New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 27, 1922, Page 11

. » FredericfihC;llendan 5 Fam’erjeweler, Sigh"loldler'n monument to see his name ed Up for Service in Sheriff Bill Riley’s Store, Former Site of Booth Block. A cloud hung over the country, America was under the shadows of Visions of some great. catastrophe. sufferings, sprivations, death and de- struetion loomed in the offing. It was In the spring of 1861, South Carolina had seceded, Iort Bumter had Leen fired upon and the mation was divided against itself. ¥rom the Canadian border to the Rio Grande the tramp of marching feet could be heard,’ I'rom the Atlantic coast to the shores of the Pacific the drum beat of a martlal air was heard throughout the land, The union must be saved. house that is divided against shall fall.” President Lincoln, “A itself éven then an outstanding figure amidst the \September 19th, where it encamped truly great of the world, had fssued & call for volunteers. Men above the Mason and Dixon lingrushed to the colors. Men south of the line obeyed the call of Jefferson Davis and flocked to-the Confederate banners. New Britain, patriotic as she was, evén back to Revolutionary days, and as she continued to be throughout the trying times of later wars, was stirred to her very depths. Patriot- ism ran high. A recruiting office was opened and men flocked to the colors. But, everybody said, “It will be a ' short struggle.” Men enlisted for three months, feeling that in that time the war would be over. Com- pany G., First Connecticut Infantry, was organized in this city. The summer dragged on. New Britain boys had gone to the front and were in'the midst of the fray. Cavalry, artillery and infantry regi- ments, all had New Britain men in their ranks. ; But the war did not cease, ' May, June, July and August passed by in heart-breaking panorama. ‘It settled down to a long bitter “contest.. " In New Britain men began to. feel that the very life of the nation was atibardment of Forts Walker and Beau- :stake. “This is no child's play,™ they said. “It is a serious business and , wé must make an end to it." The three-months' men had rezenlisted: for the dupation of the war. “Let's organize another New Brit- |'ain company,” suggested some one. “Good, we'll do it,” was the reply. #¥ou can have my store Tor a re- niting headayarters,” said... Sheriff \Bill Riley, who oceupled a store on ge site of what later became the Booth block. £ August 25 and 26, 1861, were mem- orable ones in New Britain. Young fien left thelr benches at the shop, 1eft their places behind the counter gr desk and even high school boys threw aside their books and hurried to Bill Riley's store, where they were #worn into the service of Uncle Sam. Only Survivor of Company G. =, Among a bunch of half dozen Echool boys who enlisted at that time, was Frederick E. Callendar. Today “Comrade” Callendar is residing in | Hartford, after an absence from Con- necticut of 41 years and finds him- gelf the only living survivor of that once famous Company G, Sixth Con- necticut Volunteer Infantry. | Four men of that company were killed outright ih action’ and two more died from wounds. Forty were wounded, including Mr.. Callendar, Wwho was shot in the leg at Peters- .burg. ‘. One man of the company was re- ported missing in action, probably killed. Nine men were captured l?y ! Confederate troops. Three died in Bouthern prisons. Eleven died of disease in the army. One met an ac- cldental death. Sixteen were dis- charged for disability. When the company was mustered out at New Haven four were unaccounted for. 82 Recruits Secured Here. Practically half of the company, 82 men out of 180, enlisted from New Britain, A few iwere drawn from Farmington, Southington and Berlin. Others came from as far as New Hartford, Saybrook, Cromwell and Stamford. ¢ When they were mustered out. Mr. Callendar retyrned to New Britain and resumed his employment with ‘the jewelry firm of Churchill & Lewis, the foungers of the present Porter & Dyson busingss. He re- maineéd in this city for 16 years after i «the war and then went to St. Paul, {Minn., where he has been for the “past 41 years. Récently he returnéd east and now is residing' with his daughter, Mrs. George McClunie, of ,%3 Goshen street, Hartford. "Mr. Callendar remembers many wivid features of the war. He tells of seeing 10,000 prisoners released from Confederate prisons, struggle across the river at Wilmington, N. C,, on pontoon bridges, weak, emaciated, half-starved physical wrecks, “The worst sight of the whole war,” he says. He tells 'of standing waist deep in water during a battle and then stand- 4ng around a fire all night to get dry. He remembers many things of the New Britain as he knew it, and when 1n this city as the guest of Alderman ('réorge Wells, commander of L. D. Penfield Camp, Sons of Veterans, at #yeterans' Night,” took occasion to look the city over. Many things hai changed. Where, Sheriff Bil Riley's store stood he found a four story hank “bullding. He found the house where e was born on Elm stréet being ‘used by the New Britain Machine company as an employment office. He % d a modern school house (The Elihu Byrritt Jr. High) on the site of the old North church. + The old South church was gene and A new modern structure stood in its "place. The normal school had mov- | regiment and many+* NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1922, the former space. He went looking for the First Baptlst church | and found the New Britaln National bank on the church site, He called at_the inscribed there, looked over the elty hall and post office and visited his nephew,” Willlam 1. Callendar at 29 West Pearl street, The history of Mr, Callendar's company, Co, G, Bixth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry is as follows: History of the Regiment, Written by Charles K. Cadwell, late sefgeant of Co. I, Sixth Connecticut Volunteers, The Sixth Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, was organized August, 1861, under the leadership of Colonel John L, Chatfield, and was the third regiment furnished by the state of Connectleut under the first call of the president for volunteers for three vears, Its companies were organized {In the following localities: Company A, Putnam; Company B, Hartford; Companies C, 1" and K, New Haven; Company D, Stamford; Company B, Waterbury; Company G, New Britain; Companies H and I, Bridgeport, It encamped at Oyster Point, New Ha- ven, and was mustered into the Unit- ed States service September 12th, On September 17, 1861, the regi- ment, ‘numbering 1,008 officers and ‘men, left New Haven for the seat of war and arrived at Washington, D. C., on Meridian Hill and was brigaded with the Seventh Connecticut Volun- teers and the Third and Fourth New Hampshire Volunteers under the command of Brigadier-General H. G, Wright, afterwards commander of the Sixth Army Corps. The 20 days of camp life here was a period of unceasing drill and dis- cipline, only broken by a visit to the camp of Abraham Lincoln, president of the United States”upon a tour of | inspection. i The First Battle. October 8, 1861, the regiment left Washington for Annapolis, Maryland, {where it joined the forces then be- {ing organized uhder General W. T. {Sherman of the army, and Admiral | Dupont, of the navy, for an expedi- tion to the Southern coast. On Oc- tober 19th, this expedition, being then the largest land and naval expedition of modern ages, in number of vessels and troops, sailed from Annapolis, en- countering a terrific. storm off Cape Hatteras, which disabled and wrecked ‘4 number of the vessels and arrived at Port Royal, ‘8. C., November 6, On the seventh of November. the bom- regard in, the harbor and the battie between the Uhion and Confederate naval forces, being the first naval en- gageément of the war, togok place in full view of the régiment,’ which was in the advance to land as soon as the forts were reduced: The engagement lasted five hours and at its close, the regiment, with the Seventh Connecti- cut Volunteers, landed in §mall boats and taking posscssion of the forts, im- mediately pushed forward after the ilying. enemy, and drove them = from the island, capturing a number of prisoners, Only Survivor For some months the time was oc- cupied in building fortifications and in making raids upon the surrounding country, in which a large quantity of supplies was captured. Suffer Hardships In January, 1862, the regiment took part in an expedition to capture, Sa- vannah, Georgia. The attempt was a failure, and in consequence of ' the regiment being kept on a small over- crowded ~vessel, 16 days without cooked food, with no vegetables, with hard tack full of vermin, and water that was stored in kerosene oil barrels and without sufficient room on the vessel for all the men to lie down at once, spotted fever broke out in the lives were un- necessarily lost. In March, 1862 the regiment was a part of the force engaged in the siege and capture of Fort Pulaski, on Savannah river, Ga., its more partic- ular operations in the siege being the construction and maintainance of a battery on Jones Island which was between the fort and the city of Sa- vannah, for the double purpose of preventing re-inforcements reaching the fort and to prevent the rebel iron clad “Atlanta” from passing down the river. © As the island was covered with water at high tide, the duty was laborious as well as dangerous, and many of the men sufferad from disease and hardship. On- April 11, 1862, took part in the battle of Seces- the regiment reoturned to: pleasdnt quarters on Dawfuski island. In June, 1862, the regiment took part in the expedition against Charles- ton, 8. C, under General Hunter, marching over Jones Island and suffering many hardships, being three days without food, as the wagon trains were cut off, but finally arriv- ing at James Island, where, on the 10th of June they were engaged in a skirmish and on the 16th of June, 1862, tok part in the battle of Seces- sionville, 8. C., after which they went into camp at Beaufort, §. C., and per- formed picket and guard duty until October 22, 1862 when they were en- gaged in the battle of Pocotaligo, S. C., in which the regiment suffered its | first large loss in battle, the casual- ties being 38 killed and wounded. Among the ‘severely wounded were Colonel Chatfield, who was then com- manding the brigade, and Lieutenant Colonel John Speidel commanding | the regiment. Remarkable I'eat Thé following named officers of the regiment were honorably mentioned for bravery in this battle by the com- mander of the department in his re- port to the war department: Lieuten- ant 8. 8. Stevens, Co. I, Commissary Sergeant Willlam .H. Johnson, Ser- geant Chl‘l‘l!l H. Grogan, Co. I. Pri- vates Robert Wilson, Co. ., Gran- ville Platt and Alfred B. Beers, Co. 1. The Sixth returned to Beaufort after this engagement from which place they were transferred, Match 18, 1863 to Jacksonville, Florida. Here they fortified the town and defended it agatnst the attacks of the éNemy, performing duties that were danger- ous and harassing in the extreme. April 1, 1863, the regiment left ed to its present location and the Central Junior High school occupied Jacksonville and; after a short tour and was engaged in the siege of that ing here was principally done in holes in the ground, and the luxury, of ‘f cooked meal of victuals was not often enjoyed, while the appearance of a' shoot. along the Petersburg Only Survivor of Company G, Sixth Connecticut Volunteer / Revisits New Britain After Many Years Absence and Notes some: scouting upon the island along the coast, were landed about May 1, on I'olly Island, 8 C., to engage in the second attack upon Charleston and I"ort Sumter by way of Morris Is- land, 'The regimént worked nights for three weeks in constructing forti- {flcations, during which time they and the remainder of the brigade built 10 hattérias and mounted 48 heavy seige Kuns in them, within 400 yards of the enemy's works on Morris Island, with- out being discovered, Braye Attack At midnight on July Oth, the 'regi- ment, with other forces under General iBtrong, ascended Folly River in boats, and at daybreak on the 10th, after a desperate resistance and un- der a galling‘fire, effected a landing on Morris Island in the face of the enemy's guns,” and charged and cang ried the fortifications, capturing dur- ing the day 125 prisoners and two battle’ flags, one of which was taken by Roper Hounslow, of Co. D, the rebel atandard bearer losing his life in an attempt to save his flag. The regiment was at the front duting the whole day but lost only 10 mz‘n. On July 18, 1863 the Sixth led the charge upon the sea face of Fort Wagner. In this charge, Colonel Chat- field, who resigned command of a brigade to lead his regiment, received his death wound, and Lieutenant 8. §. Stevens was killed and Lieutenants West and Kost were taken prisoners. Color Sergeant Gustave DeBonge was killed, also six others who took the colors one after the other and Cap- tain F. B. Osborne finally Pescued and saved the flag. The Sixth, almost un- aided, held an angle of the fort for about three hours, but not being sup- ported, was compelled to retire, a por- tion of the regiment being captured. The regiment took into the charge about 400 men and its loss was about 140 or 35 per cent of the number en- gaged. Of the conduct of the Sixth Con- necticut Volunteers in this engage- ment, Paul H. Hayne, a southern writer upon the siege of Wagner in the March 1886 “‘Southern Bivouac,” suys: “A grand deed, what the old North- men would have called ‘a deed of derring do’ was performed by men of the ever dominant Caucasian raec, the thought of which, as I write, a quarter of a century after its occur- rence, here in the tranquil Indian summer, makes my heart beat and pulses throb tumultuously. Across the narrow and fatal stretch before the fort, every inch of which war swept by a hurricane of fire, a bosom of destruction, the Sixth Connecticut, Colonel John L. Chatfield, -charged with such undaunted resolution upon the southeast salient that they suc- ceeded, in the very face of hell, one may say, in capturing it Death of Colenel Chatfield What though their victory was a barren achievement? What though for three hours they were penned in, no support daring to follow them? Friend 'and foe alike, now, as then, must honor and salute them ag the bravest of the brave. The histopy of the war, rifé with desperate conflicts can show nd more terrific strife than this. I was, in more than one particylar, a battle of glants.” The losses in this action were so great that the regiment was sent to| Hilton Head to recuperate. Colotfel Chatfield died of his wounds, and Iieutenant Colonel Speidel, by reason of his wounds, was transferred to the invalid corps. During the fall and winter of 1863 many of the men re- enlisted and the regiment was en- gaged in routine duty. Adjutant Red- field Duryea was promoted to be col- onel, In april 1864, the regiment was transferred to Virginia and took part in the campaign of that year, being in command of General Butler. May 9 it was engaged in action at Chester Station on the Petersburg road, and again on May 10 at the same place. On May 16 it was engaged In the bat- tle at Drewry's Bluff, on Proctor's Creck and on May 20 and June 2 in skirmishes at Bermuda Hundred. May 27, Colonel Duryea resigned and subsequently Alfred P. Rockwell, cap- tain of the First Connecticut Light Battery,” was promoted colonal *and proved to be a brave and capable of- ficer. Battle of Petersburg. On June 9, the regiment took part in the attack on Petersburg, Va., un- der General Gilmore. June 17 the regiment advanced from Bermuda Hundred and tore up the Petersburg rallroad, but was at- tacked by General Lee's army, which was on its way to Petersburg to de- fend that point against General Grant, pired, the men who did not re-enlist were discharged in front of Peters- burg, Sgptember 11, 1864, and were récelved with civic and military hon- ors at New Haven, " Beptember 28, 1864, the regiment marched to the north side of the James river, ‘and was engaged in the battle of ¥ort Harrison and Newmar-, ket road, at Chapins Facm, and ad- vanced up the Darbytown road to within three miles of Richmond. Oc- tober 1 the regiment was engaged in | & skirmish on the Darbytown road at Laurel Hill church. October 7 the enemy made an attack on the line at Newmarket Road, the brunt of the battle falling upon the division with which the Sixth was connected and upon that regiment first, Although twice assaulted by the enemy, both at- tacks were repulsed and the enemy driven from the fleld. October 13 the regiment was engaged at Darbytown Road, and October 27 at Charles City road. Owing to fears of mob violence in the presidential election. of 1864, the Sixth regiment with, many others was| ordered to New York by boat, and the vessels conveying them were sta- Last Survivor of 6th Conn. Volunteers tioned at different points on the Kast and North rivers. After the election ‘was qver, the men, although within a few miles of home and loved ones, | were not permitted to visit them, but were retarned to their camp at the front. After this the time was spent in camp and picket duty until the latter part of December, 1864, when the regiment was ordered to take part in the second attack upon Fort Fisher, N. C, and accompanied General Ter- ry upon that expedition, witnessing the greatest bombardment, of modern ages, and participating, on January 16, 1865, in the greatest and most successful assault upon 'a well de- fended fortification during the war, After the capture of Fort Fisher the regiment took part in operations for the capture of Wilmington, N. C., and the opening of a base of supplies for General W. T. Sherman in -North Carolina. These operations were, a skirmish on January 19, 1865, and the engagement near Fort Fisher, capture of Wilmington and skirmish at Northeast Branch of Cape Fear river, February 22, 1865, Mustered Out at New Haven. It was then engaged in garrison duty at Wilmington, N. C., along the line of the Wilmington and Weldon railroad, and at Goldsboro, N. C., un- til August, and was finally mustered out at New Haven, Conn., August 21, 1865, b The regiment served in the Dis- trict of Columbia, and in the states of Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. It was attached to the Tenth army corps and for a short time to the twenty- third and the twenty-fourth corps. Two hundred and five of its orig- inal members re-enlisted as veterans, Six hundred recruits were credited to it. Add to these the 1,008 who went into the field originally, and we have an aggregate of 1,813 men whe have served in the regiment.” Many New Brgjtain men are found among the list of non-commissioned officers of this regiment, One is Mr. Callendar, now in Hartford. M- Callender enlisted August 26, 1861, was mustered into the Sixth regiment September 4, 1861 was promoted from private of Co. G, February 27, 1864, re-enlisted as a veteran Mareh 29, 1864 and was mustered out August 21, 1865, Dwight A. Woedruft was promoted from private of Co. G, October 11, 1862, and was made second lieuten- ant of Co. C, December 11, 1863. March 4, 1864 he was made first lieutenant of Co. K, and on June 6, was made captain of Co. E. While serving as captain of Co. K, he was wounded on August 15 at the battle of Deep Run, Va., and on September 21, 1864, he died from his wounds. Many Promotions Of the New DBritain men on the company staff, Captain John A. Tracy was wounded May 16, 1864 at Drewry's Bluff, Va, and was dis- charged September 12, of the same year. William G. Kinlock, second lieuten- ant resigned March 14, 1862 and William Burritt who was mustered in as a first sergeant and was promoted first sergeant of company B, to be second lieutenant of company G, March 4, 1864 and was promoted to be first lieutenant of company K, June 5, 1864. and driven back to intrenchments agaln. | The losses of the regiment in the’ several engagements referred to, frem May 10 to June 18 inclusive were 184 | ofticers and menf: ! June 25 the regiment crossed the James river and covered the move- ments of General Sheridan, who was, returning from his famous raid around Richmond. From June 26 to August 13 the Sixth was in intrénchments at Ber- muda Hundred, doing picket .duty! and guarding the line. August 14 the regiment crossed the James river to Deep Bottom, and was engaged in the battle of Strawberry Plains, capturing two lines of earthworks. August Is‘ it was enhgaged in the battle of Deep Run, capturing two lines of earth- works, 200 prisoners and two stands of colors, and lost five killed, 69, wounded and 11 missing. The regl-l ment was then ordered to Petersburg place, at the front of the line until September 27, during which time it performed picket duty and also built Fort Haskell, oneé of the largest and strongest forts upon the line. Bleep- | head over the breastworks was an in- vitation to every man along the line to The exposure and hardships line fhvolved | more hardships than a pitched battle, as it was a continuous skirmish day and night. More Fighting. i of duty at Hilton Head, Beaufort and The term of three years having ex-‘ gold and pieces of eight. SPIRIT AND FOR THE PRESSED. and on March 30, 1864 was reduced to the ranks at his own request. ed. second time service as corporal in I7irst Connecticut, enlisted as a private and was promoted to corporal Sep- tember 1, 1864, wounded July 18, 1863 at Fort Wag- ner, ranks March 30, 18G4 at his own re- quest. from Co. G, corporal of the same company in the Sixth. Petersburg. to corporal October 4, 1861. ferred from the first regiment to the to be a second leutenant March 14,[Sixth. He re-enlisted March 7, 1864 1862, resigned October 9, 1862, and was promoted to be corporal Sidney 8. Hicks, was promoted from | june 10, 1865, private of the First Regiment to cor- poral of the Sixth. a corporal March 30, 1864, WHAT WAS HIS REWARD? FREDERICK E. CALLEN John P. Connell enlisted as a cor- poral and was promoted to be ser- geant November 11, 1862, He re- enlisted January 4, 1864, was wound- ed August 16, 1864 at - Deep Run. January 3, 1865 he was promoted to be second lieutenant and on February 13, he was made Captain of Co. E. James Whiteley was mustered in as a sergeant and served his first en- listment in that capacity. He re- enlisted March 7, 1864, was promoted to be first sergeant March 30, and on February 15, 1865 was made first lieutenant of company E. Two Brothers Dwight C. Callendar re-enlisted as a veteran March 7, 1864, was promot- ed to corporal January 15, 1865 ana first sergeant June 10th. Charles C. Callendar was mustered in as a corpoml and promoted to be a sergeant April 1, 1862, Julius O. Deming enlisted in the First Regiment at Meriden and was transferred to the New Britain com- pany when the latter was mustered in. He was mustered into the New Brit- ain company as a corporal, re-enlistgd at the expiration of his first term and was promoted to be a sergeant. Henry Kolby was discharged be- cause of disability, November 11, 1862, Mathew McMahon, father of.P. 8. McMahon, continued to serve out his term of enlistment, although wound- ed July 18, 1863 at I"ort Wagner, 8. C. and re-enlisted January 4, 1804, re- maining until mustered out at the end of the war. i Henry Allen of Berlin, enlisted as a corporal and was killed October 22, 1862 at Pocotaligo, 8. C. James, Cummings was promoted to corporal April 1, 1862, was wounded July 18, 1863 at Fort Wagner, 8. C., Ernest Gussman was made cor- poral of the company when he enlist- Bernard Hhffey, re-enlisted for the February 10, 1864 and was promoted to corporal September 1st. Willis A. Hart, who saw previous company G, Corporal Willilam Horsefall was 8. C, and was reduced to the More Promotions Kenyon was transferred First Connecticut to be William He re-enlisted February 27, 1864 and was wounded August 26 at Solomon F. Linsley was promoted Mathew MgMahon, 2nd, was trans- Joseph J. Ruff was promoted from Edward Yates was promoted to be '*fantiy, Chan, | Henry Gussman was appointed mu- | Albert Reindecker, Charles MQ’ slejan July 1, 1863, Irwin E, Hubbard was detailed as a musician September 14, 1861, Wil- lard J, Parsons was discharged by writ of habeas corpus, September 14, ‘1861, ! Ralph E, Cross enlisted as wagoner and served until his term expired, In the list of privates are found the | following from this city: John Alt, George Ashworth, who was wounded October 22, 1862 at Pocotaligo, 8, Jacob Bollerer, Valentine Bollerer, {Isaac A. Bragdon, Charles H. Brown, who was captured August 16, 1864 at yDeep Run and was paroled in April 11865, Henrl M. Buckhardt, Bernard Burns, who was captured May 186, 1864, at Drewery's Bluff, died August 14, 1864 at Andersonville, Ga. I'red- erick Butler, Frederick E. Callender, was appointed commissary sergeant, 1 ebruary 27, 1864, Many Wounded” William C, Cobleigh was wounded | May 20, 1864 at Bermuda Hundred; | Patrick Connelly, died August 20, i862; Lewis R, Cook, was wounded |July 18, 1863 at Fort Wagner, on May 20 at Bermuda Hundred; John Cos- artillery, November 3, 1862 Dougherty, Lewis Dunham was trans- ferred to Co. E, C., December 11, June 22, 1864; wounded July 18, 1863 at Fort Wag- 1863, for the second time March 7, 1864, was wounded August 16, 1864 Deep Run; Julius Franke, wounded July 18, 1868 at Fort Wag- ner. July 18, 1863 at Fort Wagner and|store windows died August 1, Gottleib Hartman, 67th Co., First battalion, V. R. July 20, 1863, transferred to Co. F, 10th regiment, promoted to sergeant September 1, 1863, re-enlisted April 13, 1864, was made second lieutenant of the 26th Regiment U. 8. C. I, feptember 7, 1865. Joel ', Hunt was wounded May 10, 1864 at Chester Station: Charles Irle, John R. Jones finished their term and re-enlisted January 4, 1864, was cap- tured May 16, 1864 at Drewry's Bluff, died September 6, 1864 at Anderson- ville. Henry Lieblee,, George Living- stone, Merrill A. Loomis were captur- ed July 18, 1868 at Fort Wagner and died February 17, 1864 at Richmond. Christian L. Mack was wounded May 16, 1864 at Drewry’s. Bluff; Bryan Madden, Raphael Manco. was wound- ed October 22, 1862 'at' Pocotaligo, In reading of how Peter Blood, convicted of high treason and sentenced to slavery in Barbados, his escape on a pirate ship, and of his sea fights and desperate adventures as a freebooter, the most seasoned novel reader will feel a thrill he has not experienc- ed since boyhood dreams of buccaneers and pirate ships, Spanish YOU WILL LIKE PETER BLOOD FOR HIS FIGHTING KINDNESS SHOWN THE DO NOT FAIL TO READ THIS STORY— STARTING THURSDAY, DEC. 28, IN THE HERALD was captured May 16, 1864 at Drew- ry's Bluff and paroled December 1864, Joseph Marsh was transferred to Co. 13, first artillery, ‘November 14, 1862 and was proffioted te be corporal Jan- nary 14, 1864, Thomas McInro died June 10, 1862. Michael Mier, Henry Moses died October 4, 1862; Thomas ters for Half Shells. 89 CHURCH A Great Figure—A Great Epoch—A Great Story | | “Captain Blood” ! BY RAFAEL SABATINI Writer of “Scaramouche” OP- September 26, 1 Sop' was wounde Fort Wagner, transferred to' company 2nd V. R. C, Jan 1864, re-enlisted April 29, 1 4 ferred to 36th company, R Amos T. Rogers was transterred’to first company first battalion V. R July 15, 1863, transterred to company, transferred to Co. ¥, 1 regiment, V. R. Ci; Ceorge Bouthergill died Februai 1862; Michael Bulllvan, Tracy died January 80, 186 i Wier was wounded August 16, 1864 at Deep Run; Dwight A. Woodrufft = was appointed commissary sergeant October 11, 1362, ! HEAVY FOG CLOUD RIVALS OL’ LUNNON All Traffic Forced to Feel Its Way Carcfully For Several If the famous fogs of London are tello was transferred to Co. B, First|at all more dense than the mofisture ] clouds that descended upom this city last evening, then 21st regiment V. R.| residents of the British capital city: re-enlisted | njay place Martin B, Eddy was|some distinctive weather features. Shortly after 5 o'clock the ner; Patrick K. Fitzgerald, enlisted|was envi Michael | jaden eloped in the thickest fog it has seen for many years. White at| way globes Wwas | lights could not phere for more than 25 or 30 yards Willlam Gussman, was wounded | while' the bright illuminations -of failed Norman E. Hough was transferred to purpose. Automobiles 1 “felt” their way along . the strests = to a continued chorus of klaxons and bells, all traffic traveling at a “snail's pace” until the clouds lifted some- what before 8 o'clock. All trains passing over the local lines proceeded very slowly. to a question as to whether difficulty in observing signals might have had ill effect upon train schedules. How- trains schedules almost completely of their ever, been such that it would be quite & Y problem to determine the exact effect & of any one condition ) LOCAL SPEEDER FINED. Charles Passonisi of Church m Arrested in Meriden. Charles Passonisi of 310 Church street paid a fine’of $75 and costs on a charge of reckless driving in Meri~ den yesterday. He was arrested last Saturday by State Policeman W. B, Bushey. driving at an excessive pursued into Meriden from Berlin, O'Brien, "James O'S8hea, Conrad Post, [ giving the officer a merry chase be- John H. Recoir, died March 30, 1862; | fore being over taken at the North | Phillip H. Recoir dled April 4, 1862; | Colony street crossing, Fish Market IS THE PLACE TO SELECT YOUR FRESH FISH A Big Variety and Fine Quality At All Times. Elegant Spanish Mackerel, Fancy Jersey Snapper Blues, Splendid Penobscot Salmon, Large Cape Butterfish, Medium Mackerel, Large Bloater Mackerel, Lake Champ- lain Smelts, Westport Smelts, Fancy White Halibut, Splen did Swordfish, Saybrook Flounders, Splendid Shore Had- dock, Saybrook Kels, Boston Blue Fish, Scrod Steak, Ele- gant Rockport Cod Steak, Elegant Fillet of Haddock for Broiling, Frying or Baking. They are splendid. Live and Boiled Shrimp, Long Island Scallops, Finnan Haddie. Open Long Clams, Steaming Clams, Round Clams, Bluepoint Oys- Try Ouf Guilford Oysters, opened fresh every day at our market. They are Fine. We are Open Till 9 O’clock Thursday Evening. MOORE’S FISH MARKE July 18, 1 Henry Bmith, Thomas John ’ —— e H Hours. b indeed claim for possessing city and automobile head- plerce the atmos- theater - signs and and trolley cars This led of late have & b Passonisi, said to have beem speed, . was i