The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-22
LAND TARS AT CAMP LONG
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vision, of which Lieutenant Reynolds was formerly the commander. Lieu | tenant Goodridge referred to him fitly as the father of the State Naval Militia Lieutenant Reynolds responded in a few words. The men of the division before whom the presentation was made cheered their former commander heartily. The camp this year is named in honor of Secretary of the Navy Long. The orders for to-day were issued at taps last evening.
 At 6:30 this morning the bugler sounded the reyeille calling to life and activity once more the sleeping citizens of the white-tente village. Fifteen minutes later, at 6:45, the bugler sound ed the sick call and those who had ills reported to the surgeon, and, If neces- Sary, went to the sick tent.
 At o'clock breakfast was served. Al 7:S0 the police call was sounded. At o'clock the colors were run up. with the customary navy service salute from the howitzer.
 At 8:15 all hands were summoned to man the crews. At S:S0 the battalion left for the Maine, which is anchored a couple of miles out from the camp, in the eight boats of the Maine. There the day was devoted to practice with the guns of the secondary battery. The practice continued until about o'clock, when the battalion came back to camp. Supper was served on Monday at 6 o'clock, tattoo at [, and taps were sounded at 10 o'clock. The order for the various days will be in the main as to-day
 j- h1A I,at tt,o h, to1 be taken out for cruise tomorrow or the day after.
 In camp guard duty Is performed by a squad of four, one standing guard for an hour, when he is relieved. Liberty to leave camp is given for good behav- for.
 The men have their tents fixed up very comfortably, and between spells amuse themselves by playing ball, swimming or the quieter amusement of writing to friends or sweethearts.
 Second Letter.
 Camp Long, Fishers Island, July 21. The Naval Battalion has experienced some stormy weather in their duties on board the Maine and around the camp to-day. The storm commenced shortly after midnight and by this morning everything about the camp was soaked full of water. The tents, however, were in most cases protected from the water by trenches, which their thrifty inmates had dug while skies were fair. Those not so thrifty who did not dig trenches were not so fortunate and did not find 1t necessary to go on board the Maine in order to be Ion the water"
 The duties about the camp and on ship are the same as though there was no rain. The two divisions put off to the ship in the four cutters of the Maine lowed by the launch at fifteen minutes of nine this morning, the men wearing their heavy pea coats over their ser vice uniforms of white.
 The routine work on board the Maine for the four days the men will drill on the ship was announced in general or ders yesterday. The day is divided into two periods in the morning and two in the afternoon. The first period in the morning is from to 10:15 and afternoon the first period is from 1:3O to 2:45 and the second from 3 to 415. The order of work for yesterday for the two divisions was as follows:
 Morning
 First period-First division shown around the ship Second division shown around the boats.
 Second period-First division shown around the boats Second division shown around the ship.
 During both periods the officers were instructed in the handling of the 10- inch, 6-inch, 6-pound and 1-pound guns
 Afternoon.
 First period-First division, 6-inch guns; Second division, 6-pound and ] pound guns.
 Second period-First division lectured on torpedoes Second division lectured on compass and rifle
 Morning To-Day.
 First period-First division, boats; Second division, lecture on ammuni- tion, etc.
 Afternoon To-Day.
 First period-First division, and i pound guns; Second division 6-inch guns.
 Second period-First division, lecture on compass and rifle; Second division, lecture on torpedoes.
 For To- Morrow.
 Morning
 F1TSt per1Od-F1fSt dlVlStOn, care or clothing; Second division, boats.
 Second period-First division, boats; Second division, care of clothing.
 Afternoon.
 First period-First division, 6-inch guns; Second division, and l pound guns
 Second period-First division, 6 and 1 pound guns; Second division, 6-lnch guns
 On Friday both divisions for both periods in the morning will practice getting under way. heaving lead and other ship duties while ct sea.
 In the afternoon the entire battalion will be exercised in target practice with the main and secondary batteries.
 Every day there will be signal in struction for those not otherwise occu- pied and every night there will be sig nal drill.
 The drill on board ship yesterday was very satisfactory to the officers of the Maine and they expressed them selves to that effect. the only criticism made by them being the lack of promptness, which, of course, is due in great degree to unfamiliarity with the