The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-08-24
FINE BRIGADE FORMATION
BE1 UTIFUL SIGHT CAMP LOUNS-
 BURY YESTERDAY.

What Happened on the Third Day O l Camp-Quarters Inspected by Cover. | nor Lounsbury-Camp i'm ExcoIlen,
 condition-nIanyy Visitors Were Ther,
 Yestorday--Whst the Soldiers Arc
 Doing,
 | The third days camp of the Connec. ticut National Guard at Mantle passed off quite uneventful yesterday. There was a great change in the weather, the
 sky being cloudy nearly the whole day
 and a cool easterly wind that threat ened rain several times swept across the grounds, making the day more agreeable than either of the two pre- vious ones.
 A very large number of visitors were
 present yesterday and during the en-
 tire day there were hundreds of ladies
 and gentlemen to be seen in all parts
 of the grounds All of them had
 friends at the camp and when the SOL
 diers could find time they were busy
 explaining this and that and showing
 them the officers quarters, the brigade
 headquarters, the mess house, hospital
 and other points of interest. Everybody
 wanted to get glimpse at Governor Lounsbury and were quite disappointed
 when they found he had left the camp
 in the morning to be gone nearly all
 day The ladies were delighted with the drills of the soldier boys and in
 fact were interested in every move-
 ment by the men. They clapped when the companies passed and cheered when
 any particular friend marched by. The
 number of visitors is steadily increas- ing as the days go by and by gover-
 nors day, which is tomorrow, one of the largest crowds that ever attend a governors day is expected at Mantle.
 A number of New Haveners were in- cluded among yesterdays visitors, some of them being Postmaster Howarth, Judge David Callahan, and a large number of ex-Grays moulding James F. Earle, Frank Buckley, ex-Lieutenant Damn, Clarence Wilcox, Lieutenant Greuner and Edward Frisk. Major Clark, Captain Bostwick and MT. Stod- dard of the Governors Foot Guard were among the visitors. Some others were G. Foster Sanford, the former Yale athlete; Nathan White, George Bradley Commander Root with few of the Hartford naval militia, who will remain at camp during the rest of the week.
 Governor Lounsbury and some staff members made a tour of the camp grounds early yesterday morning in- specting each of the regiments, the light battery A of Guilford and paid visit to the officers quarters of each regiment. Governor Lounsbury also visited the hospital and brigade head quarters, where much time was spent in discussing various regimental sub- jects pertaining to Camp Lounebury. He rode about on beautiful horse and was greeted with much enthusiasm wherever he went.
 Shortly after the inspection Governor Lounsbury left camp for Crescent Beach, where he remained until late yesterday afternoon The most inter- esting event on the days programme was brigade formation at 5:15 in the afternoon. All the visitors gathered chairs and formed long line almost the entire length of the field. The brigade was reviewed by Colonel A. c. Tyler, late commander of the Third reg iment, on invitation from Brigadier General Frost A like invitation had been extended to Adjutant General Van Keuren, with the request from the brig adler general that the gentlemen select the day best suited to him. Adjutant General Van Keuren will review the brigade to-day, while on Friday the brigade will pass in review before the governor and will be the principal event of the week.
 There were number of former c. N. G. officers in camp yesterday and they spoke most commercially of the work of the men after the review. The sight was an imposing one and promptly at second adjutant's call each regiment into position in front of it's own section of the camp and took up the line in regiment front formation, changing then into solid battalion for nation of companys front all facing towards general headquarters Colonel Tyler, the reviewing officer, was accom- panied by Brigadier General Frost and brigade staff. who then rode upon the field and took position in front of the sovernor's headquarters. Facing the brigade at the extreme right the consol- | dated band was stationed comprising Ill the musicians of the regiments, in- ,ludng drummers and trumpeters. In front of them again was the briagde | signal corps with battery A on the ex- .reme left At command of the briga- lier general the band struck up the I Second Regiment march and the col lmns resolved themselves into a column If fours and march was taken up across the field, down the parade past | he reviewing officers, the brigade staff l having in the meantime taken position 1t the head of the column. AS the turn vas made coming down the parade, | ,ompanys front formation was assum- | ed and the troops passed the reviewing | officers in that formation. The align l nent in almost every instance was eX- ,ellent and called out repeated applause | rom many spectators. The review was | lot marred by the slightest hitch.
 The consolidated band, as the troops 1 ,assed, wheeled to the left and took up |
 position directly in front of the re- | .;o1pi,,o officers remaining in thai sta l