The Portland daily press., 1873-08-21
SECOND DAY

The camp passed quiet night Tuesday, bro
ken only by guard relief, or the neighing of an
uneasy artillery horse. The soldiers slept off
the new and excessive fatigue of the preceding
day and awoke yesterday morning greatly re-
freshed and prepared to enter with alacrity up
on the duties of the dav. At eight o'clock
guards were mounted, and by half past nine
the companies were properly FURNISHED and
accoutered ready to be formed into the battalion
for the reception of the Governor The cloud
of mist that through the night had encircled
the camp, lifted by ten o'clock and revealed the
clear blue of warm sky.
AWAITING THE GOVERNORS ARRIVAL.
AT the Generals headquarters, while await
ing the arrival of the distinguished guest, the
time was pleasantly passed by the General and
the members of his staff in social chat, watch
ing the evolutions of the battalion and putting
the fragrant weed. About half past nine the
battalion was formed into line and under the
command of Col. Mattocks were drilled in the
various battalion movements, preparatory to
the grand reception to be given to the Governor
of the commonwealth. These movements
were witnessed by large crowd of spectators,
among whom were many ladies' Meanwhile
the First Maine Battery of light artillery were
engaged in preparations for mounting and the
salute. The clarion notes of the bugle in
sounding the 'calls' made the blood Jingle in
the veins of old artillery men, who stood among
the watchful crowd outside the lines, and many
a Renaissance of the war was recalled and re-
counted. The road outside the encampment
was crowded with private teams, huckster wag-
ons, public conveyances to the grounds and
people on foot, all vending their way toward
the scene of interest. Along the line of fence
where the booths are located, crowds of men
and boys fingered, sucking candy, eating the
historic gingerbread and gazing with amaze
ment-stricken countenance at the wonderful
man who gives away greenbacks for nothing
THE RECEPTION.
1t was nearly eleven o'clock before the STIR
ring notes of the Portland Band were heard
and the troops were wheeled into line in front
of the headquarters of the General in COM
mand. The scene at this time presented an
animated appearance. Gen. Chamberlain and
staff, wearing the new and gorgeous officers
regulation uniform of the United States, stood
in front of the headquarter tents and little
in the rear of the battalion line. The regimen
tai colors, supported by the Norway Infantry,
were advanced slightly from the centre of the
battalion that stood ready to give the salute
As his Excellency, the Governor, accompanied
by his staff, came upon the ground, escorted by
a division, consisting of the Montgomery
Guards of Portland, and the Biddeford Light
Infantry. under command of Capt. Mcmahon
and headed by the Portland Band, abe artillery
pealed forth salute of fifteen guns, to which
Governor Perham responded by lifting his hat
Col John M. Brown of Gen. Chamberlain's
staff, who was detailed to accompany the
guests, was splendidly mounted.
The scene presented at this moment was
brilliant one. The spendidly uniformed
staff mounted on gaily capraisoned horses, the
solderly bearing of the escort, their tasty uni
forms, well brushed, their arms glistening in
the sunlight, the flash and smoke and boom Of
cannon, the long line of the waiting battalion,
the general in command with his staff, waiting
to receive his guest, the field dotted with TENTS
the crowd of civilian spectators, and the CEN
trail figure of all, Gov. Perham, in his black
suit, mounted upon charger-was the most
imposing spectacle witnessed for many years in
our State. The Governor and escort rode slow
ly Ground the field, passed in front along the
line of troops, receiving their salute, and salut
ing in return their colors, turned around the
left flank of their line, was received and well
coined by General Chamberlain, dismounted,
and the reception was over.
AFTERNOON
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Gallon was again [oruieu anu urIIeu ny OoI.
Mattocks At o'clock Cen Ghnnahorlain, 90
-companied by the Governor and staff, inspect
ed the troops The throng of spectators was
much larger in the afternoon than in the morn
ing The road leading to the camp was fairly
alive with teams. With the exception of a
man named Williams, belonging to the Show
hogan company, who fell from the ranks in a
fit in the forenoon, there has been no special
duties for the surgeon to perform.
EVENING.
No special orders were read to the troops at
dress parade, but to the several captains were
delivered the orders for to-day. The general
programme to-day will consist of drills and in
spection, but it is very probable that the pres
ence of distinguished military visitors from
Massachusetts, may cause some change in the
routine duties The camp last evening made a
fine appearance. The dancing lights from
more than hundred tents mingling with the
slowly fading sunlight gave to the scene a
weird and fascinating beauty. The short street
leading from the northern end of Tukey's
bridge to the encampment is gaily decorated
with flags, and every subscriber to the PRESS
on that street has flung his bunting to the
breeze.
Col. J. M. Haynes of the Governors staff
wore for the first time yesterday his STAR
representing his present rank as Brgadier Cen
eral, he having been recently promoted from
the position of Assistant Judge Advocate Gem
eral to Inspector General. Lieut.. Col. A. B.
Sumner has been promoted to Assistant Judge
Advocate Major. HI. A. Shorey has been pro-
NOTED to Aid de Camp, from the position of
Military Secretary.
The Biddeford Light Infantry, one of the I'M
attached companies detailed for escort duty
yesterday, is under the command of Capt.
James M. Anderson. J. L. Small is First
Lieutenant. This company numbers so men
During the evening our streets were full of
soldiers, and to their credit be it said that they
did not sink the man and the gentleman in the
soldier.