The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-23

siShai service Nork-OIhsr Notes About
 the Boys.
 Naval Militia Camp, Mantle, Conn.,, Aug. 22,-The fourth day of camp open ed with clear sky, the air rather chill ly and the Naval Militia ready for their
 daily exercises The weather since the first has been all that could be desired, and the work of the men has progressed rapidly accordingly. The nights have
 been rather cold, but the weather is such as to brace the men for hard work, and with their enthusiasm the different
 maneuvers are fast becoming familiar to the hearty seamen. All the men
 speak in highest praise of the camp, their daily work and the instruction re-
 ceived from the officers. All the men
 are desirous of having a state naval
 militia that will reflect great credit both
 on the state and the local division, and | if the pnogress already made is a sample
 of what is going to be, their efforts will soon be awarded.
 The guard duty is well looked after,
 as some of the officers found last even ing when they made several unsuccess- full attempts at guard running The
 state of health at the camp is good, no
 one being on the sick list. A few of the men, however are being treated for sunburn, The water has caused little trouble, but after using it for few days no bad effects are had from using it.
 The officers for the day to-day were
 as follows:
 Officer of the day, Lieutenant Edward
 G. Buckland; sergeant of guard, s. P. Smith; corporals, Seamen Peck and Pun derson.
 INSPECTED BY UNITED STATES OFFICER. To-day was an important one, as Lieu tenant A. P. Niblack of the United
 States navy was present, detailed to
 make an inspection of the camp. Soon
 after his arrival in the morning General
 Haven, General Enders, with Colonel
 Landers, arrived, all being quartered at
 Lieutenant Commanding Raynold's tent Lunch was then served, after which all inspected the cutters near the seacoast battery.
 At D. m. extended order drill was the event and the men were inspected by the party.
 Lieutenant Niblack, when asked by a l Courier" representative for his impress sion of the camp, said that his official report could be seen first only by the | | y,, fn the question for his private opinion, he remarked
 My presence here for inspection is
 more of a general nature than for an official report You know the division l is like an infant. You must not crush
 it at first. So the report will be more of | ne concerning the number of men quar- tered, the equipment, etc. The compa- ny is fortunate in having such good equipment and the state is to be praised lin being so liberal The work they are getting on land here is needed nearly las much as the ship work, and I am glad to see such interest taken in all
 branches. My presence here is to an
 swer all questions pertaining to the duty of the men and instruct where it is
 needed In all probability the men will have cruiser to work on next year,
 so they will get another taste of sea 1 life. There is one thing needed very much, and that is wharf to land the cutters at The old one is not in condi-
 tion and the men, I see, have to wade
 ashore through water knee deep The lchannel is some distance from the shore
 and the result is that at low tide a landing cannot be made A wharf would
 also give the men chance to bathe, an | important factor in naval life" | THE AFTERNOON WORK l At the drill in the afternoon the first sections of both companies were under
 the command of Ensign Eaton, The
 plan of attack is as follows: While one division is firing at the enemy the | other advances under cover of the first divisions fire. This is repeated alter nately till the desired position has been | reached The work of the divisions is
 fast reaching high standard and the l officers are to be congratulated on their command.
 | A part of the second section of the
 Second company, under the command 1 of Lieutenant Goodridge, set out at 2
 p. m for signal service. Three sta tions were established, as follows: Sta
 tion A, on the grounds. Station B, at
 the tower. Station c, on a hill about 2,O0O yards distant, so that triangular
 service was had.
 1 Danger flags were set for 1000 and | 5000 yards target practice. Service | charges were used and some excellent results was the result. The guns used
 were the Hotchkiss rapid firing rifles, one pounders.
 l Bugler Hill, who cut his foN yester- l day, is able to be about, although it still gives him trouble.
 | Dr. Ferris of New Haven is acting | surgeon in place of Dr. Hawkes., who was called home on account of busi- ness.
 1 Seamen Disbrow and Gallagher, bet l ter known through the camp as the
 1.-TWO Reds,'' keep their section in good humor. Last night they paraded the | camp in costumes representing the Pudding Sisters,' causing no end of amusement.
 Penfield is noted for his guard run ming, Kirby for his camera. Russell is voted the ladies man of the division. Lieutenant Goodridge's hair is said to | be gray from the cares of camp life.
 The most pleasing scene to be viewed