Inspiring Parade of Blue Jackets in Boston
A grand procession in Boston marked the launching of the Constitution with seamen, marines, and veterans marching in blue jackets and scarlet capes. Gov Wolcott and dignitaries viewed from a reviewing stand as crowds surged to meet the reception, causing a chaotic but patriotic scene at the ship gangway.
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Massachusetts Naval Militia
Boston
Weeks
Dodd
Denney
Paul
Major Garland
Nat Robinson
Colonel Beals
J. L. Carter
Frederick G. King
F. W. Wellington
R. H. Morgan
Gordon Dexter
H. B. Converse
J. Payson Bradley
Frank L. Locke
J. A. Frye
J. T. Soutter
Iowa
Brooklyn
Texas
State Street
Anne Charles Morgan
Newark
Fern
Navy Yard
Atlantic Avenue
John F. Fitzgerald
Notable Armament Convoy Draws Public Interest
Officer Casey and Surgeon Allen led a street procession showcasing four guns. Three were rapid-fire 1-pounders and the fourth a large 8-inch rapid-fire gun. The display attracted considerable attention from onlookers as the detail men paraded through the streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey
Allen
Veterans Parade Dignitaries Review Navy Yard Salute
About 175 Kearsarge Naval Veterans led by Admiral Martin L. White paraded past the reviewing stand at the navy yard. The Eighth Regiment survivors and Salem Zouaves provided notable presence as Governor and guests prepared for receptions on the Constitution after the seventeen-gun salute.
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Wolcott
Admiral Sicard
Quincy
United Review OF
Mather
Navy Yard
Lodge
Naval Brigade
Congress Street
Springfield
New Bedford
Fall River
Lynn
Kearsarge Naval
Atlantic Avenue
Fighth
Old South Church
Commonwealth
State House
Kearsarge
Martin L. White
Daniel Shea
P. V. Gamman
Andrew Houghton
W. E. Sheriff
G. Revalcon
Salem Zouaves
Samuel Smith
Colwell
Gloucester
Poena
Low
R. D. Sears
H. N. Sweet
H. F. Fuller
Reception on the frigate crowds Governor Wolcott
Governor Wolcott shook hands with about 1200 people during a reception aboard the Constitution. Reported as a chaotic scene with a large crowd clamoring to enter the ship, the attempt led to a near crush but only one minor accident occurred.
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F. Lewis
School Street
Charlestown
Wadleigh
Constitution
Kearsarge
Alabama
Navy Yard
Wolcott
American Wringer Co Advertises Home Goods and Repairs
The American Wringer Company lists its factories at 79 Franklin Street and 80 Arch Street. It manufactures clothes wringers manure? and carpet sweepers, offers repairs for wringers and sweepers, and accepts orders by mail or telephone for prompt attention.
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American Wringer Company
Franklin Street
Arch Street
Boston Harbor Lights Up in Grand Old Ironsides Celebration
Boston honors Old Ironsides with a spectacular harbor display and land illuminations. Chinese lanterns brightened the North End as notable homes and churches glowed, while the Massachusetts and New York ships bore searchlight silhouettes that lit Winthrop and the Highlands, creating a luminous night scene.
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Boston
Boston Harbor
North End
Cotton Mather
Fleet
North Bennet Streets
Paul Revere
North Street
Christ Church
Salem Street
Commodore Dixon
Edward Moran
Fleet and
Hanover Streets
Warships lit by searchlight dazzle Boston crowd
Spectators praised a dramatic display as Old Glory glowed under a continuous searchlight on Massachusetts, Dolphin, and New York warships. Harbor crowds jammed ferries, docks, and piers from Charlestown to East Boston to witness the illuminated spectacle at 6 p.m.
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Boston
East Boston
Jeffries Point
Cunard
Leyland Line
Lockwood
Massachusetts
Dolphin
New York
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Uncle Sam
TLIV
Iyy
Long Wharf
S. Brooklyn
Billy Boy
Boardman
Marblehead
Cash
McLean
Leonard
Swampscott
C. A. Dimon
Lowell
The
Sicard
West
Dalton
Senator Lodge
Roosevelt
General Blood
Leutenant
Crane
Belknap
Parrett
J. .W. Churchill
Ryder
Appleton
Simkins
Sampson
Dowse
Guild
Fitzgerald
Philip
Bates
Capelle
Barrows
Roe
Cook
Morgan
Lyon
Eaton
U.S
Levell
Robins
Warren
Burnap
Towne
W. D. Sohter
H. A. Thomas
Poremaster
Drennen
Norwood
Biles
O'Neill
Burtis
Joslin
Jewett
Devonshire
Washington
Hanover
Geance
Constitution Wharf
Charles River Bridge
Chelsea Street
Wapping Street
Higginson
T. M. Potts
T. 8. Thompson
William S. Dixon
Harry Phelps
H.M. Witzel
Mustin
Jones
Robert L. Meade
Russell
Delehanty
Wadhams
Haeseler
Bispham
Bristol
Gise
Rodgers
Ensign McNeely
van Duzer
Luby
Tarbox
Ensign Twining
Schroeder
Cravenado
Leutenants Glennon
Dewey
Oman
Ensign Sticht
Potter
Palmer
Mulligan
Capehart
Marble
Edie
McCrea
Sandoz
Rush
Brainard
Doyle
Ensign Long
Rascot
UO. S
Hood
S. 356
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Lowell, Maas
Kearsarge Naval Veterans
Apwler & CO
Yi Oh
Hanover St
Harbor
Winthrop
Highlands
A. H. Atwood CO
North St
East Cottage St
Dorchester
Mass
William Doogue
Henry Varley
Evangelistic Association of
GEO. C. Goodwin & CO
Eliza
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Townsend—Russell
John Cuckgan
William S. Townsend
Marion Russell
Carroll
Bie
Catherine
Sped
Y Ohn Pitz
East Dctee Cemetery
Providence
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