Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-05-28
Al DAY OF MIMIC WARFARE.

A DAY OF MIMIC WARFARE.
ueriden,s Bold A ssaulsers TO Cever the |
Fair stretch OF Country Between |
wallingford and meriden To-Day |
Lieutenant Colonel Lee and Five New |
Haven Comp anies Will Assail These |
Towns.Majer Bnrpeo to Defend the |
silver City-ThOusands Will View tho |
brilliant manoeUvres Of the militia
Preparntions Inside the Doomed City.
Mimic warfare will spread its battling COLI
umns over the fair stretch of country be-
tween Wallingford aud Meriden to-day.
Everything is in'readiness for the assault and
capture of the Silver City, and by 8 O'Clock
this morning the troops will be In position
and ready to begin the attack.
The assailing party will consist. of i've
New Haven companies, under command OF
Lieutenant Colonel Lee. They will move
along Main street in wallingford toward the
doomed city. Company X of Wallingford
will be posted almost half mile north of
the frat battle ground. The invaders will
encounter It in the march between and 10
O'Clock. The Wsllingford company will
suceumb to superior numbers and will be
driven back In slow retreat to fork In the
road where Company will reinforce 1t and
q new stand will be made. As the two de-
Tending companies show signs of weakening,
Company II Of Middletown will rush to their
assistance. Here will be three companies
trying to defend Meriden from the Eve New
Haven companies of invaders, but at the
opportune time. Companies A and g of
Waterbury, will come to the rescue. The
troops Will be equal numerically, except that
the invaders will have machine gun, while
the defenders will have none. Slowly the de-
tenders will be driven back land the bridge on
the road destroyed by the contending troops.
There is q second bridge where the defenders
will make stand, bat will be finally driven
back half male towards Meriden. Here
Wallingford will provide for the fatigued
men of both forces. and the enemies of the
moment before will be friends at the frugal
meal.
Hostilities will be renewed after q few
minutes refreshment and the defenders
steadily forced back until they reach the
town line, where the battle ends and surren-
der IL made.
The riot drill will then take place, the
troops marching up Curtis street. The drees
parade will take place on Broad street, the
right resting on Charles street. the battalion
facing down town.
After dress parade the regiment will march
down Main street, wheeling into Colony, and
will be reviewed by the state, military and
city officials from the stand on Winthrop
Square. The column will countermarch on
Colony street and wheel into West Main
street, through Cook avenue extension to the
rink. Arms will be stacked on the sidewalk
opposite the rink, and the military and their
friends will be furnished with ample ra-
tions.
MerIden has made elaborate preparations
for entertaining the thousands of visitors who
will pour into the city during the day. Over
$3.50 has been subscribed voluntarily for this
purpose and Meriden ladies have responded
tributions of food of all varieties. It is esti-
mated that between 10, 900 and $4,000 people
from the surrounding towns will witness the
mimic assault and the marosuvres of the mill
lila.
All Of the Meridsn places of business will
be closed from to p. m, the schools will
be closed and the town will enjoy gala day
such as 1t has never before experienced.
Flags will float from all city buildings and
houses all along the battle line and route of
march will display patriotic emblems.
| The New Haven battalion will arrive in
Wallingford shortly after $50 and preceded
by the band will march up Center to Main
street. At the top of the Center street hill
will be picket post from Company K, which
on seeing the advancing troops, will fall back
and Join another detachment from the same
der to the station of the company, near what
is known as the Hungerford bridge, where
the battle will begin. The location of this
bridge is about q mile north Of
the churches on the Main street
route. Visitors in carriages viii
necessarily be obliged to take Colony street
or what ia known as the lover road, and
lIxako a. ,s.l, l. ~ -
rods from the scene of action, fair view Of
the engagement can be had. From this poin
to the orchard on the vining farm, less thar
q mile, O good view can be had of the ma
nosuveripg of the troops.
In this city everything was all hustle at thu
armory last evening. The members of tn
different companies were hustling about t.
arrange their outfits and in otherwise max
ing great preparations for the battle to-day
All of the men will assemble at the armor,
at 7:15 O'Clock, and from there will 60 to tn
depot. The soldiers will not be burdenet
with their knspsacks, but will nevertheless
have plenty to carry. Each mai
will have his musket and canteen
also his ball cartridge box and soabbord
The state furnishes each man with forty
rounds OF ammunition and as each man viii
probably furnish himself with forty NOR
rounds. All the men anticipate plenty o
fun a. we'll as exercise but they will be
pretty tired lot of soldiers when they strik'
home.
There will be no special train to accommo
date those who wish to witness the battl
but the O'Clock train out of this city vii
have six extra cars attached and will reacl
-Wallingford in time to see the opening hos
tilities. In Wsllingford all the factories vii
close and the schools will also have holiday
Until tonight Colonel Doherty's headqusI
ters will be Mt the Winthrop hotel in Merideu
The people of Wallingford have mad
arrangements to provide an elaborate lunc
for the soldiers at noon, and later in the de-
both victors and vanquished will have bi
spread in Meriden. This is the first time an
thing of the kind has been attempted and
10 probable that If the affair Is as much of
success az 1t Is thought 1t will be it will be
come regular annual feature and may
adopted by all the regiments In the brigade
II Is expected that practically every membe
of the Second regiment will be on hand.