New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-26
FROM THE CONNECTICUT CAMP.
DRILLS SUSPENDED BECAUSE OF RAIN
CAMP RULES STRICTLY ENFORCED.

DRILLS SUSPENDED BECAUSE OF RAIN
CAMP RULES STRICTLY ENFORCED.
Camp Haven Mantle May % (SpeciaD-For thir-
tv-slx hours the camp has been soaked win anosl
,ncessant rain. This morning all drills on the
parade grounds were suspended and the men ea'"
cred In the mess house for instruction III sud'u
dutv Between the showers this afternoon Lieu-
,o,on,-Co,oneI Hammond who arrived yesterday.
Insnccted the regmental parade and pronounced
the men In excellent training.
Tomorrow morning Companies f and l. list Regi-
ment will go TO Plum Island to garrison the tor-
tfcations recently built. There being no wharf at
the island the men must be landed from the
lighter In rowboats. Company b. which was OF
dered to garrison Gull Island. has received instruc-
,ons to remain at Camp Haven for the present
owing TO the fact that there is no fresh "A'ei
on the Island Arrangements must DE na'e W
supply water TO the soldiers from Ne"-Lor"o'
A moro barren SPOT than Gull Island can hardly
be imagined. 1t Is open TO the full sweep OF VIM
and tide and the soldiers fear that they WIN nave
tara n,ork IN keeplnR their tents from blowing
away in the gales
CAPTAIN Francis G. Beach. OF Heavy Artlllery
BATTERY c. has made reqlistion on the uoV-
eminent for uniforms and rifles his one hu''''' u
and nifty men and artillerymen are eagerly en-
pecting their equipment. Their citizens clothes
are much the worse for wear. Most OF them roS-
sess old Army cape overcoats. and rev ruooe'
,onchos are distributed about the battery street,
hut otherwise the men have the appearance o'
nrisoners who had been few months IN Ahdef-
sonyille Nevertheless. they are cheerful io-no.-
row there will be n presentation or cools 70 ba.-
tory G from the Qunnipiac Club. OF New-HaVen,
OF which Captain Beach and First -e o,hra1 q
Osborn are members. The battery VIII '''V"'"''
This event with great ccat - l.,
Tho ranking second lieutenant OF Battery : ~
Giles Bishop jr.. of New London. VINO was coui :.
martialled Tor hazlng while In his second year az
West Point I'm 1896. and dismissed from the Acad-
omv His scholastic record Is eXcehent; ana ne
has received assurances from President mckinney
and Secretary Alger that his dsquallhcaton LOT
service will be removed. by special act OF Coh-
gress. II necessary. ,.......
second Lieutenant Terrell OF the same battery,
is a veteran OF tho cuban war. having fought Win
Gomez The light artillery battery Is nignly
rlea sed with the hfty fine horses received yester-
dav Forty-nve of the animals cost Sl2o eacn
and the other I'VE sl35 each The Yale boys IN
this battery take great delight In curryins me
horses and keeping them In sleek condition COR
moral g Foster Sanford the Yale man who was
kicked by one Of the horses yesterday is able 10 ne
out u the hospital now. but VIII carry scar on
his forehead His student companions have duppeh
him the battle SCARED veteran
Camp rules strlcter than even now. rev
visitors are admitted and II is almost impossipie
FOR a soldier 10 got pass TO 60 outside the VII
lage The news Of tho Presidents second call Tor
est II s said that there is n deal on between
Colonel Tyler Of the 81 Regiment. c. y. @, and
Colonel Rurpoe OF the ID Regiment 10 bring BOTH
the regiments into camp and give tho men cnance
10 enlist Colonel Tyler and Colonel Burpee are
both In Washington with view 70 accomplishing
this end Colonel Tyler Is a leading candidate FOR
q brcadler -gcneralship.