New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-21
TIE CONNECTICUT UARDSMEN,
CARRIER PIGEONS USED TO CONVEY DISPATCHES
FROM THE CAMP AT NIANTlC.

FROM THE CAMP AT NIANTiC.
New. London, Conn. August 20 (SpecIap.-1he United
States ship Jamestown which has been OF the naval station
the past months towed out into the Sound on
Wednesday aud started for Norfolk, Va The Mononga
h,la now at Portsmouth, " H.. Is expected here in a
few days and while here her men will spend some time
at target practice with the small arms The torpedo boat
Cushing was here early In the week but went from hero
TO Gartn,rs Bay in search Of suitable range Tor 'oF
pedo Irscuce. . "a,
Conuoaorc David Banks OF the Atlantic Yacht Club
who TO- a number years has occupied cottage Ok MS
own near Pequot House has recently pur'hase' '
Borr1and property, at Great Neck
Arthur Pormelce OF this city. who has NUMBER OF
vctraIned carrier pigeons has made practical use OF
Them this week A number Of them we're sent 10 tho
State camp ground at Mantle at Intervals through ue
day bringing back dispatches for the evening P'l"r'
Tho troops been favored with nne weather TINS year
aud much good work has been accomplished oh Mo"uay
there sham battle between th- ist ana "a res,menS
and on Tuesday between the ID and 4th Who INV
regiment which attacked the camp was successful III each
days attic the ngh; between the 80 ana Sun rese"''
vas very close and exciting with slight advantage IN
,.vor az the lth On the nrst day, however, the III
regiment eonpt outwitted the 1st and marched h'e
camp without opposition. On Friday hore was s'ana
review OF the troops by Governor Buckley ana sta" "o"
was witnessed by tn. great crowd Of people VINO
though they leave camp at night tired dirty ana ILL.,
netured and declaring they will never visit camp again
on a similar occasion, turn Up every yssr on Governor
Day.
The IL now at its height ~ inc HeN"~s """
Fort Grlswod houses and all of he cottages ~ these
places are occupied and both hotels az full Among ho
recent arrivals the Pequot House ore Richard j. hos
Miss A. NJ. Bos, Miss T.. b. Bollls' j.. King .ooS
George Work, w. V. Dinsmore, Mr kichcr' MrN
Horton W. Srresbury Mrs. G.. N. Pel. Mrs. beatrice
Pail William II. Robinson Enoch FUR. Joseph Upshur
Edwin n. Brown. Il. II. Msnkay, Mrs. II. NJ Cook. NJ
=. vsllette. Edward J. Gsvegan. j. H. Adams. ROMAN
r. keene Alfred Cammeyer. Robert t. Meoks. Bertha T.
Meeks W. W. Parkin, William Parkn, al OF New.fork {;
NJ. wifi lea A ID.
WInant, IT, A. Van Dcrmerken. August Lane. Miss
f.. NJ Van D-rmerken, James Smith, all Of Brooklyn
At the Fort Griswold-Mr and Mrs. f. c. Tucker Miss
Geycng Mr.. and Mrs. C. H0lenbeck, Miss Holenbeck.
Miss Nellie Holenbcck MI and Mrs. James Doyle Miss
Doyle, Miss T.. Doyle, ID. Van Nostrand, Miss g..
20 lamorc Miss u. Colamore A. Teaman and wife, Miss
Tcaman 4. Teamln. ir T.. W. Bell and wife. walter C.
Tucker Mr.. and Mrs H. G.. Mount Mr.. and Mrs. \.
paudwine, n. =. Ffnney. Miss Finney j. W..
Brooks r. d. Rich and wife, Miss Lizzie stake, William
L. Cregier Richard Mansfield, Mrs. J. S. Gibson. Miss
Gibson, Miss Mary Gibson, Miss Cora Gibson. Mrs r..
Garrison. J. slocum. MI and Mre Daniel Close Mrs.