Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-18
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The Arrival or che Steamer Charieaton--
 The First Regiment and Fost Guards
 oR This city-scenea at Canal Doek-
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 The Fog Causes a Delay--Anehoring
 In the HRrbor Tor the Night.
 The First regiment c. N. G.. with Colts
 full band, arrived here from Hartford by
 special train yesterday afternoon at about
 o'clock. They were landed near the end of
 Canal dock. At the extreme end of the dock
 lay the steamer Charleston, of the line be-
 tween New York and Charleston It had ar-
 rived at 12;3O from New York and was in
 waiting to receive the First regiment and our
 own Second Company Governors Foot
 Guard. People were soon focking down to
 the wharf from all parts of the city to see
 the steamer and witness the departure of the troops on their ten days trip, bound to the great centennial celebration at Yorktown Va, and after that to Charleston, s. O. Many of
 the prominent guests from other parts of the State to accompany had already arrived. The scene of hustle and activity consequent upon embarking the military and the neces- sary baggage and boxes, of which there seemed an endless lot may be imagined. By o'clock hundreds of people were standing about on the docks waiting to see the boys of, noting everything visible about the steamer, the military on board and the mih' tary not yet on board and the slowing away
 of boxes of supplies. By and by misty
 rain began to imperceptibly moisten down civilians and soldiers, and the bonnets of the
 fair spectators shared in the heavy dew, but jollity reigned nevertheless on shore and on the boat. A number of well known New Haveners embraced opportunities afforded to go on board and view the steamer, and the quarters of officers, guests and those of the soldiers.
 The steamer Charleston is of the Morgan line, under command of Capt. Reynolds. The steamer Is 235 feet over all is manned by 38 officers and men and is 8 sidewheel steam packet, with a carrying capacity of IS or 20 cabin passengers. In the after cabin are eight staterooms and on the upper deck
 nine more which will be used by the Gov ernor, his staff and the invited guests The other accommodations are in the hold, which
 runs the whole length of the vessel and in ! which have been erected three tiers of hunks to provide for holding five hundred and ! thirty-two men. No provision has been made \ for keeping the occupant of bunk in his ! bunk during a storm or high running sea, and when the accounts of the voyage are re- 1 ceived they will doubtless contain accounts of | the unceremonious rolling out of many of the boys, The hold has dead-eyes or port holes | running along each side for ventilation and | light which together with one hatch forward
 and another aft admit either light or air.
 On board were Governor BigeIow and | staff, including Adjutant- General George M. Harmon Quartermaster-G General Harbison, Commissary- General George H. Ford,
 Surgeon-General James G. Gregory, Pay
 master-General F. E. Camp Colonels w. E. ! Barrows, William B. Rudd, Charles A. Rus \ sell. The other members of the party are ! Lieutenant Governor Bulkeley, Secretary of State c. E. Searles, Treasurer Daniel P. \ Nichols, Comptroller Batcheller, Hon. N. D. l Sperry, Ex-Governor Jewell, Hon. Lynde Harrison Hon. Stephen w. Kellogg, Colonel W. H. Tubbs of New London, Colonel Crofut l of Bethel, Colonel Graham of Middletown, A. H. Kellam of this city, M. F. Tyler, execu- | tive secretary, Joseph l.. Barbour, secretary l to Lieutenant Governor Bulkeley, lieutenant Colonel L. l.. Morgan of this city, Major
 John B. Clapp, Captain Charles A. Jewell, H. ! T. Sperry, J. G. Rathbone and John P. Har- ! bison of Hartford Major I. B. Burbank, of
 Ithaca, N. Y., and Senator Lewis and Repre- l sentative D. M. Reed, Stiles T. Stanton and | David M. Read of Bridgeport.
 Governor Bigelow and staff took carriaget | at the Governors residence and were driven | to the boat. A number of prominent New Haven ladies were shown the officers quar- | ters, escorted by friends. A savory odor per vaded the boat telling that the cooks were | busy preparing the "rations" for supper. In the guests cabin table WAS spread, on which was a cold collation. Ex-Governor
 Jewell was entertaining num- Der of friends in lively chat, 1 and Hon. N. D. Sperry loomed up at one 1 time near the throng of soldiers on the paddle box, gazing on the crowds on the dock and the work of carrying in the thou ! sand big boxes which were lowered into the hold. General Harbison and General Ford ! were all over the boat and on the wharf attending to manifold essential matters in their respective departments. Ex, State Comptroller Hubbard was Gin the hands of his friends,'' who were apparently shaking his resolution to remain at home, by showing him nice stateroom all reserved for him. Captain E. J. Morse, the popular command ant of the foot guard, stood at his post at the entrance to the steamer overlooking the arrivals and departures from the steamer. William H. Goodrich, of the Hartford C0urGzst, who could not go, took trip over the steamer viewing the accommodations, and running gauntlet of regrets from
 Governor down to privates in the rear rank
 at the loss of his genial presence. Major
 Arthur l.. Goodrich piloted him and others
 over the boat and showed his own pleasant
 quarters. Meanwhile the number of big
 boxes on the wharf was growing beautifully
 less, and Captain Reynolds, the tall, sinewy
 commander of the boat, emerged upon the
 hurricane deck and cast his weather eye to
 the eastward, and then at the fog
 which had closed in everywhere. The
 visitors on board began to 'tmake for shore"
 and dodged around this way and that to
 avoid running their noses against the gun
 barrels of soldiers coming on board, or hit
 ting their shins against some one Of the big
 boxes which the soldiers were tumbling along
 the passage ways toward the hatchway. The
 crowd on shore began to huddle up closer, to get fully the final scene of departure
 Aspiring people mounted into the rigging of
 vessels lying near by, or on top of freight
 cars or adjacent wood piles The 800 sol diers on the boat seemed to be all in view also waiting for the casting of of the lines. The paddle wheels commenced to revolve in answer to pull of the bell wire by the captain and after considerable shouting and the necessary cutting of one cable with jack-knife, the l captain hailed the tugboat Thomas Y. Boyd, l which had just come near. The Boyd hitch 1 ed on and pulled the bow around, the sol diers struck mp familiar songs and the boat | started. Owing to the fog and east wind it | had been decided before starting to stop at | Deep.Hole in the lower harbor and anchor | until the fog lifted enough to proceed. As | the boat swung of into the stream the regi- | ment of spectators began to make tracks for | home, as the mist was heavy. Charles WI Bradley, of the Florence House, who had been 1 the recipient of greetings from prominent | men from all parts of the State, rolled away in one of the coaches in waiting, and there IL