The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-20

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Hartford, Oct 19-The historic relic,
the tigurehead of the old flagship
Hartford, presented to the city by the
navy department, was to-day placed in
it's resting place at the Capitol.
High honor was paid to the old craft,
the brave Admiral Farragut and the
part taken by the commander and ves-
sci in the battle of Mobile bay, August
5, 1854.
The relic was escorted through the
streets on handsomely decorated
tloat to the Capitol, where impressive
exercises were held.
The city was in gala attire, public
and private buildings being festooned
with flags and bunting.
Thousands of people witnessed the
parade and attended the exercises The
celebration Of the affair was so general
throughout the city that the afternoon
was practically q holiday.
The morning opened clear, but dur
ing the forenoon the skies were partly
clouded. Later the sun shone out
brightly.
Grand Army men from all surround
ing towns were in attendance, and the
military posts of the city and the Sec
ond companies of Governors Foot and
Horse Guards Of New Haven were in
the parade.
Admiral Foote post, G. A. r., of New
Haven presented very fine appear
ance as they marched through the
streets headed by the engineer corps
carrying axes, while the members car
ried guidons on which were the en-
blems of the different corps to which
they belonged. They marched to the
music of a band.
The Second Company, Governors
Foot Guard, of New Haven, arrived at
II o'clock. There were 1926 men in the
company, headed by q band. They
were the guests of the First Company
of this city, Major E. Henry Hyde, jr.,
who entertained them at dinner at the
Hotel Hartford.
The Second Company, Governors
Horse Guard, from New Haven, came
to town on later train, and were en-
tertained by the First Company, Gov
ernors Horse Guard.
Mansfield post, G.. A. r., of Middle
town, attracted general notice as they
marched through the streets headed by
a band.
The Parade.
The parade started from Bushnell
Park at LAS, on the sound of signal
gun fired from the south side of the
Capitol 1t was under the command of
Chief Marshal Francis B. Allen, and
was in three divisions The chief Of
staff was General John B. Clapp. The
other members of the marshaPs staff
comprised the following we'll known
gentlemen: Morgan G. Bulkeley late
lieutenant Thirteenth New York Vol
unteers; Ernest Cady, late U. S. NJ;
Henry e. Taintor, late lieutenant First
Connecticut II. A.; Walter Pearce. late
lieutenant U. S. N; George Pope, late
lieutenant colonel Fifty-fourth Massa-
chusetts Volunteers William S. Wells,
late lieutenant Engineer Corps, U. s.
N, New Haven; Edward V. Preston,
late paymaster u. s. A.; ]. G. Abbot,
late first lieutenant Signal Corps, u.
S. A; Meigs H. Whaples, late lieuten-
ant u. S. N; II. S. Mckinney, late
captain Second Connecticut III. A.; E..
Howard Geer, late U. S. N; William
Connecticut Volunteers; A. B. Gillette,
late Pay Corps, u. S. N; Simeon j.
Fox, late lieutenant colonel Twenty
seventh Connecticut Volunteers, New
Haven; De Witt c. Graves, late Seven
teenth Massachusetts Volunteers; DR..
=. d. Peltier, late assistant surgeon
126th New York Volunteers the Rev.
Joseph H. Twichell, late chaplain Sew
enty-frst New York Volunteers; Louis
c. Rill marker; Richard H. DeLamat-
er, marker; Captain Albert l.. Pope,
Hartford General II. S. Peck, New
Haven; Captain James w. Cheney,
South Manchester; Colonel II. T.
Adams, Greenwich.
The parade was as follows:
Platoon of Sixteen Policemen, Chief
Bill commanding.
Chief Marshal Francis B. Allen.
Chief of Staff John B. Clapp and mem
bers of staff, mounted
Hatch's Military Band.
| First Company, Governors Horse
Guard
| Colonel c. l.. Burdett, marshal of first
division and staff
Pope's Military Band.
First Section Brigade Signal Corps,
C. N. G.
City Battalion First Regiment, c. N. G..
Companies A, B, F, II and K.
Major Schulze( commanding.
Colts First Regiment Band.
First Company, Governors Horse
Guard,
Major E. Henry Hyde commanding.
Second Regiment Band.
Second Company, Governors Foot
Guard,
Major Brown commanding.
Putnam Phalanx, Major Bickford CON-
manding.
First Section Machine Gun Battery, G..
N G.
| r. p. Kenyon, U. 6. N, marshal of
second division.
Second division, Naval Battalion.
Stedman Post, Sons of Veterans.
Float with Figurehead and Guard of
Honor
| Gideon Welles Naval Veteran associa-
ton.
Carriages with Governor Cooke and
staff.
Mayor Preston, Participants in Liter
ary Exercises and Invited Guests,
Colonel q. d. Bates, marshal of third
division.
Grand Army Posts.
Unattached Soldiers and Sailors
His honor, the mayor, his exceIlencv.
the governor of Connecticut, and in
vited guests were paid the honor of a
! marching salute at a point on the line
| of march opposite city hall