The Portland daily press., 1881-10-21
YORKTOWN.
The Connecticut Soldiers Arrive
Safely.
GRAND REVIEW OF THE MILITARY
AND NAVAL FORCES.

YORKTOWN, Oct. 20.-The steamer Charles
ton, with the Governor OF Connecticut, stall
and troops, arrived at 945 this morning. The
pilot did not know Yorktown harbor and an
chored his boat at the mouth OF yorktown
river until he could get pilot to bring her
into port. Night before last the weather was
rough and two-thirds OF the troops were sea-
sick.
The military review was successfully carried
out and all the organizations marched we'll,
The route was circuit of Armple farm and
about four miles in length, over broad fields,
with nothing to obstruct the march. An hour
ono twenty minutes was consumed IN passing
given point. When the head of the process
sion reached the grand stand Gen. Hancock
aud staff rode at the head, but they then fell
out of line and with President Aathur and his
Cabinet aud foreign guests and other dignitar.
les reviewed the troops from the grand stand
Gen. Hancock stated to the President that
there we're $500 men in line. The States rep
resented by the volunteers were Georgia, New
Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania. Massachu-
sets, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hamp-
shire, Virginia. New York, North Carolina,
Raode Island, Vermont, Kentucky, Michigan
and Connecticut. The impression seems so be
that the competition for marching lies between
the 18th Brooklyn and New Jersey troops.
The President was quite enthusiastic over the
magnifcence Of the display. The only colored
'troops in line were two COMPANIES from Rich
mould. They were loudly cheered by the spec
An immense crowd lined the ground
over which the troops passed, but sentinels
along the line OF march preserved perfect or
der. On the grand stand 70 which persons
were only admitted by ticket, were President
Arthur and member of his Cabinet Senators.
Congressman, governors of States, Gen. Sher-
man and staff, French and German delegates,
and "a large number of other distinguished
men as well as many ladies. At 10 o'clock the
review began and the columns passed the
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land were cheered The marching of the
troops was generally very fine and excited
great interest among military men and ELECTED
loud cheers from The multitude. Gen. Han
cock and Gen. Fitz Hugh Lee we're both loud
ly cheered wherever they appeared as a tribute
to "The blue aud the gray"
The two pieces OF artillery captured at the
siege of Yorktown and presented by Washing
ton 10 the Chatham Artillery excited the great
est interest. As illustrative of the discipline
some of the volunteers, one OF their sentinels
refused to let Secretaries Lincoln and Hunt
and Postmaster General James enter the grand
stand without the usual pass. There has been
fully 10000 troops present during these exer-
cises. The State troops view with each other
in the drill and discipline, and the friends OF
each claim the palm for some crack corps
The regulars excited general admiration. The
camp presents very animated appearance
and frequent gard mountines, drills, dress
parades, saluteS, calls and cOurtesies between
different mmdbQS, S6r6u8ueSs bp6ocH6S, So
cial visits, etc, occupy great deal OF time and
excite great interest.
A very large crowd lined the bluffs along
the water front to witness the naval reuiew,
which had been changed from tomorrow as
originally announced 10 this afternoon. At
the appointed hour the sails of the naval yes
sells were dropped ana then furled again, the
yards manned and q guns fred from each of
seven men-of-war. A salute to the Presidents
party who passed each Of them in o steam
yacht On the return Of the parth, tina yards
were again manned and another salute fred,
the Frenchmen manning their yards and join
ing the salute. The scene from the bluffs was
one of the most picturesque of the whole occa-
sion.
The naval vessels covered with bunting,
yachts, tug, sail and row boats with steamers.
the music from the bands and firing of salutes
combined to make the scene long to be remem-
bered. The Presidents party, the Congression-
al commission, and indeed all of the steamers
bearing distinguished visitors left this evening,
and only the army and navy are lingering.
Many of the state troops have gone and the
rest leave tomorrow Tomorrow will be cut
off from the programme.