New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-16
FROM THE CONNECTICUT CAMP.
NAVAL BATTALION STARTS FOR BOSTON SUPPLY
OF BEER SEIZED.

Carp Haven. Mantle Conn. June IL (spcciaD 81
The monotony OF camp life varied to-day by
the departure OF the Naval Battalion FOR Boston.
where the will go aboa d the rcceiving-ship
! Wabash and b, assigned to duty n the United
| States Navy.
| The boatswain's whistle aroused the men
promptly 5 o'clock and hour later all had
| breakfasted The work Of departure was hurried
along and al o'clock tho coming United States
tars were ready TO leave camp. They were drawn
up in a circle with Commander Field. T. S y. IN
the centre OF the group. All the men had signed
the muster-rolls md all that was necessary was
for them TO be verified Following this the men.
with barred heads and uplif,ed arms. took tho oath
of allegiance 20 the United States. Commander
/ Field saying impressiyely. Men. you are now 4
part OF the Navy OF the United States Then
Commander Edward G. auckland of the Connect
cut Naval Reserves proposed three cheers for Com
mander Field and these we're given with Will and
supplemented by tiger Commander Field
thanked the men and addressed them for about
five minutes He said he had never seen more
intelligent lot OF men, and regretted that they were
not going be in his command
Captain +. 6. Beach, post commandant. ordered
out Heavy Battery & and Ilgh; Battery A. and tho
two batteries escorted the Reserves 10 the station
The special train which TO carry them 10 Bos-
ton rolled into Mantle at 1913 o'clock. and i've
minutes afterward the command on It's way
to new scenes The men were cheered by each bat
terry as the train started.
Commander Field announced that tho mental eN-
annations which were recently held had resulted
in the officers winning rank in the Navy as fol
lows: Commander auckland. Lieutenant Reynolds
and Lieutenant Parker to be lleuenants. LeuIen-
ant Goodridge Lieutenant Cornwall. Lieutenant
Fisher and Ensign Hutchinson to be lieuicnants OF
the Junior grade. Ensign Baker Ensign Bddle-
brook and Lieutenant Kuutz 10 be ensigns; Leuien-
ant Trowbridge be passed assistant engineer;
Ensign Spencer 10 be assistant engineer; Surgeon
Cochran 10 be assistant surgeon; Adjutant Punder-
son and Paymaster Averil 20 be assistant paymas-
ters.
H. II. Burnham. liquor prosecuting attorney LOT
this county has seized 1853 bottles OF beer which
were being moved from tho railroad station 10 INC
camp The beer L. said to belong TO Hartford
nrm and will be held pending an lnyesugatio on OF
tho right TO sell beer IN the manner IN wnlch tnlS
is disposed of. As result OF this seizure, the
men In Camp Haven are "A thirsty set ,to,highL II
appears that since the cantecn established by Colo
mel Iurdett discontinued. with tho depaI ture
Of the lat Regiment last week, the soldiers nave
been supplied with beer by the Hartford firm under
a speclal ARRANGEMENT with Post COmmauddnt
Reach As the town OF East Lynn. IN which Camp
rangement ca me In conflict with tho VIII OF the
ncOplc as expressed at the annual election Tenn
rerance advocates called the attention OF Prose-
cutor Purnham 10 the state OF affairs, and a. a
consequence Of his action legal nght Is expected
Light Battery 4 has spent the day IN becoming
familiar with the field guns. The men nave
been drilling since they came here with some obso-
le,e guns known the Mantle Coast Battery,
used by the National Guard at the annual state
Camp They are delighted 10 have practice at the
guns which they will In actual service The
Yale platoon are rapidly becoming efficient ar