Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-12
THE FIRST DAY IN CAMP. l.
Local Military Men Were up Be-
 fore the Break of Day.

Reached New Haves by Special Train
 Before ' O'clock-The Start Was
 Made from the Elm City at Exactly
 z O'clock-A number of New Re
 cruits in the Local Companies Will
 Be Given the First Taste of Camp
 Life-Notes of Interest
 To the music of the drum beat and trumpet call the two local military companies, G and A, left the armory at half-past 5 this morning and took the special train provided for their accommodation, which carried them to New Haven, there to join the rest of the Second regiment, all prepared to in the weeks encampment at Camp Mclean in Mantle. Long before the hour for assembling in the local quar- terS the military boys were on hand, that is, the majority of them were, for there were few who took more than the forty. winks allowed by the first sergeants of each company, and the train was delayed for some of them, while the rest were forced to take the COS train and catch the regiment at New Haven. Following the usual GUS tom the heavy sleepers will be forced to do menial duty for few days, and hardtack and water will be their DOT ton of the camp supplies.
 The military boys left Waterbury this morning in good spirits and all were loaded down with the parapher- nalia necessary for a soldier on duty. Blankets, hayerSacks, ration bags and canteens were all in frst-class order, and while the first named were nicely folded, the others were bursting with the good things that are required for use during the week at camp. For the first time in the history of the Connecticut encampment the local companies as we'll as all the Second and First regiments, were ordered to carry one days rations with them. This was necessary owing to the fact that those two regiments were not going directly to Mantle, but were 10 | bivouac tonight ten miles away, and, | if possible, during the night or early in the morning, attack and take pos session of the camp ground, which | would be in charge of the other mill | tary forces of the state. An inspec- ton of the ration bags of the local
 
 mess of eatables that was ever heard of While a few carried sandwiches prepared at home by their wives, sis 1 ters or mothers, the great majority car ried canned goods of all kinds, ham, | corned beef and beef that was not | corned; veal loaf. baked beans. Bos- | ton and otherwise, head cheese, sar- dimes, cheese that had no odor and some that had, and a humber of others with unpronounceable names. When | the food is spread out for the first meal any nationality can find the food peculiar to that nation. There was not much room for bricks or paving blocks in the equipage bags of any of the soldiers this year, but it is strange if, when the haversacks are opened, there will not be found something that was not down on the military bill of | fare.
 There are many recruits in both the local companies, and some of them were leaving the armory this morn | ing in fear. They knew that once in the camp ground they would have the | protection of good tents and many off, cers and guards, but to camp ten miles away from the camp ground l proper and to sleep under tents of the impromptu kind, they realized that they were up against it. Tonight will witness their first initiation, and ii | ought to. do them for the week.
 George King of this city, color ser geant of the Second regiment, will not be at camp this week. and there is nc more disappointed man in the whole I regiment. He has been confined to his home on Ridgewood street for some days with bad foot and will have tc camp out there for some days more
 Each of the local companies will have full numbers during the week sixty-eight men each. It will make l pretty crowded quarters unless the companies get back the two tents taken away from them.
 First Sergeant Lawler of Company G and First Sergeant Morrison oi l Company A are two of the best liked sergeants in the Second regiment. and the men under them believe they can not be surpassed in the brigade The newspaper men on the grounds vii find them valuable sources of infor- nation.
 The local boys, like all the others il the regiment, have been given to un derstand that they will be obliged tC carry all their baggage that they took away with them this morning al through the march to the camp. ter miles away. They will be agreeably surprised when they find the army wagons awaiting them to take theil baggage to the camp grounds. Int attack will be made in light march ing order.
 Upon nomination of company com manders appointments of non-commis stoned officers are made as follows Company A-Sergeant John H. Nor rison to be first sergeant, to date Jul, 31: Corporal Walter G. Baker to b, sergeant, to date July 31; Privat, Josiah G. Beckwith, to be corporal, t, date June 8; Private Harry A. Brown to be corporal, to date July 31; Privat, William H. French, to be corporal t date July 31.
 Trumpeter Frederick B. Cleland Company A, was been returned to tn
 ranks at his own request, and Privat
 Arthur G. Jagel detailed trumpeter il
 place, to date June 1.
 The Waterbury military men mad
 good showing at the New Havel
 depot this morning, the run from thi
 city being made in just one hour.
 Major Rockwell of Rockville, Firs regiment surgeon, will be unable to 2
 to camp on account of illness. H | was taken suddenly i'll Friday. bu