The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-21
GOVERNORS DAY AT CAMP
10000 PEOPLE WATCH THE EYOL U-
 TIONS AT NIANTIC.

IO,OOO PEOPLE WATCH THE EVOLU-
 TIONS AT NIANTIC.
 ment's Splendid Appearance Called
 Forth Loud AppIause-Colored Company
 Enthusiastically Cheered-Regimenta
 and Battery Drills-Camp Notes.
 Nominally yesterday at Camp Cooke was Governors day, but outside the name it belonged to the public who to the number of at least 10000 thronged the encampment of the national guard.
 The day was a typical Governors Day." The dark blue pennant at the en- trance fluttering it's welcome to the mothers, wives and best girls of the Ni- antic soldiers was not deeper blue than the sky arching the encampments.
 The scattered and harmless clouds floating across the ethereal blue but deepened by contrast the beauty of the picture.
 Governors day is always the great day at camp. Yesterday was no excep- tion. Crowds were poured into camp from all the regular and several special trains. Among the visitors the ladies were by far in the majority. The fem- mine heart and eye generally consid- cred as being susceptible toward a man in uniform couldn't stay away and miss the chance of seeing 5000 anyway. Then of course most of them have friends beneath the uniform. Many parties of ladies were entertained in tho tents of their friends. It was a fre- quent sight to see 8 bevy of pretty girls apparently quite at home in the sol- diers quarters, sometimes decked out with a soldiers hat or cap and always being entertained like queens.
 As a whole the change from the strict discipline which has been ever present at the encampment through the week to the gay scene of yesterday was d pleasant one.
 There were the usual routine drill for the morning hour, but the soldier ap- peared better and drilled better for having multitude to watch them. The most brilliant event of the whole week was the brigade review by Governor Cooke and his staff.
 The governor mounted on dark bay horse of peaceable disposition and ac- companied by Adjutant General Hav- ems and the remainder of his staff rode down the lines of the brigade which was drawn up on the north side of the parade ground Returning Governor Cooke and his staff took up their posi- tions in front of Governor headquarters xrLo tho hrin da marched by. The consolidated bands played semper Fidelis during the re- view. The brigade as whole made a. fine showing, as they passed the re- viewing stand, but to the Second was given by far the greater need of ap- pIause all of which it deserved Per- haps no single company got so much applause as Capt. Lathrop's Wilkins Guards, the separate company, coiored. of this city.
 Spectators lined all sides of the large parade ground during the review and although guards were stationed at fre- quent intervals, they had considerable difficulty in keeping the crowd outside parade limits.
 Following the review regimentaI and battery drills were given, illustrat- HE llllllCdI LdCtlCb WILL U lOOPo cl Q LII & action. One could easily imagine the parade ground the scene of a small bat- tie there was so much noise and pow- der smoke.
 The Fourth regiment forming in skir- mish line on the right of the parade gave an excellent exhibition, the troops firing by companies, squads or at will Again the same regiment charged half way down the field with yell as though they were going to annihilate the First regiment which was drawn up in two solid squares at the left of the field to resist an imaginary caval- ry force.
 The First regiments firing by cons pany and by the entire regiment evoked hearty applause.
 Following the infantry drill was drill by battery A and the machine gun di- vision, as drill with the mortars was going on at the same time the noise was nearly deafening for a while.
 At the close of the drill with the gum came regimental drills by the First and Second regiments. The soldiers had changed from regulation blue to fatigue caps and white trousers and made a fine appearance.
 Last night was gala occasion.
 Many of the company streets were strung with flags and illuminated with Chinese lanterns. All the men made merry within the bounds of strict mill itary discipline, for to-day they evacu- ate Camp Cooke and return to the pur- suits of peace.
 Farewell Camp Cooke.
 The leaving time of trains is as fol- lows:
 Train No 1, baggage, First regiment. F m. Baggage must be loaded at il