New Britain herald., 1917-04-05
Eaves City Early in
 ay. For Unknown Point in State With out OStentatiOn
NO BANDS TO PLAY PATRIOTIC MUSIC
Few People Out to Watch Boys in Khaki Quit City and Grim, Deter mined Line Steps Along at Perfect Pxce Without Hurrahs of Admiring Citizens-SOme Co. B Men Now on Duty.

on Duty.
 Company I. one of New Britain's crack military units connected with the First Connecticut Regiment, en- trained at the Commercial street sid- ing early this morning and at 8:3O o'clock pulled out of the city for ac- tive guard duty somewhere in this state. Respecting the requests of the war department the Herald refrains from publishing the destination of the troopspor any other movements con- nected{ with the military activities here. For the present at least, Com pany B, under temporary command of Lieutenant Ashley J. Griffin, remains in barracks at the state armory on Arch street. although the command ! has been broken up into squads and details for guard duty in this vicinity and Berlin.
 Coincident with the departure of Company I this morning there was lacking that romantic demonstration which marked the leaving of the troops in 1898 and again last summer when they started for the Mexican < border. There was lacking that glamour connected with the martial tread, squared shoulders, erect car- riage and glittering arms Of the com pany of well trained men as they marched down the street. There was something sinister in the quietness with which the boys went away. Be- 5 cause t was not publicly known when they would leave there were but few people on hand at the depot when they entrained.. Everything tram spired in . business-like manner.
 Capt. GEiswold Leads Men Out.
 Assembly was sounded at 6:45 a. m. and the men were put through the muster roll and given orders to pre- pare for immediate departure. Camp outfits. blanket rolls and other equip ment had been previously arranged and in a short time the command was lined up on the armory floor await ing the order that would send thcm on their way. Captain A. H. Griswo!d was in command with Leutenants Raymond R. Rand and Rodman Chamberlain also in the line. AS Captain Griswold stepped briskly across the armory floor to the frcnt of his company everybody was in-
 
 men the captain shouted: Company attention!" Every mans eyes were Immediately to the front. "Forward march! Simultaneously every man stepped forward and ninety rifles were immediately brought to right shoul- der arms. Squads right!" The mer turned. Forward march!" With this last order Company I was started on its way. With Captain Griswold who nineteen years ago this sprins marched out to the Spanish war with { this same company as second dut, sergeant. leading six paces to tn. front and with the commissioned off ; cers and "non ooms'' in their an pointed places the two platoons O Company I stepped briskly out of tn, armory, swung gracefully to the .ef and started along Arch street. Owe the same route. down the same hill past many of the same trees ant buildings that Company men hav marched when they went to the Span ash war, when they went to servic during tho Waterbury strike. whel they marched out to various encamp ments and maneuvers and over whic! they marched last summer when the ASAs AVA ShS MAOAACoA OO1O0Gs LILO SOl diers walked.
 There was lacking the blare of tn trumpet or the martial strains of band. There was even lacking tn color bearer carrying the Americal flag. But as the troops swept dow Arch street past the comparatix4l few pedestrians on the street, int Main street, across the tracks an down Commercial street where the entrained on a special train, ther was still that grim determinatio that has ever symbolized New Brit aims soldiers. With firm step an erect bodies. the soldiers swept pas They had actually boarded the trai before it became generally know that orders had been received to leave
 No Big Demonstration.
 The only demonstration in cor nection with their departure was tn scattered cheers of the few who ha assembled on Commercial street,
 concerted cheer from the scores c men and women who leaned from tn windows of the Stanley Rule & Leve company and Landers, Frary X Clark
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