The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-16
GOVERNOR MORRIS AT CAMP
HIS 4kRIVAL-THE THIRD DOES
 ESCORT DUTY.

ESCORT DUTY,
 Thunder storm in Camp Last Night
 Band Concert Postponed-A Marrow
 Esespe-News From the sarsneids and
 Light Guard.
 Camp Bradley. State Military Render vous. Mantle. Aug i5,-The principal event in camp to-day has been the arri- val of Governor Morris He came on the express train which leaves New Ha- ven at 2:65 p, m. and arrived at Mantle at about ten minutes past four, He was accompanied by his wife and Mrs F, P. Bradley. Private Secretary Loomis and wife. and two members of his stan. the others being in Mantle ready 10 receive him. The Third regiment had been de- tailed to escort his excelleney from the depot to Camp Bradley. and exactly al t;2l as he entered the grounds the state flag was run up and the governors sa- lute of seventeen guns was fired. The entire brigade was drawn up in full dress uniform to receive him, The gov ernor will go tomorrow on board the Atlanta. which has the Naval Reserve boys on board. and will be In the har- bor for his inspection,
 IL is safe 10 say that to-day has been the busiest day for the troops since com ing 10 camp. The sun has been pretty hot at times. pouring down so that life on the parade ground has been anything but n pleasant duty. Yet the weather at camp this year has been on whole much cooler than for several years back. But In spite of the heat the drills this morning were excellent.
 The companN drills in extended order were good. and guard mount was the best performed since coming to camp. The Second men fairly eXcelled them selves fin all their movements Captain Giddes of Company A Is officer of the day, Lieutenant Plunkett of Company c is officer of the guard and Lieutenant Roach of Company H is junior officer of the guard.
 At noon to-day General Haven was surprised at mess by call from com mittee composed of Sergeant Basely, Ordnance Sergeant Nalon and Hospital Steward Robbins of the United States army. The object of the visit was made known in a speech addressed by Ser geant Basely to General Haven, in which he said that 1t gave him great pleasure to announce to him that at a meeting held August he had been cleo ted an honorary member of Ledyard Garrison No. 116, Regular Army and Navy union, of New London.
 Sergeant Basely then handed the gen. eral the badge of the order, which con- sists of an iron cross attached to a red, white and blue ribbon. The organiza- tion is composed of regular army and navy men and officers who have served for five years, and such an election is considered quite an honor. :.;
 General Haven was taken by surprise, but replied in well chosen words, thank ing the committee for the honor con- ferred.
 Carrie Bonner, the five-year-old daughter of Lieutenant John D. Bonner had a miraculous escape from death shortly before 1 o'clock this afternoon. Lieutenant Bonner's wife and three children are living at the Mantle house during the encampment. To-day Carrie and her brother, aged eight, went down to the beach in the rear of the hotel and were returning as the fast express was dashing through here about o'clock. s
 The little girl didn't see it coming, and before her brother could prevent it had stepped on the tracks in front of the flying train. With great presence of mind the boy seized his sister by the arm and pulled her off the tracks just in time to save her life. The locomotive struck her a slight blow on the left side, inflicting gash in her hip, but it the hero at the hotel and among the soldiers.
 THF RAINS DESCENDED LAST EVENING.
 Mantle. 10 p. m.-To-night the rain came down in torrents over the tented field in a way that reminded'the troops of their experience of the first day in camp year ago. The lightning played pranks, and one or two sharp claps that were heard indicated that the lightning had struck somewhere near the camp ground. The storm was centered over New London, and Mantle came in for more than the fringes. Several of the tents at the right of the field collapsed under the weight of the water, but no other damage was done.
 The band concert which was to have been given tonight in front of the brigade headquarters was postponed be- cause of the storm. Captain John B. Babcock who has been detailed to in spect the work of the guardsmen, said this evening that the drills were finely executed by the various companies, and generally the work of the brigade was very creditable. Governor Morris left tonight at 6:05 for New Haven.
 Prof. O. A. Stevens of New Haven is at the Y. M. c. A. tent.
 Notes on Camp.
 : The Sarsf1eld street was in mast excel lent condition yesterday. and the com. pany is without single man on the sick list. s.. .,.,,~
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