The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-20
COMRADES TRIBUTES
To the Late Colonel Peale and the Late
 L II. Bromley.

To the Late Colonel Peale and the Late
 I. H. Bromley.
 At the annual reunion of the Elgh teenth c. V., held at Willimantic last Wednesday, Lieutenant William Ca ruthers offered and read the following tribute to the memory of Colonel Hen- ry Peale and Captain Isaac H. Brom- ley;
 Comrades:-Once a year we meet and enjoy the festivities of these annual oc- caslons with stories and "reminiscences of the long ago, even forgetting that while once boys, we are growing old, and that the death roll of our regiment Is so rapidly increasing, especially so the past year when so many who were present at our last gathering are no longer with us.
 Iieutenant- Colonel Henry Peale and Captain Isaac H. Bromley are among the many brave and gallant comrades that have answered the last roll call and are laid at rest, since our last re- union.
 COLONEL PEALE'S BRAVERY. Henry Peale (then captain) enlisted at the first call for troops in April, '61,
 
 Second regiment, Connecticut Volun- teers, returning home at the expiration of the three months service. He at once began his former occupation and business as a carpenter and builder. Feeling uneasy, however, and knowing full well that the country needed men, he again offered his services in July, 1892 and re-enlisted as captain of Com pany F, and was later promoted to ma- | jor and ieutenant-colonel. | We shall always remember him as a | cool, brave and enthusiastic officer, 1 amidst the many great dangers during the hotly contested battles of '63 and 64, and until the close of the war. | Being mustered out with the regi- | ment June 27th, 1865, he again took up | his former business cares, but like | many others was unfortunate and fail i ing rapidly in health, he has been taken l from us amidst the excitement of a | foreign war He would, if he were with us to-day rejoice over It's close and the | glorious victory achieved by new gen eration which to-day composes our gal | lant army and navy
 The last time I saw him in life, it was my pleasure to march in company with him to the station as part of the escort | to Company c of the Third Connecticut 1 Volunteers, as they left for Mantle and with fire in his eyes he turned to me and said Billy, this seems like old | times and I wish I were able to go with | the boys"
 THE LATE ISAAC H. BROMLEY.
 Isaac H. Bromley, better known as Ike" formerly editor of the Norwich | Bulletin, full of patriotism, organized l Company c in July, 1862, going to the front as captain. Serving for about 2 1 year, he was honorably discharged, and | made provost marshal, which position he filled with ability for nearly two years. Again returning to the editor ship of the Bulletin, he became noted as a writer and earned for himself g worldwide reputation both as a jour nalist and an after dinner speaker, and later as an editorial writer on the New York Tribune. He held many very i'm. portant offices of trust, but with all was unassuming and retired in his manner through life, warm-hearted, kind an6 tender to his friends and generous to c fault.
 It was my good fortune to meet him often both in Norwich and elsewhere and in conversation he was always the same jolly comrade, although he hat been In failing health for years. He told me the very last time we met that there was one thing he had always re- l gretted, and that was that he did not remain with the regiment at the front to have shared with us some real active l service.
 The passing away Of these and others | of our brave comrades adds more names to the ever-increasing list o1 those who have gone from us to theil heavenly reward.
 Sleep Comrades, still in honored rest,
 Your truth and valor wearing;
 The bravest are the tenderest,