The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-12
OFF FOR CAMP.
Citizen Soldiers Sail Down
Bay to QuOnSet.
Only a Few Tents We're
Pitched on their Arrival.
Machine Gun Battery Arrives After
along March-ROuline.

There was far more than the usual mid
summer excursion hustle on the wharves
of the Providence Fall River a. Newport
Steamboat Company this morning. The
reason for the extra business was the de
parture OF Brig. Gen. Hiram /. Kendall
and the companies OF the militia OF TINS
city, Pawtucket and Woonsocket for the
annual encampment at QuOnset Point.
The men of the different companies were
early on hand and the baggage which
had not been sent earlier 10 camp was put
on the boat and shortly after O'Clock the
steamer Bay Queen which had been char
tered for the occasion left the wharf
carving with IL large number OF the
citizen soldiery who are, during the re-
mainder of the week, 10 perform the duties
and incidentally have some of the enjoy
ment that go with "A weeks service.
The sail down the bay was long and
agreeable one and the march from the
landing at Quonset To the camp "A hot one,
but on account of the rain OF last night
and this morning had made the dust a
small factor of the movements. Last
year when the troops reached the camp "a
city of finely placed tents greeted their
ewes and there was little TO do before
dinner except TO unpack baggage ana
answer queries that the officers might
desire TO ask being prompted thereto by tho
the company arlnories. This year there
were few tente up when the men who
Cnme by boat took possession OF the held
for every company had to aid in the put
ting up of its own tents. The men
tackled their first job with will and
though some were a bit awkward at their
new labor the White City soon was
delight to the eye and the men turned TO
putting the traps in the tents and then
came dinner and after that the regular
routine work Of the day which was all
laid out weeks ago and is not materially
different from that of last year, though
there is some important additional work
TO DO done.
Machine Gun Battery.
The first machine gun battery came to
camp by way of Warren, Fall River and
Tiyerton and the march was an an
joyable one. With the battery was Lieut..
Charles w. W.Abbot, Jr., 18th u. ;. Infantry
who this year, as last, is TO be the inspect
ing officer and he is man who so thor
oughly com bines knowledge OF his pro-
fsssion and practical work with the cour-
tesy of gentleman that IL would be hard
to imagine finer idoal OF n soldier. Two
companies, one heavy artillery and one
light artillery of regulars from Fort
Adams are TO spend the week.
1t will not be doing any company In
the brigade an Injustice TO say that not in
tion or more willing spirit to make sac
rfices for the sake of their organization
I ian is the case with the members Of Tx;
Machine Gun Battery. The cavalry and
all the companies tnat did not come by
boat from Providence were all at the
camp before noon and everything gives
promise of pleasant and fruitful week
Tor the men who with their officers are as
anxious as any citizen could wish TO make
all the return possible fer the appropria-
ton made by the representatives OF the
state.
Lieut.. Col. A. V. Warfeld, who is tho
states most worthy and efficient assistant
adjutant general, was busy when the men
arrived in camp and he will have few idle
moments until the boat leaves Quonset on
Saturday next He is most faithful in
carrying out the orders of Brigadier
General Kendall and is one of the most
agreeable mon that everla war or minia-
ture war correspondent ever had business
with.
Routine Of Camp Duty.
The routine order of camp life is as fol-
lows First call $3.50 a. m.; reveille,
roll call and getting up drill, o am. |;
breakfast call 40 n. m. police duty inn
mediately after breakfast; surgeon Is call,
7:S0 a. IN. first sergeant's call. 7:45 q.
m. first call for regimental guard mount
ing am; regimental guard mounting
o:lo. Inspection oi quarters, a. III. HTsb
call, 9 80 a. IN. assembly, 9:40 a. m 8dju-
tant's call drill. g:45 a. IN. recall, III "a. IN. I;
orderly hour, IL As a. IN. dinner call, l2 IN. !;
school of instruction (oflicers and nom
commissioned of1lcers), ! 80 p. III. first call.
8 p. IN. assembly, $40 p. IN. adjutant 5
call (drill). 1915 pm; recall, 4:9o p. IN. Z.
first call, 5:15 p m. assembly, :25 p m. !:
ndjutant's call (regimental or battalion
parade), $3.50 p. m. muster. 5:i5 p. m.
supper $3.50 I'm. retreat z :45 p. IN. first
call, $3.50 p. III. tattoo and roll call, 10 p.
III. taps ii p. IN.
Few things are pleasanter or more
profitable than days visit to the camp.
Special steamers will leave the wharf OF
the Providence. Fall River and Newport
Steamboat Company on Tuesday, We'd
pesday, Thursday and Friday. ut 9 and
o'clock. Returning, will leave the camp
wharf on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day at l and o'clock. On Friday the
steamers will leave camp at 10 80 o'clock
and nh m h..s