and W118}! They Will be
,wiammounsnyme
”Comrades: The wreath: we placed
year 'ngo upon the graveo“"‘.of our
till plug commie; are withend now.
- winds. wringing gram and sing-
. a rdaadmoniah no to prepare for the
mlelunceremonim of Memorial Day.
New garlands must be woven for our
. and. new conga sung over them, but
the public should be told anew that
grunting men and maidens may be fill—
‘with patriotic Sentiments, and thou
who are older may indulge in tenderest
intimation. Liberty and national proo-
berity are largely dependent upon an
Active patriotiani; therefore. every oer-
?!l'oe that helps in any degree to culti-
. Nate and strengthen a holy love for our
.glnotitntionn should be encouraged by hi
.loyai citizens and he gladly participated
‘ in'by all classes of people. The objects of
, ‘Momoriul Day have, in many places. heel
, loot night of in the diirersiono which
lily consort. with the occasion. My com-
rodeo, in view of all the horrors of the
battlefield. all the ngouies of hospitals,
all the unawakable torture; of prison
pens, lentroat you to frown upon every
. cfiorttoprootitute the day intented to
i‘ be wholly spent in the indulgence of
' aweet,aad memories and the stimulation
of national gratitudf. lluve nothing to
do, i may you, with the many schemes
tombthoday of its sacredness. Let us.
rather. recount the sacrifices and deeds
of our departed comrades. and invoke
the blessinvs of heaven upon the land.
; To ua,the spot where any soldier lies in
‘ . holy ground, whether it be in the dean-
lato wayside graveyard or the well-up-
. pointed cemetery. Not one such resting
place should be neglected. but on each
‘ grave let some floral tribute be placed
that day.’.'--_Rev. John J. Pituer. of Non
wich. chaplain of the Connecticut is. A. it.
Sunday night the members of Douglas
‘ Fowler Poet, ii. A. it. and Lincoln Coun-
cil, 0. if. A. M.. will meet in their rooms
in Washington street-and march to the
East Avenue Methodist Epinebpal‘phurch.
where they will be joined by the mem-
"hm otu. S. Ferry Command. l'. v. l.’.,
who will rendezvous in the Sunday
aehool room of the church. The old col-
- diern and Mechanics will occupy seats in
the body of the church. and listen to
tltirty~miuute addresses by the pastor,
Rev. A. J. Smith. and Rev. Garret Han-
lonheck. of Norwallt. 'l‘be singing will
be of a patriotic character. appropriate to
the occasion. The church will be decorat-
ed_with flags and stacks of muoketa and
military equipments.
Monday morning at 9 o'clock the veter-
am, with the American Mechanics and
uh um Norwnlltfichool children. will
meet at the Post room. "ended by the
« Flaw Norwallt Fife and Drum band they
will march to the East Norwaik ceme-
tery.whc':e the maven of dead soldiera
will be dewrated. At ill o'clock the
pupils of the Concord and Franklin street
uchoolo will accompany the Post and
louncll to Pine inland. Returning to
the Poatroomu, the vetenms and their
guano will be acrved With refreshments
at noon by the Woman’s ill-lief t‘urpu.
Atlzll the Poet member: will take a
train to ltowoyton. where the school and
Runday Helical children will flint. them
and march tolYniou cemetery. Here the
exercise» will be of the usual interaction
character. lteva. ‘0. ll. Hand». J. if.
an.» and l". A. Beolleid will deliver ad<
dreamt
The observance of Memorial Day in Not"
walk trill be entirely under the direction.
of llucltinubani l’oat. it. A. it. The
member: of the Poet will mold. In their
mm at will) o‘elocll Sunday afternoon
and march to The Green. Where they will
meet the acholaro of the varinuu Sunday
animal: nnd lead the ”tumult“! to thc
Norrmlk Methodiat church. where appro»
prlato aorvloea will be held. in the cron-
m tho Post will moot atll o'clock in at.
tend the memorial lorvicee at the Nor-walk)
.matlonal church. (in Monday
’iuornluu at in o‘clock the veteran: and
the Milli!!!" of the Woman‘o Relief
‘ coral will tent at the Post room and re-
‘yntli to the varietal unreteriee to (laconic
tho merit of those who fought to cars
tho nation. A joint collation will be nerv-
oll ltttho G. A. ll. llsll on Monday.
A . . . m. ..W.M.Mw
“III WI m
‘ " “any old volition of Norwnlit will he in‘
‘, ‘ in the following letter from W.
madden". of Butler. Georgia. which
moored in tits Hartford Conrail. mot-
.«f
Karim: oration to lnvutluato a rs~.
difficulty. in which pinata were from
avail. i found one of the parties armed
which may prove
interest to humans in
' orlaloal owner is
M in “amped on the
’ oi oft» butt. “Wm. ll. Noble.
uncommon. m tun.‘ 'i'lu
“ ill“! HM:
liar w W W It a Putt-
‘ lsl mum m- ' _
ill", Jilflfl’fl l’llAllK W. l‘lilfllill’.‘ ’ "
Reminimonosot army lite and Indi»
Viduol experience! during the what the
rebellion m among the hymen. fading
out of the memdry. and to the old aoldlor
who witnenaed them‘are becoming like a
misty dream. lie retains them aavivhl
imprecalona. Yet the local ourroundinga
and minute incidents connected with each
campaign or movement. the excitement
of preprration, together with atruugiea
and privations. taxing to the utmoat
human endurance to reach poaitions that
would insure aucceoa, are only recall-
ed with amny vacadt apnoea in memory
that alone could fill up a perfect history.
. It may be a wine arrangement of divine'
providence that the mind forget» the
trinla. hardships and ltnpeleils failureain
life. retaining only the bright aide to
cheer the mind for future ctrnggies
against future hindrances. if the oppo-
aite was true, and nothing but the meme
cry of hardships and diacouragementa re-
mained. there would be no encouragement
to battle against obstacles which bar the
why to aucceas.
in order to fully appreciate the advan-
tages which this generation derives from
the volunteer service of those who laid
aside the comforiakof home. the society of
friends and domesticInttachmenla. uncri-
figlng their future proapccta of business
success. at a time in life when buaineaa
anaemic most feasible, and ready to lay
down even life iuficfencc of their coun-
try’s welfare that future generations
might rcapjthe benefit of n'lunited. proo-
prrouaand happy country.~we must take
into consideration our present prosperous
condition can powerful and lvealthy un-
tiou. standing second to none in the free-
dom and happlucsa of lip people. unburth-
card from military oppression, free from
enormous taxes to support standing
armies. and yet poacmoing the power and
influence to command the respect and dic-
tate compliance with its political right»
against. the most powerful nations upon
the face of the earth.
The right of seceasiou from the l'uion
by states became the great question to be
settled in the dreadfullwnrjof the Rebel-
lion. Peaceful menus had failed. The
hot blood of the South demanded its
aettlemeut before the highest authority
known to mitliadhe Hod of Battles.
whoaedrclaiou lsiinai- if this right- ex-
iated. then not only a confederation of
states could accede and not up an inde-
pendent government of in own, but every
individual state would have the some
rights. and Daniel Webftlcr'a pit-lure of a
dismembered country'would have been
realized. A l'ninn without power to con-
trol its destiny from disintegration and
final dcetruct ion.a body without ligaments
to hold to limb.“ together. We can but
imagine what would be the final destiny
of each dismembered fragment or petty
kingdom. struggling to maintain its
alluding armies. toilefeud itself against
the jealousy and hatred of other petty
kiundmm. whose mpirations for power
would wane continual warfare upon lla
weaker neighbor. act-king acquinilion of
territory and increase of military power
for further acquisition» and unpremaey ,3
condition of turmoil. lilf'lfl.‘ and contention.
with all the burlbom and hardships at-
tending it.
Comparing “2‘! conditions with the
full benefits we are today enjoying. and
realizing that they are l he fruit of pair-imb-
aerviee.‘ won by the-:1 oils. trials. hardxblps
and (‘Xllulill'f'll of [bone who laid down
their liven, born the fatiuuoa,‘bravod the
dangers and fought the linltlm which
pave no thin continumli'prurr and prim.
perlty an a llllllllll, with our united com,
nit-mini relation». making ll._|)l_|llriihltt‘lll’
individual prooperity.tlu~ifl. wealth and
domestic llappitma. and that thew blew
lnga were purcbuacd by the blood and
bravery of our honored dead. it is not
strange that. every l-nnalderntn lover of
liberty ahouid revere the memory of than
public benefactoru and annually crown
their last reeling place with wreaths of
llowere. watered with learn of aorrow.
OIEIl‘ Lllfllllfl EL“.
A Irlsl lesson oi the Invites of one of litr-
WAWI ”If.“ '0”-
iii A Flillth'll.
Although he cannot live to loll the
artery of hill army life. i feel that title in-
one would be incomplete without a brief
account of who” recollect in the oervieo
of one of Norwalk'n heroic aunt.
Robert [merino Ella. a young: man with
excellent nuclei nurroundlnm. left him
home and friends at the beginning of the
war and eullotstlln Company/i. Seven-
teouth regiment. Connecticut YpIunuwrs.
lio mountable were hie mvla‘ea that he
wan promoted to llrat lieutenant. lilo
hm mum were probably rendered at
llottynbnrlth. iii allowed his heroic new
vice at a military leader. which proved
llllll worthy of the poaltlon he held.
At Folly Inland Lieutenant till: war tali-
eo sick of intermittent favor and removed
to an army hotpltal. where in ”mined
for several moonlit Av appearances bolt
outed that he would not motor. Mr. illi-
waa not to his horns la Norwailt, when
he finally rooovorol.
tin Bomber ii, mill. fir. lflla who laid
at root in Union cemetery. atthom'of
uityoout you». hit death having been
caused from. previous theorem. lie on
ammhwot Motivation! Feline. A. n.
W
”Alum
...w......_......w... e .. ”hum—ea
nu Ilium
‘ . a. can a lieutenant-colt in Paul-
.lu give to the public manic nor
v _WALK, mention. MAY 29.1897.
I
m
o
er tithe Battle of Betty; rail. ..
runes: sun“ ill ill lililll.
Receiving a norm Wan in . the
Kidat of the Struggle, the idiot-
uom rams: was Lifted imam
hie Charger and Loot.
n. war. the eve of Gettynmrgh‘. on the
afternoon of July l. but}, Union and Con-
federates were contesting the llflt‘lllllfll)
of Seminary Ridge at Gettyahu h. Night.
full wan approaching. and th army of
the South had been anceesnful al: the idart
in routing its opponents. The Seven
tncnth Connecticut was in the engage-
ment. led by lueutcuuut'llolouel Dolm-
iaa Fowler.who. in the temporary ainence
of ColonchilllaIu ll. Noble. was in none
ulnud. in the Inidatof thin initial struggle
the aoldier~born Fowler received a mortal
wound, and WM lifted from libs charger
and rested against an adjoiniun‘ wall. All
eiforta to liflVE the gallant hero1 were un-
avalllug. and. his warfare over, he. ’mid
the heat of coullietmlept the sleep that
knows no waking here. llist home and
military necontremehta were our ed for by
his patriot comrade, lion.A. ll.§ Byinntuu.
of Norwalk, who late conveyled to 9""
widow her husband’a ttleflcld offer-ta.
such. in brief, is the atoryol ltlu- death
of Colonel Douglas Fowicrmriliitediu Sci»
lrck’a History of Norwaik. To this might
be added the. strange fact thin. t‘olonel
Fowler sleeps in an unknown brave; his
body could never be found. Some interest
ingincideuto connected with bill death are
told by old soldiers who were iiniimatelv
:isgociated with him or who were wrviug
under him when he who killodq; _ '
or l'Ai'l'AIX mom main.
With reference luffol. i‘ilo'it‘t'. i think
the beat I can do in to send yet the report
made by Captain linsaell and myself after
our return from liottyslnlrglnin few day.»
after the battle, which gives iau the in
formation we could. gain at ithat time.
Nearly two yous ago, I received a letter
from Roscoe l’erry. a member hi the Sev-
enth regiment, who is now luchled in St.
Augustine. Via. ’l'bie letter was publish-
ed in the Sentinel at the timei. and con
talus a very interesting account an to the
manner of Col. Fowler‘o death:
‘ Knowing the deep interval
community he to the fate of
i‘olouel Fowler. we feel it to
felt in thin
.iculezmui
le oyfir dul v
iffllt of tilt-
tty-tburgb.
ay in hopes
result of our mission toil'
where we proceeded lnwt Tuner
of recovering the body of our lulu friend,
Although we did not sncccel, it will be
some satisfaction) to his many fricnulo to
know that t-verycffort new node to ac
cornpliah that end.
After many-delays on the
rived at lletlyaburnb about r
'l‘humlny morning. We i
proceeded to the lloapilal of l
t‘orps. who-re an litany of our
lie wounded. A fivr vmiliuu l
ing in the tit-ventt-mtb m.- p
m-rv'u-eu of Sergeant been a
Tommy and llcwun. all of H»
the Seventwnth; we proem-dw at mn-o lo
the spot where- l ’uioucl Fun’lotln anppuwd
to have fallen. We here hound about
sixty “Invest. fortyeix of which we know
to be thnac of our turn; the billet-w were
umntly thnoe of the out-lily. 'livm only out
of ”do number \vere marllt-d. one of
whirl \vua tllut of ('aplnlli .lnnwo I'l.
Moore. whom body haul been removed the
day prevuona‘iby bin brother; t a other mm
of u ldfluu'uuut fiatnlllc. or a llourglu
regiment. Weopenml nilnf tllmt-nrllvda.
with lheovccptlou of the "libel licnleu
nut. but found no tram whatever of our
lauu-nled friend. After dil gent much
for anumdiatnuoe around thlit pnriimlar
locality. we very relut-iantlyireturned to
town. feeling that we had lone all we
could do under the circumatamzco.
it may be Well to claw an: e \varo'rrlilr
bly informed by ”new [ptrlivl atitlu in llln
mmauelneul. that at the lillt‘ Colonel
Fowler full. bio reulnwul. “RI obliged to
road we ar-
n'u-lm'k nu
nuimlluicly
le lilo-tenth
llrnvr boy»
nm- belong
““1"?“ the
Id l‘rivnlea
npany E. III
retire before an overwhelming force of
the enemy. leaving the field i l the pouiww
aim: of the liobeiu. who held the around
till Friday night and virtue"; mm: riun
day morning. no their pieitclldid not re
ill-o until that time. 'l‘hla. «think. can
tabllaheu the fact that all our men who
fell there were burled‘by the enemy.
We bare the authority of a o tlllnn living
near for «nylon that the lie la out the
uncle of Capt. Moore on th board that
email at the head of hi: nrav : thin «duet-n
mwfiour men lutflll’tl they war buried. but
lied no knowledge of racing uy officer-a.
Now. it memo to unthat if lnuel Fow-
ior‘a body had been there. the llehebl
Would undoubtedly have method the upol.
where he mm buried no they} did that of
captain Moore.
We atllicllunlo the hope had he may
bnonly wounded and a prl our. at the
«the time we fear that our ileum will not
be Holland. .
in the has of (lolonol Poler. the l'nlon
hoaioat one of its intent defendant a
whilerifi nature. a true p trial and u
warnrlleurtod friend. ‘
llama Worm.
.. lama I. “renew.
South Math. July unit ms.
or menu; mm L. truism.
I hall im hum. ‘ .. «ion from
mom
am hat to of Antle. marl-lo
battle of Bettyebnrghfiho aecond day. i
think. in company with Captain
‘F‘moell Wood. i. started South.
We were on the first train that not
through from Baltimore after the
battle- We found revel-oi boys of the
‘ Seventeenth in the hospital, and they
painml out. to no or described. their pool
tlon during the bottle. We went two
days opening trenches and insulated gavel:
without finding the colonel’ body. At
the head of one trench mm 1 e‘body of
Captain Moore. of llanhury. Someone had
stuck up a stick. and in a slit in the end
bad fastened a piece of leather bearing the
captain’s name. The a‘tory Willi; that
Colonel Fowler was wounded and carried
to the rear: also that his body was taken
to Richmond and buried. " Some of those
who were right with him never knew
what did become of his body. Major iloty
nan-d to any that he was so near him that be
was atruck by a piece of the aboll that.
killed Colonel Fowler. Captain . Wood
tried to find out mmethlng about his
death, but there were never any twin
atorics alike. Some said he had on only
his blouae, bearing an nu’irl: of rank. and
others nnidthnthc woe in full uniform:
but this in not. ntraugc. in the excite.-
mcnt of battle a man doesn‘t know much
nimnt what in going on around him. Ior
who bi dead and who bui‘l. At the battle
of Antietam l was reported killed, and
lay on the battlefield two days and two
nighia. lt was always agreat‘dimtpxmiut
nwnt to me that we could never find Col.-
oncl Fowler's body. all there was always
a warm frieudahip between no. lie was a
splendid soldier. .
,ni‘ \l’il.l.lA.\l n. illcltill'fT.
lt Willi the first day that Colonel
Fowler u'uo shot through the head with
grape-shot. Captain Fred lielta and
"then tried to drag him off the lll'lll, but
the ltebela were pressing us in) clinic that
they had to drop him and run. as he WfL-l a
mun who weighed about two hundred
pmliltl‘l. lie wore a Munou'n pin, and it l'i
probable that ho was carried and lhc field
and buried by «time. Confederate Alumna.
lle wne killed at what in known an liar-
lmvk' Knoll. and us We did not not the
ground back again during the light. we
butt all truck of his body.
lli' .mns l‘ul.l.l\~s
"Johml guest» we are going to have
some hard fighting over llwrr." were l‘nl
mud Fowler's lastwords mine. llaif an
hour later hie charger came running back
to the rcar..ridcrim. where llr. Hubbard
of Bridgeport. had established it lid-splint
i caught the ilnraeund turned it over in
l‘nlom-l Henry M. Allen.
occult room varietal...
ll: Object to Assisi the Veterans and lief, their
, Wort often on lonerisl Day.
in i"'l\'\’ll€ .3. Jim it.
Douglas l-‘mvlnr Woman's lit-lief f‘orph.
No. if», was lit-diluted July emu, infill. will:
twenty-nun charter int-mile“. an an allaila
iary tn llonnbn Fowler Post. No. (in, (i. A.
if. The. total mvmlmra‘ltip ha» been high.
ly «ix. The (‘orpn hills) loot lli'c members by
«lentil. »
The object of the usem-lutlou in lo amid
}lll‘ l‘uinu veil-rum in their efforts in «are
for their nick and needy cmnradm and
their dependent nut-a. and to help them
with their work of love on Memorial llny.
Hyun- lln- institution of Cargo i3, tlle
ladle-w. have. dom- all in their power in live
up in the ain't-rind the nunc‘iniiml. lu
ul‘tlt'l‘ to «In on they but-- worked very hard
to obtain the money tncarrv on their re-
iief Work by giving entertainment». lmld
inn fair». bulb. wr‘iublm. ft‘pflt'ltln. etc.”
in this way they have been able in rule..-
i‘lfftl for relief work alone. They haw alan
Mahdi-d the Post in furnishing itn bull.
and in the win-blow of in. organ; ban- via.
lied tlu- Nll'k, helped to bury the cloud.
made dullatiom of clothing. lime and
ulrt‘llfllli; have violin-d the Snldinm' Home
and ‘llilerlfllllt'll the lilllililflumsvnl‘fll tluloe;
mntrnmted liowora. fruit. [willie and
nnmc- In llwiu. and wo- areuulymrry that.
our ilnum'v» will llul ullnw lil- in do more
for the defender» of the l'n’lnu. '
'l‘lle Woman'n lfelinf l'n In in nmulmyod
of the umllu-ru. wivnu, f nimble". fllltl
emit-roof the i'nb‘lu mldiermaailura and
matinee. and minor loyal ludieuluiurealml.
IUOKIWNAI RELIEF M".
ii: Protect Urethral. ll ‘FlIy-mn. and il
ll MI 000‘ Ill Loyal but.
at cannon: it. in mu.
llm-lliuuhaul Woman's llellef l'urpn wan
luatitutcfl llvmunlwr lillb, lKNl'. Mr».
Morriumu, of hierhb-u, wan ltlllllllllllllf
and lllutlllllllg olib-er. 'l‘llo illljucl. in to
old and «mint the Grand Army of the
livpnbllenad tnprrpotuale the [lumnory
of their lll'l‘ult‘ dead; in uni-dot Audi l'ninu
Veterana he need our help and protection.
and to extend ucedful aid to thulr'widowa
and orphans. .
Mra. D. N. l'oucb who proaldent the
llrnt your. Mm (‘Jlmunuhnry wan her
nunsaoor in will. followed by Mike M.
Macllouald in Mill. and idle was ancmmlml
by Mills "All Duane it! it‘ll. Mina U. W.
Taylor aueceednd Mina Donne in um, and
arrt’fltl four yearn. hire. A. (,‘romnan
aucmodod fill-o 'l'oylor in "All. and la now
mvlnu her around year. Many of the
charter plumbers minced during the
second your. The (lot-pa noon resubmit its
inemberahip by the addition of new moth:
barn. At the pro-out time there are lift y.
seven mambo". 'l‘hero hare been only
three death: during nine years. The
Corp» has mode moor henna happy by it:
Iiidanloun the famlllea of «unnamed
their widows and orphan: para luau
uuulo comfortable. They have aim loan
faithful in vlaitlny the nick and providing
dolioonioa.
lulurl lira 8. ghgl‘l’odng appointed a
' undyllm at "it? ill Vatican” “’3
channel dooe‘for comfort oftho
Wills atlli kept up
vo ‘ every . tll
.: ‘:
.imo lloilmvr a no
inumw- WW?
Nomads "Loni sons. "
mmm~
That: The Natl
“av..."vaw. ..
SENTINEL’S POPULAR SUBSCRIPTION.
An Enthusiaatic Internet and a Hearty (lo-Operation of Veterans and Citizens
in the Movement to Erect a Soldiare’ HonumentMOnc Thousand
Dollars Already Subscribed Through the
Efforts of the Committee.
What loyal heart dare not throb with
patriotic pride today, over thirty years at.
to the clone of the civil war. when be
h urn the homely aeutitnent of the bong.
".lolm llrown'o llody Lien A'moldlng in
the Grave." or the mlil-ulll'i'lllfl refrain of
W \\ l w,
Mull: .
ileum Fol: Souums' Moxrurzs‘r;
"The S clip-united Banner" anil“2ilarcli-
int: Through Georgia?" Where is the
American—horn boy whose blood dim not
tingle when he roads or hnrkena to the
storyoflhe firing upon Fort Sumter on
that April morning in Nil; the almoatun-
controllable ewitrment the uewo occu-
ioned throughout the country; l’reeldeut
Lincoln'a call for troop». and the stirring
events which followed each other in rapid
mutt-nee until General Lee handed over
bin sword to General (from. four year»
later. at Appomattox (‘nuri liouw.
How much more intense taunt those
feeling» have been aroused in people
\vhbae liven wt-rcapurt of Home duyc of
alternating all-limiter. exuiiutinn null
«allure-w To what depths "In“ Norwaili'n
patriotism and pride have been oitrrod
win-n pile gave nearly three hundred and
iiflyoftbe brighten and bent youth of
that day and generation. that the nation
undrrilml. should have a new birtb of
freedom" 'l‘rur, ilmugb it may be. that
wine of them returned. wounded and
war arurrod. to home and friend». but
uiuuyolllcnlio with the mnntlean dead
on nearly every southern lmtllvilrid. A
bumble marble slab. bearing simply a
number. may mark their but renting place
in the urea! uniioual cenndery nl Arlinw
tun lloighlumru granite ahaft perpetu-
ate their valoruua deed.» at ilellyahuryh:
but no not ofnura. alive the “rowing of
iiowuronnihe uravemof lhme we know.
ban over ltopt ureon the memory of them.-
bruve boy» in blue.
it armllu inert, therefore. even at till»
late day. that there allnabl rise in South
Norwnllt. on nrouud that in historic in the
nodule of [trace and war. a memorial to
more who gave their lives that thin nation
lnluhtllre. The history of alwrml apati-
Iuodlc efforts to thla‘end. alartod twenty:
odd yearn ago. is written on the credit aide
ofobank hook in the hand of Colonel
l'oter ll. l‘nnnlnuham, tnunrsr of the
fund. which reached about “I and than
utopped. womiuuly lmauao of an lndlffcr
out appreciation of the oorviceu the old
widiera rendered the country in the hour-
of he pronto» need.
A more mat alovomont. bow-Var,
not on foot by the voter-lino and taken up
by the cltluno. baa developed such an on.
tbuolaalicinteroat that the erection of a'
aobllrrs' monument is already in right.
ltosmaaeo to the oolleitallono of the com-
tnlttee appointed at the lsut annual city
meeting hare been narrow in tits on
male. it would its impossible for the
«minimum to reach the great man ol ‘
pls who no doubt stand ready and will
to contribute toward thin worthy objae
The Sentinel hon. therefore. decided
open a popular Inhalation. tailoring
that the ram spontaneity of action shown
by those who have already tonic pie-lu-
to the food will herbihitui by the poo
pie ventrally. How-m mall the amount
of tho atlbaoriptlon. it will «all the fund
and ottoman-m to [in toward the
ashlar-fill“! Mottled toward which
the old soldiers liars longing" looked
tonal-ounces.
Then-taller: of‘imlas Fowler lion.
(‘1‘. no.“ "i ’0 M ”WNW. I'I
V. it. are to hearty aynoathy and oo-
unmltill with the oltloooo’ oomolttoe.
'l'hedoslaa for the monument in: loan
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The bottom bum hull rock face sides
with margin linen. the washes being line
out. On the aideo'of the aecond bane will
appear, carved in high relief, emblem: of
war representing the four branch-R of the
service. On the front of this stone in the
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l'nited States shield. with crossed sabers
and laurel branches. Pressed cannon and
laurel wreath are on the right side. and
on the left appear crossed bayonets. with
cartridge box and bell. tip the rear of
this atom- ia a capstan and anchor. to
gather With other naval emblems. The
carving on the front suggests the cavalry.
on the right the artillery, on the left the
infantry. and that on the rear the navy.
The third base aaailmea an octagonal
form. llllll the fourth lat round and richly
molded. Nextmmeu the highly polished
die, on the front of which appearc the
following ‘um'riptiou:
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wax; \ iz‘i‘lzulu
AND
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ml lli \nllll'Al.K
l\ umnuzi or
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ibliidllllb.
At. the inn of the die. and extending an
tirely around it. are poli‘hml stare, repre-
oelltlux the fortydive alatea now in the
l'niou. ’l‘bc molded unpaiuue rests upon
the die. and. in turn. supports a molded
plinth, which in aurmountod by a life aiae
amino. of a soldier alundiug at parade root.
'l'llle ututue in to be the principal feature
of the monument and great care will be
merrier-d to produce on «any. natural. and
urtiatir- effect.
The monument. when complete. will be
oevcn feet aquare at the ham- and llfteen
feet and ten lnchen in height. The whole
to be executed in the beat Illuo \l'mierly
urunlte. 'l'bc deniuu wail aimlally proparr
on by the rimith firnuito cnufpany. of
\l’catoriy. if. l.. and calla for an artistic
plot-c of work in every particular.
RAM now. let sniweriptiona pour in. as
e believe they will. They will be ac-
lmuwledued in the Houtlnel from day to
day and turned over to Jacob ill. Layton.
the treaaursr of the fund. Monaural by
other objects: that have been speedily at
mined in south Norwalk. notably to out
Iahllah a public hoapltal. we believe thin
movement will be wonderfully auoemful.
and that a monument that will be an or.
nament to the city and a littlnu tentlmoa.
ial to the veterans of Norwalk will soon
point ahyward on me plot of ground
continuous to Wont arcane.
Through the effort: of the eltluns' cont
mitt/re 03.0"" has already boon rained
toward the monument fund. The nausea
of the anllocribore will be printed lb The
Hentinol later. in the meantime aub-
acrlplloua rent to lion. John ll. iforrio.
chairman of the committee; Jacob H.
Layton. treasurer. or to thy Evening new
floutiuel. will he acknowledlod in those
columnar.
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mvm' m.
H. 1‘. Ferry Continual. i'ulon l'emaos'
Union. war «neutral in the studio of
floor” ll. North. The charter. resolved
on l‘ohmary filth. mo. inor- tho carom
of mentoen manner». ’l’hs rsnulnmto
of membership in the l’nloa are that all
applicant moot have one at but Ali
laoatlul' carrier. postal port oflthe than at
the treat. and ho of mood moral character.
The l'ulon has three mhm by
deathvharlou'liod on. floorin- la. l'odn
m and chariot Berlin.
cinema
A Memorial To The.“ Who Gave Their Lives.
a Boy oftho Fifth Writoo otv'm '
try and give you some as our on I ’
"Mlle in from New York with the Snider ‘
any price for a paper containing the im.
soldier; the music of life and drum could -
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' in Norwnlk, the Random ‘
Regiment- and the Start for ,
theme ofconflictfiy. .
. .
or channels 7. mm is 1' . ,
in response to your request/of; "few
lines from me regarding some of the 1y
incidents of the war of mat to INA: , rim
member (so thirty-six your: in quit.
time to keep in mind); but , f
from April, 3.861. to name“. were
that we. who took part in the "M,
probably never forget. Well do‘l’l'om
her the excitement in this pilot L
Sunday evening when the Batch um
papera. giving an account of tho tiring .
Fort Sumter. in those days the onlyBltw“
day newspapers were obtained of
uewslnya on the train which "flood lure
at. u o'clock p.m.. and on this amnion man
were m’ld with excitement and [old unit
'i‘hen began the war excitement. sure. in
a few days the president. called for more
men to serve three months. Captai-
ilonglaa Fowler raised a full ,cunlpony
here for the Third Connecticut resin-It
Then it was a common thing to no not:
on our streets wearing the uniform of-
be heard either on the streetcar in life
Hall at almost any hour of the day, until ,
this company was ordered to go to Hm ‘
ford. and a few days afterward if. was
ordered to Washington. Then there was
a call for one regiment from Connecticut L
to servo three years. or during thovra‘r.
There were a few men from Norwsllwhoy
enlisted iu_this regiment (tho fourth}.
which was afterward the Fint WP .
out Heavy Artillery. a my «ma...
the president called for 200.000 men to
serve three years, or during the war. 1
had the war fever very badly. as did a
great many or the boys and men of our
town. Finally. on one of the early (lay! in
July. 1861. l aawonthostuetlmi». '
and several men from our place on. but!
enlisted in the man Conn ‘ t ugh
meat. then in Hartford. l'. I . ‘ .1
ask the corporal if his regiment . fluff.
and to my satisfaction he said. "No-3v
There was still room for a few more moo.
lens a big boy.a little over sixteen. l
lulled him ifthey would takeme. Bo ,
said. "Yes." So that night. together
withquile a number from Norwalk, 1
went toliartford. where I found nearly
one hundred men from Norwaik in the
different companies of the regiment.
Aumugllleln “ere Colonel O. S. Ferry;
I‘haplain George Lash", who had been
mum of the Baptist church in Norwalk;
Lieutenant Alfred A. Chlnery. Company
l-i; l-‘irat. Sergeant. Munroe Hoyt, who died
in new. i‘ompany ii: Sergeant William A.
Ambler. (”ompany E: Corporal Edwin
ileuedirLL‘cmpony ii; (‘orporai Cherie: ;
A. Reynold a. afterwardo lleulouont. Calli- ‘
psny l2: l'orporal Oliver llrody. killoi‘l‘ is
Augusta. M3; Sergeant Elijah Jones, V
killed Augulu ii, little; Oliver Murphy. hllh
rd Anguvd to. law; Anguatua W. fl
killed May if». lfltlvl: William ll. H l.
who died NM; Charla-o ll. floors, whom
N37; John Fry. who died In no.
Elijah l-‘. ill-mory; Edward
Nahum, who died W142, and A [not
many more whom- uanteo have zoos from
me. "thirty-nix yearola along than to
remember all tho-to with whom we no" ‘
for over four yearn. ,
We left Hartford for Harpor‘a..l'srry.
\'a., July L’tnh. mu. reaching curds-tin-
tlnu Ammo! ill. 'i‘hea began our four
years of nervirmnlurluu which till. “A
Fifth Connecticut travoraod the at“
of Maryland. Virginia and West Vile -
plate. for two yearn. and after the may
of Getty-burgh we were not to 0m J
um. Trance-co. under
limiter. where we arrived early in
(Muller. mill. From that time until the -
and of the war. .luly N. "All. our lot by
with the army undll' MAI. m
(‘haitsuoo'a to Atlanta. i” _
from thereto the use.” hill. '. L
unlannsh. Georgia. Den-bl! M I
from Kavauuoh. enroll til “ '
river. into Booth Carolina, CM ‘
onllrs slate. and then urea-oth- fl if
aural (thalliumoltlluflth new it
(initial-crouch. hurt” W
marched over till! lull.- All“
Ilavannsh. January lith. ‘
srmy.wlm it minute i .
wool-lulu. Very in own ”A
pm. l'nltsd Mateo criteria. and
drain of the area had no out.“ .
smoked black with’tho sis-ht loo
plus roots which m and to not. "
when we had «ylhlfi to *1.
amp but given out «do NW
mm in booth (miles. all I“ ,
porthm through which we M
my bent-own can bowler-M
we would each «trains. "
M “iridium. U. (3.. our
imflomomalwom;
«attendance-alum.“ [ ,
we. not "from.”tt
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