Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-21

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leum. Nearly $1,000 has been subscribed b
Waterbury parties and it is proposed to sen
down several shafts to Investigate in
thorough manner. The first shaft will
sent downnear T. B. Wheeler's house, nea
where one was sunk about sixty years ago.
THE TROOPS IN CAMP.
Soldiers-The Nay In Camp-The Cit,
OfTents-The Second Leads ehe Brig
AIDE I'm Numbers In Camp BrIgad
Dress Parade.
CAMP TERRY, Mantle, Aug. 20.-The See
ond regiment left New Haven soon after
o'clock this morning on special train il
charge of Conductor George Mason TIL
train service provided by the Consolidate,
| railroad was as good as could be desired
When the train arrived at Mantle the mel
| were soon in marching order and on thei
way to the camp, which is short distanc
| north of the depot. The large amount o
baggage to be used at camp was taken out o
the baggage cars of the train and loaded Oh
wagons which were waiting to transport tn
goods to Camp Terry. The Second regimen
was the first TO arrive at the camp. TIL
Fourteenth regiment arrived soon after, es
corted by the Wheeler & Wilson or Fourth
band, George STREET. leader. The Third regi
ment arrived later, after which came tn
Fifth battalion of three companies and thu
First regiment. The Guilford light battery
being located nearer than any other of Statt
troops was the first of the State militia to en-
ter the camp.
The camp ground is as fine as could be
desired and is conveniently laid out, the ar.
rangement being similar to previous en-
campments.
The long rows of tents are near the mess
houses on the north side of the ground.
The large open space south of the tents is
spacious enough for all of the regiments. tc
drill in independently.
There are about 81 acres of land in the
camp ground owned by the State. The first
tract was purchased in 1882, and an adjoin-
ing tract was bought later.
On the south side of the camp ground, ar
ranged in a semicircle, are officers tents,
which are occupied by commissary general,
quartermaster general, governor, adjutant
general, surgeon general, paymaster general,
aides.
Near these tents is another half circle of
tents, which are occupied by the following
officers, all of whom are brigade officers: Adj
jutant general, assistant adjutant general of
brigade, brigadier general, brigade quarter
master, aide de camp, brigade inspector of
rifle practice, brigade medical director, brig
ade engineer and signal officer, brigade order
ly, brigade commissary and chief trumpeter.
Several officers of the National guard were
in camp over Sunday, including Brsgadier
General G. ]. Fox, surgeon general; Briga-
der General Charles Olmstead, quartermas-
ter general; George M. White, assistant adju-
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Lieutent Colonel Joseph 7. Elliott, Major
Wellman, Major E. s. Hayden, Major Alex
ander Allen, Sergeant Burwell, Lieutenant
Colonel G. Purdy Linsley, Captain Charles e.
Lyon, Captain Alfred II. Parker, Adjutant
General Camp and Commissary General John
B. Clapp.
Thalheimer, the caterer, is one of the
time. He is providing meals for nearly 500
persons. He is engaged to cater for the
following six cempanies-B E and z of fhe
Second and Fl and K of the Third regiment.
Besides the soldiers he feeds q small army
of help and many visitors. Dieb1e is cater
ing for companies @ and and the field and
staff officers.
The Second regiment is well represented
and leads the brigade in the number of men
present. The Blues and Light Guards re-
ported all of their men present. Some of
Captain SUCKERS men came from quito dis
rance to attend camp. They came from East
Haddam, Bridgeport and Newtown. 1t is re-
markable that any captain can get all his
men to camp, as one or more men are often
prevented from attending to camp duty by
some unavoidable circumstance.
There were but few visitors from New
Haven present to-day. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Ball, with their nephew, Johnnie Andrews,
were present.
One of the most attractive features of the
days exercises is the brigade dress parade,
which occurs daily at half-past Eve During
the parade to-day, which was reviewed by
Brigadier General @. P. Graham, the four
regiments with their machine gun platoons,
the Fifth battalion and the Guilford battery
all showed that they were well up in military
tactics. The music from the four bands,
which were consolidated, was grand.
One or more trophies viii be offered soon
to the brigade for prizes to be won by the
team shooting during the csming
autumn. The camp is well worth visit.
The beautiful grounds upon which the
State is making needed Improvements each
rear never looked better than at the present
lime. The recent rains have transferred the
,losely mown parade ground into perfect
avn which, together with the snow-white
,anvas, systematically pitched, produced
most pleasing effect. All the privates' tents
ire new. They are of the wall pattern, af-
ording much more room than the old style
If A tent. In the peak of each at the front
md rear is arranged an opening or ventilator
md another luxury is the the mattresses
FINISHED in the place of the old straw
,ed sacks. Each tent is allowed three of
hese, which, when spread covers the entire |
emit floor, and when not in use can be piled |
ogether at one side out of the way. Each |
mattress is stamped with the regiment and |
ompany to which it is assigned in order |
hat they may be returned each year to the l
anne tents again. This will probably be an
Incentive for each man to preserve his bed |
9 best he can for future use. This with the /
lew and commodious tent is another |
tep the State has taken toward the health /
nd comfort of the enlisted men, who will |
ertain1y appreciate the departure, Another /
feature about the camp is that all l
be tents for the field and staff of each /
sgiment are entirely new, and consequently /
orrespond with the bright quarters of the |
ten.
Saturday and Sunday were busy days in /
citing things in readiness for the arrival of L
ne troops. The quartermasters of the several L
sgiments with their assistants were on hand
, noon of the former day, and at once set to
'ork drawing from the brigade quartermas
n the necessary supplies. The hospital
;ewards also reported at the same time and
ranged the hospital stores for the week.
thsr officers came down during the day, put
leir quarters in order, and some, whose
resence required them, returned home Sum
az to come into camp with their regiments.
As each regiment arrived in camp and be- +
re being dismissed to their quarters, their
1jutants were required to read to them par-
graph four Of general order No. 10, relating
defacing, marking or in any manner in j
ring the tents, as has been the practice in ,
me instances in the past.
The following daily routine of camp duty
Ill be the order of the week:
Reveille, 6 o. M; Surgeons Call, $50 q.
:; Breakfast, 6:45 q. m; Police Cali, a.
:; Company Drill, 7:3O to s:15 q. M;
aard Mounting, 3. m.; Battalion Drill, !,
to 11:30 q. M; Orderly Hour, 10 m;
amer, 1890 p. m; battalion drill, 1915 to Is
90 b. IA; police call, p. M. brigade dress
rade, $50 p. M; supper, $50 p. M; tat 4
>, 10 p. M; taps, 1880 pm.
Review by his Excellency, Governor
Friday, August "a, at 2 p. m. T
lmediately following will be battalion drill p
the infantry, drill by the artillery and 4
lgade dress parade The brigade ID en-
nped In tho following order: Fourth regi-
mt, First regiment, Second regiment, T.
10 regiment. Fifth battalion, Battery A. | q