The National tribune., 1883-06-21
In which the Army of the Cumberland engaged
except Chiekamauga when he was on detached
THE MYSTIC MONUMENT.
Unveiled in the Presence OF 5000 People-A Shock.
ing Accident.

tuSeAeo IN Tie Siess"ec Oi O,OJV Eeofie-h oHOch-
ing Accident.
The soldiers monument at Mystic Conn pre-
scented to the town by mr. Chas H. Mallory and
wife, was dedicated on Wednesday Of last week
with appropriate ceremonies. Fully 5000 per-
SONS were in attendance, including the Govern
or, who was escorted from the depot by six G. A.
+. Posts
After music by the band the literary exer-
cises were opened with Scripture reading by the
Rev. c. Ii. Oiphapt, and prayer by the Rev c.
IL. Rowe, followed by Keller's American hymn,
sung by choir of 100 voices
The monument was then presented to the
town on behalf of the donor by the Rev. V. A.
Cooper, formerly chaplain of the Eighteenth
Connecticut regiment. Horace Cliff responded
in behalf of Williams Post, G. A. r.
General and Senator Joseph g. HaWley then
delivered the dedicatory address. He referred
in his peroration to the beneficial effects of
erecting monuments TO the soldiers and read
the Gettysburg speech of Lincoln, which he
said should be a part of the litany on every
occasion like this.
The literary exercises closed with a poem
entitled The Memorial Soldier" by the Rev.
Frederick Denison, ex-Chapiain, concluding as
follows:
On the arm of the Highest true men may rely;
Our country shall live, her defense is on high:
Her guardian stars, keeping watch in their towers,
VIII pour down their light upon Liberty's bowers.
These, her safeguard by day and her watch in the
night.
win, through the dim future, her footsteps lead
While man has a claim upon mountain or ocean.
And spirit within him, heaVer-lit with devotion,
The league of the right with the skies shall not
But issue at length in earth's era of peace
When the flag OF our Nation shall bless every
That circles from arctic TO tropical seas.
The prayers of our fathers, the blood of our
braves,
Tho ,,,,nn,,e,,ts GUARDING o,,, ,,trict orro1,aa
Can never lose power; they plead with tongues
OF the angels who gave Us the Bethlehem songs;
And not till Heavens sentinels faint in the sky,
Will Jehovah permit Christian freedom to die.
Then "America" was sung, the entire audi
ence joining in the chorus, and the monument
was unveiled
The military parade followed, and was par
ticipated in by five companies Of the Third
regiment, G. N. G., under command of Major
Ravens and section of artillery from the
Fourth artillery, q. s. A., and the following
Posts of the e. A. r.. Williams, No. 55, Com
mander Hoxie; Perkins No. AZ, Commander
barrow; Smith, No 10, Commander Rouse;
Sedgwick, No. l, of Norwich, Commander
Brewer; Long, No. 60 Commander Willis; Bud
long, No. Is, Department of Rhode Island,
Commander Brown.
AT the close Of the parade dinner was served
in large tent and speeches were made by
Governor Waller, Congressman Wait and others.
But one thing occurred to mar the pleasure
OF the day. In the morning, when Governor
| Waller arrived on the ground a section of the
Regular battery from Fort Trumbull fired
salute in his honor The guns were pointed
down the road up which the escort were march
ing the expectation being that the command
would leave the road before coming near
enough to the. guns to be in danger. Unfor-
tunately this was not the case Two discharges
from separate guns took place while members
OF Williams and Of Sedgwick Posts, G. A. r.,
were in close proximity to the muzzles. The
discharge sent grains of unburnt powder and
| pebble stones driven from the ground in front
against the persons of the men in range.
Eighteen men received injuries. most of them
trivial.
Commander ]. C. Breyer of Sedgwick Post,
Norwich, was peppered from head to foot with
grains of powder and sand, more than thirty
pieces penetrating the flesh of his side and
limbs. His injuries are hot considered serious.
Lieutenant Vim. Caruthers, OF the same Post,
assistant postmaster at Norwich, was struck on
the temple by pebble and severely bruised
He is much Frustrated, and the nervous shock
occasions anxiety to his friends.
Charles Yoangs, of Norwich, was badly hurt
on the knee. 1t was reported that an artery
was cut, and he bed prof,iseIy. lie was also
peppered in the head and face with coarse
powder. l.. A. Oates, of Norwich, was cut
under the eye aud laid up.
Among others VINO We're injured, but less
seriously, are Frank Beckwith, Wilfred Potter,
Tristram Ciiley, Calvin Woodward, William C.
Cleveland and two colored drummers, named
Harris and Bennett all OF Strickland Post.
| The injured men were taken to private resi-
denees, and medical assistance promptly sam
moned. At last reports ail the injured were
doing well. The responsibility Tor the accident
in way rests ppoa the officer in charge OF
the section of artillery. He simply obeyed the
orders of the committee of arrangements.