Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-12
TIE THIRD DAY IN CAMP.
Rain Yesterday Cast a Gloom
 Over the Soldiers.
The New Men are Being Treated to All Sorts of Surprises-Everyth thing From Sailing in a Blanket to Doing 'tBum Guard" Duty.
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 'tBum Guard Duty.
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 Camp Chamb erlain, Niantic, Aug 12. Much to the disappointment of the soldiers encamped at Mantle, the beau tiful weather of Monday gave place on Tuesday to the gloomiest sort of Weath- CT. It began to rain about o'clock and continued at intervals throughout 5 the day. About Il o'clock the sun shone forth brilliantly in the somewhat cloudy sky and it looked as if for the remainer of the day the weather would be repetition of that of Monday, which was ideal. But after dinner the rain began to pour and continued for some time. As consequence the number of visitors to. the camp grounds was very few.
 The rockies in Company A and Com pany c received their first hard work yesterday morning, when they took part in two battalion and regimental drills. Both lasted for over an hour and-a half and the boys received much work in marching and drilling. The recruits are now convinced that the life of a soldier boy is not an entire round of pleasure.
 Monday night was the dryest night which the members of Companies G and A have experienced in camp in several years. Fifty barrels of refresh ments which were ordered by Brewer George Lambert failed to arrive. Pen cannot describe the look of disappoint- ment on the faces of the men when 6 o'clock came and no refreshments had arrived. Many were the thirsty mouths that night. <
 Sergeant Bannon and his brother, Private Harry, have been indulging in "reminiscences the past two weeks. "Oh," saith they, "what we would give for return of the days of old. How we do miss the days of angelic John Powers, quiet Peter Lawlor, silent Mike Peters, shirker George Bowling and that old timer, John Foley. Those were the days when we could sleep once in while, when peace and quiet reigned supreme. But, alasI they are no more. By the smoky-smoky, but those rockies are fresh. Some of them think, that they own the camp, but by the great Beelzebub and all the Satan ic powers, we will show them before the week is over that they are not the
 
 Corporal George Jackson is as much a faVorite, if not more so, with the young ladies at Mantle as in previous years. He has already accepted sew eral invitations to attend soirees. George entertained for a short time yesterday Miss Katherine Glynn of Waterbury and her father, the well known Waterbury manager of Browns charcoal
 Privates Fred Cleland, William Jones and Charles Cleveland, noted as 8 breaker, had a novel experi- ence yesterday. They were captured by the provost guard and escorted to the guard house, where they spent sev- eral hours. They succeeded in leaving the camp grounds without pass, but were unable to escape detection on tho return trip. It is said that some ladies' were the cause of it all Fred is par ticulaEly attractive to the young ladies.
 Corporals 'Waldie" O'Nen and Tom pie'' Egan spend a large part of their spare time in the Y. M. o. A. tent writ ing letters to their lady loves at home.
 I.ieutenant-C Colonel Geddes of Water bury was field officer of the day yester- day. The popular heutenant-colonel makes a fine appearance astride horse. '~
 Lieutenant Surgeon pr Kilmartin will have charge of the hospital on Thursday.
 The guard details for yesterday were as follows: Company G, Corporal Grif- fin, Privates Cronan, Claffey, Culhane and Butler; Company A, Corporal Por- ter, Privates Beardsley, Edquist, Hayes. Thomson and Turren.
 Sergeants Mintie and Bangs still re- tain their pull with the feminine sex at the Spiritualsts' camp.
 There is a question of dispute as to which tent in Company c street should be termed the rough house" tent-that in which Corporal Moher, Privates Clery, J. Slavin and J. Kelly, are lodged, or that which holds Privates Connor, W. Monagan, Jean Sullivan and W. E. Monagan.
 Lfeutenants Halpin and HaIlinan of Company G, Sandland and Sackett of Company A, are four of the most popu- lar officers in camp. And they are all good workers besides.
 Private Charles Bauby, once candi- date for the nomination for the office of judge of probate on the republican ticket, kept the corporal of the guard very busy in hunting for him on Mon day. Once during the night the cor poral came to Company G street look ing for the well known attorney. The first man he met was the attorney him. self. Where Is Pivate Bauby?" was the inquiry. "Just went down the street." was the reply.
 Both local companies possess some of the rawest rockies who have been down to camp in years. Private Com Der of Company A is one of them. For hours he was 'bum'' guard, working hard in obeying his orders from the officer of the night to clear the street and keep everybody within his tent It was the richest fun in years. '5Bum Guard' Comber chased one man. who was next to the joke, across the entire campus. He tried to arrest him. The fun would have been everlasting had not the older members taken pity on the rookie and relieved him from duty. Another raw recruit was Private Finn. VT zxI..~