Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-15
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 Private Patrick Barry or Co c suffer- Ing From C0mcussiOn of the Brain at
 Camp Coffin. <
 CAMP COFFIN, NIANTIo, August IA, 1895. Private Barry, Go G, Second Regiment. is in a critical condition to-day as result of some pranks in which he was engaged last night with companions in the company street. A crowd of Go G men were push ing one another backward over the pros trate form of some fellow soldiers. Barry was pushed over and fell on the back of his head. He was picked up unconscious and removed to the hospital where he laid unconscious during the night. This morn ing he is suffering from concussion of the brain. He will be kept here if possible. but if he fails to improve he will be re- moved to his home in Waterbury. Colonel Burpee of the Second regiment figured in an amusing little incident last night. He went on a tour of inspection and while passing one of his sentries the colonel stopped and talked with him. Some minutes were consumed, when the colopel asked the sentinel if he knew with whom he was talking. The guard said he did not, whereupon Colonel Burpee said l he had no business to talk then. The guard turned on his heel and went Lack to his beat without even saluting his officer. This morning the signal corps held a practice with the heliogrsph. men being stationed on either side of the river. The heligraphs worked beautifully. The sig nal corps introduced a novel scheme to- day in the way of telephonic communica- ton at short notice. One of the corps mounted on his wheel took a coil of wire | and rode hastily from General Haven s tent to Colonel Burdett's quarters. With him rode a fellow soldier armed with a transmitter Arriving at their destination the wire was grounded, the transmitteE was attached and in 8 short time the cur rent was turned one and General Haven was complimenting Colonel Burdett upon his guard mount of yesterday.
 The reports which are being published in cer' ain newspapers with referenceto the use of liquor at camp have excited the in. nation of the officers and men to 8 great degree. One ex-soldier who has been ir camp for eight years, said this morning that the charges are unwarranted, for ht never saw so little liquor in camp.
 HEARD ON THE STREETS.
 Colonel Burpee and the Second regimen will certainly make mark this year There Is no jealousy. no bickerings ant each company is vieing with each other il upholding the honor of the champio| Second.
 George Lambert of Go A, or "Dutch' Lambert, as he is called, has time betweeI slaves to become acquainted with th company's ''cat" He says that going uI in blanket reminds him of the motion of the boat when he crossed from his nativ soil.
 Many of the men are suffering iron mosquito bites and the heat of the sua ha aggravated the..lacerations until hands am face are swollen. Private Hanley of Go ( IS probably the worst. His face looks 8 if 1t rested in hive of bees. A private from Go E wandered into street last night and, as the weather ha not agreed with him. the boys took it ol themselves to teach him a lesson. He re sembled Zulu chief when the decorate had finished his work.
 The most unearthly racket heard thi week came from the quarters of PIivat Berry and Cunningham, Go G's two big It . cru:ts in the early morning hours yesterday They had foolishly fastened their tent un : usually tight and when the tent shook a if struck by a cyclone all the trappings guns, knapsacks-aud all the tent para
 phernalia dropped on the two unfortur ates. They crawled through the ventilato hole snd.slept no more during the night. Captain Wolff is Shappy. His bicycle which was in the repair shop, arrived thi , morning.
 Private Kern of Go A will not soon fol
 get his first camp experience. When h joined the company he set up keg for tn
 boys. He allowed no G man to touch tn B beverage. The A men did not like this 8 they wanted the best of feelings to preva
 between the two companies. Last nigt A they persuaded Private Kern to enter 1 blanket and with frequent doses of tn
 ''cat" he was told that G and A wei
 brother companies and as such should | respected.
 D Lieutenant Colonel Thompson, of tt
 First regiment, was field officer yesterds
 and during one of his rounds he discovere
 Frank E Connor of New London sellin
 beer in one of the Fourth regiment stree t He seized tho liquor. rlaced Connor
 the guard house for the night and turne
 the matter over to the civil authorities D Mantle this morning
 Private Warner of the third section U U the signal corps, who insulted lady 0 the bridge yesterday, while intoxicated : was to-day dlshonorably discharged fro . the service.
 Governor Coffin slept in a tent la ! night. but this morning went to the Morto U he use and retired.
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