Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-24
EIGHTEENTH DEPARTS FOR THE FRONT
Stirring Times in Norwich Fifty Years Ago This Week as the Pride of Eastern Connecticut Set Forth For the Seat
 of War-Recruiting Was Going On Vigorously and the Second Regiment Was Fast Filling at Camp Douglass

company have been presented swords by the ladies of that village.
 Five Companies at Barracks.
 Five companies for the Twenty first Regiment were In barracks at Camp Douglass.
 August 21-The company in the Twenty first Regiment recruited in Montville and New London elected the following officers: Captain, William Spittle; first lieutenant, H. T. Phi1 lips; second lieutenant, Frank Fow- Ter.
 Capt. Monroe Nichols of Company D. Eighteenth Regiment, has been pro- noted to be lieutenant colonel, and Captain Ephraim Reach, Jr., of Com pany K, to be major.
 Capt. Isaac H. Bromley was present. ed with an elegant regulation sword by two personal friends.
 Lieut.. Miners Narrow Escape.
 Lieut.. Wm. P Miner of this city, of the Thirteenth Regiment. but at present detailed for duty with the sig nal corps. was on board the transport Lewis Whiteman which conveyed the body of General Williams from Baton Rouge to New Orleans and was sunk by collision with the gunboat Oneida. Lieut. Miner was Ill at the time and was lying in his berth. When the shock occurred he leaped upon the deck, where the water was vast deep. He escaped by swimming to the shore, losing his watch, money. sword and all his clothing.
 Aug. 22-An the wooden mills in Putnam have stopped, with the excep- | tion of Wilkinson's and the woolen mass
 Israel Watson of Old Lyme and Cal- | win G. Child of this city have been appointed aides de camp by the gov ernor.
 Christopher H. Brand has been ap- | pointed sergeant major of the Twenty ] first Regiment
 Eighteenth Ready to Leave. The Eighteenth Regiment expects tC leave for the seat of war this even | ing on the steamer City of Boston l No regiment that has rallied under tn, l banner of old Connecticut has bee' 1 led to the field by any nobIer office than Colonel Wm. G. Ely. Yesterday was a gala day at Caml Aiken. As the setting sun threw it beacons upon the tented field there wa the hurried parting, the last fond em brace. the affectiOnate good bye-per haps forever. tremulously spoken b, wives and mothers, and the living cur rent set back to the city, Ieavini alone the canvas city to the bray men who shall know no other habita ton until the flag of their father shall float again in triumph over reunited republic.
 Editor Bromley Says Farewell.
 In this issue Isaac H. Bromley bad goodbye as he abandoned the edito rial chair of the Bulletin to gird oi the sword.
 August 2S-John Burnside, depo master at Greenville, was run owe and instantly killed by the boat train.
 The Bullet Proof" Vests.
 Colonel Ely found a man sellin bullet proof vests" in the camp 0 the Eighteenth Friday With his pis tol he put several holes in 1t and the obliged the man to refund to every sol dier the amount he had received fo the worthless articles.
 Hiram B. Crosby has been appointe adjutant of the Eighteenth.
 Presentation of the Colors.
 The first regiment from Connect cut, under the call of the presider for more men, marched through ou streets yesterday. Governor Bucking ham presented the colers at ocloc to the regiment in behalf of the ladie of Norwich and Colonel Ely receive them in behalf of the regiment At o'clock the boat moved out Into tF , stream, there was a burst of mus , and the roar of cannon and the Eigh , teenth Regiment had gone.