Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-08-21
OFF FOR CAmPTO-DAY.

The Rncampment This Week mt Man
tic-The Baggage Went Early This
Morning-The Number That Will
Goa Present to Alderman Love-
Will Re an Easy Day To-Day ne
General Layout of the Camp.
New Haven will be considerably less
populous city by noon to-day. The mem
ebrs of the Second regiment have been
making their final preparations for depart
ure during the past week, and as result
the armory has been the scene of consider
able activity. Meetings of the various COM
panies have been held nearly every evening,
and all day Saturday Meadow street was
crowded with big trucks carting the bag
gage to the armory in preparation for ship
ment to Mantle to-day. In the afternoon
the quartermasters began loading the cars
and this morning quite long freight train
will carry the baggage down.
The men will assemble at the armory at
O'Clock a. m. to day and march to the de-
pot in time to take the special train, which
| leaves at $40.
THE BAGGAGE WILL ARRIVE EARLY.
Owing to the fact that the period of the
encampment has been cut to six days this
year the baggage will be shipped early this
morning, and will all be at camp by the
time the troops arrive.
WHEN THE COMPANIES WILL ARRIVE.
The Guilford battery will probably reach
| the camp ground by 9 O'Clock, and will be
| the first one there. After the battery the
Third regiment from New London is
| scheduled to reach Mantle, and coming
| close after will be the First regiment. The
| Second regiment will be but little behind,
| and the Fourth will arrive last as In for
| mer years. Long before noon the entire
| National Guard will be in camp, and the
| practical camp life will be begun. The
Waterbury, Meriden and Wsllingford COM
panies will all leave in time to reach this
city to attach the cars to the special train,
which will leave here at $40 this morning.
The Middletown company will 60 to Man
tic with the First regiment special train.
THE NUMBER THAT WILL GO.
The Second regiment will probably have
about 72O men and officers in camp this
year. The Grays report that sixty five
men will be in the ranks, the City
Guard &C., the Blues 65, the Sars6eld
Guard 68 and the Light Guard between go
and IS. The ranks of the Second regi-
ment have been full for many years past,
and 1t is not probable that this year will
prove an exception.
| EXTRA RATIoNs FOR wINsTED COMPANY.
The Winsted company were astir the
| earliest of any In the state this morning,
having left for Hartford at 3:12 over the
| New England road, arriving there about
1876. On account of this early start the
commissary general issued extra rations
which were served in Hartford to the
whole of the First regiment.
ALDERMAN LOVES PRESENTS.
Alderman John W. Lowe, who has beer
appointed regimental paymaster on Colo
mel Doherty's staff with the rank of lieu
tenant, was presented with very hand
some sabre, with field and dress belts
spurs and gauntlets, last Saturday even
Ing. The presents did not arrive unit
late and then they were displayed in FREQ
Watterson's store, at 1855 Chapel street
The sabre is of steel, Handsomely chased
| while the scabbard is of solid German
silver, handsomely ornamented.
Mr.. Lowe had not heard word con
corning the presents which were to b
made to him until he was called into
| store Saturday evening and the pressnta
| ton formally made. He accepted Their
with few brief and appropriate remarks
They will form beautiful acquisition t.
the uniform of Mr.. Lowe.
AN EASY DAY.
The soldiers will have All easy time to
day at least. The call for dinner will b
sounded at 10 O'Clock and the first work t
| be done will be guard mount at o'oloc
and a regimental dress parade will occu
at o'clock. On Tuesday and the follow
ing days the routine drills will be simila
to those of last year.
THE LAY OUT OF THE CAMP.
The camp will be laid out on the sam
general plan as 1t was last year. The,
will be come slight differences, however
The formation and arrangement of th
tents will be by battalions instead of b
regiments. There are eight battalions
| the state, two in each regiment, and eac
battalion will have a wide street leading u
| to the majors tent. Thus there will b
eight wide streets instead of four as
former years.
On the extreme left will be the separat
companies and the Calling Gun battery
! and in the rear the fsld battery. Govern
or Morris and General Haven, with thei
! respective stats, will bs on the south side
To the west and in the rear of the head
| quarters the Signal and Hospital corp
will be stationed.
The tents of the rank and file, whicl
will be furnished with three excelsior cot
7x8 feet in size, are intended to accom-
date four men. The officers tents are min
feet square. The tents and streets will b
Il otI ont Oh 70 Loot
The grounds have been rolled, many i'm
lprovements have been made and the az
pearance of the camp ground will presen
a much better appearance.
MURPHY WILL BE THERE
| Temperance Orator Thomas E Murph
and wife will be- the guests of Majo
Charles Cheney during the weeks encamp
| ment. He is to hold services on the cam
ground and will be the center of consider
able interest.
GENERAL NOTES.
The officer of the day to-day will be Cap
tain Pearne of Company II, Middletown
and Lieutenant Clarence B. Damn of tn
Grays will act as officer of the guard.
THE STATES CATERING.
The state has engaged the same catere
who catered for the Grays last year to pro
vide rations for the Second regiment. Eacl
company will mess by itself in the sam
building as last year. The state will pa,
half the expense of board and the men vii
pay the other half. This arrangement vii
reduce the price of board to the men t.
$2.75 for each man. This is quite a ma
terial cut in the expenses at camp, as las
year the Grays paid SO apiece per week TO
their board. Next year the new arrange
ment by which the state furnishes the en-
tire catering goes into effect. The ne1
law came too late this year for making n
necessary arrangements. The officers hav
the same fare as is provided for the me-
by the state caterer. They eat by them
selves, however, and pay the whole cost
$3.50 per week, out of their own pockets.
FAVORABLE WEATHER EXPECTED.
The boys were elated last night over tn
fine rain which has laid the dust so well
and especially as the rain came at the tim
1t did. They now have good hope of pleas
ant weather for camp week.
GENERAL HAVEN AND STAFF AT CAMP
A PRESENTATION