The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-22
ENCAMPMENT At NlANTIC
GU1RD or CONNECT UT
ON ANNUAL OUTING.

There-Fine Showing of Second Rcg'.
ment-Beau,ifuI Weather Yesterday
E,vored the Soldiers Strict Rule,
! Laid Down for the Men.
| The annual encampment of the Con
necticut National Guard began yester
day at Camp Lounsbury, Mantle, very
auspiciously, the soldiers being favored
with a beautiful day from the time they
arose until taps last night. cool
southerly wind swept across the big
camp ground and, quite contrary tc
the general climate of Mantle, 1t wac
very refreshing. The weather could not
have been better for the opening of the
camp week and needless to say every
body was in the very best of spirits
and will be even if the fine weather
does not continue.
| Patriotic little Mantle received the
soldiers with outstretched arms, houses
were decorated with flags and bunting
and everything In the little place was OF
a patriotic order. Camp week Is about
the only time in the whole year that
Mantle awakes from her long sleep and
| when the boys return home it IS as
quiet there as the interior of colored
church after a New Years day meet
ing.
OF course the great interest to local
newspaper readers is conferred on the
dOings and members of the Second reg
iment, whose six companies, the Grays,
Blues, Sarsfelds, City Guard, Light
Guard and machine corps, contain
friends or relatives of almost everybody
in the city. The members of the differ
ent companies assembled at Colonel
Burpee's orders at the armory in
this city at $3.50 o'clock yesterday morn
ing and Immediately started for the
Union depot and boarded special trains
for the camp grounds.
The Second regiment was the first to
reach Mantle, the first to get settled
and the first in every particular,
setting an excellent example for the
other three regiments. All along the
line a hearty welcome was given to the
local boys, who responded with various
kinds of yells and cheers and by the
time they reached camp they were all
more or less hoarse. The usual delay
in getting settled at the beginning of
camp was noticed yesterday, but this Is
to be excused as some OF the baggage,
ETC., did not arrive as soon as II might
have. The officers We're able to follow
the regular routine early yesterday af-
ternoon and Il was not until then that
the guard was established
The first organization that arrived
was the fourth section. machine corps
which settled about $50 Sunday night
The machine gun battery also arrived
Sunday night. Yesterday morning at
S;45 battery A Of Guilford appeared on
the scene and was followed by organi
cations in the following order: Second
regiment, Colonel Burpee without II
company, a. M: Fourth regiment, Col
onel Hendrie, o:15 a. M; First regi-
ment, Colone! Schultz, with Co. H,
Second regiment, $3.50 a. m. Third regi-
ment, Colonel Haven, Gas o'clock. The
men were all in heavy marching order.
Saturday Afternoon saw the arrival of
Brigadier General Frost and Adjutant
General Van Keuren, and most Of the
brigade and general staff They were
up bright and early yesterday morning
to welcome the men as they arrived
The camp grounds are In excellent shape
and every possible precaution to prevent
any sickness among the men win be
used. The grounds are thrown open to
the pubic from a. m. until 1030 D. M,
after which hour none will be allowed
inside without countersign
A great blue flag bearing the name of
Governor Lounsbury in white letters
was hoisted by Lieutenant Lounsburv
OF the fourth section signal corps. Lien
tenant Lounsbury is a nephew of the
governor.
The field officer of the day Yesterday
was Major Dickinson of the Second
regiment, and First Lieutenant Edward
O., Gruener of this city and Second
Lieutenant William II. Scheny of the
First regiment have been detailed to act
as officers of the provost guard during
the week. Strict orders have been
given to the officers Of the provost
guard and If man is found outside the
grounds it will go hard with him.
A rule that Is out of the ordinary this
year is the docking of mans nav
for one day if he is absent at the first
roll call at $3.50 a. M without a good
excuse.
Then again if lights are not out at
the sound of taps at 1920 and a good
excuse cannot be offered to the COM
missioned officer who inspects, a man
has another chance to lose his pay for
one day.
These rules will no doubt be observed
carefully by the men, at any rate they
will be by the officers, who mean to
have the men obey the original rule
The rations this year are especially
good and plentiful and are excellent
cooked under the new system inaugur-
ated this summer There are two cooks
from each company and these men
alone. with their little white aprons and
perhaps less experience, are made to do
the work of first class chef The
cooks seem to enjoy their work, but at
first much fun was made of them by
fellow members of their various COM
panies
Colonel Burpee personally went to ev-
cry company during lunch hour and in
qured If the men had enough or if
any of them had any complaint to
make against the ration as served
They all responded by saying they
were perfectly satisfied and We're pleas
ed with the quantity and the way in
which it was cooked.
Out of the total of 70S men in the
reoir11aI1t asa rfcroDdnd 10 rC1l