Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-27
ECHOES FROM CANT TERRY.
One of the Best Weeks Work of the c
 

N. G.
 The six days encampment of the Con- necticut National Guard is over, and who can say it has not been a successful one It was not, as many may thinF, week of fun and pleasure, but of hard and tedious labor. The Waterbury visitors who wit messed the last days work can attest that if there was any fun it was deservedly earned. The last night of encampment al ways brings visions of jollihcation and round of celebration to the minds of the soldiers, and that Friday nights festivities were no exception to the accustomed rule those who witnessed the closing events of the camp can truthfully assert. Never be- fore has such an amount of money been expended by the respective companies to commemorate the encampment of Camp Terry. Almost every street was in Splendor of dag zling light, shedfrom hundreds of various colored Chinese lanterns, and fires of every description blazed from all corners of the camp ground until the sky for miles around was one perfect orb of light. To the Third regiment belongs the honor of the best decorations, and every street from Company D, with its letter resplendent with colored fire shining fifty feet above the tents, down to the last company i'll the regiment was one blaze of light. The Second regiment refrained this year from anything elaborate in decorations and but few companies had endeavored to decorate at all. The First was not n rival of the other regiments in the line of decora- tions, and the Fourth had some few that were worthy of comment. One company from Stamford had the letters of its city raised high in air and formed from brightly lighted lanterns The name was visible from every end of the grounds and presented beautiful appearance. Saturday morning dawned clear and bright and the work of departure commenced. The morning company drill and guard mount were carried through as usual and then the packing of knapsacks and rolling of blankets and overcoats were begun by the boys with sad countenances and longing hearts. Sad because the en- campment was not prolonged another week and longing for the return of the next camp. One of the most beautiful sights witnessed on the camp grounds is the dropping of the tents. Just before the departure of the brigade every tent falls simultaneously at the sound of one of the battery guns, and then mighty cheer goes up from a thousand throats ushering out the encampment of the C. N. G. for 1 'SS. The train bearing the Second reg iment left Mantle at l o'clock, arriving at New Haven at 3:30. Here, to gratify the commanding officer, the tired and weary boys with the precipitation rolling down their faces and with heavy knapsacks strapped to their shoulders were com pelled to parade the principal streets before the regiment was dismissed. It | was an uncalled for parade and was, to say the least. something that the soldiers | hardly expected. But one of the Second regiment was never known to grumble and every man turned out i'll line and gave the people of New Haven, tired and weary as each soldier felt, one of the best parades ever witnessed. When the train bearing the 1 Waterbury companies had arrived in Derby, it was discovered that the officers of Co 4. and Lieut. Col Doherty had been left in New Haven. Capt Wolff of Co G, who then had the command, although knowing that his men were anxious to reach home. de cided as a matter of courtesy to await the officers at Derby. A delay of an hour was made and the tired companies arrived in Waterbury at 9:2O Arriving in the ar mory after calling the soldiers to atten- tion Col Doherty desired to return the thanks of Colonel Levenworth to the off cers and members of Cos G. and A. but owing to hoarseness refrained until some future time. Capt Burkee of Co A. then for himself and brother officers thanked the members of Co G. for the courtesy both the officers and men of the company exhibited in delaying at Derby to await himself and officers who had been unex- pertedly detained at New Haven. After exchanging hurrahs for both officers and companies, Co X. invited the members of Co G. to little celebration in the lower hall of the armory where the last pleasures of Camp Terry were handsomely ended
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