The Portland daily press., 1882-05-20
Mooallun Wins the Healy Gold Medal

McCallum Wins the Healy Gold Medal
The long ex sected visit of the Meaghel
Guards of Providence, r. T., to the Mont
gomery Guards of Portland, came to pass yes
terday. The skies were cloudy in the early
morning when the Meagher Guards took the
train at 9.15 o'clock, and the weather was st
threatening that it deferred the prominent
gentlemen they had invited from accompany
ing them, with the exception of Lieut.. Col. j.
Moran and Adjutant A. Mungiven OF the 5tt
Battalion, in which organization the Meaghei
Guards are the A company. Boston was reach.
ed at IL Is, and at II 80 p. m the train taken
for Portland arriving in the city on time where
it was welcomed by an artillery salute, fred by
detachment of the Brown Light Artillery.
THE PARADE.
At 4.30 D. M precisely battalion was form
ed, right resting on Free street, in the follow
ing order, under command of Lieut.. Colonel
Sprague, 1st Maine Regiment Militia, with
Adiutant Charles F. SWEET, and Sergeant
Major Chase Of the regimental staff:
Police.
Lieut.. Col Sprague.
Staff.
Drum Major Bean.
Chambers Baad.
Mechanic Blues-Capt Davis, Lieut.. Mllliken-32
Light Infantry-Capt McDonald, Lieuts. Norton
and Holmes-32 Men,
High School Capt. Hight, Leuts. Wood
nau and Fox-26 Men.
Portland Cadets-Capt. Winslow, Lieut. Iork-32
Men.
Montgomery Guards-Capt. Hartnett, Lients Lap
pin and McCallum-40 Men.
Montgomery Honoraries - Treasurer Hassett-2o
Men.
The column had but just wheeled into Free
street when the horse on which Col. Sprague
was seated, unused TO military parades, and
unaccustomed to the spur, responded to
touch of the rowel by breaking curb and bit
and, uncontrolled, rushed upon the band. The
action was so quick that Messrs- Richardson
and Moore could not escape. Both were
knocked over and bruised, and Mr.. Moore
received very bad cut over the eye and about
the side of the head Both men however
pluckily stuck to their work, leaving the
column only for few minutes to secure in
struments to take the place of their own wwich
had been badly broken. The horse was caught
before further damage was done.
Upon arriving at the corner of York and
State streets the battalion halted while the
band with the Montgomerys marched to the
railroad station and received their guests, and
with them passed in review of the battalion on
State street, after which the line of march was
taken up over the published route. The Mea-
CHER Guards were accompanied by the Ameri-
can Brass Band of Providence, D. w. Reeves,
loo5ar x,h;ob otande cocond tn mona in New
England Crowds followed the column on the
march, admiring the steadiness of the men.
the ease and dash of their step and swing, and
listening with delight to the splendid music Of
the bands. Doorsteps and windows were
crowded as usual, with spectators, flags were
waved, engine bells ruhg. and all manner of
kind comments made. The invited military
guests occupied seats in carriages, and among
them we noticed the members of the Govern
ors staff. The honorary associations of both
commands were in force, and included among
those of the Montgomery's, many of our most
prominent Irish American citizens The hon.
oraries of the Meagher Guards were under the
command of Capt. Joseph DeVnish, Lieuts.
Joseph Martin and e. johnson, and also in
cluded many of the we'll known citizens of
Providence.
Upon arrival at the Falmouth hotel the in
vited guests were left and the two companies
proceeded to the armory of the Montgomerys,
the rest of the battalion wheeling out of line
andsmarching to their several quarters. At
the Montgomery's armory the two companies
stacked arms, and Captain Hartnett welcomed
the Meaghers in appropriate terms, to which
Captain Powers as hoppily responded Both
then exchanged their peculiar
cheers and the ranks were broken, the visitors
proceeding to quarters at the Falmouth Hotel.
THE MEAGHER GUARDS.
The Meagher Guards were organized Sept.
10th, 1865 Col. Moran, the present comman-
der of the 9th Battalion, was the first captain.
In 1869 the company was reorganized and Ed
ward A. Moran-of different family from the
first commander-was elected captain. The
company has always taken the first prize when-
ever competitor, for drill and all the cuali-
ties that make a crack company. Teby are
fine looking body of men, of good height and
figure, and they make good all the favorable
things that have been said OF them. They
number 3S muskets, and the following is the
list of officers:
Captain-T. HI. Powers.
1st Lieut.-Bernard Hackett.
I'd Lieut.-Robt. FL. Ormsby.
Orderly Sergeant Kelly.
I'd Sergeant Cusker.
Sd Sergeant -Cunneen.
4th Sergeant --Laffey.
Color Sergeant Timothy Collins.
The company has two uniforms. The first is
regulation army uniform Of blue with French
hat and white pompon. This uniform they
wore on parade, and were in heavy marching
order with knapsacks and rolled overcoats.
The other uniform is white broadcloth coat,
light blue trousers of zousve pattern, gathered
in at the ankle, white CATERS, heavy shoes and
French hat with spreading white plume. This
full dress was worn at the evening re-
ception and is very elegant, harmonizing with
that OF the band, which is similar in style, ex-
cept the zouays trousers.
THE RECEPTION.
At 7.30 pm. the invited guests assembled in