The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-26
FIRST HEAVIBS' MONUMENT.
DEDICATION CARRIED OUT IN
 HARTFORD IN SPITE OFRAIN.

ThirIy-0ns Con nectIcnt War Regiments
 Represented = Many Distinguished
 lIen Present-The UnyeIIing-Impos-
 ing Parade.
 Hartford, Sept. 25.-A drizzling rain interfered somewhat with the number of veterans who attended the dedica- tion of the monument os the First Connecticut Heavy Artillery to-day. The morning trains brought many vis- itors to the city and by Il o'clock the streets had a gala day appearance. The decorations were elaborate.
 During the day reunions of the thirty-one regiments were held at headquarters in Bushnell Park, each regiment having a tent. The parade came at 1:3O, when the veterans of the First Heavy were escorted to the mon- ument on the capitol grounds by mil- itary, with ex-Governor Morgan G. Bulkeley as grand marshal. Following the marshal and staff was the First regiment, c. N. G., Machine Gun Bat tery, Company F, Fourth regiment, of Norwalk, Company I, Fourth regi- ment of Winsted and Second division Naval Battalion.
 The second division was composed NF kt.oT Phalanx, Governors Horse Guard, Uni formed Knights of Pythias, Company K veterans, and Hillyer Guard veterans.
 The third division was made up en- tirely of veterans of the civil war by regiments, and the fourth division the First Heavy, escorted by the Hart ford City guard. The fifth division had guests in carriages. The dedica- ton ceremonies were opened with pray CT by Rev. Joseph T. Twichell.
 Carriages were occupied by the fol- lowing guests:
 United States Senators Orville H. Platt and Joseph R. Hawley.
 Congressman E. Stevens Henry, N. D. Sperry, Charles A. Russell and E. B. Hill.
 Edwin o. Keeler, acting governor, and staff; Charles G. R. Vinal, secre- tary of state; Henry H. Gallup, treas urer; Abiram Chamberlain, comptrol- Ter.
 N. Burton Rogers. department com mander and staff, G. A. R.
 Ex-Governor o. Vincent Coffin.
 Chief Justice David Torrance.
 Judges Samuel o. Prentice, William T. Elmer, AT. Roraback, Edwin B. Gager, and Judge James P. Platt, Unit ed State district court. William A. Aiken, Norwich, of the staff of ex-Governor Buckingham. F. R. Upson, commander Connecticut division. Sons of Veterans, and staff. The Rev. G. Williamson Smith and faculty of Trinity college. General Henry L. Abbot, Cambridge, Mass; General Brayton Ives, New York city; General E. W. Whitaker, Washington, D. C.; Colonel F. D. Judd, U. S. A.. city; Hon. William I. Lewis, Westbrook
 Miss Emma D. Chase, and staff, Woman's Relief corps; Miss Carrie H. Roberts; Mrs. Louis I. Earl; Lady Buckingham council, No. 10, Daughters of Liberty.
 The mayors of Bridgeport, Derby, Merlden, Putnam and Willlmantic.
 Mayor Sullivan and the aldermen and councilmen of that city.
 Mayor Sullivan welcomed the veter- ans to the city in q neat speech and Acting Governor Keeler spoke for the state.
 Captain Frank Miller of Bridgeport, chairman of the monument committee, turned the mortar and pedestal over to the regiment. The unveiling was by little Lydia Bulkeley, grand niece of Governor Bulkeley. The acceptance was by Major William F. Osborne of Ansonia,
 Congressman Russell spoke briefly and x-Representative w. I. Lewis of Westbrook made the closing address. Following the ceremonies the veter- ans were entertained at a collation. in the coliseum.
 At the reunion of the First Heavies, D. Riley was reelected president: | Hobart w. Deming, secretary and treasurer. The executive committee was reelected, Frank Miller being chairman. The annual dinner was served at the coliseum. The large num- Der of ladies present were invited to at- tend and share in the festivities. General Abbott of the United States army retired list, who was colonel of the regiment in the civil war, was pres ent at the reunion and was received with enthusiasm by the members.