The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-23
GOV. LOUNSBURY AT CAMP
ID RRLVED YESTERDAY ATTERNOON
WITH STAFF.

WITH STATE.
Second Regiment Escorted Him From
the Morton House-Given a Great Re
ception-General CoweIl Thrown
from HIS IIorse-NIany Happenings o
Interest-Reducedt to the Ranks.
Another beautiful day welcomed I'm.
Gle Sans soldier boys of the Connect
cut National Guard at Mantle yester-
day. The weather was very much like
that of Monday, being cool and agree
able the entire day. Monday nights
rain helped to cool the atmosphere to
great extent and settled the dust, SO
that the conditions for drilling were
excellent.
The men aWoke promptly to the
reveille from brigade headquarters at a
quarter to six. Breakfast was served
at $50 O'clock after which there was
a company drill Quarters We're then
inspected to the satisfaction of the Off
GERS and at o'clock there was guard
mounting.
after guard mounting, the Fourth and
First regiments drilling at $3.50 and the
Second and Third regiments at 10:15.
Following there was drill by the con-
solidated hospital corps under the COM
maM of Major Gonell of the Fourth
regiment This is a new departure and
will be followed during the remaining
days of camp.
The camp this year is the neatest
that was ever recorded at Mantle and
the officers said yesterday that they
had never witnessed neater regimen
tai camp in their whole experience.
One can look down the various Streets
of companiesAand very seldom pieces of
paper or any kind of rubbish will be
seen. Now and then bottle which
might have contained milk or even gin
ger ale might be noticed, but these,
too, are quickly cleaned up. Each COM
pany has man, who could be called
sweep, to go the rounds of its street
with a big basket gathering in any
Thing he sees.
Of course the principal event of yes
terdays happenings was the arrival of
Governor Lounsbury at the camp
the National Guard of Connecticut will
remain until the weeks round of duty
Is brought to a close.
Inspection of quarters yesterday
morning resulted as follows: Battery
"a, policing 100, quarters 100; Machine
Gun battery, policing 100, quarters SO
210; signal corps policing 100, quar-
tets 81 $40; First regiment, policing
30 $40, quarters 40; Second regiment,
policing 80 $40, quarters so 91-100;
Third regiment, policing 100, quarters
100; Fourth regiment, policing 100.
quarters 50 $40. The unusually low
standing of the First regiment in quar-
ters was due to conflicting orders Col
Onel Schulze had ordered that tents be
dressed with walls down, while the or
ders from brigade headquarters direct |
ed that tents be dressed with walls up. |
Some of the men obeyed one order |
while the others obeyed the other.
Since Adjutant General Van Keuren |
received a message from Governor
Lounsbury that he would reach camp |
Monday afternoon the entire brigade |
has been on the qui vive to give him a
fitting welcome upon his arrival. He
had planned, however, to appear on the
grounds incognito, but when it was learn
ed that he had arrived at the Morton
house early yesterday afternoon he was
quickly waited upon by Adiutant Gen
eral Van Keuren and Brigadier General
Frost, who dissauded him from entering
the camp unannounced.
At $40 adjutant's call was sounded
and the Fourth, Third and First regi-
u .I,:,. |
battery assembled in brigade formation.
AT the same time the Second regiment,
under command of Colonel Burpee and
headed by the governors staff, led by
Adjutant General Van Keuren, march,
ed ITO the Morton house and then escort
ed the governor to the camp grounds.
They marched to the grounds in two
battalions, columns of fives, the COVER
nor and his staff riding between the two
The other regiments and batteries of
the brigade were standing with heads
If columns in about the center of the
parade grounds. The regiments were
Drawn up by company's front. The col
INNS halted when the governor arrived
1T a point just opposite his quarters,
md after saluting the assembly wheel
d to the left and proceeded to his quar-
ers followed by his staff. AS the gov
,rnor appeared on the field Battery A
If Glilford fired a salute of seventeen
,uns.
A great flag bearing the seal of the '
tate was set flying in the breeze from
he pole on the stand in front of brigade
The consolidated bands
which were stationed az the extreme
light Of the line in brigade formation !
,layed several bars from Hail to the s
thief" After getting settled in his s
uarters Governor Lounsbury with a Z
ew of his staff visited about the camp
nd were greatly pleased with the neat
ess of the place. The arrival of the
overnor brought a great crowd of WISH
ors on the grounds, including over 100
aides from Mantle and nearby towns.
What MIGHT have been a very serious | =