Morning journal and courier., 1892-08-16
.pcoun REG1mENT VICTORIOUS

the victory to the Secoh0-na0 s
nlunders of tho MISUNDERSTANDING
Fire on Governor Bulkeley-CamP
Jottings.
CAMP WHITE, N1ANT1c, Conn.,,
Aug. Is. - [Special.] - This morning
the camp life here opened in
earnest Early in the morning the rata
ta-ta-ta of the drums and the music Of the
bugles began to re-echo through the hills
and valleys surrounding the camp, and
commissioned officers, orderlies guards |
and privates began to bestir themselves
for the duties of the day. 1t has been a
most pleasant day with fresh cool breeze
blowing in from the sound to mitigate the
midsummer's heat-in a word, q perfect
day for the militiamen and they have put
it to its best use.
But the battle now Is over and the Sec
ond regiment is covered with glory, while
tho colors of the First are trailing in tho
| dust. At 8 o'clock the call to order was
sounded and the Second was soon In line
on their parade ground. The order to
march was given and headed by the
regimental drum corps the regiment
marched to woods lying to the west of
Mantle, about three miles out. The First
regiment formed about half an hour after
and marched without drum or music.
| Colonel Burdette stationed his men along
mile north of the camp. His line reached
away across the lots for mile and q half
to point mile and half west of the de-
| pot on the Crescent Beach road.
The two battalions of the Second regi-
ment were each to attack at the ends of the
line and to act at nearly the same time.
Lieutenant Burpee was in command of
the First and Major Callahan in charge
of the Second. Colonel Doherty went with
the Second battalion and directed it. The
First battalion went against the depot end
of the First regiment, while the Second
battalion was stationed at Gordon's mill.
Lieutenant Burpee first began the attack
at his end, and by fanking movement of
Companies G., A and G forced the First
regiment back. Reinforcements were
called for at this point by the First regi-
ment men there, but they had only one
, company in reserve. This was of little
, overcame the opposition. At half past II
the First battalion marched into camp and
Colonel Burpee with Corporal Sullivan of
Company q, Waterbury, went with a
. squad to take the flag of the camp. As he
was hauling down the oolors Brigadier.
r General Haven asked him by what right
he did it. Colonel Burpee answered, "Sir
: have taken the camp" General Haver
acknowledged his possession and turned
D the camp over to him.
y The First battalion was working in thu
= | woods near Gordons mill. Colonel Do
herty was trying stratagem to get in, bu
| the First guard had secuted out. Colone
: Burdette would have given him a littl'
harder work had his plans operated. TIL
L
! | Whitney of the Signal corps to recon
hotter. The private went out on bicycl
x with a bicycle club uniform on, but he wa
|. recognized by Captain Bowen of Compan,
n | l, who knew the bicyclist to be Hartford
signal man. The bioyolist tried to worl
:, off, but he was detained and so Colone
II Burdette had to guess the location of tn
Second regiment men. The man made hi
Il escape later and left his bicycle benin
- | him. He recovered it later.
Colonel Doherty marched around tn
hills and brought up at the Oswegotohi
70 hill. Here in the woods he was abou
D. one hundred feet from the outer guard 9
Colonel Burdette Colonel Burdette DIRE,
in his men, not knowing of the nearness c
l. Colonel Doherty, and Colonel Dohert
at marched his men cup the hill and dow
again." but it was up one side and dow
the other. He marched them into cam
and arrived at the camp about twent
lie minutes before Colonel Burdette. Th
ID decision as to whom is due the victor
will not be settled yet, as Colonel Stone
:, who is brigade adjutant, will have to r.
~ ceive the reports of the colonies, and som
n questions may arise as to whether or n
st there were any deviations from the tactic'
W The orders for the affair say that no ma
= shall approach within fifty feet of th
enemy. Some of the First regiment 50
IN that the men under Lieutenant Colon
K Burpee passed within twenty feet of thel
ever, among the Second regiment mel
10 and an atmosphere of gloom among IL
r. First regiment quarters.
GOOD CHANGE MADE.
tn One of the most agreeable changes b
Vi been made in the brigade dress parad
); The "Brigade, rest" has been shortent
from half an hour to five minutes or les
1t Heretofore the brigade, rest" LAST
ue while the bands marched the entire leng1
IL of the line and back again. This toe
about thirty minutes, and the strain "
p in the Third regiment fell out of the ran.
be last evening. The strain of standing
sst long was greater than an hours marchin
IN. BAD BREAK.
TO- A big military blunder was commit
Va Bulkely went out to inspect some of t
in different ranks. He passed the first a
I'd. second lines and had passed the seco1
line back when he was fred upon by t
first line upon his failing to give the oou
re- tersign. The governor paid no heed to t
int firing, but went right on. It was
Till blunder, however, for the regimentals,
~. they had failed to demand the countersil
tiy of him.
n
M Brigade parade was at $50 o'clo
rs, forty men dropped out of line yesterd
zen when the four bands were marching
to full length of the long line, it WAS deem
bly, advisable to-day to omit the march of
on bands, thus shortening the time of
led brigade parade by half an hour.
me SENIOR COLONEL DoHERTY IN coMMAr
sne General Haven was called away by I
,ue sickness of his mother-in-lsw. The Co
IA mand then fell upon Senior Colonel Doh
, ,"t ty. Governor Buckley gave two orde
&c The other orders were given by Colo
~ Doherty, Colonel Frost Of the Fourth r,
To- "a iment, Major Callahan and others of Il
~ rank.
r. THE BANDS PLAYED.
to The full four bands played together a
,er. the military efficiency and exactness d
hia p1hyoO ny Luo SO1uloTS Was Rr68C Gre
to the Connecticut soldiery.
ATHLETICS DAY.
The athletics day will be Thursday. q
3D. tain Gsddingh of the brigadier gener'
Of staff is still receiving entries for the a
letic contests to take place this day.
of morrow the Third and Fourth regime
ok will go through the same tactics as
20 First and Second to-day.
~ EAST LYME IN CAMP TIME.
:. The village Of East Lyme, which is
q short distance from the camp, also p
'fef sents q decidedly military aspect.
;, Is streets thronged with military men, squ,
'ur. and companies of soldiers parading
ted streets. military bands ivening up
sleepy streets. But the villagers have
ler- this time become used to the yearly in
sion of the armed troops. and do not mi
10y it much more than Spiritualistic ca
lar meeting, which is in progress in gr'
nth over opposite the camp. Here there
services every day under the direction
tore DR.. Keeney of New York, preaching tw
each Sunday, with occasional even
the seances to relieve the monotony. Milit