The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-08-14
LIFE AT THE STATE CAMP
GREAT PREPARATIONS BEING
MADE FOR TO-DAY.

A Splendid Day aud Large Crowds at
Mantle To-day 10 Governors Day-A
Record Breaking Attsndanee Expected
-YesteIday a Busy One-Rehsrsai of
Inspection Held by BrIgads-PFomI-
nent Men Gathsring-Priyate cOnrOy
Escorted Out OF Camp.
That fortune favors the brave is an
assured fact after the splendid weather
which the state encampment at Mantle
has so far been favored with. No more
perfect day than yesterday could be
desired. While "Old Sor' warmed the
Icamp with his welcome rays, there was
a cooling breeze from the sound which
tended to make ideal weather condi-
tons. -
1 Last evening marked the close of the
Fourth day at camp, and ended with all
the conditions perfect. Hale and hearty
are the boys, and ''all goes merry as
marriage bell"
/ While a good amount of hard work
marks each day, alike for officers and
linen, the campers do not seem to mind
it bit, but are exerting themselves to
the utmost to give more than satisfae-
ton.
| The reality of active duty is COM
lmencing to dawn on the men and it
cannot be said that there are any shirk-
Iers.
| There was only one patient brought
to the hospital tent yesterday-a mem
Der of Company e, of New Haven. He
had fit and remained in the hospital
until late in the afternoon. when he
Twas discharged as cured. -...
The feature of the day was brigade
drill which occrred at Sis p. m. and
was held as a sort of rehearsal for the
general review, which will take place
to-day. .....s.. x-a ,
There were large number of visitors
at the camp yesterday, and from pres
emit indications to-day, Governors day,
Iwill be a record-breaker as far as the
attendance is concerned, The Console
dated railroad has certainly done its
part toward making it so. affording the
people chance to get excursion rates
from nearly every part of the state.
The governor passed a somewhat
lauiet day, remaining the entire time in
camp. He was an early riser yesterday
morning, and from after breakfast un-
til the lights were extinguished at night
The was either walking about the grounds
Ior sitting in his tent. -. ...,.s .-.ss.
/ At II o'clock in the morning the Ell
Ifrida left New London with Mrs. Cham
beriain, wife of the governor: Mrs.
ICole, wife of the acknowledgement; Miss
Cole his daughter, and Mrs. Miller, wife
lof Colonel Miller, on board. The party
was conveyed to Mantle, where the
state carriage was in waiting to convey
lit to the camp grounds. After spending
1.-THE afternoon in camp the party was
conveyed back to New London in the
tsame manner in which it came, leaving
lat $50. @sz=..
The republican political leaders are
gathering at the camp from all parts of
1.-THE state, and it is expected that by
this morning there will be few missing,
particularly as this years senate will
hold an informal reunion at the camp
this afternoon. A number of the sena-
tors have already arrived and many re-
lyiewals of past experiences occurred
yesterday. L.. /.
| Good nature is the general order at
icamp, and all there seem to appreciate
the fact. .- 80. *--1- = 49,.
| 4 good feature of this years camp is
the fact that there is not a drop ofany
| kind of liquor noticeable in camp, MOI
has one man been put in the guarc
ihouse for being found under the infiu.
fence of intoxicants.
Samuel L. Terhune. the well known
icaterer, has charge of providing tht
food for the governors staff, and thu
brigade staff, and it is needless 10 STATE
that he is giving thorough satisfaction
this year, as he always does.
An early party to arrive in camp yes.
terday morning consisted of ex-Colone
John w. Lowe of New Haven, formerly
on Governor Lounsbury's staff; John w
, Coe and Clarence P. Bradley, both o.
Meriden. They will remain in camp. al
: guests oe some of the brigade officers
: over tomorrow.
Ex-Brigadier General Cyrus Roberts
!. u. S. A., of Texas, was given the honol
lof being appointed reviewing officer yes
terday. He made thorough inspection
3 of Co. C of this city under Captain Jere
1 miah Donovan, and pronounced the
camp exemplary.
The Second regiment when it took tn,
{ | field for drill yesterday morning did 81
in three battalion formation, Colone
Sucher being in'command with Lieuten
Y ant Colonel Gedles of Waterbury il
h charge Of the first battalion, Majo
| McCabe of New Haven of the SECOND
battalion and Captain Gruener of New
Haven of the third battalion. The drill
was a good one, and it proved interest
= ing to the hundreds of visitors who b.
this time had begun to pour into tn,
camp.
only the Bridgeport section of the sig
nal corps was out at wig-wagging prac
p tice.
The First regiment went through thu
. hasty entertainment drill yesterda.
morning at the eastern end of TIN
ground, while the Third regiment unde
b Colonel Hamilton was given practice a
pitching and striking camp.
Congressman Lilley of Waterbur.
and Judge w. Fl. Conley of Bridgepor
| We're visitors at the camp yesterday
and will also be there to-day.
A trip on Colonel Potter's yacht ha,
been planned for the governor yester
Il day afternoon, but he decided to remain
= in camp.
Tho Seco1d repiment will throw II,