Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-10-18
Without a Shot.
Queen City and Fort Ethan Allen ran
into the Hands OF the Iesisi.as. 49,
From Thursdays Boston Journal.)


Host. The ermonters subsequently
moved ION to Burlington" ana cap
tnred the Queen City withouta strug--
ole. The victorious forces consisted
81 the General Assembly and state Of
ticers of Vermont, numbering nearly
go0 nersons. The vanquished armies
were composed of four troops OF gal
liant United States Cavalrymen under
command of Maj. l.. I. Morris, = :,
A.. and the citizens of Burlington, lea
nv His Honor Mayor Van Patten. me
neaceful conquest of the United States
military post and the Queen CITY OF
Vermont came about in this wise:
Invited the state Officers.
The commandant Of Fort Ethan
Allen. Mai. Morris. and the mayor OF
darlington. w. j. Van Patten, repre-
senting the military forces at the post
and the people Of Burlington respect
iyelv. invited the Legislature and state
officers TO visit this locality and be-
come their guests. The invitation
was promptly accepted and at high
moon to-day the invited guests, TO the
number of about 300. rendeWoused at
the Montpelier railroad station,armed
and equipped as the law directs
There they found solid yestibule
train of seven coaches and the engine
GOV smith. which was rendered for
the trip BY President +. G. smith OF
the Central Vermont The distin-
guished party arrived at Fort Ethan
! Allen at lao p. m, where they were
received BY Mai. Morris and the OIL
Gers of the Third United states Caval-
~.
The party was Joined At the fort by
senator Redfeld Proctor, President
4. e. smith Of the Central Vermont,
DIR. W. seward Webb. Col. George T..
Childs eN-Lieut. GOV. i. ;. Stranahan
and others VINO had come in on the
observation engine IT. Lawrence. The
visitors were then escorted over the
post and inspected the various build
\ mos. The squadron OF cavalry, under
i Mai. Morris, then gave an exhibition
drill. followed by a review The drill
and maneuvers Of the dashing troop
ers surpassed anything Of the kind
ever before seen in Vermont, and
showed the men and horses 10 be per-
4 fectly drilled and in the highest state
Of discipline. The charge of the squad
ron down the paved roadway past
Headquarters was an inspiring specta-
Gle and elected the applause Of the
visitors. At the close of the review,
the legislators took the train for Wi
lnooski. where electric ears were taken
for Burlington. A stop Of one hour
was made on College Hill to inspect
the university buildings, Billings Lii
brary. mechanical, electrical and engi-
neering buildings, the experiment sta
ton and Agricultural College build.
ING. also the new building being erect.
ed as a Science Hall, the gift Of DR.
Edward 4. Williams Of Philadelphia
and the new dormitory building, the
Gift of John II. Converse, Esq, OF
Philadelphia.
The visitors, upon their entrance e
Burlington. were received and cordial
IL welcomed To the Queen City 10y
Mayor Van Patten, and the freedom
of the city was extended them. This
evening. the visitors We're given a ban
quet ut the Van Ness House by the
citizens of Burlington.
4 Brilliant Banquet.
The banquet presented brilliant
spectacle. Three hundred and TWEEN
ty-five covers were laid. His Honor
Mayor W. Ivan Patten presided. On
his right sat Gov. L. \. Woodbury.
senator Rcdfield Proctor, President
NJ. II. Buckham of the University OF
Vermont, ex-Gov. w. T.. Dillingham;
Adjt. Gen. I. ;. Peck, Maj l.. Il. Nor.
ris, Third Cavalry L. ;. A., Collector
Bradley b. Smalley, Quartermastel
General W. II. Gilmore, Capt. Oscar
Elting. Third Cavalry L. ;. A., Capt
II. f. Tutherly, [. ;. A., Capt. Geo
\. Howard. L. :. A., Capt. +. H.
llardie, Third Cavalry l.. :. A., Surg
Gen. J. y. JENNIE. Col. II. w. Allen
Col. II. W. Hall and Col. +. II. Morse
of GOV. Woodhury's staff, Capt. +. J.
Ives, Asst. Surg. [. ;. A., Lieut.. J. T.
Dickinson, Lieut.. ID. l.. Tate and
Lieut.. +. NJ. Caldwell, Third Cavalry
| L. ). ~, and Mr.. O. W. Robinson OF
/ Burlington, Col. +. ID. Proctor of
Proctor.
On the left Of Mayor Van Patten
sat Lieut.. GOV. Il. NJ. Mansur, Hon.
Frank Plumley, president pro TEN OF
the Senate, Chaplain f. NJ. Haynes of
the Senate, Col Legrand b. Cannon.
eX-Gov. Carroll ;. Page. Hon. G. q.
Benedict Of Burlington, ex-Gov. L. j.
/ Ormsbee, Chaplain \. O. Spoor of the
House, Secretary of State {. W.
Brownell. state Auditor r. ID. Hale.
Hon. w. II. Dubois, State Inspector
of Finance, Sergeant-at-Auns T. 4.
Phinney, Edward Welles, Esq, judge
J. W. Russell, Hon. l.. Is. Taft, Mr.l..
II. Turk, c. F. Allen and Senator
Elias Lyman of Burlington. Secretary
Geo. NJ. Powers and the members OF
the Vermont Senate.
Members of the House.