New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18
NVTNEG STATE ASTIR.
LIVELY WORK IN MASTERING IN AT CANT
HAyEN-AssIGNMENT OF THE TROOPS.

| camn Haven. Mantle, May y (SpeclaD. Almost
continual rain and little apparent prospect Of being
called TO the front have dampened the BODIES ana
decreased the spirits OF the Connecticut volunteers
More than sixteen hundred men have been en-
| camped here FOR thirteen days. with less than iou'
| days OF dry weather. few days ago IL was re-
| ported that the Connecticut troops were TO DO
| assigned TO protect the New-England coast. and
! this served to make the boys feel that they had
been sighted by the authorities at Washington
This morning however. dawned bright and warm
and a whole days drill work enlivened the camp
The morning also brought news which enhVeheu
the spirits OF the men, Ii is understood that the
1s, Regiment will be ordered 10 report to Major
General Merritt at Governors Island. as soon az
the men can be mustered H. and that later the
command will proceed to Mobile. Ala or 20 iFoee
Island. Ga. whence 1t expects TO depart from Cuoa
Many OF the men are jublant over the prospect OF
carly marching orders In fact. 1t IS understood
that the regiment would leave Camp Haven at once
were IT not Cor the fact that It Is improperly
equipped and that he process OF physical examna-
ton has been dragging along very slowly
This morning a dispatch was received from the
War Department complaining because the regiment
had not been mustered In. General Haven. COM
mander of the camp. Immediately gave orders 10
Colonel Burdet to have all his companies ready 10
muster I'm at 80 rhis afternoon Lieutenant rowan
L. s. A. refused TO muster the regiment unit! a oe-
hc!ency OF twe1ty-four men was MADE up anu re-
crlts have been coming In from Hartford All oaS'
The delay IS ascribed the Regular Army sur
eeon who declines work at the pnysicai eA-
aminations more than four hours day.
Promptly at 80 the mastering In began the hrs'
company 10 take the oath being F. OF Hartford
Captain Newton. When the men we're drawn UP III
colmn hats of and right hands raised 10 ttke VIC
oath rousino cheer went up from the otheE So
diers and the camp visitors. Company was mus
tered next followed by G., ID, II and IL ny 10
morrow noon / believed that the, fuI coniPie
ment will be made up. and the lst VIII DC Ieauy io'
marching orders. r... 7, ,r.o,y
Artillery. 10 report to Major smith . Leach,
soon as an the men have been sworn into the SER
vice The battery l5O strong. commanded by Cap
tain Breckbil, OF Bridgeport. expects 70 be ready
TO march to- morrow. Captain Breckbill Is also or.
dered TO dcta IN thirty and one officer VINO VIII
be sent to Stonington to encamp on NapdIee
Point II is supposed that this detachment VIII man
the Rodman gun recently mounted on the Stoning-
ton breakwater and the fortlncations al Napdleo
Point now in process OF erecting.
The main command OF Battery B Will go into camp
at Fort Griswold. Immediately across the Ihames
River from Fort Trumbul, New-London Iney
Will garrison this old fort which mas not been reg,
ularly gaTr!soned since the War OF lol2 Ihey WIZ
also man the various Sound signal stations IN TINS
vicinity and the apparatus controlling the SUP
marine mines in New-London Harbor. Battery I.
Heavy Artillery, and The battery or light artiIiery
including the platoon Of Yale students. have not
vet been assigned 70 duty. but the men hope soon
10 SEQ active service In the field.