Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-23
THE EmERGENCY CALL.


Military Items.
The long expected and awaited call to
;he members of the city battalion was re-
,eived last evening. Lieutenant Colonel
F. T. Lee received the dispatch from Gov
ernor Bulkeley at three minutes past'7.
AS soon as possible the captains were
and the sergeants and corporals
received notice to assemble the soldiers.
The formation Of the companies began in
front of their respective parlors in the
armory, while the members were arriving
and running in haste to their equipment
looms. AS each member appeared he was
greeted with cheers from the members of
his company already formed.
Lieutenant Hamilton of Company E,
who was the first commissioned officer in
uniform on the armory floor, placed a
guard at the entrance of the building. A
large crowd collected on the sidewalks in
front, watching the soldiers.
Captain Lathrop of the First separate
company was the first to report to Colonel
Lee, which was at 7:55, when "a men were
present in uniform.
Company B, the City Guard, at 8
8 o'clock reported thirty-six men in uni
form. Sergeant Doherty of the Blues then
reported thirty-seven men in line. The
hospital corps reported three men on du-
ty, and at 8:04 Company E, the Light
Guard, reported thirty eight men in uni
form.
Eight men of the Machine Gun platoon
were present at 7:45, and at o'clock all
of the nine men of the command were in
line Twenty-one men of the Grays re-
sponded and were in line when the battal-
ion left the armory. Captain Creed and
Lieutenants Kennedy and Plunkett and a
large percentage of the Sarsfelds were in
line. The battalion marched out the side
entrance of the armory into George street
and the soldiers were at the green in the
remarkably quick time of three minutes.
Arriving at Church street Captain
Quits company formed a skirmish line on
Church street, from Chapel street to the
City hall, while the Sarsfeld Guard
guarded Church street above and below
Court street, and the other companies
marched through the guard to the green,
when long line was formed as would
have been the case if the green had been
occupied by mob. The line advanced at
charge bayonets across the green, while
the left flank of the skirmish line was
guarded by Lieutenant Sears with the
Calling gun with 1000 rounds of ammu-
milton, and the members of the Gnn pla-
toon, who were supported by Captain
Lathrop and his company.
After the return to the armory the fol-
lowing reports of men present were re-
ceived by Colonel Lee: Company D, SO
Company E, AZ men; Company B, AZ men;
Company F, the Grays) IS men. Captain
Brown, who is ill, was unable to be pres
emit. He has been confined to the house
for the past three weeks by severe indis-
position. The signal corps had seven of
their nine men present.
The response to the call was so universal
that the number of men present compared
favorahly with the number present at the
regular battalion drills during the winter.
When the officers met in their room after
the exercises, General Emb1er congratu-
lated Lieutenant-C Colonel Lee on his COM
mand. This exercise of the military in
dicates how speedily the soldiers could be
called out if occasion required.
THE HORSE GUARDS PICNIC AND SHORE
DINNER.
The Horse Guard met last evening and
decided to have their picnic and shore din
ner at Savin Rock on next Wednesday af.
ternoon. The members are to meet at the
armory at o'clock and have the banquet
at Stewards dining rooms at Miller's pa.
vilion at 5 o'clock. 7ra-yy =.
A base ball game is to be played by thu
married members against the bachelors Of
the company. Other sports will be pro.
vided.
Three names were proposed for member
ship last evening.
VETERAN CITY GUARDS
The veteran members of the City Guard
met last evening and elected the following
| officers: President, ex-Lieutenant Henry
| Phillips; vice president, John Peters; sec
| rotary, Harry Mink; treasurer, John Wild
man, jr. The time of meeting has beer
changed by the veterans, who will here
after meet on the first Thursday evening
of each month.
CATERING AT CAMP.
M. Thalheimer & Son have contracted
to feed the following companies at camp
next month: The City Guard, Company Z
of Wallingford and three companies of the
Third regiment.
On American Citizenship.
1t is said that Hon. James R. Kenney Of
Reading, Pa, has been invited to give his
lecture on american Citizenship" in this
city at no distant date.
Died in the Hartford Jail.
HARTFORD, July 22.-George B. Allen,
who said his home was in Bridgeport,
died at the Jail this afternoon of fever.
He was sentenced on Monday to thirty
days in Jail for stealing a horse blanket
and other articles. He at first pleaded not
guilty, but when he was placed under
5000 bonds he changed his plea and was
sentenced.