Morning journal and courier., 1882-08-23
Washington COntinentals.

ad entertained yesterday by the New Haven rays, Captain Arnold. The military event as of the most pleasant character, and wakened much interest in the city. They lade most favorable impression and will ake away with them like impressions of our eautiful city and of our military. The trays merit much credit for their handsome for the strangers, and their appear nee did fresh honor to their record as an or anization. The Continentals arrived at eleven o'clock ! j., m., two hours behind the appointed tlme' hey having been delayed. They left Albany | tt two D. m. Monday on the steamer Belle Horton, which is chartered for the round rip Captain Arnold and Lieutenants How arth and Lee and Sergeants Draine and Bur we'll, with detail of fifteen men in fatigue uniform were at Belle Dock at nine, and scanned the horizon for about an hour before the expected boat hove in sight. They then went down and met her off West Haven, having char tered the steam tug Avery for the purpose. Puffs of smoke on the approaching steamer followed by 'boom' told of salute being fired by the coming guests. The mon on the tug waved their hats, handkerchiefs and canes and cheered in response. The 1-2-3 -N.-H.-G. cheer was supplemented with great eclat. There was great jolllhcatlon when the boats came near. Besides the men in uniform there were on the tug ex-Mayor I,evis press representatives, and E. R. Smith and J. N. Cutler, of Albany MT. Smith IS an ex-member of the Albany command, who was spending the summer at Newport ana came on to see the boys. He received warm reception. The Horton made quick 1andino and the line was formed in the fol lowing order
 DrumIa er John Champion, N. H. G.
 Albany City Band twenty one pieces Joseph Klein,
 cantaiu Arnold and the Gr,ys Delegation.
 The Visitors Invited Guests, twelve men.
 The Company Staff, ten men,
 H. P. stackpole.
 The full roster of the visiting company is as follows
 Captain and Brevet Major-H. P. stackpole. First Lieu enant-F. LeGrand Amss. Second Lieutenant-D. c. Fred nrlch. Adiutant--Charles E. Van Zandt.
 Inspector Richard T. Lockley.
 Assistant Inspector J. H. Quinby. Ordn.nce Oficer-Edward l.. Tayler. Judge Advocate-Stephen P. Corliss. Sureeon-W. E. Milbsnk.
 Assistant Quarternaster-James R. Mills Paymaster-George E, Latham.
 Assistant Paymaster-C. c. Shaw
 Commissary-A. D. Cole
 Assistant Commissary-WilliamA A. Graves. First Sergeant--C s. Shanks.
 ! Ouartermaster sergeant-George R. Hodskins. sergeants-A K. sangmaster. J. M. Johnson VII \ liam E Taylor, jr., D. w. K. Carver. Corpora s-P venter, jr.. William J. Bryan, Edwin ! A Keatng. Charles Read. William J. skllioorn
 PrivatesNB c. Andrews, L. J. Barhydt: E. g. Bur
 bank Charles Broehsby @ Frsl na Ban Bs B: BanHeT
 Dell c. A. Diefendorf, Fred Fraser, Andrew Fi.her William B. Frost Frank Fredsnrich J. 0. Kennedy | mey Ten Eyck LaMoure jr. James H. Lane Jr
 James McMillan Charles A. Macy, silas E Ai,Ie1t Ros krans, Henry G. Stevens, D. w. Shanks John T T
 scot'and john staekhouse, C. A. 1v Ten Eyok, o,a H. E. Walen, H. F. Williamson
 ! There was much interest all along the rout ! to the armory to see the visitors, and every body for blocks around was out. The visit | ors brought with them as invited guests tn ! following gentlemen: Charles Il. James, o the Albany Argus; Thomas J. Bishop, Horn inq Ea777ess; Major James Macfarlane, Of tn ! Press and K7scherbocher; John McBride, o the Euening Journal; William Sautter, Majo Charles E. Davis, former commandant O the company; Thomas c. Jeffers, Peter Val Allen. William Lewis, William Johnson an' Captain Vandicar, of the Belle Horton. After the arrival at the armory and shor time spent in resting and taking refresh
 ments, the command, escorted by the Alban
 band, marched up Chapel street to the co'
 ner of Church, where Supt. w. W. Ward ha
 cars in waiting for them. Crowds "er
 quickly assembled to see the display. Th two commands started for the ROCK llttl | after 12, and at about 2 o'clock the con ! mands and guests sat down to fine snoi l dipner at the Homestead, there being 100 { the tables The friendship engendered b. tween the two commands by the Gray
 prompt action in rendering an escort and ! ception, and in the Inequalities shown, cal
 not fail to be of very pleasant and bindlr ! character, The visitors had at first no e pectation of reception, having a
 ranged to visit Savin Rock for {
 excursion, and their. visit has had
 doubly pleasant character by the action | the Grays while the city was afforded vel ! pleasant military spectacle. The dinner W
 served upon one long table extending near the whole length of the Homestead piazz Seventy five were here seated. In one Of u dining rooms were the commissioned officer
 the company staff, Mayor Robertson, Ge
 eraI Merwin and Lieutenent Colonel l..
 Morgan. In an adjoining room were a nul Der of the guests, including the press delee ! tion and Captain Morse and Lieutena i Johnson of the Foot Guard. In between t. courses there was time enough for pleasar ries and quips and jokes, and there was ! .;o :oII1, ot tho rest
 | the time at the Rock was spent in visiti ] places and points of interest Among t :, ] veterans who drove down to the shore " ] Gen. s. E. Merwin, jr., who drove pair
 blacks attached to 8 six seat open carria ] and had with him Col. Stephen P. Corli Mayor c. E. VanZandt, Capt Wm. Grav
 and Capt A. D. Coles. They were given ! airing.
 l THE PARADE. The joint parade of the Grays, actiy ; l and veterans, and Continentals, togett
 with the Albany and American brass ban l! and the staff officers from Albany and officers of other city companies of the S'
 ! ond regiment, took place about 6 o'cloe
 ! lasting about an hour and 8 half. The rot
 of march given yesterday was observe - Throngs witnessed the parade at many poi1
 l all along the route, and much interest VI
 awakened. The Continenta1s elicited mu r praise for their soldierly appearance, marc
 ing with much precision and a fine bearir a. Their full dress uniform is handsome a Il l attractive, and for the actives consists oi l.. l white helmet, the front adorned with s New York State seal and trimmed with gol Q ! a dark blue broadcloth cutaway coat wi
 gold epaulettes and trimmings; trousers - dark blue with wide buff stripe. T U staff's uniform was even more showy. Tn wore black silk chapeaus with feathers, wi g on the front gold monogram of the co O pany's letters, ''W. c. B." and dark b] J. broadcloth frock coats heavily slashed Vi h gold trimmings, with trousers of the sal # material.