Morning journal and courier., 1883-11-26
Evacuation Day.

OR for New YOrk-The Second Regiment
 and the Foot Guards DeParture-The
 Gathering at the ArmOry-Fhe Extra
 Trains-The March to the BOat-The
 Veteran Grays and Hartford City
 Guard-GOtham's Grand Procession To-
 Day.
 The members of the various city com panies belonging to the Second regiment, with the Second Company, Governors Foot Guardssand Company A, Fifth battalion, as- sembled at the new Union armory last even ing about o'clock and before 10 o'clock the several companies were in line ready for the order to march. Colonel Graham and his staff were present arranging the little details necessary. The Second regiment band was also present with twenty-five pieces, under the leadership of John Stack. General Smith was present early in the evening, and after giving a few orders to the colonel con- manding took the p. n. train for New York and this morning with his staff will meet the brigade at its appointed place of rendezvous The general reported that he succeeded in sS- curing the necessary horses in New York for the batteries, and they will be delivered to morning at 6:3O o'clock. He had also provided for the transportation of the cannon, caisons and harnesses, which went by the Shore Line road and will reach New York this morning. The line of march from the armory to the boat was talk en up about Il o'clock. The city companies on arriving at the steamer found the Middle town, Meriden and Wallingford companies were in waiting to receive them. The men went quickly to their berths, unslung their knapsacks, and 8 few minutes before 12 o'clock the Elm City left her wharf and started toward New York. She undoubtedly reached her destination before o'clock this morning and landed the soldiers at Twenty third street. The regiment there took up it's line of march for it's place of rendezvous The veteran Grays went by the 3:58 8. m. train, taking sleeping cars that were 1n wait ing for them at the depot. The Hartford City Guard that came down on the morning express were connected with the "sleepers" containing the veteran Grays and both went to New York in company.
 The companies going from this city were as follows Company A, Fifth battalion, Gap tain Ladieu, went with 45 men; Company E, Captain Loomis, 90 men; Company B, Lieu tenant Kaehrle, 40 men; Company 0, Captain Keefe, 40 men; Foot Guard, Captain Morse, A men; Company D, Captain Thomas, 50 men; Company F, Captain Arnold, A men.
 The procession in New York to day will 5e one of the grandest ever seen in that city It will be witnessed by thousands Of people rom All DaTGS or GQ0 country, Au0 NO" oh- ven will contribute her full quota to the great centenary celebration.
 VETERAN GRAYs-THE SPECIAL FROM HARTFORD
 The Veteran Grays in uniform assembled last evening at room Is, Insurance building, which they had engaged for temporary use, and where the overcoats were distributed and the preliminary arrangements were complet ed. They marched from there at 9:30, Cap tains James D. Dewell and Gessner and Ad- jutant B E. Brown in command, to the Union depot, where they found their sleeping car in waiting The car at about 2:30 a. m. was at tached to the special "Owl'' from Hartford, having on board the Hartford City Guard with Colts band and the Hammond silver drum corps of A pieces and military from Providence Iight Infantry) and New port (Artillery) R. I. The train was to leave at about o'clock. On arrival in New York the programme as arranged is as follows The troops on the train, who will be guests of the Seventh regiment veterans will be met by the Seventh veterans and escorted to breakfast at the Madison Square Garden breakfast at 7:3O-and then escorted to their place in line. After being dismissed they will be escorted by the Seventh veterans to the Battery and from Pier No. l will go by steamer to Fourteenth street, thence to Irving Hall to dinner and thence to the grand re- ception and promenade at the Seventh Regi- ment armory. Major A. c. Hendriek, com mander of the Grays, went to New York in odvapoa of Eha command