Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-01
ssGO1NG TO CAMP"


 for the Boys-T0-daY's Guard Mount The Band Concerts at Camp
 Couch."
 To-day the annual encampment at Mantle of the C. N G. begins and Connectleut's hills and valleys will resound to-day with the mar tial music of the boys en route for duty. The expectation is that as good work will be done at the camp this week as on any previ- ous occasion and the esprit du corps of the militia augurs well for that result.
 Saturday was busy day at Mantle with the quartermasters and sutlers' teams carting and unloading stores which had been shipped ahead of the troops. The quartermaster generals department under the supervision of Assistant Quartermaster General Wood bridge was kept actively at work putting the camp in proper condition preparatory to turning the camp over to the command of Brigadier General s. R. Smith.
 General Smith and his entire staff were in camp Saturday night and will remain until breaking of camp Saturday, September 6.
 Quartermaster General McManus, Assistant Quartermaster General Woodbridge, Assist ant Adjutant General Graves and Colonel Os- born of Governor Walters staff arrived on the grounds Saturday and were soon comfort ably situated in their respective quarters. General Smith and staff and members of the Governors staff had supper in the mess house at headquarters. Sunday was spent quietly at headquarters in the study and dis ctssion of the new code recently issued by the State, which, by the way, is one of the most concise and intelligibly written works on military instruction ever placed before our national guard. With this book in the hands of our guardsmen there will be no further excuse for either officers or men Ill not knowing their proper duties and posi- tions. This morning General Smith will make acquisition on Quartermaster General McManus for all State property on the grounds, with the exception of the quartermaster-gen l'sdepartmentst storehouse which is at present virtually the State arsenal transferred from Hartford. Having receipted for same, General Smith takes com mand as prescribed by the statutes.
 Lieutenant Colonel L. L. Morgan has in structed the regimental adjutants that their regiments will be timed upon arrival in camp and also that time will be taken at the first guard mount By this means the general can ascertain the time consumed by each reg iment from the moment they arrive to the posting of their guards, as by this method a fair knowledge of the intelligence and disci- pline of the different battalions can be ob- tained. Considerable rivalry may. be expect ed to make the best record.
 For guard duty to-day there will be detailed from the First Third and Fourth regiments one first lieutenant, one second lieutenant, two sergeants, threeeorporals and thirty privates from each regiment. The Second will contribute one first lieutenant, one second lieutenant, two sergeants, three corporals and thirty-six privates. The Fifth battalion will furnish one lieutenant and twelve privates.
 A special guard of twelve men will be se- lected each day for headquarters.
 Much pleasure is anticipated listening to the different bands during the week. There will be concert in front of headquarters each evening, and the bands will participate as follows: Monday, Third regiment; Tues day, First regiment; Wednesday, Second regiment; Thursday, Fourth regiment. The consolidated music of the brigade will be under the direction of Drum Major Steele of the First, the same as last year.
 Orderly's hours at brigade headquarters during this encamp1nent will be at 10 &. m. each day. The officers of the guard for to- day from the Second will be Captain Wood, Company I, officer of the day; Lieutenant I a Barnes, Company K, senior officer of the guard: Lieutenant Fairchild, Company E, junior officer of the guard. The companies comprising the New Haven city battalion together with Company A, Fifth battalion, and the men attached to the Gatling gun are ordered to assemble at the armory on Meadow street at a. m. and will leave the armory at 8 o'clock, marching direct to the depot where they will embark on a special train leaving here at S:15 and following the 7:55 accommodation train on the Shore Line division.
 One of the features of this years encamp- ment will be the Gatling gun attached to the Second and it's use will take an active and prominent part in the sham battle of this year.
 In addition to General Smith and staff and members of Governor Walters staff, there were in camp Saturday night Colonel Wat son of the Fourth regiment, Captain Wood, Company h Meriden. Details from. Companies B, F and K of the First, together with the caterers and small army of walters, spent their first night in Camp Couch.
 SCENES AT THE UNION ARMoRY LAST NIGHT.
 Throughout the dimly lighted armory last evening there was much less hustle and ex- citement than one would expect to see on.the evening before the departure of the regiment for the annual encampment. In the various company rooms baggage and equipment were laying about in confusion and the few mem
 
 pied their time laying plans for the coming week.
 All the companies expect to send full ranks to Camp Couch The Grays will take fifty-five men, the Sarsfelds the same number, the Blues fifty-eight and the Fifth battalion expect to take fifty-three. There will be a short street parade preparatory to the regi- ment's departure this morning. The new GatIing gun was on exhibition last evening and attracted much attention and admira- ton.
 Among the discharges recently made from the regiment are the following: From the Blues-Privates Edwin Hurlburt, A. Ferris and c. F. Pierce; F. M. Bellew was trans ferred from this company to the Gatling gun section of the battery. From the Grays- A. N. Abbey, w. F. Films, David Futile, w. N. Beecher, w. s. Munson and R. T. Humph rey. From the Sarsfelds-Michael H. Haney, James F. Spires and Thomas F. Winn. All these discharges were made either for explra- tion of service or for absence from the State.
 The Governors Goot Guard have been or dered to attend camp next Friday, Governors day.
 The Second regiment trumpet core take eleven men to camp. Brigade Chief Trumpeter James w. Hennessy says that Jamaica ginger will be the only liquid taken into camp by his command.
 OTHER FACTS.
 Each regiment will have mess-house by itself, and the general layout of the camp will be the same as last year. A high board fence runs around the entrance of the camp outside the guard line. Nearly thousand tents will be in use.
 Twelve large wall tents are required for the accommodation of the governor and general, with their respective staffs. Direct ly in the rear are their respective mess houses. and still another back and between is the cook house for both.
 Ample arrangements for removing all garbage and refuse have been made The sanitary arrangements of the grounds are complete. Caterers will be provided with bar rels for the waste, and these will be daily emptied by 8 two-horse team specially pro vided for the purpose.
 The caterers are as follows: First regi- ment, Companies H, G and E, Chaffee of Middletown; field and staff and Companies F and K, Hohenstine of Hartford; Compa- nies D, and A, Mitchell of Hartford. Second regiment, field and staff and Company H, Chaffee, of Middletown; Companies B, c, D, E, I and K, Thalheimer, of New Haven; Company G, Davids; Companies A and F, Blakeslee; band, Thalheimer, of New Haven. Third ra0iI11aT4 6o1d ou1 ofoH o,,5 Coro,oo