Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-01-03
80 szelnEERs ~ AMERICAS
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Whee Gesssapy Esd, Of Ohio, was iR
Washlsgtsa iR aGeper, 1858, sssFstary
sssatss fksrsssee EFees eeaeerR for theI
psFsaNsl setsty q Rrssiasnt LiReplnr
mere paFticuiarly Ehils he was dFiying
cray fFeR bis family and seeFeseries,
From the time Of the outbreak OF the
war there had been sens sonesrn, and
in aasltlep 70 an infantry eeHRany that
vas used as Standing euErd aAspt
the Waite Hsuse detaehnept Of cav
airy kneER fA sSetfs Nine Hundred,
faa Ter G time bseR on aEty rs an e.
eort to the president However, It had
Fsae to the tFeet end AsRs ether had
beeH Assigned - its 4hee, rs sp Mr..
stentaa's eFRffsAen Of aRziety Govern
s s @se ana send 70 WssaiHHeR
AsesralpEls. on his return to Column
bus, he besR9 the Eerk; He decided
on hsyiRg Pne hundred men six feet tail,
On the 2as ~ besanssr, 1854, TIE com
gsay, kReNa ~ the roster g. the FEnion
Ltrht GgaYa,H Seventh Independent
FresR. Obs Essalsy, started for Wash
i.staa, FRsef esnRahs RI aaVtain
| 49, 49,, ETs ssE''z - pHsS
Per ? sPasidsrable ting this guard had
little e - but dEiil, sut When in June,
1884, the president shanged bis family
/ residence ts the cottage near the old
SpldisFR HeHe, four niles north Of the
White yHeHse, the Ohio mounted esees
| web called ppea tn begin It's duties by
1 ReaempapFjRE LipeelH On his drives to
and Ffem the White House. It vas II
tsaI fsEsaes tAst EaEK zane Up e
Il Wsshiprtaa thrsstsning lie city.
Fer mere than year presieug Com
papF X, lSeth RennsyiEania, had been
epeR6ing the Waite HeHst and duFine
the supEmer were about the cottage also
The daily order Of eseeft duty was Il
ieave the White House With the earTiage
| later in the afteFResR remain near thf
cottage al pjght, and return in the mera-
Ing. The hepr for Esing and returning
| varies ffeR DAY T. dsE Is the presided
| cendiaens became rather serious il
9ctoeeY, 1854, ana secretapy Stanten or
dered that iii nlEht tht esfTiags sheqls
be ecnRletsIy shiflsed Nv Hf eissf pfdeI
Il Of men and horses during the trip from
| the White House to the cottage. Al
I that autumn the rosas and pathP abou
the SaialssS HsHae were Pieketed a
night and the whole escort kept ready tt
! staFt at aRy esH.
In spite ii MI. tLineDlas eenhsing ma
tare, H ls said that he vas ct varisp
times sHeFi@Aas that he had more +
fear of trailer among his guard thai
! Of airy one else. About twelve day
after his sec0Bd election the family &c
iurasd to the White House fer the win
ter7.5etRFalRg afteF dark With the es
eort ahept the eerrisgf. Mrs. diRcoil
! was especially sHxieus and tiMid on r.
tdrainE To the white Hepse and re
|. | susstea that sons Rlea Night be detaile
I ts ssspa the Eskst thsfe' In addition t
A aumher Of mea were Stationed ebeu
the haih ard family reeFas ard this az
I, | fanEeRfnf continlAd for several nights
.. Prom November. '1Ss4, to Match, SsS
the troop dig little escort duty. but
Istaehmen q night Of ten men .ver
! usually en- aRty II ssfRa eaPaGitE at II
At the inauguratiea. March I, 1855, tn
escort 1as Shaered On duty to atten
/. the PRESIDENTS eaFfiaEe In the liR
? OF precessipn from the White House t
the capitol It y pFebable that Nj
? Lipcsia newer Eished fer P pilitar
! Epaf@ Of escort fFem others, and tn
Question has often been asked, Iio'
atd Il iiepesa that With . guard and es
I cest provided, be Ess at FsFdis thsetF
tAeE eysntfgl RigRt Hp2rgteStse =
| preferred not to~be accompanied in sue
II fashion, when minEling with the peopl
Z in such places Besides, the Piarm fe
i during the preceding aHtHn17 had lie:
\ sened. At least the eseaFt heard notf
il ing of any special aHprehsnsieR an
II we're a. HppreRaFed for the attaek Q
. ever, tast at aluipst any tine, iHsRil
81 the eseprE person vita Restb,s RCD
! less determination cou1d have reachs
and killed. the president at the Viii
House, or il bis walks to the var q
z partrnent, for It was RiRest daily hiF
q 10 see him walking alone, and leisure
2 10 and from his Interviews with SecretaI
I Stanton.
II When the fpel seryiees we're held
e the Write House aaa the body Te9ley'
j a. the capitol To lie in state for thri
>ldaxs, the presidents eseeFt and gnal
ecsanz MES were ordered to attend wit
! eHf sFWs-siunesy in the capacity
rs aseep rsnslasd asFiaslly Y
a enFeSjde1fs eseeff' afteF Mr.. Lincoln
A aSatk, bpt. nsFfT appeared upon Il
Il streel ID t,at capacity. It was In Sc
y Ie, uptii the middle Of September, 1sl
1. Eirht o. It's enlisted men receiyed cez
4. missions in ethey organisations. In es
"a @fhpg he service 81 the Qhis Rsn
a u c4i< $lSt to SRwfEReE that penf
e he ma Msw at tbe TINS n tAeir E
+ lRFAt Nhet ~ where taslr ssF1e
we're -
eFemsgyeS-4he Wiee-AgRkes Of 1859