The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-20
SNAP SHOTS FROM CAMP
ROW TIMES ARE GOING WITH THE
 c. ". c. BOYS AT NlANTIC.

Governor Coffin and Staff Go Sight Seeing
 About Niantic-WorlS of the Signal Corps
 Lieutenant Rand of M. G. B. Injured
 Yesterdays Guard Details From New
 Haven Companies-Long Service Medals
 Distributed-Brigade Formation Re-
 hearsed-Laurels for Second Regiment
 Band-JolIy squibs About the Boys,
 Yesterday morning dawned bright and clear on the camp of the c. N. G. at Mantle and at an early house in the day visitors began coming into the grounds so that by the time of the reg civilians present than at any previous day of camp this year, Governor Coffin of the various members of the staff took two hours drive around and turning to camp at about p. m. The governor and staff rode their horses while the ladies of the party took car riages. Among the ladies of the party were Mrs. Graham, wife of General Graham, who arrived in camp yester- day morning. All who participated in the ride reported a most enjoyable trip.
 The fine way in which Governor Cof- fin sat his horse was commented upon by various members of the staff. :.
 During the forenoon a detachment of the signal corps under Lieut.. Rogers, stationed in front of brigade headquar- ters, sent signals to and received helio- graph signals from a party of signal men stationed across the Mantle riv- CT on Durfey Hill. The heliograph in- struments worked to perfection, espec- tally the one on the hill. The men in terpreted the signals quickly and cor rectly and were watched in their opera tions by a party of staff officers Sig nals by flags were also transmitted to a party on the hill back of the camp ground.
 During the regimental drill in the forenoon Lieut.. Rand of the fourth sec- tion of the machine gun battery was thrown from his horse and narrowly escaped a serious injury. He had lost his stirrup, and while endeavoring to regain it his horse started to run, throwing the lieutenant heavily to the ground. His right shoulder was quite severely wrenched, but last evening he was nearly recovered from his shaking up. His horse was caught by Sergeant McGary of the third section.
 The guard detail for yesterday from tae Second regiment was as follows: Officer of the day, Captain Laudensack, company B; officer of the guard, Lieut. O. L. Bradley of company I; super fiun1erary officer of the guard, Lieut. Henry Norton, jr. company K; ser geants, W. H. Rees, company I, w. A. Bigelow, company A; c. M. Way, com pany K; corporals, w, M. McComber, company D, F. E. Winchell, company F. p. J. Eustace, company c, A. B. Sage, company H; musician, Charles Jones, company D. The detail for the Sarsfield Guard, company c, consisted of Privates Turbert, Moffat and Will Hams, with Supernumerary J. Norton. From company B the detail was Pri- yates Bryant Breaneaus, Munson and Marsh, with Supernumerary Private Stranger. From company F, the New Haven GrayS, the detail consisted of Privates Sperry Strong, Barnes and Snyder. The detail from company B was made up of Privates Sperry, Strong, Barnes and Snyder. The detail from company was made up of Private J. Nelson, s. Hermann and H. Brill with Supernumerary N. Nelson.
 During regimental drill yesterday af- ternoon the long service medals were presented to those entitled to them. This Is one of the most interesting cer- emonies of camp week. The regiments were drawn up in front of their respec- tive regimental quarters and those who had earned this honor received the medals personally from the governor. Those from the Second regiment who received medals were the following: Sergeant Charles D. Nicholl of com pany F, ten years; Sergeant Alfred Husted of company F, ten years; Cap tain c. B. Bowen of company l. fifteen years; Lieut. Patrick Halpin of com pany G, ten years; Musician Nathan Daniels of Second regiment band, ten years; Musician Fred G. Guilford of Second regiment band, ten years; Ser geant O. H. Wells of company H, ten years; Sergeant w. R. Markham of company H, ten years; Sergeant w. H. Rees of company I, ten years. Captain w. H. Sears of the machine gun bat tery received a fifteen years medal.
 At 5:15 o'clock, shortly after the close of regimental' parade of the First and Second regiments, brigade formation was gone through with for the first time in camp this year. The formation was the same as it will be at the review on governors day and was for sort of rehearsal.
 The side of the drill grounds next to headquarters was lined with large crowd of onlookerS, among them being many ladies' The formation will be re- hearsed again to-day.
 Splendid order continues to prevail at camp, and with few exceptions the men seem to be wing with one another in keeping down all attempts to create disorder. There are, however, few in- corrigible spirits who couldn't behave at funeral, and some of these furnish guard house filling. The most serious breach of discipline was that in which Private Corrigan of company D, Fourth regiment, refused to obey a superior