The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-06
OFF FOR CAMP.
Citizen SOldiery Start for
QuOnSet Point.
Steamer Day Star Carries
Infantry From the City.
Machine Gun Battery and Battery A
March to Camp Ground.

At Q o'clock this morning steamer Day
Star left her Dyer street wharf with the
office and men of tine militia from this
city and the north Of the State for the
State camp grounds at Quonset Point.
The Machine Gun Battery left on last
Saturday afternoon and Battery A, Light
Artillery, yesterday morning. Company
Il, First Regiment OF Infantry, and Com
pany L of the same regiment came from
Wakefield via Kingston and Wexford
junction and then by steamer to camp.
Company &, Second Regiment of Infantry
of Bristol, went byssteamer to Newport,
where Company b, Second Infantry, was
taken on board and thence TO camp.
The trip on the Day star was sn enjoy
a BILE one as was possible considering the
threatening skies, and the time was used
by the officers of the different companies
in making their final suggestions TO their
men in the duties OF the day. Ii Is
almost needless to say that the officers
remember that their duty is mot only TO
enforce by command, but to encourage
by example the energetic discharge OF
duty, and the steady endurance of the
difficulties and privations inseparable
from military service"
III determination and energy can make
the camp OF 1896 superior to that OF Its
predecessors. there Is no doubt that 1t
will be so, for on the trip down the bay
ii was evident that officers and men had
adopted the motto "excelsior."
The dress uniforms were, in accordance
with general orders previously issued, left
at the srmories today. The number OF
men in camp is about 1000.
, That the work of the companies that
went down at financial loss TO them
selves is appreciated by their comrades is
a fact, ana warmly did the men who
reached camp today feel when the salute
of 81 guns was given toward the batteries.
When the companies reached the camp
| there was a hustle TO get to quarters, but
| tie officers first reports We're furnished
very promptly after the arrival In camp.
Tomorrow the routine of daily DUTY,
| which is as follows, will be begun, aud
| all that is set forth therein will nc carried
| out every day till the end of the encamp-
ment: First call, $3.50 a. M; reve;lie,
roll call and setting up drill, am; (;
break fast call, 6:45; police duty imme-
diately after breakfast; surgeons call,
1880; first sergeant's call, 7:45; first
call Tor regimental guard mounting,
8; regimental guard mounting, $40;
| inspection OF quarters, 8; first call,
$50; assembly, 9:4O; adiutant's call
(driiD 9:45; recall, IL; orderly call, I'm. !;
commissioned oflicersl lao p. M; first
call, 2. m; assembly, $40; adiutant' IS
call (dril) 3:15; recall, 4:3O; first call,
| 5:15; Assembly, 5.25; adjutant's call
| (regimental or battalion parade) $3.50;
muster. 5:45; supper, $3.50; retreat. 1885;
first call, $3.50; tattoo and roll call, 10;
taps, IL.
1t will be seen from the eabove wise
statement that there Will be considerable
| work for the men but this Is not all. OF
| course, for Friday there will be the usual
hustIing in every comrany to make the
| most creditaple appearance possible to
greet officially the comander-in-chief. The
| inspections also call for attention and
! these on different mornings and after
Moons will keep the officers and men busy
| and anxious.
AS is customary in encampments muc b
| work not here enumerated has TO be
| done, all of which is i'm mportant to the
| student in the school OF the sold dier,
whether he mas been for long or short
| time an attendant thereat.
The brigade officer of the day Is Lieu
| tenant Colonel Thomas IL. Donahue, who,
| though this is his first camp to wear his
| latest honors Is an old soldier and popular
| with all the boys who have attended q
| camp for several years past. Tomorrow
| one of the best soldiers I'm the camp,
| Major Berber s. Tanner OF the LIST In
fantry, will be the brigade officer of the
| dav.
| Tomorrow, Wednesday ana Thursday a
steamer will leave Providence for Quon-
set Point via Rocky Point at 8 a. m. and
| returning leave camp at 1880 p. IN.