The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-17
INSPECTED THE ATLANTA.
GOVERNOR MORRIS AND STAFF GO
 ON BOARD THE U. $. CIR USER.

Many visitors in Camp Yesterday-Great Preparations for Governor's Day-A Most Enjoyable Day In Camp-A Few Hints or the Funny Side of Camp Life.
 .Camp Bradley. Mantle. Aug. le.-This has been the most successful and en- tnvable day of the week so far. The yaather has been bright and clear, and the men all drilled in excellent shane. Governor Morris spent, the morning in camp watching the real work of the soldiers and received a much better idea of the Connecticut National guard than he would have. If he had not come until tomorrow.
 On Governors day the movements are almost entirely confined to dress parades and the review, while to-day he SEW the routine camp worE. The gov ernor took great interest in all the drills nnd the guard mount. Major Cfllnhan was in command of the battalion drills
 The signal corps established stations with photographs and they worked splen- didly. Several messages were sent to headquarters and the governor with the General Bradley and ladies were much interested in the work.
 A committee of New London men called on Governor Morris to-day with
 
 established at New London.
 The officer of the day is Capt. Al fred J. Wolff, of Co. G. Waterbury. The officer of the guard is First Lieu tenantAlbert J. Laudensack, of Co. B. The junior officer of the guard Is Sec ond Lieutenant Harry c. Young, Of Co. D.
 The officer of the day tomorrow, Governors Day) will be Capt. Wesley N. Pearne, of Co. H., Middletown. The Junior officer of the guard will be Del bert R. Jones, of Co. I, of Meriden.
 After the parade the officers of the brigade and Gen. Haven with the gov ernor went down to the shore and board ed the United States cruiser Atlanta, which came into Mantle bay early in the afternoon. Governor Morris was taken aboard the cruiser in gig man. ned by dozen sturdy men o'wars-men who rowed the governor out to the cruiser. A salute was fired from the cruiser as the gig with the governor and his staff appropached the cruiser and as the small boat drew up the men on board lined up on deck. Capt. Bartlett was at the gangway and greeted the gover- nor and his staff as they came aboard. After reviewing the crew on the Atlan- ta the governor and the other visitors were escorted to Captain Bartlett's rooms where the visitors were enter tained. The party were taken back to the campground late this afternoon. The Atlanta will remain in the bay until Saturday. Tomorrow the Naval reserves will come ashore and will ap- pear in the brigade dress parade on the campground tomorrow and will be re- viewed by the governor.
 There were more visitors on the grounds to-day than at any time pre- vious during the week. It seemed al most as though Governors day had come a day early. Every one is pre- pairing for the great day of the week, uniforms are being cleaned and but tons polished, and every man seems determined to appear his best.
 The companies that are trying the ex- pertinent of looking after their own cooking are pleased both with their food and what 1t is costing them, and it is thought that they will be generally initiated next year.
 Company B, of Bridgeport, is saving $1O0 to fit up their quarters in their armory with.
 Leader Clark of the Milford band is visiting Musicians Lynch, Murphy, Humphrey and Cass of the Second Regi- ment band.
 General Embler and Captain Dwyer were callers in the Blues street yes- terday.
 Reilly B. Phillips of New Haven is a guest of Private Barton of the Blues. The Blues were again 100 per cent. in policing and inspection of quarters.
 Sergeant George w. Beebe, Sergeant T. H. Newbold, Corporal c. E. Humph- rey and Private Bavair occupy the "A B. tent. As this was the only mess that did not bring along an abundance of liquid refreshments it has been christ ened the Church Tent" Some jolly jokers recently erected pasteboard steeple on the tent, which was built to such height that 1t could be seen from the Crocker house, New London.
 There were a good many black men in camp yesterday. Private Bates was completely obscured beneath two boxes of shoe backing.
 Captain Reiser of the First regiment, New Jersey National Guard, will be the guest of the Midnight Four'' to-mor- 'ov.
 Policemen on . Cruise.
 Police Officers John Dippold, Jerry McGrath, and Watrous left New Haven about o'clock yesterday morning on board the sloop yacht Belle Breckin- ridge" Captain Paige, for a ten days fishing trip to Block Island. After a pleasant voyage they arrived at Mi antic, and after inspecting the Atlanta, along with Governor Morris and staff, they put into shore and made visit to Camp Bradley, where they were well comed by many of their acquaintances. There is no one sick yet, and they ex- pect to send back eight barrels of cod fish to their friends. They had quite race going over with a double masted yacth. It is needless to say that they