Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-25
CAMP HARRISON.
The Regiments in Their Quarters Battalion Drill Under a Boiling Sun Details For The Week-PrOspeetive uasuIts of rCha Encampment.

The Regiments in Their Quarters
 Battalion Drill Under Boiling Sun
 Details For The Week-PrOspeetive
 Results of The Encampment.
 N1ANr1C, Aug. 24.-Shortly after eight
 o'clock this morning the train bearing the
 Fourth regiment arrived in New Haven.
 There the car in which was Company A. of
 the Fifth battalion was attached. The train
 left about half-past eight, and about 10:3O
 o'clock had reached Mantle depot. The
 soldiers marched directly to the camp where
 the Third was already quartered. Before
 eleven o'clock all of the militia which spend
 the week were on the grounds. Twenty
 minutes after the Fourth regiment
 arrived they performed guard mount.
 The Third regiment is quartered on the extreme west. Beyond and towards the ri yer is the Fourth. Next to the Fourth is the Fifth battalion and be- low the Fifth is the battery. The guns of the latter are planted upon the river bank. The first duty performed by the militia after their arrival in camp was guard mount. Al though the first one of the week, it was per formed fairly we'll. After guard mount din ner was served and the men had short rest After about an hours rest the bugles and drums signalled the men to fall in and be- meath blazing sun and with the thermome- ter soaring towards the boiling point the men marched to the center of the field where @ battalion drill was held. To say that it was hot does not begin tc express it. But the men stood it like veterans and at the con clusion marched back to their quarters with as firm and steady a step as when they marched out. The battery seemed to be the center of attraction for the visitors. They have seventy-four men in camp and are 8 l fine body of men and as they go laundering across the field drawing their heavy cannon after them present beautiful sight The Fifth battalion promises to do excellent | work in camp this year. Company ot New Haven is composed of Q fine body of men, l many of whom have been in camp before. They are well drilled and before the week is out, if we may judge from the manner in | which they drilled to-day, will do honor l to themselves and to the city they represent | They have a large company present. After | an hours broiling the men sought the shade where they remained until tue call for dress parade at o'clock.
 l The field officers of the day are as follows: | Monday-Lieutenant Colonel Bentley, Third | regiment; Tuesday-Lieutenant Colonel | Skinner, Fourth regiment; Wednesday, Captain Sterry, Third regiment; Thursday Major Grove, Fourth regiment; Friday Major Haven, Third regiment; Saturday. Captain Cornell, Fourth regiment. Drum | Major Carroll, of the Third regiment band, | will have charge of the bands when consoli- dated.
 The Third and Fourth regiments and the Fifth battalion and the battery will guard
 their respective camps. The Third and | Fourth regiments will alternate in furnish ing headquarters guards. On Friday the Fifth battalion will make detail to relieve | the headquarters guard, which guard they will keep until relieved.
 The board of military examiners will be- gin their examinations tomorrow. The first officers to be examined are from the First and Second regiments. They will probably | finish with these officers by Thursday night. There are at camp two machine gun pla- toons composed of about nine men each. During the evening and before time to ''turn
 in" singing and other amusements are in- dulged ill. Company A, Fifth battalion, has some good musicians in it, and before the ! week is over many will be attracted to their street.
 1 The officers of both the Third and Fourth regiments are working hard, and doubtless before the end of the encampment will bring
 their regiments to high standard of militia \ " training.