The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-15
THANKS TO SOLDIERS AND SAIL
ORS.


Rear Admiral Bunce, Colonel Hunting
ton and Captain Goodrich Remember
ed by General Assembly.
The following is the resolution thank
+ ing soldiers and sailors Of the war with
Spain, and especially Rear Admiral
Bunce Colonel Huntington and Cap
tain Goodrich, which was adopted by
both houses of the general assembly ON
Tuesday:
1t is the pleasant duty of this as
sembly to express in its own behalf and
in behalf of the people of the state its
profound sense of obligation to each
and every son of Connecticut who en-
listed in the military service Of the
country on land or sea in the late war
with Spain, and to them one and all
we desire to make formal and sincere
expression of our gratitude and ap-
probation of their patriotism and self
sacrificing conduct for the honor of
the flag and to the credit of the COM
monwealth.
In especial we desire to express the
thanks and admiration Of the state for
those three distinguished sons of Con-
necticut Rear Admiral Francis M.
Bunce, Colonel Robert w. Huntington
and Captain Caspar r. Goodrich, whose
signal service has rendered them hon
orably conspicuous above their worthy
associates.
The country had been deeply indebted
to Admiral Bunce for his long and
successful service in the navy during
the late civil war. He had astonished
and delighted not only the naval au-
thorities Of the world but the world OF
science itself. by his courage and skill
in successfully navigating the ironcad
monitor Monadnock about Cape Horn.
At the outbreak of the recent hostili-
ties with Spain he was placed in charge
of the principal coast defenses of the
country and of it's largest maritime in
terest at its metropolitan port. That
duty he fulfilled with the wisdom and
energy which had characterized all his
previous history.
Colonel Huntington, at the beginning
of the contest, was placed in the COM
fnand of the first marine battalion
whose landing on the shores of Guanta-
namo Bay was the suspicious beginning
of the campaign on the shores of Cuba
The story of his brave battalion fight
ing from the first against superior num-
'bers and advantageous positions is one
of the proudest records of the war.
Every movement was conceived and led
by Colonel Huntington, and the presi-
dent of the United States certified his
skill and valor by advancing him
number in the service FOR eminent
and conspicuous conduct in battle" To
Colonel Huntington's wisdom and pru-
'dence is largely due the fact that death
by disease was almost unknown in the
ranks of his battalion and serious sick
ness was hardly known in any of his six
companies, which were continually ex-
posed to storms and heat !
Captain Goodrich distinguished him 4
self as few officers did in duties in the 4
signal service and in isolating Cuba 4
from Madrid by cutting the three for |
eign cables that connected Spain and |
the Antilles, and his skilful supervision |
of landing the army of General Shafter. |
Called to the command of the auxiliary /
cruiser st. Louis, and later to the COM
mand of the Suwanee, and still later of \
the Newark, his entire career was char 4
acterized by enterprise, dash, courage, !
and ntelligence--qualities which the |
American sailor has just proved to the |
world are found nowhere else in such
superlative degree as on the decks of
American ships.
The state secretary will transmit a
copy of this resolution of thanks and
minute of gratitude to Admiral Bunce,
Colonel Huntington and Captain Good
rich. '--