Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 8, 1914, Page 10

LIGHT YET” It Seems to Be Catching N \ S (= Three Days’ Celebration of Stonington Battle (Continued from Page Nine) dorsed the project with an appropria- tion of $1,000, secured through the good offices of Bryan F. Mahan, and the town and the borough of Stoning- ton followed with contributions of 31,000 cach to the centennial fund. But the remainder, and it now totals close 1o $6,500, has been raised by subscrip tion. Therefore the celebration par- fakes not only of a local character, eonfined to Stonington, but of a state and even a national as well, for just as 2 hundred years ago the repulse of the British here had a far-reaching effect on the country’'s welfare, so today tributes to that service have com back from many parts of the nation. Dedication of Flagpoles First Event. At 8 o'clock this morning, then, the great celebration will start with tae dedication of the two new flagpoles that have been erected in the borough, the one on Cannot square by the Boy | Scouts of Stonington, James F. Stiv- ers scoutmaster, and that on the sta- tion plaza by the Tierney cadets. Many Band Concerts. On the 9.23 train from Providence Btone’s Continental band Wwill arrive and straightway will give a concert, the first of a long series tnat will be | by many well known bands \n course of the three days. The Big Firemen's Parade. In the afternoon the big firemen's | parade will be given, with the various companies moving in the following or- © Order of Companies. Marshalls Major A. Hull of New London, Arthur N. Nash of Westerly Bourden Babcock of Pawtucket; ington fire police, No, 1, Charies ©. Cushman, captain; Pawcatuck fire ‘William Synder, captain; WesL- fire police, John M. Himes, cap- tain; chief engineers and _assistant engireers of the Stonington, Pawcatuck Myetic fire department; Stons's ental Military band, of Provi- % men: Ploneer Hook and company, No. 1,. Stonington department, R. M. Delagrange, : Konomic band, of New Alert Hook and Ladder com- , No. 1, of Westerly, George H. , foreman; Wakefield ~Mili- tary band, Wakefieid; Walkefield Hook and Ladder company, Charles J. Cogg- wu!m. Westerly band; P. S Hose compeny of Pawcatuck; R. Gavitt, _foreman; Excelsior im corps, of East Greenwich; East jch Fire company, E. A. Bren- foreman; Mystic band: Rhode Steam Fire Engine company, of Westerly, Fredérick Barker, Chesbro ' Fife and Drum of Stonington; Stonington Fire Engine company, No. 1, F. n, foreman; East Greenwich Cyelone Steam Fire kngine No. 2, of Westerly, A. D. Cataract _Fife and Dr of Lakewood, R. L, Cat- ‘aract company, No. 2, of Lake- ¥ band . Drum corps, P Towiand, captain; Bridse- Wloen, Coast. Asiihery. pand: B tie Engine company, No. 1, of Frank Kuppers, foreman: Foot Guard band, of New c Hook and _Ladder fiy, No. 1, Frank A. Mabbett, River, Conn.,, gnn:x ine company, No. 1, foreman; Tubb’'s and Drum corps and band of Pawtux | et, R. I; Westerly Veteran Firemans | association, George A. Haley, captain; Dreadnough Hook and Ladder and Hose company of Bristol, R. I, Henry Gai- linske, foreman; borough and town officiale and officers of the Connecti cut ate Firemen's association and vilting chiefs in autos. Line of March. The line of march will be: Forma- tion on Main street, right resting on Railroad avenue; up Elm street to Bay ! View avenue, to Elihu street, to Soutn | street, to Bradley, to Bay View, to Elm, | to Arthur, to North Main, to Trum- | ball, to Omega, to Hancock, Irving and | Main, thence to Stanton’s park, where dinner will be served. The General Committee. fter the parade the chiefs and their | guests will dine in Brayton's hail, | While in the great tent at Stanton’s purk arrangements to feed 1,400 visit- ing firemen have been made by this | seneral committee, which has charge of the arrangements for firemen's | day: Chief E. P. Teed chairman, Rob- ferg L. Burtch secretary, W. F.| | Broughton, Jr. treasurer, 'Assistant Chief C. D. Main, James P. McCoart, J. Young, Manuel Joseph, George G. ! rancis, John W. Chamberlain, F. J. . James Daley, J. B. Adams, J. . Anderson, Jr. Charles A. Rix, R.| M. Delagrange, ‘James Duke, George W. Haley, Patrick Fitzpatrick of the | | borough: ‘Chief H. A. Stahle, Assist-| ant Chief P. R. Dawley, H. C. R nolds, P. F. Casey, A. R. Gavitt, P. Morrisson, Thomas Donohue, Charles | J. Norris, William Crandall, Andrew | | W. Fallon, Pawcatuck. Chief Charles | | Donoth,* Assistant Chief Mason Maa- | ning, George H. Foley, Herbert Gled- hill, Henry Langley, C. R. Donoth, Ea- ward McHone, Mystic. ‘Display of Fireworks. In the evening at 8.15 there will be display of $250 worth of fireworks at the Station Plaza and band con- certs, Commemoration in the Churches, “On Sunday commemorative services will be held in all the churches of the town_in the borough, in Mystic, Paw- catuck and in the Road district, and after the pastors have brought home the spiritual significance of the day to their congregations in the morning, in Wadawanuck park in the arter- noon literary exercises will emphasize its historical importance, Exercises in Wadawanuck Park. Gov. Simeon E. Baldwin will be the chief guest of honor and the principal speaker of this programme, which will be presided over by Judge Gilbert Col- lins. Dean Otis Randall of Brown uni- versity will also make an address. Bspecialiy, interesting will be the sing- | ing of two hundred school children of | the town, who have been trained by.| Miss Harriet N. Woodard, supervisor | of music. Seated on a large stand on the east side of the park, they will render, besides . patriotic selections, a song, The Flag of Stonington, that has been especially written for the Cen- tennial by Henry R. Palmer of Ston- ington, with words by Alfred G. Chaf- tee of Providence, The Flag of Stonington, Mr. Palmer is the designer. as well, of the Flag of Stonington. which, sym- bolic of the unity of the town of Ston- ington, is to be borne in the historical pageant. Five golg stors on a blue ‘field signify the districts of the town and they are surrounded by a ocircle of white, which likewise encloses the date, Aug, 10, 1814 n=ial Oak Is Thriving. dedication of tha Canmtansial | Spencer oak, which, transplanted April 15 last from the uplands of the farm of Silas B. Wheeler in Old Mystic, has been thriving vigorously, will be an inter- esting ceremony, ‘particulerly as a roem of dedication, written by Mi Anne Atwood, is to be read by Rev. C. J. Mason. Sunday evening there will be appropriate services in the church- s and a concert at the park. Grandson of a Defender. Another event will be the reading by Henry M. Gardiner of the borough, son of Mr. and Mrs. Byron J. Gardiner and a grandson of Elisha Faxon, Jr., who as a boy of 19 took part in the | on | battle of Stonington, of an essay the Battle of Stonington, which was awarded the first prize of $10 offered for the best essay written by students of the high school. Motorboat Racing Monday Morning. Monday is the big day of the cel- ebration.” Motorboat races in three classes will be held at 9 o'clock in the harbor and Fishers Island sound in which many fast boats from the vi- cinity have been entered. At 1 on Wadawanuck square Fairman's First Light Infantry band of Providence will sive a concert, Tablet on Site of Old Fort. Precisely at noon at the office of the Atwood Machine company the spot at the cntrance to the Stonington Dreakwater, that has been found by Dr. James H. Weeks to be the site of ‘the old fort of the defenders will | be dedicated the bronze tablet given by the United States Daughters of 1812 in Connecticut. This tablet, thir- ty inches e by 22 inches high_ will be placed upon the east wall of the building. It bears this inscription: “1814-1914, Near this spot was located the fort in which the defenders of Stonington bravely battled and drove the mritish squadron from our shores on the memorable 9th, 10th and 11tn of Au- gust, 1814, “Erected by the Connecticut United States Daughters of 1812." Programme of Dedication, The dedicatory programme is to be as_follows 3 Musie- ‘airman’s First Light Infan- try Band of Providence. Inyocation—Rev, John O. Barrows. Introductory—Dr. James H. Weeks, president Stonington Historical so- ciety. Song—Flag of Stonington. Presentation of Tablet—Mrs C. F. R. Jenne of Hartford, president of Daughters of 1812 in Connecticut. Unveiling of Tablet—Miss. Rosamond Holmes, great-great-grand- daughter of Captain Jeremian Holmes, Acceptance—Cornelius B. Crandall, warden of borough of Stonington. Song—America, by audience, accom- panied by the band. Address—Mrs, William Gerry Slade, president ~ National _Society ~United States Daughters of 1812, Remarks—Simeon E. Baldwin, gov- ernor of Connecticut. Address—Abel P. London, Poem-Miss Grace Dennison Wheel- er_of. Stonington. Benediction—Rev, ston. Music by band, After . the ceremony. the Daughters are to be entertained in the parlos of the Congregational church. Army and Navy in Pageant. At 2 o'clock will come the crown- ing glory of the celebration, the sreat historical pageant, In which are to ap- pear a thousand or more people in Costume {n tar gastin-s rerrecen-ing. sa many Deriods in Stoninstan's his- Tanner of New George B. Mar- tory, all to be preceded by the detach- ments from the eight destroyers of the United ‘States navy sent from Newport for the celebration and by soldiers from Fort Wright, Fishers Is- land, who will come to Stonington di- rect by transport. To the pageant un- tiring attention has been devotea by the committee in charge, which com- prises Miss Loulse Trumbujll, chair- man; Miss Anne Atwood secretary, and Miss Maria B. Trumbull, treaSurer, with Miss Virginia Tanner of Boston as the directress, and enthusiastic in- terest has been shown by the people of the town who will make up the va- rious divisions The Days of Block and the Indians, _Columbia is the title given to_the first section of the pageant, in which will be carrieq these banners, Ston- ington, 1814 Celebration, United States Flag, Connecticut Flag, Stonington Flag, and in which various of the offi- clals’ will, ride. The real history be- gins with the second section, which is to represent the voyage of the Paw- catuck in 1614 of Adrian Block. the Dutchman after whom Block Island is named. There will be a Dutch boat and sailors. The Indlans of Pequot and the little colony’s staunch de- fender, Capt. John Mason, will make up a section and then will come the First Settlers, of the period 1649-1666, in which their direct descendants wili represent the families of William Chesebrough, Thomas -Stanton. Capt. George Denison, Thomas Wheeler, Capt. oJhn Gallup, Walter Palmer and Thomas Miner. First Lovers Will Be Shown. An interesting feature here will be the portrayal of the first lovers, Sam- uel Chesebrough and PriscillaAlden. Section five brings back the days of ! 0la Chief Canonchet and King Philip's war and the traditional visit of Cap- tain Kidd is also to be pictured. Colonial Days in Stonington will give opportunity for one of the most strik- ing sections, particularly as to cos- tuming and the time of the Revolu- tion will in the seventh section be shown. Both of these sections are to be in charge of the Daughters of the Revolution. Whalers Wili Be in Whaling and Sealing Days will in- | troduce an old-time whale boat and a crew of sturdy followers of the sea. Finally, in the ninth section, comes the portrayal of the Battle of Ston- ington, with a float to represent the British_ship Ramilies, and volunteers and regulars grouped about it. The concluding section will show the Vic: tory of 1814, and in it will be Capt. Jeremiah Holmes, holding the battle- scarreq flag. Real Sons and Daughters. In this long procession, which it is stated will take two hours to pase any ziven point, the members of J. F. Trumbuil Post, G. A. R, and the Teal sons and daughtérs of 1814 and the State, Daughters of 1912 will be_given | a place of honur and the Boy Scouts and Tierney Cadets will also march, together with singing school children: Old Defenders in Line. The two elghteen pounders, the old defenders, will not be forgotten either, on this day of jubliation, and they too will mppear In the procession, In the evening there will e more fireworks 4 band concert and at 9 o'elock the grand costume ball at We- quetequock casino. Also Against Whitman. Sing Sing is fufl of people who in- . dorse evervthing’tne Colonel has to sax_ ssuinst Whitman — Brooklyn | s P War Times and Whaling Days Brought Back (Continued from Page Nine) salls, the Fureka, built in 1850, and sailed by him to Shanghai, and Aus- tralia and many other ports; the Mary Whitridge, the Grey Fagle and the Ariel, which Captain George . ‘Brew ster ‘also commanded The Contest is showh, commanded by Captain Willam E. Brewster, an- oOtaer of Stonington's famous ma- riners, and there is the David Brown which' staunch craft, the story safled half way round the world, Boston to Hong Kong, with shop, “Romance of the Seas” and dropped anchor within a few hours of its fellow traveller. . Paid For Itself On First Voyage. One ship Is pictured that is said to have paid for itself on the first vor- age, the Ifarriet Hoxie commanded by Captain Rowland of Mystic. urehead of Great Republic. The figurehead of the clipper ship Great Republic, of 3,357 tons, the larg- est ever bullt, and one of the speed- iest, for it covered 413 miles in 24 hours, is so far as is known the only clipper figurehead in existence. 1t is loaned by Mrs, Richard F. Loper, be- ing brought here by Capt. Nat Pal- mer, A clever piece of work is that of a vessel bullt by John Forsythe of Mys- tic, so constructed that the outer half is completed, while the inner side, shown by mirror, gives the unfinished construction. A’ schooner built and rigged by Horace P. Dodge is also | shown Whaling Days Are Brought Back. Underneath the clippers are cases that take one back to the days a score of years before them to the whalers. Especially interesting me- morablilia are shown by Dr. James H. Weeks and James F. Stivers. Then Stonington was the home port for a whole fleet of = these vessels—thirty there were when whaling was at its height in the forties. But the fleet broke up, for the cetaceans grew scarce in Atlantic waters, and the gold fever of '49 drew many of tho crew westward and the last of the whalers went down, loaded with stonc, to bottle up the mouths of the enemy’s rivers in the Civil war. Captain Shaffield in Charge. 1t is felt to be peculiarly fitting that this exhibit, featuring as it does, Ston- ington's valor in war, and her one- time prestige on the ocean, should be | presidea over by one who is both sail- or and warrior, Captain Edward S. Sheffield, grandson of Captain William Potter. For Captain Sheffleld left the salling craft, when war broke out, and on May 3, 1862 received his commisston as acting master of the U. S. steamor Bienville of the South Atlantic block- ading squadron, and he had risen to be captain of the U. S. Winona, when at the close of the conflict, his honorable discharge came on Oct. 9, 1265, So that Capt. Sheffleld, with his first-hand knowledge, s exception- ally competent in fulfilling his new commission, and if he is not as well qualified to discuss spinning wheels and the other things that bring back the domestic side of Stonington's as cHpper ships and war-time he is having the valuable as- sistance, during the historical exhibi- tion, of a number of the ladies of Stonington, who are suthorities along | | tanciona Bombardment of Town By British Fleet | (Continued from Page Nine) breastworks were thrown up in differ- ent positions. At the upper work a flag staff was planted and a small plat- form prepared on which were placed | two fine eighteen poundersfi which had been obtained from the national gov- ernment previous to the war. Hostile Flest Appears. Scarcely were these hasty prepara- tions made, when on Tuesday the nin‘h of August 1814, the hostile fleet was seen to be in motion, passing through | Fishers Island Sound and coming on a ! the direction of Stonington. Various conjectures were formed as to their destination; few of us, however, qu-} posed that so formidable a force cou'd be arrayed for the attack of our de- fenceless village. Consternation on Shore. As they continued to approach, the | female portion of our population ex- | pressed great alarm, which soon rose ! to indescribable consternation, when | the whole squadron were seen to enter ; our harbor. consisting of the Ramilies 74, the frigate Pactolus, the bomb ship Terror and the brig of war Despatch, of twenty guns. General Impulse to Fight. | Soon after they were moored a bargs | put off from the nearest ship and row- | ed toward the shore, bearing a white | flag. A momentary consultation was held among the inhabitants who were | then assembled, on the question, what | shall be done? When it was decided ; as by a general impulse to meet the | toe! The account goes on to describe the parleying which followed, and the agi- tation of the small band of defenders. The brief time alloted us was diligently employed in taking out non-combat- ants to places of safety, and in col- Jecting whatever ammunition could be found in the possession of individual whilst ten determined volunteers took their stand at the breastwork, to ob- | serve the first movements of the enemy Bombardment Begins in Evening. All remained quiet until 8 o'clock on the eveniug when the Terror com- menced the bombardment, by throwing | @ shell on the town, and continued with | short intervals to fire bombs and car- | casses through the night. Nothing was done, at that period, on our part, ex cept once discharging an eighteen- | pounder at the brig, which had sus- pended a lantern in her shrouds, but | immediately hauled it down, from the | apparent effect of the shot. Barges Approach on East Side. As soon as the day broke on Wed- pesday the enemy’s barges appeared at | & short distance from the east side of the point, and commenced firing their | rockets at the buildings. Immediateiy | a eufficlent number of the volunteers dragged one of their guns across th point, attacked the barges from the open fleld, sunk one of them, com- pelled the rest to retire, and, in the| midst of a raking fire from the brig, | returned to the breastwork in safety. | At sunrise the brig of war commenced ' firing upon the town, advancing within | grape-shot distance of the shore. At | the same time the Terror resumed the discharge of rockets, and throwing of shells and carcasses. Had to Extinguish Fires. Whilst the brave meen at the guna' were doiog_their ciasa. Sailomad sna reskata | clothing torn from their bodies. | snapped over the vent. | had been shot away and he was hic duty ouun_:nnv but we do casses to their bulldings, and extin- guished the fires they were rendering a perilous service, which they contii- ued to perform to the end of the con- flict. Ammunition For One Gun Only. The men at the breastwork, had am- munition for one gun only, which they almed with deadly effect, hulling the brig at every shot, but their powder at length failing, they reluctantly re- tireq for a ehort time until the ex- press_which they had dispatched to New London should return with a sup- ply. Brig Forced to Cut Cabl This, to their great joy arrived at eleven o'clock & m. which they in- stantly wepaired to their post, re- nailed their colors to the staff, opened their fire anew, and with such effe_t that the brj in no great length of time, to avold being sunk, cut her cable and retired, leaving her cable and anchor behind. Cartridges Made With Clothing. During this exhibition of desperate valor. the men were driven to the ex- pedient of making cartridges ‘llg an weeds coliected around the breast and when the watch-rope failed, fired the cannon with a small gun Cessation of Host| The bombardment .. continued until Thursday, when a cessation of hostili- fles took place, and a flag was senl from Commodore Hardy, with a mes- sage, the purport of which was to send on board his ship Mrs. Stewart, tae British counsul's wife, then in = New London and to Eive a pledge that we would not send torpedoes to annoy hia ships. On our compliance with thesc | terms. he engaged the bombardment should cease. No Compliance With British. With a spirit becoming the occasion, | he was told in reply, that no compli- ance could be expected from us, and no | favors were asked of him, beyond what | the rules of honorable warfare re- quired. The bombship then recom- menced her fire of shells and carcasses, and on Friday afterncon the Ramlies had fired two broadsides at the town. The squadron, about noon, retreated to the place from whence it came. with little cause of triumph, it is belteved, at the result of the expedition. Only One Fatality Among Defenders. While it was later learned that the Engilieh had twenty-one killed and Afty wounded as the result of the engage- ments, the defenders suffered only one | fatality in_connection with the battle. Frederick Denison climbed up the flag Staft to restore the colors after they in the knee by a ball. He lived from August to November and over his grave the government placed a wreath | in 1856. 'he Daughters of 1812 on | Sunday will place & wreath on bis last | ystic. Biblical Lesson. _ A revival was belng conducted by & muscular preacher. He was dis- turbed by two young men who scoff at everything they saw or heard. He paused and usked them why they had terded the meeting. “We came to see miracles performed,” tm tly replied one of them. ving the pulpit and walking quietly down the aisle, the minister Seized one after the other by the col- lar and, as they disappeared out of the door, remarked: - “We dom't out devila."—New York miracies ~ here. | CROQUET COMING BACK? The Fad of the 70's May Follow the Habit of the Pendulum—The Way is Clear. An old game, croguet became a fad in the early '70’s. Those of middle age and some who are younger remember it well. It was a poor house in th country, and a very cramped one in tr city, that did not have its croquet ground attached. That was the rage that called into being the $9-cent cro- quet set. It wasn't a very scientific plece of apparatus. The wickets were probably home made. The heads of the mallets came off. there were knots in the handles and nicks in the balls— but what a lot of fun there was in the outfit, nevertheless. They played at morn, they played at noon, they playsd by candle-light. They set lanterns on the wickets so as to see to shoot for them. They minded not the mosqui- toes that came in clouds; they played on. It was the craze of the hour,-aad it caught the American people as’ they like to be caught. The reaction_almost wiped croquet out of sight. It is still played as a scientific game; it is.still played in an amateur way on lawns good, bad ‘and indifferent. But it has delayed neariy 30 yeare its come back into its oid favor. Now, they say, it is comiig back. They do not adduce a convin- cing amount of evidence. - The lawns fail to_produce the croquet parties of cld. They no more take on their fam- iliar appegfance, like to that of. tae cranium 8 the,“Bald Head Club of Americi Croquet surely has not yet come back. But the pendulum has a habit of swinging. Croquet, moreover, is not all a fad. It is an excellent game, which lived three'centuries, and is still in_excelient health and vigor. It has taken on some refinements since it hearty adoption in the United Stat and has much that appeals to the lik- ing for skill and the need for air and exercise. The jesters have had their day with it, and have turned (o other things. The way is clear for it to come back, if it will—New Haver Register. Cleaning Up. New Haven's city attorney recently sent out noticks to owners of 30 ten- ement houses that their property must be cleaned up or arrests would follow. It appears that the demands of the health department had been dispegard- ed and the “man higher up” was ap- pealed to in order to demonstrate that the health laws had teeth in them. When once the public _realiizes _that a municipality is In earne its health laws and that 1 is next to Godliness,” which will be backed up by the police if necessary, there will be lems dirt—Meriden Record. Ladies, Be Bravel Tadies, be bravel . The worst has happened. Senator Boles Penrose, of Pennsylvania, s wearing « suffrage button- -Detroit Journal. The Only Drawback. With the present promising out- look there wouldn’t be any .doubt about peace in Mexico if the Méxicars were not. generally so Mexicanish. — Indianapolis News, 5 = —a o e Hope for Albania. Ircland, "there s be hope. for Aie ope