Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-07
TO BEGIN TO-DAY.
State EneamPment of the Grand
 ArmYe

State EncamPment of the Gran, l Army.
 WATERBURY, Feb. 6.-The encampment c
 the State G. A. R. begins here to-norroN
 The grand promenade concert and ball wa held at City Hall tonight. The place wa
 throaged with people. Wheeler & Wilson
 band furnished the music. Many distin guished military and civic guests were pres
 ent. The music by the Amphion orehestr
 was for the dancing. The four hundred del egates will arrive tomorrow and be escorted l by the G. A. R. reception committee to thei quarters here. At o'clock credentials vii
 be examined at Odd Fellows hall, corner O
 East and North Main streets. The report
 will bo read there. Meeting st G. A. R. hall
 the procession will proceed to the Scovil
 House for the department and national off 1 cers and other guests and proceed to tht 1 armory, where the banquet will be served 1 That place as we'll as City Hall will be hand 1 sonaely decorated. Major F. A. Spencer vii be toastmaster. Commander in Chief Johr ! P. Req will respond for the G. A. R. and the 1 Beethoven quartstte will sing selection. Col A. H. Fenn, of Winsted. will speak of the President of the United States, Department Commander Taintor of the Connecticut de. partment and Chaplain-in- Chief Anderson oi the volunteer soldier, after which the band will play selections. Gen. s. W. Kellogg'a toast will be "The Citizen During the War and Gov. P. c. Lounsbury's ''The State ot Connecticut" The quartette will sing again and then Rev. L. W. Bacon will speak on 'fThe Women of the War" Past Col. L. F. Burpee of the State division s. of V. is down for "Sons of Veterans" and Junior Vice Commander W. H. Pierpont will speak on the "Women's Relief Corps" Those who attend the ball will have tickets of admission to the banquet room. Officers will be elect ed at Odd Fellows hall at 10 g. m. Wednes- day whom Col. Tubbs of New London will install.
 A Grand Civic and Military Ball.
 WATERBURY, Conn, Feb. 6.-Members of the Grand Army of the Republic are begin ming to arrive in numbers for the State en- campment which begins in this city to-mor- row and will continue until Wednesday. To- night grand civic and military ball was given at City Hall preliminary to the en- campment. Governor Lounsbury and staff, Brig. General Graham and staff, Chaplain-in- Chief Anderson, Commander Taintor, Cole nel Leavenworth of the Second regiment, Major Kinney of the Governors Foot Guards and numerous others were present.
 THE WALKERS THINNING OUT. old Sport and others Dropping From
 the Hist = Cartwright Taken With
 Bleeding of the Lungs.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 6.--There was little in- terest in the walking match during the day, but about five o'clock the crowd began to grow and the increase in the assemblage en- couraged the men to do some squirting. The leaders all looked well preserved. The fol- lowing starters had dropped out by p. m. Ranhaffer, Callahan, Swenk, Winters, Hales, Gutterman, Somp, Sohriner, Munson, Mo Laugh1in, Selen, Heagland and 'No. 6S,'' whose name is not known. Emil Paul, the quail eater, quit at 5:55 p. m. with 52 miles, 5 laps The crowd of specta tors had grown to five thousand by p. m. Their enthusias- tic cheers spurred the walkers to frequent spurts. ''Old Sport" Campana, who sp- peared on the track chiefly, it seemed, to amuse the spectators, dropped off at 5:02 o'clock, but it is said he will reappear. Call, the rosy checked boy, left the track at 8:48 with seventy-eight miles to his credit and did not appear again. Day left the track fer the first time since he began to walk at 9:20. After rubbing down he resumed his tramp. Albert at 10 o'clock was in excellent condition and leading, Guerrero having taken rest and lost first place. Cartwright, Hart and other leaders also seemed in good condition. Little Vint kept up his steady tramp. At 11:35 p. m. occurred the sensation of the evening when the great English runner Cartwright was taken ill with bleeding from the lungs and taken to the Putnam House in a critical con dition At midnight the following notice was served on the packers of the money who had failed to reach the 100 mile notch: GAS your man has failed to cover 100 miles in the first twenty-fou hours he Is hereby noti- fled to discontinue walking as he will not be scored in the future." The twenty-fo men entitled by the rule to re- main in the race and their scores were: Hart, 1S0 miles laps; Albert, 1901; Guerrero, 12e; Golden, 126; Panchot. 1851; Herty, 122; Day, 11S.1; Moore. 115.2; Hegelman, 112.1; Cox, 110.1; Cartwright, 1854; Horan, 1052; Dillon, 104.2; Stockel, 102; Corners, 102; Sullivan, 1o2.2; Tilley, 100.7; Vint, 103; Sinclair, 1O0.2; Taylor, 100.2; Stout, 100.1; Noremac, 100. 8; Turkey, 100; Johnston, 100. Those dropped out by the rule were: Atwood, 98 miles, laps; Elson 93.2; Cur ran, 70.2; Keeshon, STA; Dufrane, S9.2; Campana, 7O.2; Call, 7s.2; Newhart, 84; Hughes, S1; BurreH, S2.1.
 The 1 8. m. score was: Hart 130, 2; AL bert 130, 1; Guerrero 1S0, 4; Golden 126; Panehot 125, 1; Herty 122; Day 121, 8; Moore 119. 8; Hegelmen 113, 5; Coxe no, 1; Cartwright 1e5, 4; Horan 105, 9; Dillon 107, T; Strokel 105, 1; Corners 102; Sullivan 100, 7; Tilley 103, 1; Vint 100, 3; Noremac 100, 3; Sinclair 100, 1; Taylor 100: 3: Stout 100t 1; Turkey 100; Johnson 100.