The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-19
READY FOR DOGS OF WAR NEWS or THE SOLDIER BoYS AND
 SOLDIER LIFE AT NIANTIC.

The Most Orderly Camp in Years-Due in
 Great Part to the Pass System-The Daily
 Program at Camp-Nearly Full At
 tendance-GeneraI Miles Expected To-
 morrow-Plans for Reception to Him.
 Stray Shots on the Skirmish Line.
 The unparalleled fine weather which
 marked the opening day of the camp of
 the state militia at Mantle continued
 yesterday, and the difference between
 heopening of camp in the rain last year
 and in pleasant weather this year is
 commented upon by the officers and
 men, all of whom pronounce Monday
 the finest day for the opening of camp
 in many years. The only drill that was
 attempted Monday was the regimental,
 but by yesterday morning the camp
 was in perfect trim and everything was
 in readiness for the real work of the
 encampment
 Reveille was sounded at 5:3O, and was
 followed by roll call. The following
 program was then gone through with
 during the day, and will be carried out
 during each day of the camp:
 Reveille and roll call, 5:45 a. nl.; sick
 call 6 a. m; breakfast, 6:30 a. n,.; po-
 lice call, a. m. company drill, 7:30 to
 S:45 a. m.; inspection of quarters, 8 g.
 m; battalion drill, 9:30 to 1030 a. m.;
 regimental drill, 10:30 to 11:45 a. m;
 orderly hour, F m; dinner call, 12:30 D.
 m; guard mounting, 2 D. m; battery
 and machine gun drill, 2:30 to 3:30 D. m;
 police call 3:30 p. m.; regimental pa
 rade, Fourth and Third regiments, D.
 m; reginental parade, First and Sec-
 ond regiments, 4:30 D. m; First call,
 5:15 to 5:20 p. m.; brigade formation,
 Wednesday and Thursday, 5:15 p. m;
 retreat. 6:25; supper, 6:30; tattoo and roll call, 10 D. m.; taps, il.
 Immediately after dinner the heavy
 siege gun battery begins it's practice.
 The work of the battery was watched l. yesterday by large and interested crowd Shell are each day fired out
 over Mantle river, with charges of
 powder just heavy enough to carry the shell about two-thirds of the way across the river and the fuse attached is just long enough to explode the
 
 the waters
 Another exceedingly interesting drill is that of the machine gun battery The men handle the guns with marvel
 ous skill and quickness, placing the
 Hotchkiss guns in readiness to fire within few seconds after the gallop- . ing horse bring them to position. , Large numbers of visitors watched IAl. ..l f day, the largest party of onlookers be-
 ing gathered to watch the guard detail , from the Second The Second regiment 5 band, as is usual whenever it appears, $ called forth rounds Of applause from the crowd by it's fine showing and mu-
 sic.
 . The day had been fine and there was t no suspicion of rain at all yesterday 7 until about 3 o'clock, when clouds be- l gan to drift up from the west. No at , tention was paid to them, however, un-
 til suddenly it was seen that a heavy , rain storm was rapidly approaching ! and would probably strike the camp.
 Then there was a scramble and scurry to shelter. First, though tent pins 6 were to be securely fastened down. and the pounding of nails, mingled with
 jolly shouts, resounded through the < company streets. In a few minutes the = streets were deserted, but in the tents aa a there was plenty of sport. The threat ;, ened rain, however developed into a ; wind storm with only sprinkling of
 rain. The shower was nevertheless, heavy enough to delay the regimental
 drill, and the Second regiment, which Il usually gets the first call for drill at y 430, did not receive the call until 5:15 and did not fall in until 5:30, just an Il hour later than usual.
 II The Second regiment band gives a a concert each evening. Monday even- Q ing a piccolo duet ''The Nightingale l. and Blackbrd," was played by Fred Y Guilford and William Hazel in front of e Colonel Burpee's tent. Last evening o the following program was given by - the band in front of headquarters:
 March-"Under the Double Eagle s .. |. ...............,....,...W Wagner - Oventure-"Zanette" :. ....... .AubeT f Cornet Solo-"Young America Pol a ka'.. ........ ........... J....J. Levy l. J. c. Gould.
 "Recolections of Tannhauser" ;. Ham l. Piccolo Duet-"Will O the Wisp".. l. .. ....................., ...Cox 8 Messrs. Guilford and Hazel. f Selection-"The Racket at Galli- is gan's ., ................De Wlt' There will probably be a trombone l. solo at Colonel Burpee's quarters this a evening by Harry Hoare, the well known trombone player
 O The Y. M c. A. tent is well attended if this year, and full line of papers l., magazines and books is provided there d for the use of the men. All the men a in camp are given a cordial invitation a to make free use of the tent for read !, ing, writing and amusement. Each ,- evening at 10:30 there is brief relig- z ious service consisting of scripture les if son, prayer and singing. The service V, was led Monday evening by Chaplain 70 Kelsey of the First regiment and last
 evening by Chaplain Rev. Asher Ander.
 son of the First Congregational church e in Meriden vocal and instrumenta e concert was given in the Y. M. C. A '1 tent last evening by J. w. Maynard T. and c. c. CoffiE, the blind musicians o II Boston. The same gentlemen will re y peat the concert this evening" An in l. teresting sciopticon or lantern exhibi ' ton was also given last evening by MT y James of Rockville. secretary of tht '- Connecticut Temperance union. MT
 James gave an intprestiup Ienture ir