The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-24


 Louis Kossuth, the Hungarian patri- | ot, during his stay in this country vis- tied our city, Friday April 23, 1852. This distinguished guest arrived here from New York in the forenoon, accom- panied by O committee. large crowd had assembled at the station. and still larger one was awaiting him at | the state house. He was received by the mayor and committee of arrange ments and escorted to the state house by an impromptu parade, in @ carriage drawn by four spirited horses, amid the ringing of bells. firing of cannon and the shouts of the people. On their ar ] rival at the state house the National | Blues, Captain Quinn, accompanied by l the New Haven band, were on duty to | preserve order and fire the salutes. 1 Mayor Skinner welcomed him in brief but happy manner In reply, Kossuth spoke some twenty or thirty minutes eloquently At his request he was con ducted through Yale college, after which he was conveyed to Whtneyville, where his arrival was greeted by dis charge of artillery and cheers as he was driven up to the Whitneyville arm ory, where he was welcomed by MT" Eli | Whitney, who in 0 neat speech, in be- half of his employees, presented him with set of rifles. Kossuth returned his thanks to the donors In spirited but brief address, which was received with cheers. On returning to the city Governor Kossuth dined at the New Haven house and left on the afternoon train for Boston. '
 The Hancock Light Infantry of Bos ton also paid it's respects to the city in the fall of the same year.
 In September, 1859 the State Guard of New York wastendered Q reception.
 The September following the City Blues of Paterson. N J., with many dis tinguished military guests, were enter tained by our soldiers and citizens. Our city was honored on the 18th of May, 1873, by visit from President Ulysses g. Grant and the surviving comrades of the armies of the Potomac and Cumberland. The city overflowed | with strangers from all parts Of the Union. There were public and private receptions and the various exercises oc- cupied three days. At l o'clock the Second regiment, c. N. G., marched on to the green and took it's position on the right of the line, which was to form the escort in a civic and military pa rade through the principal streets. Governor Charles R. Tngersoll In a ba- rouche, accompanied by his staff, was escorted by the Second companies of the Governors Horse and Foot Guards from the state house to position in line in the rear of the Light Artillery (Blues). The governor and his guards were preceded by the American band of Providence, and on the green General | Crawford and staff took a position in the line behind the governors party. Admiral Foote post No. r, G. A. R., headed by Gfilmore's band, formed to the left of the line, which rested on Chapel street. A few minutes before ? o'clock the escort, led by two companies of police took up the line of march to the residence of Hon. Henry Farnham on Hillhouse avenue, where President Grant and other distinguished guests were to join the procession Passing out the south gate of the green, it nov ed down Chapel street, through Orange and Trumbull, to Whitney avenue, to Sachem street, to Hillhouse avenue, where 1t halted and with appropriate military honors received the guests seated in open carriages, in which were President Grant and Mayor Lewis Vice President Wilson and Governor Inger- soil, General William T. Sherman and a member of his staff and Governor Berham of Maine, Lieutenant General Philip Fl. Sheridan and ex-Governor Jo- seph R. Hawley, followed fin other car riageB by Generals Burnside Hancock, McDowell, Gibbon and Devens, ex-Gov- ernors Buckingham and Jewell, Con gressman Kellogg and other distin- guished men. The line of march was again taken up and the procession pro- ceeded down Hillhouse avenue through many of the principal streets, return ing to the green, where the parade was dismissed. The sidewalks were dense- iy packed by an enthusiastic crowd, windows were filled with spectators and much cheering and handkerchief wav- ing were indu1ged in. As the process sion entered the green the Artillery which had previously left the line fired a salute The escort was then dismiss ed, and the review of the Second regi- nent by General Crawford In the pres enoe of the guests took place.
 Thursday evening there was a grand ball at Music hall (now Bunnells Grand opera house). The grand march was led by Captain A. c. Hendrick and Miss Addie Taft of New Haven. The ap- pearance of the green at night was beautiful.
 The anniversary of the founding of the city government, which was Feb ruary 10, 1784, was observed July 4. 1884 The celebration began with the ringing of the church and fire alarm bells at sunrise, the fire bells giving one hundred strokes, accompanied by sa- lute of one hundred guns. At Ii a. m. a grand military and civic parade took place.
 At l P. M. grand review was held by His Honor, Mayor Henry G. Lewis the court of common council, etc. from a platform in front of the City Hall. II At 3 P. M. day fireworks were set off on the green. At P. M literary exer- cises in Carlls, now the Hyperion the atre were held. The programme includ- ing music by scholars of the public i schools under Prof Reniamin Henson