Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-07-07

<pf the Aurora. The importance OF Ine
contest attracted the interest Of Lin
coin, and Immediately following has
-sxreat triumph iH Cooper Union ne
visited Connecticut and same to Nor
kyyich where in Ftfe old Town, hall he
re-echoed the skeynotel ofefiis New York
A<nisdress,s and repeated his appeal for
smb faith that right makes might, and
lTor a. courage in the people to dare to
1ahe end to doytheir duty as they un-
fderstoodsit. AmostW. Prentice presid-,
n ed at stfe meeting. and, CARRIED away
i1hv THE Apower. of the Ilhnoisan's ringing
&words. she exclaimed: Here is the man
--rvFno sFi0ulefP occupy the bhouse. on Penn
r..svlvanfa avenue" Thustin one breath
Gid ne disolose ! his power Of discrim-
<ination&if notkdspinAtion. Buckingham
Rwas elected, but by the slender mar
min, ofS58S votes.
The snornfnation election .ands inau-
cguratipu' of lincoln, the SECESSION or
Sstatespand thee fringiupon Fort Sump-
TIER followed IN quick succession, and
Ahefciuil' war whitehall its dire conse-
Ruuencesawas upon the 1country. Inc
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS f the SfallF OF Sumpter
(which came 4on Sunday, April l4th
made ia dayElong to be remembered
kPulpits rang with calls to patriotic
duty, and the people on .ewery.side were
ystirredHas only earnest fmen and wom-
Nen canMbe. by the situation which
Mhreafehed such portentiouS conse-
Huuences. There had been no call to
Aarfns; but 'warswas in the air and the
cour1xrvis inevitable need was in the
hhoil&htsS of every tone.
the callrcame the following day, and
.preparati0ns flor a prompt response
were at fonce set in motion. Corner
,political differences were Forgotten,
sand men of the faith, and stamp of
WYATT, Hovey. Carew and Stedman wed
with the most ardent haters of slav-
ery in their patriotic zeal. The popu-
aar Response in the enlisting quarters
was such that the question of the
hour was not so much one Of men TO
I'LL the three companies proposed to be
t,1-ranized as Il was how to uniform,
EQUIP and supply them for the SER
vice. On Thursday, the 18th, war
meeting (the ffrs) was held in Apollo
hall. With Starkweather in the chair,
and PRESENTATIONS were then made for
raising the necessary funds. The sub
scrintion list then started is striking
and eloquent document. Buckingham's
name heads the list of 210 subscribers.
and the total subscribed was $2l,395.
On Saturday a grand mass meeting
was held. Mayor Carew presiding. AZ
this meeting the popular enthusiasm
was aroused to the highest pitch by
the appeals of Foster, Wait, Pratt,
Hovey, Adams, IIalsey, Starkweatner.
sPerkins. the venerable Doctor Bond
and half dozen others.
Emergency Men Couldn't Meet.
But neither money nor enthusiasm
was uniforms, clothing and supplies
There was an emergency which men,
however eager and willing, could not
kmeet. The women of Norwich, as
Apatriotic as their husbands and broth
9ers fiocked to the rescue. The city
ND IL hxrF niP
into one great sewing cir
5cle with Breed hall as its center. On
f}the Sunday next after the presidents
Z call 350iwomen, phedi their busy fingers
Mn that halls all day. AS a result the
FIRST company was on the following day
streadye to depart, and under the com
frnandTo Capt Frank S. Chester, arm
.1n arm with Buckingham, it marched
TO the station, while the crowded streets
iehowered upon its members the plaud-
its and benedictions of a people
wrought up to the highest pitch of
patriotic enthusiasm. The second
company under Capt. Henry Peale left
on the 24fhtand the third under Capt.
Edward Hafland on the 29th-both I'M
gder, similarsconditions It was the for
tune of all these companies to become
attached to the brigade which opened
yHhe battle Of Bull Run, and in good
order covered the retreat from that ILL
starred field.
InFthis connection 1t ought to be
noted that out of these united efforts
of the women there grew up that most
efficient and far-reaching organization,
whose invaluable. services terminated
only with the Wharf.-The Soldiers Aid
society" of which Miss Elizabeth
Greene was at the head, and in which
Miss Carrie L. Thomas and Miss Eliza
p. Perkins played leading parts.
1t would be interesting to follow in
detail@ the history of the four eventful
years which followed. But my time
viii not permit me to even summarize
2ahe story which Doctor Dana in his
laboriof love-"The Norwich Memorial
has put in abiding form and so
worthily'told. When dark hours came,
as they not infrequently did, and dis
arrangements beset the cause around
which the hopes of anxious loyal hearts
were conferred, faith did not falter mere,
nor courage abate. The inspiration of
1ndomitablel leaders was steadily pres
ent. AS call after call for men came in
staggering succession. and the material
with which to respond grew less and
less, the devotion of the people kept
rising to higher heights of sacrifice,
and their grim determination to more
heroic efforts. The public purse was
unstintingly drawn upon, and private
endeavor redoubled. so that in the end
approximately $165,6eO was thus speft
in order that the response to the coun-
try's call might be prompt and ade-
quate, and the allotted quota of the
town was always full, and often more
than full. In all, the number who en-
listed from here was practically one
tenth of the whole population The
best blood Of 1t was included. OF those
who went out many never returned,
and incompatible sadness came into
MANI homes, high and low. But the
major part did return to receive a
welcome long to be remembered and
to take up their parts again in the life
of this community. The roll of the
men who came to distinction in the
service is too long for repetition here.
] can only pause to enumerate those
few who came to the highest station
upon their country's records. Joseph
Lanman was q commodore after 1862.
aud later became an admiral Daniel
Tyler. Edward Harland and Henry w.
Birge rose 10 be brigadier generals
and William G. Ely. John F.. Ward,
Alfred r. Rockwell Hiram M. Crosby
and Henry Case to be colonies.
Governor for Eighth Time.
On the day following the evacuation
Of Richmond, Buckingham was chosen
governor for the eighth and last time. I