Morning journal and courier., 1888-04-26
CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE. The Progress Since 1898.

The transformation of the old fashioned town of 1888 into the bustling city of to-day would be stop too long for my limits upon this occasion. In 1889 came railroad con nection with Hartford, the abandonment of the old canal and the use of it's bed as railroad to Farmville in 184S, and in the same year was the railroad to New York completed. Gas was introduced in 1S49, and the telegraph was 8 practical fact in 1S49. The following year, 1850, began the movement for the waterworks, although water was not actually introduced until 1869. The construction of sewers naturally followed the introduction of water, although the George street sewer was completed before water began to flow. The present system of sewerage was adopted after much curiosity and largely through the untiring persever- ance of Hon. Henry G. Lewis, mayor of the city from 1871 to 1S77 Great numbers of manufacturing and other industries sprang up as result of the joint.stock corporation act of 1897. Street paving, which had com menced in 1852 by macadamizing ~Whalley avenue, was succeeded in 1857 by paving with Belgian blocks portions of Chapel, State and Grand streets, but halted there until machine-broken stone made general Telford system possible. Thus, one by one change after another, the quiet and anticipated town has seen itself since 1888 united to it's neighbors by links of steel strapped across by iron bands planed down and built up to uniform grades, plated, trim med and grooved with layers of brick and stone, perforated with a labyrinth of tubes and enveloped with 8 network of wires.
 EXTENSION OF THE CITY.
 By successive amendments to the city char ter commencing in 1S42 and ending with 1880, hath the powers and limits of the city been so extended that the administrative functions of the town within that portion of it's territory have been substantially super seded. Two smaller children, however, yet remain under the maternal iurisdiction-the ever faithful Westville and the East Haven annex But while the town has 80 largely withdrawn from the mere business affairs of local government it has not abdicated those higher functions which concern the relations of the citizen to the State.
 THE WAR RECORD.
 The speaker then dweIt upon the record of the town and city during the war between the States. After giving brief description of the situation of the Union and Confeder- ate forces in the beginning of the year 1862, the Encouragement of the people, the charges of conspiracy and treason among high officials, and the famous order of Lin coin for a united movement against the enemy February 22d, he said: Before the time arrived for the carrying out of that fa- nous order, victory after victory had follow ed the march of the Union army. Forts Henry and Donelson had surrendered, Nash- vile had been abandoned, and Columbus, the gate of the river, the "Gibraltar of the Con- fsderacy," had been evacuated. In that day of joy and triumph there rang with accla- nation throughout the loyal North two his- toric names in worthy conjunction, Ulysses IS, Grant and Andrew Hull Foote, a citizen of New Haven" A sketch of Admiral Foote's subsequent campaigns and services was then given. ''New Haven," said the speaker, fihas recorded in her annals many great and venerable names, but among them there is not one which she should cherish with higher honor than that which stands for all that is pure and gentle in Christian char acter, broad and unselfsh patriotism, and brilliant in heroic achievement, Andrew Hull Foote. While these great events were oc- curing in the West there were ominous rumors in circulation that some mysterious and terrible blow was being prepared for the navy" A description followed of the depre- datiens of the Merrimac in Hampton Roads to the Union army when the speaker said; "Whese was the sagacious judgment, the wise forethought, the practical purpose and the patriotic courage which by timely action se- cured lasting benefits to the country? Your thoughts have already uttered his name-it was Cornelius Scranton Bushnell, a citizen of New Haven" The speaker then paid glow ing tribute to the services of General Alfred H. Terry, during which he said: 'fYou have reason, my fellow citizens, to be proud of that name. Springing from New Haven, sticking to New Haven as the home of his youth and mature years, we who know him well in the earliest relations of domestic, social and civil life can but appreciate how much we sacrificed in parting with him and giving him up to the higher call of our country. And now when after so long an ab- sence his distinguished public career has end ed his heart turns back to his boyhood's home with as warm an affection as when,a slim and blue-eyed youth, he recorded deeds in the town clerks office or marched with shoulder ed musket in the ranks of the New Haven Grays."