The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-13
IN CAMP.
Work of the State
Brigade.
Wind Interfered With the
Pitching of Tents.
Everything Now in Order and
Work Going on Well.
Second Regiment Makes an Expc-
dItiOn Alter the Enemy.
An Unusually Large Number Of Citizen
Sold ers on c mp Duty.
Second Regiment Makes an Expe-
dItiOn After the Enemy.
An Unusually Large Number of Citizen
Sold ers on c mp Duty.

Quonset Point, July 13.-There was no
rest for the members of the different com
panies yesterday afternoon, except for
those who had night duty to perform, they
icing given by general consent few
hours rest. for there was much TO do in
Strengthening up the quarters. There
was high wind prevailing most of the
day and the wind played with the tents
the men were trying 20 put up in an ex-
asperating way and some of the soldiers
were disposed not 20 be as good natured
as Others over the change. The wind
prevented the marquee of the second regi-
ment from looking as tidy as has gener
ally been the case but the cool air was
not Objectionable when it did blow. for
the sun at intervals seemed 20 pierce
through the clouds and headache for
some was the result. The effects Of the
heavy roll of the steamer on tho way down
was evidenced liz tho fact that few men
got leave TO try and sleep off the effects
of their lack of experience a. mariners.
The dinner and SUPPER furnished the
men in camp yesterday were excellent
and Commissary Brady of the Second
regiment SAYS there never was a better
dinner served in camp than that which
Gelb furnished. This matter of food
caused n good deal of trouble last year
hut IL locks as II things would be all right
this week.
Tho statement has been made that Col
Phetteplace of tho First regiment would
not have his staff officers with him In
camp this year. Col. Phetteplace says
there are but two OF his staff absent from
camp and the absent ones will be here to-
day or tomorrow.
The first exercise after dinner yesterday
was guard mount and the mount was
dolc better today. The men showed by
their movements this morning that they
were getting into the business Of drilling
In COED style and the officers were careful
in their noting of diffiCionties for the pur.
pose of having the men put more snap
into their work.
Work Of he Second Regiment.
The Second regiment is out this after
noon on splendid bit Of work even If
they DO come home repulsed as we all
know they will be, for we. that is the war
correspondents, were told that such
would De the case last night. They are
attacking the stronghold Of an enemy en-
trenched behind a bank over mile long
with "a small bridge over narrows. The
enomy Is only an imaginary one but
Lieut.. AbbJtt, the inspecting officer last
night impressed on the officers who told
their men in turn that this fighting of an
Imaginary enemy was good practice and
on their i'm aginations.
The scouts of the Second regiment
brought in word shortly after y. M,
that the enemy We're collected In great
force about two miles from camp down
the Wexford road and the scouts con-
vinced Col. Moran that the matter was
worth Investigating. The colonel was
not hard TO convince so he and his regi-
ment set out shortly after l. 30 y. IN. The
country was we'll known tn the colonel
and his staff for they had, ignorant as
they were of any enemy, reconnoitred
Yesterday afternoon and it seemed an ex-
cellent opportunity To show what the men
could do under varying circumstances.
Major McCrudden was in command OF
tho first battalion which consisted of
four companies and ho started out of
camp in this order: There was guide,
then four of the first company. which by
the way was company G., Capt. LyttoZc
commanding, formed in pretty near
N-shape, reversed, backed by platoon
consisting Of the remaining members OF
the COMPANY, then with three companies
as escort and the remaining companies as
reserve The men in the V V-shaped, or
rather reversed Nshape, proceeded very
cautiously, they went along stone walls
with men as outilankers carefully looking
behind the walls To 500 that no one was
gathered there To pop off one of their
numter and then call down on them some
Hluuon lNTCb
LO king For The Enemy.
Then there were woods met with. first
Struggling FREQ bit of tim Der and the
men looked sharp at these, then n little
thicker woods which were carefully
searched for some members of the enemy,
but none were found. Then uhcre was a
detour over fields and one might have
asked rs they watched the members OF
the advance companies examine the
ground that they had boon told that an
enemy had the ability to spring Minerva
| like from tie ground but they were only
following Lieut.. Abbott's warning
| that few fields were so level but
men might hide IN them. Fortunately
the ground of North kingstown was pro.
ducing no soldiers Minerva-like and the
mon went along until they reached the
third bit of wood but this was so thick
| they could not pass through IL and then
| they remembered more valuable informa-
tion given by Lieut. Abbott to the effect
that II the advancing party could not get
through the wood then the members of it
| were safe, for neither could the enomy.
protty good bit Of philosophy for other
than military life Is here inferred for IL
| your lot 10 get at the other follow is a
| hard ono his efforts to hurt you are