The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23
NAVAL RESERVES
 ON 20 DAY CRUISE
BRIDGEPORT SAILOR BOYS SAIL ON U. $. BATTLEsHIP
 RHODE ISLAND.
LIEUT.. A. J. MERRITT OF THIS CITY IS EXECUTIVE OFFICER
 OF SHIP.


 On a twenty days cruise that will carry them to Halifax, N. S., before they return, s1 officers and men of the Third Division. Naval Reserves, c. N. G., of this city sailed from New Haven harbor on the U. s. battleship Rhode Island at 10 o'clock this morn ing.
 Early risers paused to watch the sturdy Bridgeport sailors as they swung along on the way down Nam street from the state armory, down Fairfield avenue to the railroad ste- tion. There the division boarded a special. train at 6:3S. The train brought the Fourth division from Nor walk Lieut.. Albert J. Merritt, com 1nandant of the Third division, had gone to New Haven yesterday to pre- pare for the reception of the entire Naval brigade. Ensign Alfred Chip pendale commanded the Third division until it was placed on board the Rhode Island in New Haven harbor-
 In the Bridgeport division were hoatsyVain's mates, first class, Edward B Badly and Philip H. Mitchell; gun nerss mates first class, Patrick J. Dor an. second class, Arthur B. Phillips; master mechanic, first class, George B Toothill; wireless telegrapher, first class, Warren s. Reynolds; electrician, Eirst class, Roland F.. Axten; wireless
 
 tell; wireless electrician first class, Louis B. Joyce; yoeman, first class, Leslie B. Barlow; master at-arns, first class Reginald B. Robinson; boat swain's mate second class, Joseph w. Slgovitch; gunner's mate, second class, ,quartermaster,. second class, John J. SIgovitch; gunner's mate, third class, James O'NeiI1; coxswains, Arthur F. PenEue and Frederick O. Stuneck; hospital apprentice. John A. Carlson
 First class seamen; Hurlburt An derson, William A. Atwood, Lester w. Kirk. Gustav F. Kuehn, Clarence C. Taylor, William H. Taylor. Joseph F. Nvestman and William F. McCauley.
 Second class seaInen: Frederick w. Busat, William H. Bedell, Henry T. 2Cieary. Edward E. McMahon, Robert E Messner, Henry AO'NeiI, Fred J.. Schwenck, Samuel H. Smith and Fred erick L. TyrTeIl.
 Third class seamen: Antonio Cisero. Charles Cisero, Thomas C. Pagan, An ard, Lloyd E. MacBride, Charles J. Mclaughlin, victor B. Petersen. John B Robarts. Paul A. Shuster, Stephen F. Sherwood, William J. Jackson, Jas. w Reilly, Arthur F. Iiefeld, Domen- .1co Sormane, James Joseph AfcCabe and Joseph F. Osborn.
 Last night the quarters of the Re- serves at the State Armory were a. scene of activity as the men packed the last articles in their dunnage bags Daylight this morning found many of them astir, a number who live considerable distance from the armory having spent the night there.
 Assembly was blown at 5 o'clock this u1orning and the roll call followed shortly afterward- At 6 o'clock the men were filing out of the armory on their way to the railroad station
 The special train which brought the Division from Norwalk carried extra cars for the Bridgeport division and after its members had entrained pull ed out for New Haven. at,6:9S arriving in the Elm City yards about 7:10. There they met the divisions from Hartford and New Haven.
 The Reserves were sent aboard the Rhode Island in small boats. The transfer was made quickly and with out accident All the Bridgeport sailors were in excellent spirits in anticipation of delightful cruise. The Rhode Island will touch first at New port, R. L. where it will take aboard the Rhode Island Naval Reserves. The next port made will be Portland, Me- where the Maine sailors will board ship Then the cruise will be resum- ed to Nova Scotia