The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-14
ABOUT THE SOLDIER BOYS
YESTERDAY VAS A SCoRCHER IN
CAMP, r UT DRILLS WERE KEPT UP.


New Order of Food Inspection--sham
Battle Yesterday - Captain Glennon
Thrown From His Horse and Hurt
Visitors in Camp-The Signal Corps
Jolly JottinRs.
Camp Coffin, Mantle, Aug. 1S.-To-
day the soldier boys are fairly settled
in camp, and as the stopper off at Nj
antic leaves the train the first sight
which meets his eyes is the members
of the provost guard who are station
! ed about the depot to intercept any
whilom deserters from the stretches of
white canvas which cover the field just
| back of the town. After a ten min
| utes' ride the visitor Is ushered into
Camp Coffin, the present rendezvous of
| the warlike inclined of the Nutmeg
state, and here true martial discipline
| is observed. AS one sees the streets of
| canvas tents and hears the strains Of
martial music and the shouting Of
| orders reach ones ears with the boys
| in blue talking of the campaign, 1T
seems almost as If the days if 81 are
back again, but as we reach the inner
most recesses of the camp and hear the
jolly talk and merry jibes, and see the
peaceful air that reigns the illusion is
| dispelled.
| The day opened with a most dense
| fog, the densest,so says the historian of
| the Grays, that he has seen in his nine
years of camp duty. But the atmospher-
ic phenomena play no part in the
| routine of camp duty, and after the
regular morning exercises
A SHAM BATTLE
was the feature Of the afternoon. Lieu
! tenant Colonel Cole, with the Third reg
| iment. went about two miles from
| camp to prepare an attack upon it.
| General Haven prepared the line of de-
fence, which was represented by signal
| corps men with flags, each flag marking
| the location of company, if there be
any in evidence. The manoeuvers con-
| cluded in the afternoon by Colonel
| Cole projecting clever flank movement
on General Haven's left near the shore
! The men generally declare it victory
for Colonel Cole, but the decision is
left with Major Babcock and Captain
Thompson of the United States army
detailed by the war department to be
present at the Connecticut camp.
OTHER MILITIA WORK, ETC.
At IL o'clock there was the regular
battalion drill. Here the military pride
of Connecticut was displayed in all its
fine feathers, and no native of this old
state could view the scene without a
feeling of pride. Arranged In their va
rious positions were the several regi-
ments, all going through the manual of
arms and logged out in spick and
span military costume.
At IL o'clock came the dinner call,
which was responded to with alacrity,
\ the Second regiment going to the mess
house at the extreme end of the ground
where Hicks Brothers Of Waterbury
cater to their astronomical wants.
After dinner was guard mount, and
then on the parade ground a striking
scene was presented with those off duty
lying on the grass around the edge of
the field looking at their less favored
brethren. Among the onlookers were
also many ladies', who added a pictur-
esque effect to the scene Toward the
east end was the detail from the Sec
ond regiment, and hardly any Of their
New Haven friends would have recog-
nized the detail from the Grays con
sisting of Corporal Hlll and Privates
Farnsworth, Baldwin, McNeal and Fox,
with their soldierly tread and seeming
complete knowledge of soldiers duties.
| hA ~
tillery drill, in which the various gun
manoeuvers and handling was gone
through with. There We're also several
rounds of powder fired to lend a truly
warlike semblance to the scene, at
lease this is the reason which pre-
sented itself to the Courier man who
was watching proceedings.
Soon after the artillery drill there
was a dress parade, at which nearly
all those in camp, except those on
guard duty, took part. At this time
about o'clock, the full complement OF
visitors had arrived, coming from Hart
ford, Waterbury, Milford, New Haven
and other towns interested in the do
ings of their "sojers" A most brilliant
scene was presented with the troops in
full array and the various officers rid
ing about the field on spirited chargers
issuing orders which were in turn re-
peated to the companies by the proper
respective officers.
The battalion drill and regimental
drill are longer by one-half hour than
previous drills of this sort have been.
FOOD INSPECTION.
Commissary General Peck has inau.
gurated AN entirely different system OF
food inspection from what has ever been
in working before, and at his request
General Havens has issued the follow
ing general order:
The commissary sergeant of each reg.
iment will superintend the inspection Gt
each meal furnished by caterers, and
company commissary sergeants will re.
port to him ON blanks furnished for the
purpose by the commissary general af-
ter each meal, these reports to be for.
warded to Brigade Commissary General
Henry L. Peck through the regular
channels.
A blank has been prepared by Genera
Peck for this purpose, and on these are
named all the provisions used, WITH
spaces at the bottom for the regular
rating of every article of food, and thest
are rated as excellent, good, fair anj
poor BY this system much of the poOi
food furnishing is done away with, and
as one caterer remarked, "'They inspect