
of Ely-these gentlemen completing Gov.
Farnhams staff. Major A. B. Valentine and
Gen. Mccullough of Bennington are also of
the party.
There was also on board Gov. Farnhams
Guard Co. d. of st. Adams, 81 men, and the
Estey Guard, Co. I. of Brattleboro. 81 men,
accompanied by the First Regiment Band of
St. Adams. The battalion is under command
of Major A. d. Tenney of st. Adams, with
Lieutenant @. r. Stevens of Co. 1. Acting Ad-
jutant, and Chas. Fuller, of Montpelier, Quar-
termaster Sergeant. The company officers
are; Co. D.-F. s. Stranahan, captain, s. II.
Wood, lieutenant Co. I.-G. II. Bond cap
tain, F. W. Childs, lieutenant. The First
Regiment Band is led by Henry W. Hatch !;
Don Newton Drum Major.
In addition to the Vermont troops, and
forming part of the state battalion. under
Major Tenney's command there were and are
the Burleigh Corps of Whitehall, N. Y, 50
men, who, through the courtesy and liberality
of Hon. w. H. Burleigh of that place, act as
complimentary escort to Gov. Farnham. The
Burleigh Corps officers are r. E. Bascom,
captain; j. H. Park, first lieutenant II. Il.
Davis, second lieutenant; honorary staff, Capt
j. NJ. Andrews, Lieut.. P. Mcdonald, both of
Saratoga.
After the final start from Brattleboro, at
5:15, good run was made to New London,
and soon after $50 the whole party was safe
ly on board the Norwich boat City of Boston.
Supper breakfast" the boys said was serv-
ed in due time, and the men all provided
| with staterooms. The boat left her wharf
about 11;30, and the night passed without I'M
usual incident. The landing on Sunday morn
ing was made on the Jersey side, at the Penn
sylvania Central company's freight wharf.
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at present arms" as Gov. Farnham and par
ty passed out and led the march TO the Jersey
City station, where a special train was in wait
ing for the run to Philadelphia and Baltimore.
A wait of nearly two hours length was neces-
sary; but when, at $3.50, we were once fairly
off, the run was swift and delightful one.
The ride to Philadelphia had a special inter
est, from the fact that our train was drawn by
the now famous engine, No. Cos of the Penn
sylvania line, which drew the sick and dying
President to Long Branch, and which bore
his body back on that sorrowful ride to Wash.
ington. Through the courtesy of Baggage
master Homer, of the train, some of the boys
enjoyed the privilege of ride on this ma
chine and at the Philadelphia station several
gentlemen of the party had the satisfaction Of
mounting into her cab and looking her over.
She is by no means a fancy or even a hand
some engine, but on the contrary has q very
common and everyday sort of look. Her
engineer tells us that she is a favorite on the
road, and that her especial feature is that she
runs coor'--that is to say, she runs long dis
tances without heating her joints or bearings.
He says they are working her to DEATH
she was in from long night run that morn
ing when she was sent with the special to
Philadelphia, and on her arrival there must
probably go almost Immediately back to New
York. He thinks the machine is dying her
self since the President died, and points Out
jet of steam and water which is playing
into her fire-box through loose spot about
her hues, with the remark that such leak
would lay up any other machine.
At Philadelphia change of engines was
made, and the train left that city at 1:17, max
ing the run to Baltimore in two hours. Or
arrival in that city, march of mile to the
boat was necessary, and the party then fol
the first time realized that the day was one Of
extreme heat, the mercury marking nearly Of
quite 800 in the shade. Gov. and Mrs. Farm
ham and Adjt.. Gen. Peck took train direc
for Washington, while the remainder of thu
company took the steamer Florida to com.
plete the journey by wster-the boat leaving
her wharf at G:3O. The only drawback to tn,
days pleasure lay in the fact that it was no
, possible to get dinner on the way, and, will
the exception that Capt. Stranahan telegraph
ed ahead for sandwiches for his men, nobod,
got anything to eat till dark and then tn,
dining accommodations were so limited, anC
the preparations for 80 large number 80 in
adequate, that there were some rarely hungr!
men before all were fed.
The boys are all delighted with the kind