New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30
THE CONNECTICUT NEN ~ CAMP
EXPERIENCES OF THE ROUTINE OF SOL
DIER'S LIFE

! C,,, uavan Mantle Conn. June . tspeciap'-
las, night the men OF the Sd Regiment hau NV.
frs, experience OF bad weather Ihe'e was
aI, hn, fog overhung the camp. and TIE so'd'e'' ,
remained in their tents 20 keep Dry ino'' Vs.
,,,a-5 were wet TO the skin before fnorhlns
Captsin Honce Of Light Battery Is III J" mo
camp hospital. HIS is the only serious oase ~
,,..ocs There are a few other men suHe''hs
from chills and fever 80 hos.
Tho guardhouse IS moro popular IMAM III" Nv"
nt,al l. is full nearly all the tine Guard-F"''e''
are the principal offenders Squads OF men SCI"
fenced 10 do police" duty are WORKING 'oh"""n'''
Post Cor.mandant Beach has devised Sol"e u'''
methods Of punishment To-day ne M" 'o'"'
the offenders against post reguIa'loHs o"' "
na-ado ground IN the hot sun. under guard gam
eri,o daisies tuttercups and foGr-leaf cloVer'
few nours Of this sort OF work is calculated 20 nave
a ellutary effect. ,..,s
anofhsr method of punishment ia 20 "ithho'n
her checks from any man who Is sent ~ '0
enardhouse A. present each man Is en'l'ler ~
chocs which permits him 20 buy and drlhh on'
ho-tle of beer daily and n 10 Is sent ~ the suar'
house those .he-ks are withheld for thirty dayS
tn mos, Of tho mon this IL punishment worse ''"
hunting four-leaf clovers
captain Beach and First Lieutenant osno'n "ie
attending the commencement exercises . @
ard in their absence Second Lieutenant "'eS
Bishop ir. f. in command Of Heavy Battery
Iieuionan, Bishor attained his majority oaiF -"
1a~s ago IN. he H. regarded as one o, inc "o'eS.
oeic.rs 4, ,ta most To-day ne served as officer ~
tho day. ..o
Mos n the members If the Yale platoon W me
Iirh. Battery are still absent At the college on'
,het- 1aav, eyoros tomorrow morning. ana 'n''
mus mon repor FOR drill s. ..,,h ,ort,
Major = J. Fitch arrived last nism, ~ IN -. Con,.
recruits whom Colonel TAYLOR assignee 70 IN. IN.
panv r T. has nov heen decided In, MS as ne
par, will he dropped from nc reeiln,n' a.
i.,y officers have done exceilent recrui,N-
captain Rose. OF COMPANY L. has add~I 'Nr foiar
four mon 10 hl. command m tIe laS' ~ e,y.
hours Captain Dorsey. Of company = IL N -
,.,rcrar, were sadlv depleted hy the physcal -
arr'nafions Defective eyesieht appears - o" me
company j. captain Hull. has been dubbed s,5 me
~ ~, I,--ltersf on account N the rloflev az
t,a.r,1ca Of -." informed men The captain nhS
rDoruitin- officers IN HARTFORD ana also III ,5 i
western part - the state men maui, ,o,er,,
ronntnv viii contain men from nearly "N''F
Tbo nors4s beioneinS 70 Light Battery are mucn
admired FOR their proficiency ~ arm IN, n;i@b,
they are efh@rft in me oien ar e., iii
ne, arc attached the f"idpeces ana run a. ~.
sneed mn "a down the parade-S ground Sole,
no, ar1 driven f1ur i've miles into me cop".t ~
a. 2 clipping galt ln"N earn ''P'"'' W
hovs are proud ~ them . ,-,, 49,. ,o.,~.oeo ~
+, g.. reported from Gull Island that fourteen OF
no Guard and escaped from the leland on a siooI
cstrr jav night returned there to-day on Il hsHlei
,oc.ed AZ tho Government steamer a~''' l'ol"
<,v ondor Tncv reported that they nal no ~
for'on desert or - remain aw'F .r mn ooh,o -,
,-or,,- four hours. nu' that fncy Wer" unao1 7"
.,~,c. ,-o- sal hoa' ana Get back - the iSiand -
no.. ief inc eloon fn m" Conn"'ticut RIVER anu
ro,. IN Now .ondon Private Daniel J. fros'' VINO
c.as member % the 'ruan' parry. f. IN mo conht
i,f A. Nee-Io rdon. held for he Sepiemn'r torm %,
~ s,norl,r corr on q charge OF being Implicated
n The burglary ~ Nev-London i"welry store on
Sarurdav night