Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-05
AT CAME oouoH.

AT CAMP COUCHs
 A Tropical Sun-maior General Hart
 ranft. of Pennsylvania. and Other
 Keystone State Officers Recefved-The
 McManus Guard-The Great Day of
 the Week TO-day-A Visit To Ad.
 jutant Warren-NOtes.
 N1ANT1c, Sept. 4.
 To-day has been very warm and the heat in the field was very trying to men on duty. The thermometer at General Smiths head quarters records 95o this afternoon. A large number of visitors are in camp and the parade is well sprinkled with gaily- dressed ladies and bright uniformed guardsmen. At about Il o'clock this morning Battery A fired g. salute of thirteen guns, the salute due a major general, and at the same time Major General J. R. Hartranft, of the Pennsylvania National Guard, accompanied with the fol lowing members of his staff, Colonel North, Colonel Brown and Colonel Hartranft, aide de-camp, rode into camp escorted by Lieut.. Colonel L. L. Morgan and Orderlies Osborn and Norton of General Smiths staff. Gen eral Hartranft and staff were conducted to General Smiths headquarters and presented to the commandant of Camp Couch This afternoon General Hartranft witnessed brigade dress parade and will be extended all the military courtesies of the camp. Just before noon the McManus Zouaves, of New Haven, named as compliment to Quarter master General McManus, visited the camp ground upon a special invitation of General McManus. The McManus Guard are composed of boys eight to twelve years of age and are well drilled and uniformed. They took part in the last Deco ration day exercises in your city and attract ed much attention for their fine appearance upon that occasion. Upon their arrival in camp they were received by General Me Manus and assigned quarters on the right of the Fourth regiment. After Captain How ard Embler, commanding the Zouaves, had dis missed his company, General McManus pre- sented Captain Embler to General s. R. Smith, who received him in due military style. The little captain was then introduced to General Hartranft and staff and carried him self with all the dignity of old officer. The boys are having grand time witnessing the brigade dress parade, after which upon the invitation of Captain Arnold they will march to the Grays' headquarters and be re- ceived in due form by the Grays, after which they will be entertained with refreshments Captain Loomis of the Light Guard has also invited them to visit his quarters and par take of supper with his company, but owing to the lateness of the hour they will be obliged to forego the supper.
 A large crowd witnessed the brigade dress parade to-day. The brigade consolidated band f,,1o- TOao- Il.
 was grandly performed. The brigade ap- peared with white pants for the first time
 this week and never appeared to better advantage.
 Tomorrow (Friday) of course is the big
 day, when everybody turns out in their pret- tiest style and great crowd is expected to spend the day in camp. Citizens and tax payers of the State of Connecticut who criti- else the expense attendant upon the support
 of our National Guard would do well to take . "day off" and spend day on these grounds and satisfy themselves that camp of the Connecticut National Guard of to-day is
 something more than boys play. It IS gen.
 erally conceded by regular army and officers of the National Guard that we have the finest brigade of National Guardsmen in the country, guard that reflect credit to thei1 eeAANA OSesSN OOAA necticut.
 The First regiment were thoroughly
 drilled in loading and firing to-day and to-
 morrow expect to cover themselves with glory The Second this morning were in command
 of Lieutenant Colonel Leavenworth and ex- i ercised in the school of battalion. Colonel ! Graham stood upon the field and watched { his command. A very noticeable improve | ment in the Second this year is the colol S guard under command of Sergeants B. Els worth Nichols and Robert B. Hayden. Fol \ neatness of dress and prompt attention tc duty they are not to be excelled by any colol guard in camp and deserve much credit fol | the able manner in which they maintain the \ dignity of the colors. Members comprising | the color guard are:
 Senior Sergeant E. Ellsworth Nichols
 Junior Sergeant Robert B; Hayden.
 Corporal Silas Stow, Go. K.
 GorpOrai Cor pOsi Oscar al @ Bradley, co L
 Geo. c. Gordon, Co. E.
 W. c. Lambert, Co. F.
 G. W. Humphrey, Co F.
 The Fifth battalion performed guard duty
 for the whole camp yesterday and did it well Every officer and man in the Fifth battalion are to be congratulated upon the efficiency and intelligence displayed in the duties o1 officers and sentinels of the guard. Among the distinguished military men at \ headquarters to-day were Colonel Bancroft, Fifth regiment, M. V. M.; Colonel William \ B. Wooster, of Birmingham; Captain c. E. Rounds; Lieutenant Wilson, U. s. army. The dress parade this afternoon of the First and Second was something that has never been surpassed on these grounds. Captain Treat, Company H, Middletown was officer of the day for the Second Wed ! nesday. Last evening he called on Captain Arnold, Company F, and being very popular Z with the Grays he was given grand recep-
 tion by the whole company. As the company oI 1ofo &1o oS,,;o 4o-,4 Captain Tracy B. Warren, ad djutant of the Fourth, called upon Captain Arnold. The boys gave Tracy 8 most cordial welcome to the headquarters of his old company. Cap
 tain Warren very gracefully responded to the call for a speech, and before his depart
 ure extended an invitation to the Grays to call upon him at his headquarters in the Fourth. About thirty minutes later the Grays attired in their white flannel blouses marched down the line officers street to the adjutant's tent in the Fourth and found Gap . tain Warren reclining upon his cot bed read ing. When the Grays were arranged quietly
 about the front of the captains tent, Lieu
 tenant Lee asked the question, ''Who is Captain Warren? The company responded with First in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen."
 Captain Warren thanked the company for the compliment extended him and assured the boys that although he now wore the blue he was still Gray.
 General Hamilton of Company E, Second regiment, last evening upon his return from posting his special guard in full uniform at intervals of two miles each, gave the order to cease firing and retired for the night
 Corporal Taylor and Private Moffatt Of Company F came into camp yesterday, not withstanding both hold surgeons certificates and are excused from duty this week They reported for duty the balance of the encamp- ment. Captain Arnold had ffty-five men in camp last night, who were kept quite busy during the evening receiving calls from many friends, among whom were Colonel N. G. Osborn, of Governor Walters staff, with Mr. R. Bleecker Rathbone and William H. Fran cis, of Company K, Seventh regiment, N. Y.
 Surgeon Lindsley reports the health of the Second very good. He had only 16 men sick reported to him this morning, and none of the men seriously i'll. Hospital Steward Dillenbeck had Private Brooks, Go. F, in charge this morning, affected with the heat.
 During the battle yesterday Lieutenant Howard, commanding the Gatling gun, prov ed himself good officer in the right place. It is understood that the First regiment, who were in the attacking party, made a special effort to capture the gun, but the lieutenant and his men poured in such terrible volley of shot upon the charging party that they were driven back and retired without taking the gun.
 The Grays are being most royalty provided