Putnam patriot., 1913-06-27
BRIDGE OPENED
WITH FESTIvITY
Governor Baldwin Assists at
the Haddams Celebration
SNOWY MILITARY PARADE
Biggest Day In History Of mddleseS
ceunty-Thousand Present-Two
Towns Separated by Legislative
Action Are Joined Together.
Makes Home Baking Easy

Especial Hartford Correspondenee).
Hartford The two Middlesex couns
~ towns. Haddam and East Haddam.
separated by the mighty waters of the
Connecticut River since time began,
and divided BY legislative action more
than 200 years ago. have been rennit-
ed. Joined together this time by great
bands and Orders OF steel. held In
place by powerful stone and concrete
foundations At point where, for
years the only methods OF passing
from shore to shore have been in
sufficient and inefflcient--a ferry and
other small boats In the summer, the
ice in winter, and nothing at all, some
times between seasons, massive
highway bridge now stands One end
OF the bridge rests on the Haddam
shore of the river the other on the
East Haddam side The erection of
the bridge marks the realization OF
the fondest dreams OF hundreds of
Haddamites, and Middlesex county
and. in fact, the whole state Of Con
necticut. led by the chief executive.
Governor Simeon f. Baldwin, and en-
couraged by the presence of nearly all
living former governors and many
other men prominent throughout the
state, united with the people Gf the
two Haddams in a fitting celebration
OF the formal opening of the bridge
and dedication of the monster draw
enc Of the largest H. the world.
$1,000 People Present.
II was not alone the visitors who
made the celebration. The Haddams
had prepared for the reception of the
hundreds who were attracted for the
event. and they took care of every
one. II is estimated that there wee
5.000 people In East Haddam-for Is
was on the eastern side of the river
that the festivities took place. There
were nearly 500 automobiles in town
for the day and more than half of
them were in the auto parade. Thou
sands passed across the new bridge.
examined the workings OF the draw,
paused to read the bronze plate near
the center and hooked up and down
she stream where, in both directions,
il disappears in the distance between
beautiful. wooded hills. The bridge
upheld "a mighty weight, and II is a
formidable appearing structure that
promises to withstand the ice hoes of
many winters and the freshets of
many springs.
Greater Than Hale Day.
II was the greatest day In the
towns history. Thirteen years ago,
when the Nathan Hale sehool-house
was dedicated. East Haddam was
visited BY throngs Nearly twice as
many people were there for Bridge
Day There were two big features
of the celebration in East Haddam.
The arst was the presence of many
prominent men and the part they took
in the festivities. The second was the
attendance Of military organizations
the renowned First Company Gov
ernor's Foot Guard. In their bright
red uniforms and gold braid. the his
torie Putnam Phalanx. with its blue
colonial dress uniforms, the Second
Division. Naval Militia. clad in nattS
blue. and Troop b Cavalry, mounted
on sleek. spirited horses. Governor
Baldwin made two speeches, one com
uemorative OF Nathan Hale and the
American nag, the other congratulate
ing the people OF the Haddams and Of
the state on the new bridge. Other
speakers OF the day were former Gov
ernor Frank n. Weeks, former Cover
nor Morgan G. Buckley and Bridge
Commissioner Rollin U. Tyler.
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