The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-21
THE NIANTIC ENCAMPMENT
a DRY ONE.
The Orders of General Frost Being
Obeyed to the Letter-No GuardhOuse so
Cases-The Second Regiment the First
on the Grounds and Is the Largest at
Camp-Governor Lounsbury and Stuff
Arrived Yesterday.

Camp-Governor Lounsbury and Staf
Arrived Yesterday.
The first day of the annual encamp
. ment of the Connecticut National guart
at Mantle came to successful close a
taps, sounded at 1880 o'clock last night
; The camp this year is named Camp Var
Keuren and in appearance is just like
the ones in previous years. The COVER
nor and his staff have their tent on the
right of the big camp ground as one en-
ters through the main gate, and extend
ing from one end of the ground to the
other are the tents of the four regi.
ments with the officers. This line Is a
symmetrical one and looks in the dist
ance, like on big sea Of white. On the
same side as those of the governor are
the tents of the hospital corps, signal
corps and Of the newspaper men. There
are few changes on the ground this year
the only new building being the Sub
sistance building" which is used in con-
nection with the commissary depart
ment. This is located in commissary
row, among the mess houses on the ex-
treme northeast side of the grounds.
BY 10 o'clock everything about the
ground was in true camp order but it
took good deal Of hustling on the part
of all hands to get in order by that time
as there was plenty to do
The Second regiment of this city was
the first on the grounds, arriving at
$40, and this regiment was followed by
the Fourth about fifteen minutes later.
The first arrived at $50 and shortly be-
fore 10 the Third arrived. The Second
was not only the first to get settled but
it is the largest Of any of the four reg
iments. Seven hundred and twelve Of
/ 1cers and men is the grand total, out
numbering the other by forty or fifty
| men.
| The village was early awake in anti
cipation of the coming of the guards
men for their annual tour of duty, and
when the first military train pulled into
the station yesterday morning there
came with the militiamen a crowd of
hucksters and peddlers. On the village
street leading to the camp ground and
conveniently near the camp gate were
innumerable "squatters'' who have tax
en- possession of the yards in front of
the dwellings and have erected tempo
rary stands The orders that have gone
forth prohibiting the use or sale of in
toxicating beverages in came during the
week have been the cause Of the big IN
tlux of peddlers into Mantle. The dis
pensers of soft stuff" expect to reap
harvest and believe that they have not
made a mistake in bringing with them
huge packages of temperance drinks
that will sooner or later be in pressing
demand in and about the camp ground
At $50 o'clock yesterday morning
the milltiamen began to gather at the
armory in preparation for starting for
camp, and at $50 they fell in and
marched to the depot in the following
order:
Light Guard So men: City Guard, So
men; Sarsfeld Guard So men; Blues, 6s
men; Grays. 6S men; First Separate
company, coored, Sc men.
The Second regiment band headed the |
march The members of some Of the |
camp yesterday will join their compa-
nies at camp little later. On arriving |
at the depot the men had barely taken |
their places in the cars when the train
pulled out. There was no delay and no
excitement Everything passed off |
smoothly and in perfect order.
The battery train, comprising fifteen
cars, left here at 6:23 o'clock, stopping
at Branford and Guilford for the men
there. 1t was 7:01 o'clock yesterday
when the Second regiment
train left here with it's thirteen cars.
The Fourth regiment left at 7:15 with
ten cars. The First regiment from Hart
70 csme down the Valley division with
fourteen cars and left Saybrook yester-
day morning at S:57 o'clock. The Third
regiment left New London at 9:2O a. H.
yesterday morning with thirteen cars
those for baggage, horses and
troops. The Waterbury company came
in over the Berkshire division, early in
three special cars, one carrying their
horses, and they reached New Haven
ut 6:42 a. m. The Machine gun men left
New Haven for camp Sunday to the
number of nine men. The signal corps,
nine men, also left Sunday
The hospital corps of six men
eft yesterday morning with the rest of
he troops.
The daily routine yesterday began
1t 1880 o'clock with guard mounting,
and from then on the routine was car
led out as usual. Dinner was served at
2:30 and from all quarters came words
If general satisfaction concerning the
'attons, and the way in which they are
The issuing Of rations has
seen systematized this year more
thoroughly, the result of this being
heir distribution more smoothly and
With more satisfaction than heretofore.
This year the commissary department
S managed by the state and for this
eason better system may be expected !
n previous years this department was ]
siven In charge Of an outside caterer
Who genraly ran things to suit himself 1
The camp this year is noticeably s
dry" the men evidently fearing the or t
ers issued that no liquors would be al l
owed on the grounds. The streets Of
he various companies are to be
every day by Major Gettings
nd staff and IL any "hard stuff" is
ound the owner will be courtmartialed.
A number of kegs labeled Root !.
Beer" were suspected and were sam
'led by member of the brigade staff :