Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-26
oELEBaAT1os I'm NORTH HAVEN.


The People or That Town Turn cut
to Celebrate the Twensy.afth Ami
vorsary OF tho Soldiers, Return From
the War-The Event a Great Success
In spite or Severe ShOwers-Many
Addresses Given by Able Speakers
Old Veterans do Justice 20 the Ann
pie viands Prepared-A Wet Time
Under Canvas-An Interesting and
Notable Occasion.
Notwithstanding rainy day yesterday
and notwithstanding the muddy roads and
general disagreeableness, the people of North
Haven, men, women and children turned
out almost en- masse to celebrate the twenty
fifth anniversary of the soldiers return from
the civil war. There was no lack of enthu-
siasm and the old days of twenty-five years
ago, the fife and drum, the blue uniforms
and the farewells were brought back wildly
to mind, at the sight of the old veterans in
whose honor the day was celebrated. Tho
rain was kind enough to let up, giving time
to hold the parade around the streets, headed
by tho East Haven band. The marshal was
Henry w. Patton, with Solomon F. Linsley
as an able lieutenant. The aids were w. D.
Blakeslee, Goveneur Barnes, Z. r. Heming-
way, Gardiner E. Thorpe, Walter Bassett,
Roswell 8. Shepherd, Alfred Tomilson, John
e. Laverty.
Quite q number of the principal houses
were tastefully decorated with flags, bunt-
ing, etc., among which were those of s. B.
Thorpe, DR.. R. B. Goodyear, J. M. Childs,
Reuben Harrison and Rev. w. T. Reynolds
on Washington avenue and that of A. A.
hyde on Broadway. The parade ended, all
repaired to the large tent that had been
pitched on the Pierpont green, and none
too soon, for the shower then began to fall IN
torrents. There were collected in the ten 1t
between five and six hundred. For this
meeting an interesting program had been
prepared. It consisted of able addresses and
music rendered by the band, and q chorus OF
young children under the direction of Mr.. @.
D. Robinson. The roll call of the war vet
Grams was read by General E. D. s. Good
year, the sturdy old warrior Of whom North
Haven is justly proud. There were about
thirty of the veterans present to answer.
The following is a list of those living who
went out from North Haven to the war:
Charles M. Barnes, Twenty seventh Connecticut.
Luzerne 8. Barnes, Sixth Connecticut
Seth B. Bassett, First Connecticut Heavy artil-
Julius Blakeslee. First Connecticut Heavy Artil-
lery.
Eli J. Bracket, Fifteenth Connecticut;
E. L. Goodyear, Tenth Connecticut
Robert B. Goodyear, Twenty-seventh Connect
James Higgins, Fifteenth Connecticut.
A. h. Howarth, Sixth Connecticut.
Truman Q. Judd, twenty seventh Connecticut.
George Morgan, Fifteenth Connecticut.
W. P. Phelps, Fifteenth Connecticut.
Merwin e. Palmer, Fifteenth Connecticut.
N. A. Palmer, Twenty. seventh Connecticut.
Lorenso Ro6inson >, twenty seventh Connecticut.
g. W. Smith. Fifteenth Connecticut.
J.. E. Smith, Seventh Connecticut.
e. L. Stiles, Thirteenth New York cavalry.
Rufus Thorpe, Fifteenth Connecticut:
Sheldon B. Thorpe, Fifteenth Connecticut.
Dennis W. Tucker, Twenty-seventh Connecticut.
H. F. Tuttle, Fifteenth Connecticut.
.Justus Voght, Twenty seventh Connecticut
Alva Frost, Fifteenth Connecticut.
ADDRESS OF R. o. EATON.
The address of welcome was given by R.
o. Eaton, president of the day, and to whose
able management much of the success was
due. Features Of his we'll prepared address
are as follows: Veteran soldiers, the agree.
able duty of welcoming you here to-day, in
the name of North Haven, devolves upon
me, and 1t Is with renewed evidences of con.
6dence and esteem. A quarter of century
you home from the we'll fought battle fields
| of our country. North Haven is not forget
| full Of the many blessings you have brough,
| to her citizens and the citizens of the United
States in general.
Many of the boys of 81 and 80 are with
silvered heads to-day. One by one You
l ranks are growing smaller, and veterans, WI
can realize that when the fiftieth anniversa.
ry shall draw near, and the roll is called
again, as to-day, many more will have beer
summoned before the great commander o
nations to receive their we'll earned reward.
| Again, in behalf of the citizens of Nortl
Haven, ] extend to you all a cordial welcom
to the twenty-6fth anniversary of the sol
diers' return from the civil war.
ADDRESS BIZ 8. D. THORPE.
He was followed by Sheldon B. Thorpe
who gave an eloquent respose in behalf o
the veterans to the welcome.
Mr.. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: Th
interest that has led you into this goodl,
assembly to-day finds an echo in our hearts
it's quickens our pulses with it magnetism
for there can be no nobler Offering or grande
event than when in an assemblage like THU
the American citizen gathers to do honor t.
the American soldier. A quarter of cen
| tury ago on yonder hill, Mr.. Presi
dent, this little company of men wer'
assembled on a similar occasion. Tht
smoke of the campfire had scarce beer
washed from their faces. the roar of thu
battle was still in their ears, the glitter O
| the bayonets before their eyes. In thei
| sleep they saw marching columns Of men aut
| oftentimes dreamed that the battle was OF
| again, and had the stirring slsrum of drum
broken out at midnight would have sprung
from their beds to grasp the old rife ant
rally round the colors once more. 1t tool
years to efface these scenes. Pardon me, my
| comrades, did I say they were effacedi No
no! That can never be. They were too in
| delibly burned into our very being to be eve
| forgotten" He then went on to speak of tn,
| number of comrades who have departed ant
the number who will have departed when tn
| fftieth anniversary comes around. In con
clusion he said: elm closing am sdmonishet
by the laws of heredity that the blood and,
trust, the loyal spirit of these veterans will
by and by be widely spread through thi
community"
| When Martin Van Buren, was once presen
at a great state reception in London, he wa
| approached by one of the aristocracy an,
sneeringly asked: "What ia your coat o
arms, Mr.. Van Buren" Quick as though
he answered: "My grandfather's sleeves a
Bunker HILL" So in years to come let it b
the proud boast of the coming generation
that they are the descendants Of soldiers VIII
| pore arms In the war Ior the maintenance o
| the Union"
| ADDRESS BY PosTMASTER =. G. KINNEY.
The address of the day was delivered b
Major John g. Kinney of Hartford. 1t wa
one replete with interest and abounded 1
patriotic utterances. After going over /
review of the dark period of the war, COZ
corning the American Volunteer soldier
said
These men were not hirelings. They wer
American citizens fighting, not for pay NO
for love of adventure, nor for hope of pen
sions, but because they loved their countr
and were ready to die for it. It was thee
true patriots who went early and stayed lat
$50 many of whom never retnrned-ths
gave to the whole army It's esprit du corps
Enough of them we're left in the old reg
ments to keep up the standard.
You know them, for Connecticut sent 10,
900 more than its quota, and the good tow
of North Haven gave between eighty an
ninety-one fourth of whom gave for thei
country all that man could give for tbs
which he holds dearest And in all that lis
the records of your town show not on
coward, not one deserter.
What an army It became before the wa
closed! Two million men in the aggregat
on the muster roll! Over million in activ
service at one time, scattered in department
thousands of miles apart; along the Atlanti
and gulf coasts, up the Mississippi, alon
the Tennessee; a few Thousand here, fey
more there, in score of places holding i'm