The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-30
SECOND OFF FOR NEW YORK
MORE THAN 900 MEN EMBARK ON
 THE sHINNEC0CK.
Lively Scenes at Armory Last Evening The Naval Militia Also Depare-Out-
 of-Town Companies We'll Entertained Horse Guards Compelled to go on

The Second regiment left for the Dewey festivities in New York on the steamer Shinnecock at about 5 o'clock this morning. They were accompanied by the Naval Militia, and the assem- blaze numbered in all about nine hun dred men. The big iron steamer easily found room for them all without any crowding, and the men had probably a very pleasant trip to New York. The men left the armory at 2:30 and march, ed to the boat. Up to that time thsy throneed the streets and the armory i'll punches and groups, giving the thor oughfares a very warlike appearance. Early in the evening they were visited by their lady friends in goodly num- bers to whom they showed the differ ent company rooms. The out-ot-toWn companies arrived between 1:3O and r. o'clock and immediately marched 10 the armory, where they were entertain ed by the different companies. Retresh- ments of coffee and sandWlches were given to each man. The companies were A and G of Waterbury, K Of Mer- iden. I of Wallingford and Il of Mld- dletown.
 The Horse Guards at the last moment were compelled to change thelr plahs They had intended going on the steam CT Montauk, but Major Ludlngtoh at the last moment found that the tue would be too low to get the horses OH hoard at 3 o'clock He therefore qllck- ly engaged a special train, eonslstlhg ol two passenger coaches and four freight cars and at o'clock the horses were mt aboard. The company itself, Ill company with the First company or Hartford will leave at o'clock this morning. The Hartford company ana Captain George E. Mart were the guests | of the local company last evening. | The New London section of the Brlg- ade Signal corps arrived at the armory at 9 o'clock, where they were entertain ed bv the local division The Shinne- cock will not land in New York this morning until about 10 o'clock. me landing will be made at One Hunurea and Thirtieth street, North rlVef. inc line of march will be started about Il ! o'clock and will then proceed to River side park, where the big parade VIII De formed.
 The Foot Guards departed yesterday morning on a special train at 9;4o' as intended. They were attended by a large number of their friends. A feat ure of the big parade to-day will be the Second regiment band, under Leader Fichtl It has been augmented to the number of sixty, and should create a good if not greater impression than It did on Grant day. The order of the Connecticut troops in the New York pa rade will be as follows:
 l Governor George F. Lounsbury and Stan, First Company Governors Foot Guard
 (Hartford.) Major Louis B. Cheney
 Commanding. 140 Men.
 Second Company Governor Foot Guard
 (New Haven) Major Edward M. l Clark Commanding. POO Men.
 Brigade Connecticut National Guard. Coz
 onel Lucien r. Burpee Commanding Seconu Regiment, roo Men. Lieutenant
 Colonel T. F. Callahan Commanding Fourth Regiment 450 Men. Colonel Charles
 w. Henrle Commanding
 Fourth Section Signal Corps.
 Fourth Section Machine Gun Battery. Naval Battalion. 230 Men. Commander Ed
 ward " Reynolds Commanding Second Company's Governors Horse Guards
 100 Men Major Luzerne Luddington, Commanding.