Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-26
The Connecticut Bows

The Connecticut Boys En Route For Home By Rail - Their
 Grand Reception in CharIeston-They
 Will Stop at COIumbfa-A Reception
 There and Probably at Other Points
 Not Expected Home Till the Last Of the
 Week.
 The Connecticut boys reception on Monday was 8 grand ovation and it was a general holiday in Charleston. Nothing was left undone to make it notable success. Charleston did nobly. All the military of the city were in line in the procession. The grand review was by Governor Hagood and staff of South Carolina, and Governor Bige- low and staff. The Connecticut boys reflect ed great credit on their little State After the parade came the banquet, given by Gov ernor Hagood. Among the speakers were Governors Hagood and Bigelow and J. L. Barbour. of Hartford. The Washington Light Infantry one of the finest military organiza- tions in the South who entertained the Foot Guards, entertained the party at their armo ry. At o'clock grand reception was ten dered at the custom house by Collector Bald win and other officials. Responses here to toasts were made by Postmaster N. D. Sper- ". Collector Baldwin, Secretary of State Bamwell. M G. Bulkeley and H. T. Sperry of Hartford.
 The grand reception of all took place at l the Academy of Music at 8 o'clock in the evening. Nearly three thousand people were | present, including the entire First regiment and many of the fair ladies of Charleston. Speeches were made by Governor Bigelow, ex-Governor Jewell Hon. N D. Sperry, May or Bulkeley and General Harbison and J. l.. Barbour. Governor Hagood and others spoke for South Carolina H. T. Sperry, of Hart ford, read a poem, which was handsomely re- ceived. The speech of J. l.. Barbour was re- ceived with special attention and was very highly praised.
 Eg1 Route for Home.
 CHARLESTON, s. O., Oct. 25. The First Connecticut regiment, of Hart | ford, and the Governors Foot Guard, of New Haven, left here at Il o'clock this morning
 for home by rail, via the Virginia Midland
 route They will stop in Columbia several | hours and be entertained by the citizens and military of that city. They may also stop at Charlotte and other points en route, but will probably reach home by the end of the week. Governor Bigelow and staff and many of the civilians with him will leave here tonight for Augusta and Atlanta to spend day in each place. In a public entertainment given in their honor last evening Governor Bigelow said: ''There is one thing that is beyond | all question; the State of Connecticut will ever cherish the State of South Carolina in ! the sisterhood of States and will never for get the brotherhood of the men of South l Carolina. Loud cheering.) The people of | Charleston and South Carolina have given us 8 warm and hearty welcome. do not know what could have been done which has not been done to make visit here with you one of unalloyed pleasure" Mayor Bulkeley | of Hartford said that when they had started 1 on the expedition there was some feeling that | they might be treading on dangerous soil, but
 since they had come they had found they | were at home. Thousands of people assem-
 bled at the depot and cheer after cheer rent | the air as the soldiers boarded the cars. ! The Charleston.
 The following was written to the New
 York HerG1d of yesterday by the president of the New York and Charleston Steamship
 company:
 | Reading your communication in the Herald of this
 morning under heading of stA Varied rip" &c, de-
 sire to correct sundry statements contained therein
 The steamer Charleston chartered to the State or Connecticut for stipulated sum to proceed from
 New York to New Haven, thence to Yorktown, thence to Charleston, s. C., and return to New Haven The charter party, which was signed by Quar- termaster General Harbison, of the State, and by myself, expressly stipulated that I was only l to furnish the bare ship, cabin furniture, coal and crew. and such boats and life
 rafts as were then board-viz, five boats and one
 raft State of Connecticut further agreed to fur
 nish the life preservers extra life rafts (and every
 thing necessary the safety of her passengers and
 necessary inspection of the Unted States
 government inspector provisions, and, 1n fact eV-
 erything necessary to provide for the extra number of she to carry. This was done and she was
 duly accepted by the State. represented by Colonel
 Barbour. That the ship was not properly bnllasted
 is so neither is the statement that her crew was insufficient to properly man her.
 While true that the ship not as deep as she
 would have been if loaded with freight it was i'm
 possible to put her any deeper on account of the
 room occupied bySthe troops, they taking up all of
 the between decks and the lower hold was used for
 the storage baggage provisions and water to the
 exclusion of anything else had 1t been necessary or desirable to put anything else in her. | Regarding the complaint made that the ship was not provided with proper safeguards (sucn as slg
 nals &c in case of accidentl desire to state most
 positively such is not the and further de-
 sire that the steamer was inspected just be- fore leaving port by the regular government in
 spsctor and special certificate and license issued 10
 her to carry the number of people she was to have on board. This, think, should be sufficient proof as to her proper equipment, &c
 1 dislike troubling you in this matter, but as you from Charleston, simple justice demands that should make this reply and request you to publish
 'n0 S"lne' GEoaGE w. OUTWARD, | President Ney York Charleston Steamship Com | pany.