The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-22
NAVAL MILITIA CAMP.
Our Marine Soldiers Getting Taste of Re
 Life at Mantle.

 Our Marine Soldiers Getting Taste of Real
 Life at Mantle.
 Naval Brigade Camp, Mantle, Aug. 21-All work and no play makes Jack dull boy and so though the boys are given a good deal of work they invent enough play during their leisure to prevent anything like dullness Teep- ing in.
 The weather for the time the boys have been here has not been of the kind best suited for camping out nights. It has been of the chilly October kind and blankets do not seem at all un- comfortable. The day is well taken up with hard work, but the boys are hav- ing a. general good time notwithstand- ing. They were instructed in guard mount, guard duty, followed at 1:30 by | the First company's infantry drill. At 3::3o there was an artillery drill of the First company.
 The officers thought last night that some of the men had left camp so at 10:30 the men were mustered and the ! roll was called. It showed that every ! man was present.
 l In proportion to their numbers the ! Naval Militia seem to be a greater att tration than the National Guard. Any | number of visitors Nave been Jn hand l to watch the work and as most of it is so entirely different from that of last week that it has awakened great l interest.
 ! The extended order drill with the fir l ing of the Lee repeating rifles Caught the crowd" so to speak, yesterday af- ] ternoon. The way the men worked the guns which they loaded with blank cartridges was of such a high order that it not only reflected credit upon l the officers, but forbode ill to any mob, should one ever face the galling fire permissible with the arms the division
 is equipped with. The work with the l artillery also entertained the on-look- CTS. It was an altogether new sight l to them. The weather was very fa- ! vorable for this live work, consequently
 the gun crews entered into it with zest l At practice shooting Lieutenant Buckland did some remarkably good
 work with the revolver. The manner in which he discharges his various du- ties has made the lieutenant quite a I favorite with all He displays the same quiet ability which is evident in every thing he undertakes His skill
 in the use of the revolver is pleasing tc his command and to equal or excel his
 score is one of the general ambitions of the hour. Tomorrow or Friday all will
 be given an opportunity.
 The men are disappointed about only
 one thing so far about the encamp.
 ment, and that is that they will not be permitted to have any target practice
 at the state range. It was expected | that considerable time would be put ir at the butts and many of the mer
 calculated on qualifying as marksmen The powers that be of the Nationa
 Guard have said that the range can
 not be used and that settles it.
 The only mishap that has happened
 to any of the men as yet '6efell Buglel
 Hill yesterday. He stepped on piece
 of broken glass and nearly cut the enc
 of one of his great toes off. The wound
 was a bad one. Dr. Hawkes., who ar rived here from New Haven to-day
 dressed the wound, which will not in
 capacitate Bugler Hill, although ht Hmps while walking
 Dr. Hawkes. was warmly greeted or
 his arrival and will be well honored anC feted by the members of the division lwith whom he is very popular.