The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-14
LIFE AT CAMP BRADLEY.
SHOPPERS OPENED THE PROCEED
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 But the Sun shone Later and the Boys
 Fell to work-How the Camp Looks-
 The Y. M. c. A.-featuros of the Day
 Yesterday.
 Camp Bradley. State Military Rem aezous. Mantle. Aug. IS. - Monday morning in camp dawned dark and drizzly. It commenced raining about , o'clock and kept 1t up steady until 9 o'clock. It was not till noon that old Sol deigned to show his face and shed his kindly beams of light on Connecti- cuts brigade of amateur soldiers. Yet to see them you would never dream of their being amateurs. and you would at once decide that the slur cast on the national guard by West Point cadets. when the latter call them "tin soldiers" Is both iil-fitting and ill.natured.
 Az soon as one steps from the train at Mantle he Is at once struck with the martial and military appearance that the whole place wears. sehtries. ap- parently on guard. with muskets on their shoulders pacing up and down on The long. new platform of the depot. which Is the Consolidated roads con- lribution to Camp Bradley; groups of military men, some with the white 'tripes on their arms, more yet privates Itanding about in small groups con versing. or hurredly hastening to per 'orm some duties imposed upon them by their superiors.
 The sleepy old village of Mantle has received its annual awakening. and there is decided air of bustle and ac- sivity about the town. All the way rom thedepot to the camp ground one meets military men coming or yoing, and numberless teams and con 2eyances.
 On entering the grounds some slight changes are noticed, but everything on The whole looks as 1t has in former years. The guard house at the entrance has been moved to the other side of the gate from where 1t has formerly been. The tents and bicycle house of the sig nal corps have also been moved several 'ods nearer the main entrance. so that )ne is no sooner on the grounds than ae is among the tents. On the low grounds to the west of the camp, down by guard headquarters, many men and teams are at work cutting away the; bank to make room for rife range. But it will hardly be finished in time his year to be of any use to the soldiers >f Camp Bradley.
 The Young Mems Christian associa- tion tent is here this year, as usual, with it's much patronized supply of writing paper and envelopes, and its convenient letter writing tables. One ,an also procure all the daily and weekly New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts newspapers here, be- tides many of the leading magazines md periodicals. There is also a library of interesting books and all kinds of yames. So that all together it is a sort If headquarters or gathering place much. frequented by all in camp. Last Saturday evenig a camp fire was held It this tent and was largely attended. md Sunday afternoon an enjoyable IerVice of song, with a band leading The music, was held. The tent is in sharge of State Secretary E. T. Bates An interesting program will be render ld this evening. ~~'~" There was so much rain this morning that the inspection of quarters. which usually occurs at o'clock. was omitted But for all, that Gen" Lee, the tuba player in the American Second regi- l nent band, the members of which, by he way, live in the last street of tents ,n the west end of the camp, and on hat account consider themselves very tony, will have reason t,fo remember his particular morning that inspection I of quarters was omitted at Camp Brad ley on account of rain, -Or if he does conveniently forget it, his fellow musi- ,ians will take good care to give him gentle reminder. It seems that, the l General" az he is popularly known, thought inspection of quarters would take place as usual Consequently to tidy up his. tent he stuffed his shirt, collar and tie into his well blown. silver throated tuba. In the excitement of camp life he, forgot all about his shirt, collar and necktie, which was in his tuba. But they were brought rather 'orcibly before him, when he went out with the band for the first time in the morning sand proceeded to blow his tuba. His breath being rather strong" put came the shirt, collar and necktie from the end of the tuba in a manner which provoked the laughter of all who witnessed it thereby seriously disturbing for the time being the melidious music which was pouring forth from the ends .o of the other horns. The drum major detailed man to remove the shirt, necktie and collar from the parade ground. u The morning hours were taken up by company drills and by regular routine of camp as provided for by the l commanding officers.
 For the first time the various regi- ments of the brigade were drilled in regimental movements at the close of the regular battalion drill this morning. This is the first time that the regiments | lave been drilled as regiments under the l new regulations on the camp ground. Lieutenant Colonel Burpee had com nandi of the Second regiment. The | brigade signal corps was drilled this l morning in target practice on the | wheel, and it proved a most interesting l event. Targets about half foot square 1 were placed on the fence near the en- france of the camp, about fifty feet | tpart. Each signal man was rauired to | side on his wheel at full speed and fire | IL fho fo v.co ha l