The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-07
THE NAVAL MILITIA GONE
THEY DEPART FOR THE FRONT IN A
BLAZE OF GLORY.

The Parade Given a Rousing Reception
at All POints-six Hundred Men in
Line-The Morning Spent In Prepara-
tion-Htllhouse and Boardman Help
to Escort the Departing Heroes.
Yesterday proved to be the day for
which the Naval militia have longed
for the past six weeks. The armory
was crowded early in the morning with
the men making their last prepara-
tons for the start. The two FOUNDER
Hotchkiss rapid fire guns and the in
dividual hammocks were packed and
hauled to the depot to be shipped to
Mantle. Each man packed his dun
mage and his ditty box. Into these they
must put all the baggage which is al
lowed them. Their ducks suits We're
slowed away in the bags and they
marched in their blue uniforms. The
crowd of spectators which had hung
around the armory all morning increas-
ed in the afternoon as the time for the
start drew near. The streets along
which the parade was to pass were lin
ed with people and the green was
thronged. About o'clock 200 or more
Hillhouse and Boardman boys came in
to the green, headed by drum corps.
Marching down to the head of court
street they waited until the parade had
passed and then fell in the rear and
marched to the station
The companies Of the Second regi-
ment which have their headquarters in
this city assembled at the armory at
o'clock to act as escort to the depart
ing reserves. They were soon joined by
the G. A. r., who came to increase the
rousing send off which the Reserves
received and incidentally to see how 1T
seemed to watch others depart for the
front as they had done almost forty
years ago. The G. A. r. veterans had
their corps flags in line in the parade
very pretty and interesting historical
souvenirs Of the big war.
Shortly after o'clock the parade
headed by a platoon Of police and in
charge of Lieutenant Colonel T. T. CAL
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proceeded over the following route: Up
Meadow street, to Church, to Elm, to
| Temple, through the green to State, to
the depot. Mayor Farnsworth received
| the parade from in front of the city
| hall. The stores and houses all along
! the line of march were decorated with
flags and the Naval militia were
! cheered at all points Of their march.
| The parade was formed as follows:
Mounted Police
| Platoon Of Police.
Lieutenant Colonel r. J. Callahan,
| Regimental Staff.
| Second Regiment Band.
| City Battalion.
| Company B, City Guard, Captain Hen
| ry A. Kaptizke.
| Company G. Sarsflelds, Captain Jerome
| F. Donovan.
| Company D, Blues, Captain Arthur B.
| Smith.
| Company E, Light Guard, Captain
George S. Wood.
Company F, Grays, Captain Charles F.
| McCabe.
Major Benjamin e. Brown Second Co.
Governors Foot Guard.
st. Patrick's Band.
Russian Military Company.
| Commander Edward G. Buckland, Lieu
tenant E. V. Reynolds, Lieutenant
Commander Day.
Drum Corps.
Admiral Foote Post, G. A. r.
Lieutenant Goodridge.
First Division Connecticut Naval Re-
Engineer Division.
Major Luzerne Ludington, Second Co.
Governors Horse Guard
AS the parade neared the depot the
Second regiment drew up along the
street and presented arms as the Naval
militia passed through to their train.
which was waiting at the east end of
the station. The depot was crowded
and the enthusiasm was at high
pitch. The men were cheered again
and again, the band played and every
one was shouting Good bye" to his
friends as the train pulled out amid a
din from the whistles in the near vi
entity which could be heard all over
the city. The engine at the head of
the train kept it's whistle at full blast
until it was over a quarter of mile
from the station. The examinations
will be commenced at Mantle to-day
and will be in charge of Commander
w. L. Field, U. S. NJ, Surgeon Faye
u. s. N, and chief engineer of the
U. S. navy.
Following is the list of the command
er's staff and the officers and members
of the division:
Commander-Edward G.. auckland.
Staff
Lieutenant commander-Arthur H Day.
Observation-Disclosures V. Reynolds.
superintendent William w. Hawkes.
| acknowledgements u. G. Samuel f
aymaster-Lieuyenant q. G.) Frederick
| L. Averill.
Ordnance officer-Lieutenant q. G.) Ma
thaniel w. Bishop.
Assistant surgeon-Levi B. Cochran.
Petty Staff
Master at arms-C K Hutchinson,
Chief bugler-Arthur T. Barbour.
aymaster's yoeman-Henry F. Punder
son.
Ships pronunciation H Strickland,
Apothecary-A FELTON, Wood
Baymen-R. s. Goodwin, jr, f. ]. Parker
T. G. Pardee, Percy D. Littlejohn.
Lieutenant-Danel NJ Goodridge.
Lieutenant q. CD Frank s. Cornwall.
DISSATISFACTION d. Baker, and Rober
e. L. Hutchinson.
. Boatswain's mates-Andrew A. Russell
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