The Jersey City news., 1891-09-15
GRUBB AND KEARNY.
Veteran Followers of "The One
Armed Devil" and "Grubb's
Chickens" at Cramp-
toms Pass.
Suecial % the Jerseu oitp Melus.

BEVERLY, Sept 15 1S91.-The tenth an
nual reunion of Kearny's First Brigade
was held at the home of General E. Burd
Grubb, United States Minister to Spain,
at Edgewater Park. yesterday. the occa-
sion being the twenty-ninth anniversary
of the battle of Crampton's Pass. The
spacious grounds surrounding the hand
some mansion on the river bank were dec
Grated with the corps fl ags Of the Army
OF the Potomac aud National emblems,
and brass band from Newark gave in
strumental selections on the lawn at In
tervals during the day.
The residence was thrown open to the
visitors, and about 1,500 were present.
Four hundred of the survivors of the
brigade came from Newark and Jersey
City in special train. General Grubb
appeared in the old moth eaten uniform
which was worn by him during active
service in the Rebellion, while COM
manding the Twenty-third New Jersey
Regiment, and delivered an address of
welcome.
E. Burd Grubb Pioneer Corps of Beverly,
in their snowy uniforms, were present,
and delegation of E. D. Baker Post No.
of Philadelphia, drove up In two furni-
ture wagons. Joseph II. Ridgway Post
No. 21. Grand Army of the Republic, of
beverly, Oh WHICH orguuiAa'iou 0onoAoA
Grubb is member, did guard duty on
the premises.
The regiments of the brigade repre-
sented were the First, Second, Third,
Fourth. Tenth, Fifteenth and Twenty
third, and the Thirty-seventh, familiarlv
known as "Grubb's Chickens" on ac-
count of the age of the members, who
nearly all while in active service had not
attained their majority. The guests en-
joyed dinner, large tables being spread
on the bluff overlooking che river.
OFFICERS CHOSEN.
The Fourth Regiment elected the fol-
lowing fficers:-President. Samuel M.
Gaul Of Camden; Vice President. Wash
ington w. Watts of Mount Holly; Secre-
tary, John r. Grubb of Camden. The
President. General p.
Burd Grubb; First Vice President, Leslie
D. Ward of Newark; Second Vice Presi-
dent, ]. Warner kinsey of Camden: Sec
retary, Ambrose Hastings of Newark:
Treasurer, Robert Brown of Newark;
Chaplain, the Rev. Father Flynn of Nor.
ristown; Surgeon, DR.. s. M. Disbrow OF
Old Bridge; Sergeant-at-Arms John
Brogan of Newark; Historian. Frank
Meeker of Newark; Poet, Homer Brooke
OF Jersey City.
The Twenty.t bird elected officers as
follows. 1t is the first regiment com.
manded by General Gruhb:-PresideDt
General E. Burd Grubb; Vice Presidents,
Company A, Sergeant A. Inglin; b.
Lieutenant s. E. Branin; g. Private :. =.
Browne; d, Sergeant "A. j I. Herbert; II,
Captain A. w. Grober; F. Captain e. Il.
Kirkbride; G. Captain Henry Risdon;. H,
Captain d. s. Root; l, Sergeant ]. Shiv-
ers: X, Captain Thomas Blackman; he
cording Secretary, Lieutenant S. e..
Browne: Corresponding Secretary. Pri-
vate B. P. Bussom; Treasurer, Captain
w. B. E. Miller; Chaplain, Rev. William
7. Abbett.
BRIGADE MEETING.
At the brigade meeting in the after
noon General Grubb read letter from
Colonel Thomas Munford, who COM
manded the Confederate forces at the
battle of Crampton's Pass. regretting his
inability to be present and Wishing the
"Boys in Blue" a happy time. letter
was also read from George Bright Halsey,
an aid-de-camp on General Phil kearny's
staff, who stated that in Minneapolis,
MINI. he had an interview with Com
rade Charles H. Graham of Company d,
1O5th Pennsylvania Volunteers, the last
man who had spoken to General Kearny
the night before he was killed at Chan
tilly, he being on guard at the time.
Private John Morris of Company B,
First Regiment. Methodist clergyman
stationed at Tuckerton. N. j., was elected
president of the brigade for the ensuing
year. 1t was decided to hold the next
annual meeting at Camden. The old
tattered battle flag of the Twenty-third
Regiment aud the flags of the Yorktown
Battalion, commanded by General Grubb,
formed conspicuous part OF the decora-
tions. During the ceremonies fire balloons
and day fireworks were discharged on the
lawn.
Among the guests were:-Chief of
Police Benjamin Murphy, Captain Fred
T. Farrier. Sergeant Charles McGinness.
Captain John Graham, Horace H; Ear
rier. Hiram Wallace, William w. Far
rier, John Atkinson and Roderick b. Sey-
mour, of this city; Louis d. Kite, private
secretary of General Grubb; Mayor Fish,
of Beverly: General Watts Kearny, son OF
General Phil. Kearny; Postmaster S.
Phillips. of Burlington; Joseph II. Gas
kill, of Mt Holly, President of the State
Republican League; Quartermaster Gen
eral Donnelly, of Trenton, Assembyman
Pollock. of Newark; ex-Mayor William
C. Stokes, of Asbury Park; Coroner e:
Jeffries, of Camden. and many State and
county officials.
JUDGE SEYMOUR ENJOYED HIMSELF.
Ex-Judge Seymour. who is captain IN
the Thirty y-seventh regiment, said to-day
that he had most delightful time yes
terday at Edgewater Park. He said he
estimated the number of guests present
60 be about 1900. When they arrived at
General Grubb's elegant home aud
magnificent grounds they took possession
VI 0VcEytutuH bLO ACIuooo u "ho hoSs,
and for the day each man was, monarch
of all he surveyed" Dinner was excel
lent, the Ex-Judge says, and there was
an abundance of hot coffee, tea and lager
beer. Everything that could be served
cold was on the tables. and everyone was
more than pleased with his rations The
principal table was 200 feet long, and
about six hundi ed persons sat down To
it. The other guests took places at
smaller tables scattered about the grove.
Judge Seymour says the reason that
the Thirty Regiment was so late
this season in holding its reunion, which
generally takes place in June, was be-
cause it would have been difficult for
General Grubb TO make two trips across
the Atlantic for the purpose OF entertain
ing first the Regiment, and next the
Kearuy brigade. 10 make as little
trouble for the Minister to Spain as pos
sible, both reunions were held on the
same day. The Thirty-seyenth left Edge
water at 5. 12 O'Clock for home.
Fifth Precinct Democrats.
There was meeting of the Fifth
.;of nOx IN