New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-18
A GREAT DAY IN HARTFORD
DEDICATION OF THE MEMORIAL ARCH.
GENERAL HAwLEY's ELOQUENT ORArIoN-THE CITY
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HARTFORD, Conn.,, Sept. 1.-THE third great
great gathering of the veteran Union soldiers In ths
city occurred to-day when formally dedicated
the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch which stands
at the main entrance to Bushnell Park Like on the
ever-to-bcremembered Battle-fag Day and Bucking'
nam Day, the gathering Of veterans was arge-eVen
larger than WAS anticipated Tho only apparent diner
ence in tho parade that, unlike the two former
days. the veterans paraded by Grand Army posts rather
than by rogimental organzaons Notwithstandins the
threatening weather railway trains from all points nthe
State poured in their tribute by thousands UNTIL as the
hour for the exercises arrived, there were at least
10000 strangers in the city and several thousand vet
erans wero assembled In the park the arch Upon
tho PLATFORM facing the West Parade ana in full view
OF tho statue was held the towns meeting that took
formal action on the acceptance OF the arch from the
hands OF the commissioners having charge OF its erec
ton After the had been massed in close order
In front OF the platform escorted there by the lst Reg
ment Connecticut National Guard, the exercises OF
| the day began by tho music OF the Star spanged
Banner" rendered by Weeds Band, and America"
sung by the Hartford Male Chorus Prayer was offered
by the Rev. Joseph Twiche, and Colonel George r.
Bssell, chairman OF the Monument Commission. made
hs report to the town. detailing the history or the en-
| terprise At special town meeting, held November
25 1881, the Of 100000 appropriated from the
town funds for the purpose OF defrayng the cost OF
monument commemoratng tho services OF the soldiers
and sailors who enlisted from this town in the late war
Incurred in discharge of their duty" After nearly two
years deiberation George Killer an architect in
Hartford, submitted design which was adopted, and IS
with some slight notifications the from which the
arch was built. Immediately upon tho adoption OF tho
design the work begun. The stone work was
awarded to Hiram BisselI and Augustus Budde; the
art work OF the frleze given the scupors Cas-
par Buburi OF NewYosk, who modelled the bas-relier
OF the frleze the side and Samuel Kitsor also
OF New-York who modelled the north side.
Tho execution OF the work in terra Gotta
was given to the Boston Terra Gotta Company
Colonel Bsse at the conclusion Of the reading OF the
report calle for the and nays on its acceptance
aud answered by laundering Aye" followed by
three and tiger" for the structure. First se-
| lec.man George w. Fowler. tho moderator OF the
town meeting, accepted the report In few words
| announcing that General Joseph Il. Hawley had been
designated accept In behalf OF the town In an Grafton
General Ilawleys form was no sooner seen upon the
platform than WAS tile signal for long continued cheer
ing and the wayingol scores OF banners Geherai HaW-
| 10y said in
rne inherited traditions OF organization discipline,
obedience and patriotism governed this ancient town
when the earthquake OF the greatest cy war the earh
has known shook the continent and asonished the
civilized world. The fall OF Sumter and tho call Tor
causeIess war met a ready response here. complete
history OF the action OF Hartford Is not yet wrtten ana
is generally said that first volunteer company or
gnized In full for the occasion, and accepted Dy the
militia companies Independent company organlza.
| tons promptly offered themselves and possibly had
OF the thirydve regiment. batteries sent into the
The following eleven started thence to the field: 80,
4th 5h, sth ION. llh. 12th.l4h, 10th, 22d and 10Th
The following thirteen regiments we're comnahuea Oy
men OF Hartford town or county; 1st infantry-Ghree
months Colonel George s. Burnham, Of Hartford sue.
cceding Colonel Daniel Tyler, OF Norwich; lst Heavy
Artillery-Coouel Levi woodhouse OF Hartford, from
May to August 1851 cooae ko3rr' ayte Ir
George & D. Chapman Hartford; 7th Infantry-colOnel
hFSa aord H. s6essdsa seGs Colonel a
hawley; mart naruorG' Reu@an q, Hartori
10th inisntry-coonei Albert W. Drake. Hartford "a
native OF South Windsor, Colonel John |. OTIS OF Man
man, Of Hartford; 10th Infantry-Coloncl Henry C.
pePns Of Haord Lam M"o9e
OF Britain; 10th Infantry-Colonel Frank Beach,
Manchester. Lieuienant-Coone John ii. Burnham Of
Hartford 20th Infsntry-Colonel Samuel Ross OF Hart
ford 22 InfantryColonel George Butnnam, OF Hart
ford 25tn Infantry-Coonel Georse T.. B.sel.
OF Hartford. and Major Theodore MeManus OK Hartford;
The total required OF Hartford, reduced 10 terms OF
three years. 39Os; the total furnished was 4O97
surplus OF 39 In addition there Nv were Sa 'I5ss
the record or the number OF sailors fur-
alSasG ca 10 o ae ne Hay Army was nres
and the state actually furnished the eqnvsttentt
County asserts that had the remainder Of the State
trbuted men III the same ratio to population that hart
into eld would have been 5330O or moro than
5000 in excess Of the number actually furnlshed mar.
ford the practical seat OF government during most
OF the war. and possibly gained thereby an advantage IN
sasc arora @ aone sndui OF the three
years other soldiers.
Concerning the tender OF half million dollars by the
banks of Hartford Governor Buckingham within i've
days after the firing on sumter the instant ana Pss'
ent organizations OF good women ana gooi men ne un
stnted generosity OF private citizens aud the liberal ana
not sSHn Hi the the
tures for bounties premiums commuta5on sna 'upPor.
than 1000 meu Of Hartford bore arms 10 the
National cause, nearly 400 or "hOm ueu III
pIe,eI. recorded upon enduring metal, and placed In
some accessible situation. Among the more dstin-
James Harmon Ward of the Navy; LIsutensnt:cCIoqsl
Ih0ms, frHmpu oil no ssry M a. Wells and Lsu
tenaGt ohm G Coming OF the ION Cspian II Hc1atio D.
Leutenan mt Jonn II. Wilson, OF the eth Captains Ed
win K Lee and william II. sackett of the llth Cap
Tenant and Lieutenant Jonn Waters. OF the l6th
and Captains Henry C. Smith and Ohver T. fos' Oh Inc
Now again. in the time of profound peace. given to
the care of material thugs drndsns ln trea q,
the standards and the gtterng bayones OF your ad
these aging ret vigorous veterans with their tumutu
drumming. bring back with thrlll the memory OF
the awfu when sumter surrendered and Abraham
Lincoln called for $4,000 men to save the Repuo
ne Having seen no.lns Of war , 10, ntty Hn. 5sars
less calamity but belonging only to other continents
and pi potcs ersss to each
II may well be supposed that tho future seemed DARK
csn iio the air with prophece.
dowhtal-no TO say with eIultatlons over tho failure
OF the great deemed dangerous TO their In
stitutions They believed democracy incapable OF ma
tOnal unity and combined energy uhuer sewers tiia.
They believed the people incapable OF imposing upon
themselves great burdens OF taxation aud dept except
for brief interval of passion Il is oas |
that many or our nOminal leau- |
ers manifested like scepticism. Gladstone. now the |
foremost Liberal OF Europe declared the country nope
lessy divided. lmmessurable interests were at stake
division Of the Nation, matter how peacefully con-
cuded, woud inevitably have left the pathtopen 10 nut
ure wars. II would have set back the CLOCK OF the
world, and the cause OF republican government none
can tell how far. Hopeful liberalism In Europe would
have been plunged In despair A southern republic
with slavery for corner stone upon the theory that
In professed democracy that 10 the best form OF
society which 1t Ia divided into dominant ana sub]eot
RACES and classes. the superior owning the INFERIOR
would have hateful mockery OF the very name OF
liberty. these forebodinge came the most
maxnnceut uprising OF a great people that was ever
known or dreamed Of BY the hundred thou-
sand OF all classes ana ranksi nikh
or low the social scale. rich and poor.
capitalist and iaborer. rose up at the CALL ana
crystalizei IN regiments brigades and armies They
counted not the cost. The National Government, tne