The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-13
BIG TORTOISE FLOATS IN
CARRIED IN BY THE TIDE SUNDAY
 TO TRE WONDER OF PEOPLE.

Fire Chiefs May Meet at the Casino for
 B"nquet-CoIored Baby Show Creates
 Great Interest," Oottagers at the Shore l Guests at the Hotels.
 A big porpoise hoated in near Skeele's pavilion at Savin Rock last Sunday afternoon about o'clock, and was an object of great interest to the thousands who spent the day there. It had evidently been shot from the appearance of the carcass It was nearly eight feet long and weighed al- most 500 pounds. It was conveyed to the top of the rock, where it continued to draw the curious until the heat rem dered the stencil of the putrid carcass unbearable.
 It is quite probable that the banquet of the convention of Fire Department Chiefs of the United States will be held at Miller's casino, and that Stewart will be the caterer A committee look ed the Casino over and seemed inclined to hold the dinner there. In the event of it's being held at the shore tables will have to be set throughout the entire pavilion, billiard room, dance hall and promenade, as about 800 will be pres ent
 Great interest is manifested among frequenters of the shore and the busi- ness men of the place in the colored baby show tomorrow Preparations are being made to take care of big crowd. The parade will probably move . | nd o1a ba 1lyc oF ha park and pass before reviewing stand.
 A force of men has been at work for a few days getting MT. ]. H. Dillon's cottage ready for the arrival of his family. All will be ready for occupan- cy next week.
 William Roberts and family are at their cottage on Beach street A new bath house is being erected by MT. Rob- erts across the street.
 P. J. Kelly and family are already at the shore.
 J. II. Macdonald has taken a cottage on Summer street for the season, and his family has already come down. He will probably build a new cottage be- fore next year.
 c. F. Hicks, proprietor of the bathing pavilion, is occupying his house on Summer street.
 J. Johnson and family are also at the shore
 John Clark is occupying his cottage. Several banquets are scheduled to be held soon at Sea View. On the 18th inst. the Gideon Welles Naval Veterans as sociation of Connecticut will banquet, with covers laid for 100. On July 30 the Commercial Travellers with prob ably 150 in attendance will come down. The New Haven Press association will also hold its banquet at the Sea View.
 Walter Camp and family are at their cottage.
 William E. Morgan and family are at the Beach house.
 Dr. A. B. Fuller has brought his fam fly down, and so has William R. Tyler
 Spending few days at the Beach house are the following: MT. Kennedy and family of Great Harrington, Mass; George H. Wadsworth of New Britain, J. F. Ramberg of New Haven, Jean Jacques and Harry Parsons of Water bury.
 Mir. Cooper, of the D. S Cooper Co,, has his family at his cottage as usual and so has George E. Nettleton and MT Blakeslee, the contractor. 1 The family of c. A. Moeller has nov ed into his new cottage. which Is one of the finest along the beach, The long pier and pavilion make it doubly at tractive. The old cottage has been let out.
 Other New Haven citizens who have their families at their summer homes by the sound are H. G. Warren Edward 1 Manson, MT. Seward, F. R. Smith B. Glover Alex Lynch, ex-Prosecuting At torney T. J. Fox, Myron W. Filley, Philander Armstrong, Gardner Clark, Max Adler, Isaac Strouse, Joseph B. Smyth, Andrew B. Hendryx, and J. | William Wright.
 At the Sea View are: G. A. Younge- man and family, Mrs. James Clancy and child of New Haven, L. Horgan and family of Meriden, James B. Smith and family of West Hayen also M. J. Mann of Waterbury
 At the Beach street cottages are the families of Isaac Ullman, Lewis Oster- weis and M. Mann.
 At the Finman house are: Frank Peck and family of Waterbury, Oscar Bucholz of Springfield, Mass; Miss Rivers of Waterbury, Mrs. Maggie Hayes of Meriden