Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-11-07
TENT AND COAT IN one.
Ingenious Invention of an Austrian
on Trial In the United States.

Ingenious Invention of an Austrian
on Trial In the United States.
Every soldier in tn, Tn t. d
States Army will wear his tint
upon his back if the NV comb
nation tent and overc vat which
has been sent to the War Depart
ment to test by an Austrian ma au-
facturer is adopted. Tbs new
tent is made of light waterproof
material, and is designed especial
ly for use on forced marches, on
picket duty and in other crses
where the larger and more cum
bersome fonts in general use n
not be ersily employed. It's adj
vantages, as enum rated by the
manufacturer, are that it is easy
to put up "r take down, that it is
durab Q, that it is easy to carry
and u at it forms good protec-.
ton against wind and rain,
whether used as II tent or as an
overcoat
The tent overcont is d diamond
shaped in form when spread out,
being pierced with two holes
where the sleeves are attached,
which come into use when the
soldier wears it as an overcoat.
Its edges are provided with rings.
cords and buttons for fastening
it when used either as tent or
an overcoat. To form a tent of
the smallest size two of the pieces
are required.
Two soldiers desiring to erect a
shelter for themselves take off
their overcoats, one of them
places his bayonet with the sheath
on through the rings which are
provided at one cDrner of each
piece, and the gun is then set up
as tent pole; one Of the soldiers
steadying it inside of the tent
while the other stretches the ma
teriaI away on each side and fast
ems it with tent pins.
When the two pieces join they
are fastened togeth er with an east
" manipulated cord, one corner
being lot free to allow of entrance
and exit The two pieces make
a quadrrnguar tent large enough
for two men sitting or lying down.
Four or more pieces eau be used
with one gan for each pair, and
the tent can be prolonged indie
fnltely, with rs many openings
as NAV b. convenient.
When the tent is to be taken
down the cords on the outside are
loosened, the guns are removed
and each man picks up the piece
belonging to him, slips his arms
into the sleeves, fastens the collar
around the neck, buttons the belt
behind and walks off in water
proof coat reaching from the neck
to the knees, and having one
corner free at the back in such a
position as to be capable of being
drawn up over the head to serve
as II hood.
Twenty of these tent overcoats
have been received by the War
Department for test. They will
be tried in actual service under
the supervision of officers of the
Quartermaster-GeneraPs Depart
ment, who will make a report as
to their adaptabilnty for use in the
Army. Officials of the War De-
partment who have examined
them are not inclined to look
upon them with great favor, as
the tents which can be made of
them are so small as to give the
soldiers very little room, and they
do not believe that they will be
suitable for the United States
Army, in which the men are ac-
customed to being. much better
sheltered.
They may be found useful to a
limited extent, however, for duty
where it would be impractcable
to transport larger and more COM
Portable tents.-New York Herald.
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