The Irish standard., 1886-07-17
IRISH-AMERICANS IN CAMP.
A Grand Rally Of Nationalist Soldiers al
Newark, N. j., Who Will Fight Till
They Die for Home Rule.
SPEECH BY EX- MINISTER KELLEY
Sixty Million People Send Their Encourage
ment to the Suffering Irish Peo-
pie-Ireland Will Be Free.

pl6--IT6lauU W ILL D6 Itts
The recent grand military encamp-
ment and Irish festival at Newark.
N. j., which continued four days. and
which had for it's object the raising OF
funds to help the Irish parliamentary y
party, was opened under the most fav-
orable auspices. Caledonian Park.
where the festival was held, presented
a fine appearance. The field on which
the tents for the troops We're pitched is
still covered with the fresh, green YER
dure of spring, and the trees that sur
round the park with their thick foliage
added to the beauty Of the scene. Over
the entrance to the park hung a splen-
didIy worked banner on which We're in
scribed in ancient Gaelic characters the
words *Caed Mile Failthe." To the
right as one passed through the gate
were the A tents for the military, and
in front Of those was the beautiful and
spacious summer pavilion which had
been decorated with many co]o}ed
flags, bunting and streamers. An eX-
cellent, almost lfe~size picture Of
Robert Emmett, the Irish martyr. sur-
rounded with orange and green rib
bons, hung on one OF the walls of this
pavilion. Many Of the visitors raised
their hats as they passed it. Newark
ers were awakened early in the morn
ing by the martial music Of the military
bands as the detachments wended their
way to the encampnelt, The Emmett
Guards Of Washington, y. c., under
command of Capt William H. Murray,
and composed of about hfty men, were
the first military body on the field. The
men are all fine, stslwalt young fellows
and their stature was considerably in
creased by the tall bear skin shakos
which they wore. Several OF the men
were accompanied by their wives and
families. The Emmett Rifles OF Plains
Vile, near 1Yilkesbarre, Pa, were the
next TO make their appearance. They
we're about forty strong and we've under
the command OF Michael Cofield
These were followed by Company c.,
Fifth battalion Kearney Light Infantry
OF Rhode Island, who brought their
baud with them. .i'hey were accom-
panied by about thirty visitors with
their wives and families. Then came
THE EMMETT GUARDS OF WORCEsTER,
one hundred strong, who were cheered
heartily as they entered the park. The
Shields Guards Of Danbury, CT; the
Hibernian Rifles ct Albany n. Y; the
Wolf Tone Guards of Troy, the s'ars-
field Guards OF Danbury, Ct.; and the
Scranton Guards of Pennsylvania ar
rived later i'll the day. There were al
together 3l5 tents on the field. The
Irish Volunteers Of Newark, under
command Of Captain j. J. Berry and
Lieutenant E. Nully and J. Green
acted as the military reception COM
Mite, Captain Neary of the Rhode
Island Militia was officer of the day,
while Lieutenant Dunn was officer Of
the guard. Late in the afternoon the
crowd in the park assumed consider
able proportions. and everybody seemed
delighted with the manner in which
the festival was progressing. Ihe
military during the day engaged in all
kinds of athletic sports, such as run
ming, jumping, tugs of war, throwing
the hammer and putting the stone.
There was q dress parade in the after
noon. when General Martin Mcmahon
reviewed the troops and commended
favoratly on their soldierly bearing.
At 5 O'Clock it was announced that Cen
eral Mcmahon was about to address
the troops -and other visitors, and a
rush was made for the platform. In
his address General McMahon said:
s:The good cause which brings you to-
eetber at this moment and which is un-
dergoing critical test abroad will, [
believe, finally result in a lasting
triumph. 1t is a thing OF good omen
not merely to the Irish people, but to
mankind, that this cause has excited
universal interest in every quarter. of
the civilized earth, and is being de-
cided not as Of old by brutal force, by
murder aud by prosecution, but by the
expression of a peoples will through
an untrammelled ballot. The Irish
people, hope and trust, are about to
enter upon new era of prosperity and
liberty, and this is being ACCOMPLISHED
without the shedding of a single drop
of blood" Other speakers addressed
the meeting, and in the evening there
were fireworks and music in the park.
ON THE SECOND DAY
fully 10000 we're present. Reveille was
sounded in the camp at $50 O'Clock, and
over thousand military men from diff
ferent parts of the Union answered the
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