The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-28

shone brightly, but not too warmly to
make marching a burden for the old
veterans who claimed the day as theirs
! The right of the line on the opening day
| was given to the men VINO sailed the
seas during the civil war; the cheering
| to-day was all for them and the honors
We're theirs. The army Will come TO It's
own tomorrow. The heroes of river
and sea of the civil war are small
band now. OF the $4,000 men enlisted
in the navy in the early days of the
war less than one thousand marched
to-day, and it is agreed by the old sail
ors that their number was greater in
the march to-day than 1t will ever be in
any parade to come.
But one battle flag was carried by
the navy veterans. 1t was the one that
| fluttered from the monitor Winnebago
when Farragut sailed into Mobile Bay
to gain his browning victory 1t was
borne by Seaman Edward Woodruff of
Rockford, H., and beside him marched
ex- Boatswain's Mate ]. r. Lynn of Chi
cago, who made the flag while serving
on board the Winnebaso.
The late afternoon feature of the
| days celebration, the naval parade on
| Lake Michigan, proved somewhat of
| disappointment weather Conditions In
| terfering sadly with the arrangements.
| Besides the revenue cutters Morrill, and
| Fessenden and a fleet of excursion
| steamers, 1t had been planned to have
| the large fleet of the Chicago yacht
club included in the parade from the
| lake front park off Jackson Boulevard
| to Lake Michigan, where the naval pat
| tie took place, but the breeze OF the
morning died away and hardly breath
| of air was stirring during the after
noon, so this part of the programme
| was necessarily abandoned. The gov
eminent vessels, towing a string of
| barges filled with detachments of the
Illinois naval reserves and gaily deco
rated with flags and streamerS and the
excursion boats loaded with sightseers
made an imposing appearance as they
slowly steamed out of the harbor ana
headed toward Lincoln park.
The fleet arrived off Lincoln Park
about 4:30 p. m. and then in sight of
tens of thousands of spectators gather
ed along the sea wall Of the park the
revenue cutters with their blue jacketed
crews oihiH6 'iie zap" NV 'sS Va
the TWO vessels went tiIousii soiiie
peautltul manoeuVfihg III 'he siialli
nght Tor supremacy. Inc eNoiu'iois
exemplifying the workings of two
| fighting ships in battle lasted for half
hour and al their conclusion the fleet
slowly steamed back to the harbor.
The end of the naval fight off Lincoln
rark CLOSES the olliclal piosfaihiiie VI
the oay.
Ihere were reunions aiNhost Wthou'
NUMBER at most OF the notes. anu ira
ternal gatherings OF all sorts ana ue-
Scorpions. one OF the leadlng alralrs
OF the night was the banquet or the
iron Brlgade, Whlch was heid at the
club house OF the lthletlc CLUB at 6:3o.
meeting OF the National Association
or Ex-Prlsoners Oh war was helo IN the
Coliseum to-nlgh., Whch Grew large
croWd,an attractive programme pelng
rendered. Inc ADDRESS OF welcome was
dehVered by mayor harrison speeches.
We're also MADE by Governor Wllilam "A.
Stone OF pennsylvania, United states
senator Penrose OF pennsylvania ana
General John c. Black OF Chicago.
While the other prisoners or war were
renewing old friendsnlps IN the CON-
scum and the survivors OF the iron
Brigade We're holding forth at the At
lahtlc clup the naval veterans VINO hau
been given the honors or the day, were
having dog Watcn or their own IN tine
auditorium OF the I. M G. A. building.
"A reunion OF the veterans by states
VIII be held Tomorrow TINS peing
feature or the encampment when never
mas been attempted oetore. There VIII