New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-10-12
Company E and Con
pany | Expected |
Arrive in New Britai
This Afternoon
HOME, SWEET HOME
is GOOD OLD SON

Captains Low and Ladbury SEED
Permission to Give Parade 4
Home Folks and Military Pages
Will BE Held in This City Saturd2
Instead of Going to Hartford 1
Procession.
Despite official red tape and a
Vaccinations of the Hartford mi
tary and political clique New BriteI
beat EN- to it, in getting in the III
real welcome home to the boys frd1
Nogales this morning when the he'd
quarters section bearing Company
Of this city passed through the lo&
station at 1890 en- route to Hal
ford and the regimental armory.
broken down New Haven freia2
Il ain at the Sylvan hill tunnel
Terryville delayed matters just II
hours, but in the meantime a 81 i
able crowd gathered at the statiH
and when the train pulled throuE
l.. was hats off and a burst of che@
ing for the homecomers. The d
whistle at Landers, Fray & Clarl
let out a long blast and the Wild
city knew in a moment what III
happened and hundreds rushed 4
the station in time to watch the d
parting special as it steamed rapid
toward the Capitol city.
Anxious friends and relatives
the returning soldiers who had
watched the papers daily, foIlowiI
their departure from Nogales add
a week ago, gathered at the lo@
passenger station early this mornil
to watch the troop trains pd
through and to give the boys a rod
ing cheer. William Squire, a fornl
member of the local militia who VI
rejected in Company f at Miami
was most enthusiastic and had waitI
patiently at the depot from s o'cloI
until the first section steamI
through. He joined his old col
them to the depot.
Great Crowd ut Station.
AS the news flashed about the 81
that the first section, bearing COZ
pany E, would pass through M
Britain shortly after 10 o'clock sd
era1 hundred people focked to Il
depot and lined the arcade and raj
road tracks. AS the nose of the gial
locomotive rounded the bend at Il
Stanley Works a great shout wd
up from the watchers and an insta
later, as the train Strengthened d
and came whizzing down the STREET
toward the center, the heads of hui
dreds of soldier boys could be sci
protruding from the car windows.
the troop train passed Main strd
crossing the engineer slowed dow
somewhat and friends lining II
tracks were able to discern frien|
on board. The soldier boys were
happy looking lot. The tan of heal
was upon their cheeks, their Oil
drab sweaters, taking the place
the old army overcoat, fitted in WI
with thee terms, "boys in khaki
And on the face of each of the mi
was a golden smile that showed 4
delight at once more returning
his home. AS car after car swel
past, the boys in the windows al
on the platforms cheered Justify al
just as Justify did the watchers
the station platform return the chez
Company e was in car about Il
middle of the train and as TIL
passed the depot they knew so we|
a loving look of "home sweet homl
was reflected from their countenancd
Arms were outstretched to bruI
these raised up from the platforj
and words of greeting were passI
as the car rolled by. Chick" BON
FAINT beamed a golden smile from oI
the car window and shouted Hell
e11vs'' as he went past. Hello boyd
shouted little Jimmy" Austin. Lie|
tenant Jimmy" Hattings, his ma
sive form blocking the door of
baggage car, laughed good natured
and yelled Takes me back to Il
DAYS of '9S." Other men we'll know
were all there and Captain E Ra
mond Low, riding on the wag'
train platform, flashed a smile
welcome and waved his hand as
car rolled around the bend towar
Newington,
The crowd that thronged the pla
form was loath to leave and watt
and waited for the second and thu
sections that would bring Company
and Captain Ladbury and his boys
The crowd thinned somewhat when
was announced that these sectiol
would not leave Waterbury until II Z
o'clock but at noon time there was
crowd of several thousand Waltln
going without dinner to be prese
when the troops should come pac
vl,E Toll
When the warming factory Whlsti
sounded they dispersed to their val
Gus places of employment reluctantl
1t was not until after 2:80 o'cloc
however, that the other sections, rul