Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-05-31
DE ConArIoNs AVID PARADE.

Day Fifty Celebrated In New
Haven by Comrades and Friends OF
the Soldier Dead-Scattering Flowers
In Profusi0n-The Afternoons Pa.
radcliffe Revlcw-Features OF tho
Procession The Celebration In
WessvIIle and In West Haven.
Perfect weather marked Memorial day and
the exercises in this city were carried out
with nothing to mar the beautiful doings
and touching rites OF the day. Flowers In
profusion were scattered upon the graves In
the different cemeteries of the honored sol-
tliers whose resting places are yearly remem-
bered. These rites were performed during
tho morning hours. There were thousands
of people In the different cemeteries and car
riagss were numerous. The delegation
which visited Evergreen cemetery, consisted
of seventy.ave men in command of Junior
Vice Commander w. q. L. Pritchard and
Sergeant Major j. Il. Shumway. There
were fifty men in the Grove street delegation
under the command of Post Commander N.
l.. Strickland, Senior Vice Commander Will
liam e. Morgan and Past Commander /. N.
Coe, with delegation of fifty, decorated the
graves in the Fair Haven cemetery, and Post
Commander D. g. Munson with fifteen
coLnrhoes peIIoIuleu buo Same u0Cy &t Suo
Westville burying ground. H. g. Higgins
was in charge of the decorating of graves in
West Haven.
As the several delegations started on their
errands of love with their burdens of fowery
emblems Trinity chimes sounded in subdued
melody, and the occasion was most impress
sive one.
The flowers had been carried to the rink
through all the morning hours. Four large
baskets of flowers contributed by citizens
were taken to East Rock park by scholars
from Washington school and placed upon
the soldiers monument. A magnificent pill
low of lilies of the valley and roses, given by
the Woman's Relief corps Of Henry @. Mer.
win post, was placed upon the grave OF
Colonel Merwin in the Grove street oeme-
terry. A basket of flowers from the Woman's
Relief corps of Admiral Foote post
marked the spot where this great
floral pieces for the unknown dead were
made by this corps, and two of the handsome
rosettes were placed in the Evergreen ceme-
terry and one In the st. Bernard. A floral
Gross from the relief corps of Henry O. Mer-
win post was placed over the unknown dead
In the latter cemetery, and an elegant basket
of lilies of the valley from the same corps
dead In the Evergreen cemetery. The ladies
Of the Admiral Foote Post Relief corps sent
three pots of flowers to the soldiers lot In the
Evergreen cemetery and large basket
of flowers. Three bouquets for the grave of
Henry Hawlsy, . rosette Of ivy and pan
sies for that of Monros Gillette, floral
anchor for that Of John P. Corsa, quarter
master of the Seventh Connecticut from his
children; two bouquets for that of Walter
Osborn, bouquet for that of Edward A.
Smith, bouquet for that of Henry N.
Woodruff and o number OF others were also
deposited.
Among the donations of flowers were q
wagon load from #. B. Meeker and large
and elegant basket of flowers from James d.
Dewell. Nineteen ladies from the Admiral
Foote post Relief corps had charge of the
flowers at the rink. In all 2, 33s bouquets
were made. OF these 1,043 went to Ever
green cemetery, ole to Grove street and 77a
to St. Bernard.
The afternoon parade was witnessed by
thousands of people who lined the streets.
The weather was perfect and the throng Of
spectators turnsd the day into q gala COCA
sion.
The Grand Army men gathered at the
arrnory and marched to the green escorted
by the Second company, Governors Foot
Guard. 1t was after 2 o'clock when the
procession was finally formed and Its head
began to move out OF the north gate of the
tendent Bollman, led the line, followed by
Chief Marshal @. B. Foster and staff. f.
II. Weldron was marshal of the first division
in which were Landrigan's band, the SEQ
ond company, Governors Horse Guard,
Major Blakeslee in command; Wilkins
Guard, Captain Lathrop in command; Com
pany II. A. o. r., Independent Rifle COM
pany; Nathan Hale camp, 8. Of ", Henry
Q. Merwin post, g. A. R., Commander John
Il Gavrikv. Won Cta{puabr pnot n No,,,
| mander Lewis Trappe. Ralph Wright wai
marshal of the second division. In THU
were the Governors Foot Guard, Captain
Wooster commanding, and Admir- Foott
/ post, q. A. R., and carriages containing dis
l .bled veterans aud city officials. The thirt
division, in charge of Chief A. g. Hend
! ricks az marshal, consisted of the New
Haven fire department. A fine appearance,
was made by Admiral Foote post, one of tn,
largest Grand Army posts Ia the country
l They march In regimentsl formation, having
been carefully introduced by Drill Master
A. Il. Embler, adjutant general of the state
Tho colored members of the post, in com
mand Of Captain wilkins, acted as q pioneer
corps. Then followed sixteen past pos
commanders as an honorary staff, undel
command of General F. D. Sloat. The pos
eight companies, commanded as follows
Company A, Captain E. @. Dow; Compan,
psny q, Captain Il. q. Higgin.
Company D., color company, Captain
q. E. Fancher; Company E, Captain
B. L. Brown; Company f, d. 8. Thomas
Company g. F. A. Cargill Company Il, W
| 8. Wells. Each company had thirty men
| The officers of tho regiment wore: N.
ant colonel; w. II. L. Pritchard, major; ad
| jutsnt, A. II. Embler.
The fire department made most attractiv,
/ appearance. The Foot Guard, which escortet
l the Grand Army veterans, was headed by tn,
Meriden band. Yesterday was the annua
parade and drill day of this company. Th
Meriden bands drum major delighted tn
crowds with his feat of tossing his gaud,
baton In the air and catching 1t again will
corps of Middletown attracted much attention
by Its large force of drummers and genera
excellence. They played with immens
/ spirit, zeal and harmony and paid strict at
tsntion to business. Their uniforms were o
the old style and they ratified the sticks lik
veterans. The American band was anothe
notable feature. They were unsqualed.
On the reviewing stand before city hal
were Mayor Peck, In his g. A. r. uniform
Councilman Hamilton, Bromley, Bree, Cap
tain G. B. Dyer, Sheriff Coleman and othe
members of the city government; also ex
Ssleotman Foote and about twenty others
Mounted officials near by were ex-Depart
ment Commander Pisrpont, Henry s
Peck, formerly of Brooklyn, who served II
| Connecticut regiment in the war, FREQ
Waldron, Mr.. Baldwin, the builder, ans
others. General Sloat, who had been Il
West Haven In the morning and delivered al
Grafton, locked every inch q soldier as b
marched with his Grand Army comrades
and Adjutant General Embler was also con
spieuous for HE soldierly bearing, alert
military step and unerring precision o
orders. The colored company marched
we'll, a. everybody observed. Tn
Sons of Veterans made very fin,
appearance. The barge load of school girl
was another feature of the line. Chief Hen
driok, his health fully restored, marched
with soldisrly step at the head Of the FIRE de
partment, which was one of the most inter
ssting features of the procession, the spirited
horses, the brightly shining steamers ani
ell.kept apparatus rejecting credit upol
the city, a. usual. The procession was owe
at about 4 O'Clock, and Fire Marshal Ken
| needy rushed ahead from the city hall VI
Church street to Elm, and at his call tn
police cleared Church street above Elm o
teams and the Arc department were dismissed
from that point. Tho immense throngs o
people then began to move for home and al
| the horse car lines were crowded with bust