The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-06-21
GRAY AND BLUE.
Visit of the Continental Guards of
New Orleans.
Their Reception and Entertain
ment by Brown Light Artillery.

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train at the Eastern depot the Guards were re-
ceived by the Artillery and Chandlers band.
The line was formed in the following order:
Platoon of Police--1 men.
Chambers Band--25 men,
Brown Light Artillery, Lieut.. Waterhouse-25 men
with guns.
Continental Guards, Capt. Thiel-60 men.
The line of march was through Commercial,
High, Danforth, State, Deering, High, Con-
gress, Exchange and Middle streets to the Fal-
mouth Hotel. 1t had been arranged to stack
arms at City Hall, but the Guards preferred
to take their guns to the hotel with them. The
Falmouth was prettily deoked with flags while
colors were displayed on all the public build
ings. On the march TO the Falmouth from
the station r. s. Morse, Esq, of Portland and
New Orleans, was given passing salute by the
Guards.
All along the route the Guards attracted
great attention. They are fine looking body
of men, the majority of them of mature
age. The little markers attracted much
comment, and the oolored drummers and
fifers also. The visitors typical Southerners,
and they all bear the appearance of men in
| good circumstances. On this occasion they
were attired in full Continental uniform of
bluecoat with buff trimmings, cooked hats
with tricolor plumes, nankeen knee breaches
aud long boots They have fatigue suit of
gray jacket, gray trousers with brown leather
leggn, helmet of brown, and knapsack with
brown blanket strapped thereon. Their car
fridge boxes bear the figures lT76.
The Continental Guards were organized in
| 1914 and have been active ever since. When
the war broke out the company did much hard
work for the Confederate cause. During the
war the Guards furni she'd three companies to
the confederate army, one of which saw service
in Virginia and the other two in Tennessee. In
1871 the corps was reorganized. At present the
company includes in its roster twenty Con-
federate veterans and four Federal veterans
The activeroll of the Guards presents enc hun
dred names and the honorary about one hun
dred and fifty. In the ranks are some OF the
most prominent citizens of New Orleans
among whom are Hon. William A. Strong
Secretary of the State of Louisiana; Hon.
John Fitzpatrick, Commissioner OF Public
Works; Will am Pierce, Qaartermaster Gene
raj Of Louisiana; NJ. Mcnamara, Secretary of
the City Council; W. I'll. Beanham of the
Police Board and theirs.
The following is correct roster of the CON-
pany:
Past Captain-William Pierce, Quarter
master General of Louisiana and Chairman of
the Tour Committee.
Captain-Charles A. Thiel, proprietor of the
Montgomery Bonded Warehouse.
First observation-disclosures W. Drown, Secre-
tary of the Red River and Coast Line steamers.
Second Northumberland H. Braughn,
lawyer and ex-Judge of the Superior Criminal
Court.
Third Lieutenant-wm. E. schuppert, ply
stefan.
First Sergeant-L. p. Julie.
Second Sergeant-C. Terry.
Third Sergeant-Jacob Stemler, native of
Boston and in the First Massachusetts Regi-
ment in the late war.
Fourth Sergeant-E. d. Dean.
Fifth Sergeant and Color Bearer. b.
Hood.
First Corporal--M. MCNAMARA.
Second Corporal-W. III. Beanham.
Third Corporal-T. j. Monlin.
Fourth Corporal-John NJ. Coos.
CorporalBeanham is also Captain Battery B,
Iou 'siana Fed Artillery.
Privates-John w. Adams, jos. G. Ably,
Fred Busch. F. x. Barbot, III. o. Beach, VIM
Drown, VIM. III. Deeves, Frank Farrell, Chas.
A. Francis, John Fitzpatrick, Louis A. Ger
tells, Adolphe Grivot, Thomas Hasam, Jr.,
JOS Him, Gus Jongnell, John Jenkins, @. s.
Kouns, j. Kittredge, William Kern, j. Lip
man, B. W. Marston, j. j. Mellen, F. L. Mar
mion, r. B. Matthews, G. E. McVean, Samuel |
Mcneil, Jos Otero, Il. Otero, Thomas O'Con. |
nor, Jr., Hy O'PIy, o; A. Peirce. by Perry,
Reeder, Geo. A. Rice, John T. Shearer, Thos. |
j. Swift, F. E. Scovile, j. B. Trapolin, r. III. |
Watkins, W. w. Wilcox.
Markers-Charles A. Thiel, Jr., Walter |
Grivot, John Williams.
Colored Servants drummers, 2 ifers, |
armorer.
OF the priyates John Fitzpatrick is also cap |
tain of the Irish Rifles. Thomas Hasam, Jr.,
is Secretary of the Mechanics Exchange and |
secretary of the Guards, and B. w. Marston is /
State Senator.
Mrs. Thomas Hasam and Mrs. Fl. N. Beach |
accompanied the Guards wives of two men,
bers of the company. The other ladies who |
came from New Orleans were too fatigued to |
visit Portland.
After dinner had been served at the Fal |
mouth Hotel, the line was again formed, |
marching directly 10 Long wharf where the |
Guards and Artillery aud invited guests EN-
parked on the steamer General Bartlett for |
sail down the bay. The weather proved SO |
foggy that after sailing around the Brooklyn, |
the Dry Dock and Bug Light, the party landed |
and marched TO the hotel and broke ranks. On |
the sail the band discourSed excellent music, |
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company amid great applause.
Mrs. Charles B. Strout, wife of o.. S. Deputy
Surveyor Strout, entertained Mrs. Hasam and
Mrs. Beach at tea party.
The remainder Of the afternoon was passed
by the company in rest.
In the evening the grand tableaux were
given by the Guards at Portland Threatre. The
curtain rose upon the first tableau "The Storm
ing of Stony Point. 1.-THE scene is thrilling and
realistic. A steep rocky accl iyity Is seen up
which the Contnentals are charging, with Brit
ish Grenadiers ready to receive them. Atthe
charge in position, the victory appears won, and
the Continentais are seen bearing the body Of
mad Anthony Wayne, their commander, to-
ward the heights that he may die with his
victorious forces in the fort
The second scene shows the battle Of Bent
nington, which fought more than two
years after the day at Lexington. During the
interval national flag has been adopted aud
the pictured white flag of colonial days gives
place to the stars aud stripes. The rebels have
also adopted q uniform dress of blne Goa
crossed with white, and white trousers and
black boots. The scene of the battle is sur
rounded by forest Groups OF officers and
men fill the foreground, while Gen. Stark
directs the attack from the right, At sud-
den savo of small arms the red-coats tarn In
mad retreat, those in the centre are made
prisoners, while the scene is brightly lighted
from the sides, victorious music marks the
successful close of the 6ght, and "Molie
Stark deos not sleep widow"
Washington crossing the Delaware was the
subject Of the next tableaux. The Christmas
expedition Of 1916 was shown in the smile Of
the famous painting where General Washing
ton stands In boat facing the hostile shore
which he is approaching. -Four boats are be-
ing propelled by strong and willing arms
through the ice-laden water, and horses and
cannon as well as men are being conveyed
over the stream. The scene was exceedingly
picturesque as the snow began to fall and the
dark uniforms became gray with the falling
flakes. After while the bleak and wintry
shores were lighted up with the first finish Of
morning, and then the curtain dropped. The
man who took the part Of the Father of his