Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-08-12
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A dmiral FOOte Post to Take nm Asefly
start This Morning-An Are Enthu-
! siastic Over the PrOspeets-OverF Five
Hundred Members VIII Participate
MANY Heavfly-LOaded Trains Pass
Through Here-The Ninth Regf-
mentx,.sC. V.-The Probable Next
commandment
Admiral Foote post will leave here on q
special train this morning at o'clock, 500
strong. and will be one of the largest posts
in the great parade. Before starting they
will stop first for q lunch, which. will last
them until Pawtucket is reached. For the
benefit of the veterans of Fair Haven q
special horse car will be run, starting at 4
o'clock from the other side of the bridge.
Of the 500 tickets that had been engaged
by the post committee more than 400 had
been disposed of at an early hour last
evening. The ticket committee was COM
posed of Past Commander E. E. Tisdale,
Adjutant General A. H. Embler, Nathan
Easterbrook, jr., William E. Morgan and
Past Commander ]. N. Coe, secretary. A
large number of the members went up yes
terday on the different trains, preferring
| that to taking an early start this morning.
Senior Vice Commander Morgan was in
Boston all day yesterday preparing regard
ing the completion of the final arrange
ments for the coming of Admiral Foote
post.
Arriving in Boston they will immediate,
ly form for the parade, which starts at
1890 and is to be four and half miles in
length. The post has obtained the Salem
Cadet band of fifty pieces, which is one OF
the finest musical organizations in Boston,
and is under the dictatorship of the well
known musician, Jean M. Mussud
After the street parade, which is est,
mated will have over 5000 men in line;
each member is to be dismissed and al.
lowed to go his own way as he wishes. The
Parker house will be the headquarters fol
the Admiral Foote post. A great majority
of them will stay over from two days to 8
satisfied with the doings Of one day. There
the next few days outside of the encamp
ment in the way of excursions tc
different points of interest neal
by the city. The city of Boston, the state
of Massachusetts, and the Grand Army
have appropriated between 1925, 600 and
$50, 900 for the encampment and pro
pose making it one of the grandest events
of the kind that has ever yet taken place
A New Haven man, who was in that city
last evening, reports that the sight is be-
yond description. The decorations, he
said, were magnificent all over the city
and more being put up all Of the time.
A grand naval display will take place il
the harbor in connection with the one OF
land and will present an imposing appear
ance, with its long line of war ships and
handsome yachts. In the business to b.
transacted will be the election of q success
sor to General Alger az commandment
chief. The choice will fall, probably
upon Judge Veazey of Vermont, and prob
ably, also, it will be decided to hold tn,
next encampment in Detroit All da,
yesterday heavily loaded trains passed
through New Haven en- route for Boston
and two in particular made gay appear
ance with their display of flags. One pos
from Michigan was especially noticeable
THE NINTH REGIMENT G. ".
The executive committee of the Nintl
Regiment G. ", have succeeded in max
ing very satisfactory arrangements TO
their visit to Boston during the Crane
Army encampment this week. The com
| mittee wrote on to John Boyle O'Reilly
the celebrated poet-since deceased-an'
| Ao ScCuIcu bu0 Ou0TuldA IlOuSo 1OI Ill
regiment. Colonel Fitzgibbons of Bridge
port, is the president Of the association
and he will be personally in charge durin
the encampment The veterans of tn
regiment will be present from all parts 9
the country. Among them will be Capital
Lawlor of New Orleans, Captain NJ.
Murray, who is now postmaster at Jacl
sonvill, Fla, and Captain Silas Sawyer G
British Honduras The executive CON
mittee consists of Col Fitzgibbons, Car
tain John Curtis, Captain Lawrenc
O'Brien, Captain William Gleason an
Captain Terrence Sheriden.
ANsoNIA AND BIRMINGHAM.
Nearly one hundred men from the Rex
shaw and Kellogg posts of Ansonia an
Birmingham respectively will come oyeri
special train this morning Isl Join th
Admiral Foote post here and accompan
them on to Boston.
Fully fifty members of the Kellogg pos
of Birmingham left last evening to atten
the encampment at Boston under the con
mand of Post Commander French.
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