The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-16
THE STATE CAMP OVER
There Was Some Fun Last Night
and Soldiers in the Guard House.
RAIN IMPROVED THE GROUND
At O'Clock the Soldiers Struck Their
Tents. and st s;i5 the Trains Brought
Them Back to the City-Now for the
Next Time.

Next Time.
A beautiful shower fell about o'clock
this morning which served to lay the dust
during the early part of the day 50 that
the preliminary work of breaking camp
was accomplished with much more COM
fort than was expected.
The men were busy all the morning
getting their effects together and there
was no time for the morning drill. Guard
mounting was at the usual hour.
Every body was on the move, and Bat
terry A struck tents about 10 o'clock, and
started for PROVIDENCE overland
The cavalry followed at l2 O'Clock pass
eral. The Machine Gun Battery left
camp at the same time and the
Infantry alone remained. Orders
were given to have everything In readi-
ness to strike tents at o'clock or soon az.
ter at the sound of the bugle.
Private Thomas of Co: b, First Regi-
Thursday was carried off the field on a
stretcher In charge Of Sergeant Provan,
to take an early train for PROVIDENCE.
The official roster of the Brigade is as
follows: Brigadier General and staff, IL,
all present; signal corps, one officer and
four men, present, one man is absent;
3l1 men present, one officer and
48 men absent. total 495; First
Separate Company Infantry, off,
GERS and 43 men present and 3 men absent;
Second Separate Company Infantry, 3 Of
ficers and % men present and 10
absent; Machine Gun Battery, 8
Battery an anq Light Asslsry ocsrs and
90 men present. 4 absent; First Battalion
Cavalry, 13 officers and 81 men present, II
men absent Band, 40 men, all present.
One thousand and one hundred men were
in camp yesterday. including the
Naval Reserve Torpedo Company.
Shortly after 10 o'clock the signal was
given by the bugler in front of Brigade
headquarters and the tents were instantly
laid fiat on the ground.
The sight was very pretty one and
the camp presented peculiar appear
ance as the yards and yards of canvas lay
stretched out on the ground.
The brigade then formed and marched
commissioned officer and one private from
each company to pack the tents aud fol-
low to Providence on later train.
The Review, Reception and Hop.
This is the last day of camp duty for the
RHODE ISLAND Militia at Camp Brown
for 1892. The great day, the day on
which the governor and commander in
chief visits the camp in his official capac-
ity and reviews the entire militia of the
State, has passed, and the many interest
ing events Of the day were carried out to
and without hitch In the proceedings.
The whole brigade has done itself and
its officers great credit, not only in the
matter of attention to drilling but also
as regards discipline, and the effect of
both was seen In the review yesterday.
when the marching was SO good as to
cause an officer of twelve years expert
ence to declare that he had never wit
messed SO fine marching In review by the
brigade. Aud when it is taken into ac-
count that the marching Is under the new
manual with many radical changes from
the tactics used In previous years, 1t must
be seen that the bridade is doing remark
ably proficient work.
Gov. Brown arrived at camp at O'Clock
where he found the Brigade drawn up in
line to receive him. The salute of 13
guns was fired by Battery A and the Gov
ernor's flag was run up beneath the Ma
tional colors, for the first time in the his
tory Of the Brigade. The Governor was
escorted by his staff and a troop OF cav
airy and after dismountingy proceeded mt
once to the Marquee, at Brigade head
quarters and was received by Gen. Ken
dali aud staff. There were also present
Ex-Governors Ladd and Davis. members
of the General Assembly and other dis
tinguished guests. After a short period
of handshaking and greeting, Gov. Brown
remounted and accompanied by his staff
and Gen. Kendall and staff, rode along
the line and reviewed the troops In posi-
tion.
The Governor and party then took
their stand at the reviewing point and
the brigade marched past in the follow
ing order: Second Regiment Infantry.
Col. Moran commanding; First Regi-
ment Infantry, Col. Thornton command
ing; First and Second Separate Compa-
nies as provisional battalion, Capt.
Blunt commanding; Naval Reserve Tor
pedo Company, Lieut. Hodgkinson COM
manding; First Machine Gun Battery,
Capt. Ely commanding; Battery A, Light
Artillery, Capt. Barker commanding
First Battalion Cavalry, Major Strauss
commanding.
After the review the brigade was
marched back TO quarters and dismissed,
and this closed their duties for the day.
The many who held invitations then
proceeded to the great State tent where
the collation. was served. The tent has
been enlarged and is now 100 feet long by
80 feet wide. Underneath this great
canopy the hungry visitors, to the num-
ber OF about 900, .partoo< OF the delcacies
spread before them while the strains of
Hedly's music accompanied the feast.
At the same time the machine gun
battery gave an exhibition drill with
rapid firing before the brigade head.
quarters. The naval reserve had ar
ranged to give an exhibition drill. in the
boats, but were excused on account of the
lats hour.
Trains for PROVIDENCE left Oakland
Beach at convenient hours after the re-
view and though they were filled with
humanity there seemed 70 be no percepti-
BILE lessening I'm the number of people on
the camp grounds, aud many hundreds
remained till the late trains or stopped
over night In camp and hotel.
Gov. Brown with his staff and guests
were escorted by the troop OF cavalry
back TO the Oakland Beach Hotel where
dinner was served. Fx-Gov. L,.dd. ex-
Gov. Davis, Capt. Cazaric and others
were the guests OF His Excellency.
The Reception and hall.
The reception and hop teadered by the
guests at the hotel TO Gov. Brown was a
complete success In every possible way.
Executive Secretary Jennings had full