Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-14
PREPARATIONS FOR CAMP.

PREPARATIONS FOR CAMP. The Connecticut Militia to Go to Camp Watson To-NIorrow-Order of the Encanapment-Exer on sum day-Complmentar Circular.
 The arrangements are perfected for the light days encampment of the Connecticut National Guard, which is to go into camp on the state grounds at Niantic tomorrow. | The Second regiment is to leave New Ha- ven soon after 10 o'clock in the forenoon and will arrive at Niantic at noon, at which time the Third regiment is expected to ar rive. The Fourth regiment is to be the next at camp, and the First from Hartford is to be the last to arrive at Camp Wat son.
 The First Separate company is to go from this city on the train with Colonel Doher- tvs regiment, and the Second Separate company is to go with the First regiment from Hartford. The Guilford battery is to be the first of the military to arrive at camp, where they are expected to be set tied before the arrival of the other mili- tary.
 The order of the encampment of the regiments, which as usual will be by seniority of colonels, will give the right of the long line of tents to the Third regi- ment. The Second will be located next, with the Fourth next and the First on the left. The separate companies al, and the bat tery are on the extreme left. The military exercises of Saturday afternoon will con sist of guard mounting and possibly brigade dress parade.
 General Watson and nearly all of the brigade officers will be at camp in advance of the other military. The general and his staff went to camp last night.
 A new feature of this years camp is the detail of one>sergeant and four privates of the First Company Governor Horse guard who will report at camp mounted. The following is the detail: Sergeant, E. W. Goodrich privates, G. I. Hurd, F. w.
 Colonel Erickson has announced that Paymaster w. H. 0. Cheney will set as ad- jutant of the First regiment during the coming encampment at Camp Watson.
 The horses for the brigade staff, Fourth regiment staff, and the machine gun pla- toon and the Gatling gun will be shipped to Mantle to-day.
 Lieutenant Colonel Van Kebren is ill with malarial fever.
 Members of the Grays were busy last evening getting their baggage to the depot. Their baggage goes to camp this morning by special car hired for the purpose by the company. By this arrangement their traps will be in camp ready for them on their arrival there tomorrow.
 The tent for religious services is erected near the mess houses, and is to be used for mass early Sunday morning. The chaplains of the regiments are to hold re- ligious exercises either in the tent or one of the mess houses. In the evening the brigade is to meet at brigade headquarters for divine service.
 Adjutant- General A. H. Embler recently gave to COURIER representative the fol lowing explanation of the order for this detail. "Last year," he said, "the gov ernor's staff went to meet the governor on his arrival in camp and were accompanied by General Watson and staff. Upon the arrival at the depot I found myself in the predicament of having no one to hold my horse while went to receive the governor. In the emergency the brigadier-gene held my horse, which was not a proper thing for him to do. The same thing happened when Governor Rudd of Rhode Island paid the camp a visit and then 1 determined that the governors staff would not again be placed in this pre- dicament. So this year to guard against orderlies for the governors staff, some- thing it has never had, ordered the First Governors Horse guards to provide 8 detail for this purpose. Now whenever the governor or his staff officers go to make a social call upon any of the officers of the regiments they will not be obliged to call upon any of the other officers to hold their horses, for the orderlies will ac- company them for that purpose. It will not be only matter of convenience to the governors staff, but it will relieve any en- barrassment staff officers might have on this account"
 In circular issued by General Embler, the general pertinently remarks regarding the emergency calls as follows: Its main purpose was to present an ob- ject lesson to the guard, especially the officers.
 The call, as made, has been criticised somewhat, because the commands could have been assembled so much easier, and possibly more speedily, by an alarm on fire or church bells. Such is probably the fact, but it is a more pertinent fact that instruction in the A. B. C.'s of meeting an enemy would be needed by one who gave a mob equal notice with his com mand to get ready for trial of strength. In case of real trouble, soldiers, would probably bring the rioters need not be remarked that you want all side, and so, the general alarm, the "long rolp' so to speak, should, as 8 rule, be sounded only in cases of public calamity, or for service away from your own locality. This drill has undoubtedly shown cap | tains of companies defects in their squad ing system, and they now see where i'm provements can be made. One feature has presented itself to all, I have no doubt; that is, the necessity for double l squading, since the chief of squad for a night-call would find his men incon- veniently located for day-call.
 The utility of keeping uniforms and | equipments at the armory, aside from and beyond their responsibility for state prop. erty, must have suggested itself to cap tains of companies and other officers. At tention need not be called to the probable | fate of soldier, hurrying in uniform to join his company if a riot were the cause of the call.
 It is suggested to commandants of regi- ments that an excellent practice for the next drill season, that will serve to keeI the system in full vogue, and that may be | of incalculable benefit to the well being and good name of the Connecticut Nation al Guard some day, will be the assembling of their commands, where there are two ol more companies in locality, for battal ion drill, by the call as recently practiced Gndividual notifcation), and once, at least, during the drill season, for the same pur. pose, by the bell, or other general alarm. At any rate, the present condition fol prompt assembling should not be permitted
 to die out by lack of use.
 From the detailed reports received al
 this office it appears that the average oi
 the forty-seven organizations of the brig
 ade ordered out by this call, was presen- tation of better than 56 per cent. of thei1 strength, uniformed, armed, and with am. munition distributed, in forty five minutes from the receipt of order by the com
 mandants of organizations, and that in ar | average of sixty minutes, 76 per cent. o1 l the strength of organizations called was
 present, ready for duty. Of the 25 pei
 cent. absent, at least 75 per cent. is re ported "out of town"
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