The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-14
High Wind Played Havoc
On the Tented Field.
Caused a Good Deal of Work
but No Damage Was Done.
Second Regiments Return After
Looking After the Enemy-NOles.

Quonset Point, July li-There were
some anxious people in camp yesterday
afternoon and the cause of their anxiety
was the fact that the steamer Pioneer
could not land at the camp wharf. The
strong wind that had prevailed for many
hours made the waters Of the bay very
rough and when the noon hour arrived
without the expected supplies word was
eagerly sought concerning the where
abouts of the Providence steamer. IL was
expected that Gov. Dyer was aboard and
an escort went down from the camp to
meet his excellency, but the Information
was soon brought back that the steamer
could not get within quarter of "a mile
of the landing. She had made several at
tempts TO do so, but every time the
master figured out the result of the effort
the more discouraged he became. and
finally gave up the attempt anu went
TO Newport. The scene on the boat was
one passengers will not soon forget for it
pitched and tossed like "a feather upon the
waves, men clung to the guard rails on
the decks and many one was seasick.
When Newport was reached several of til o
passengers determined they had had sail
ing enough for one day and remained in
that city all night.
During the afternoon it was ascertained
by Col. Warfeld that Gov. Dyer had the
good fortune not TO take passage on the
much tossed about boat The men of the
Machine Gun Battery realized that IL
the boat did not land they would have no
bread for breakfast and the soldiers who
depended upon Gelb for the milk for
their tea and coffee knew they would miss
the milk. About Z o'clock the boat on
her return trip from Newport managed to
land and the bread and milk were secured.
1t is only under very exceptional cir
cumstances that n boat will not be able TO
land at the extended wharf and it Is not
expected that there will be any mere diff
Guilty experienced in this line for the
wind grew less all through last evening
and though it did at times rain very hard
during last night there was no such wind
as on the previous night
The bad weather of the past two days
has not discouraged the brigade officers.
the First regiment or the others who de-
pend for their food on Caterer Samuel L.
Terhume of New YORK for he has fortified
them to bear almost any amount of dis
appointment so excellent have been the
meals he has furnished. The raw material
is of the finest quality and it is cooked in
manner that even the most captious
could find no fault with. A day may be
wet and the wind high but good break
fast followed by a fine dinner and un-
equaled supper make all other things en-
durable. even wet bed Never have men
taken Of their eating.
Lively Enemy.
A decidedly lively enemy tackled the
camp of X. j. Militia this morning and
Col. Phetteplace of the First regiment
and Col. Moran of the Second regiment,
'as well as the other commanders, had to
do some hard work in fighting it back and
saving the state property from injury as
well as looking out for their own comfort
and that OF their men. This enemy, OF
course, was the wind and for many hours
IL had been threatening the mosb serious
injury to all. Brigade headquarters was
the most fortunate spot on the camp
ground. The winds seemed TO deal gently
with everything there except the tents OF
the war correspondents for it seemed
to rattle their quarters worse than II the
dwellers therein wore ms lavish users OF
wind as bicycles The tents of the Jress
representatives were strongly put up and
they managed to defy the wind. 4sa
Paymaster A. L. Nerone of the Second
regiment had n very narorw escape from
suffocation this morning His tent col
lapsed at an early hour and he was In
very deep sleep at tho time and IL was
with difficulty that he was awakened and
got out. The paymaster is very popular
fellow and nearly every one OF Col.
Moian's staff were working very hard
about o'clock today To got the tent up
and 10 secure IL so firmly chat there would
Ire no danger Of its falling. Tho tent was
secured properly before the arrival OF As
sistant Surgeon Barry Of the regiment,
much To the satisfaction Of the paymastor.
who would doubtless sooner have met
death itself on the field of honor than DR..
Barry and fallen tent at the same time.
Col. Phettepace's staff just had about
all the work 10th hands could do after
breakfast trying TO protect their tent from
the ravages OF the wind. The colonel was
valiant In his defence and the men were
decidedly with him in his interesting II
annoying combat.
Two of the company tents of the Second
regiment completely collapsed shortly be-
fore o'clock. One of these was the tent
occupied by Corporal Brady, Private
Kenny, Sergeant Holden and Sergeant
Gallagher. The men are all members of
Co. +, and the collapse was duo TO the
breaking of center pole and the Other
members OF the COMPANY say tho wind
was not due to the winG, but tho strength
of the corporal's cigars.
The tents did not look as pretty this
morning rs usual. Pictures Of some of
them would be Interesting In freak coll
lection.
The high wind caused the holding of
the regular guard mount ut the mess
house at the west OF the camp, instead
of tho spacious parade grounds where tho
wind had such ccmplcto control that any
attempt TO interfere with its movements
would have been worse than the atttck on
nh imaginary enemy MADE yesterday by
one OF tho regiments and intended 10 DO
made today by the other
There was n good supply Of tent pins In
camp and the demand was large one
this morning.