The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-11
DOlNGS AT NlANTIC.
FIRST DAT PASSES UNDER DE-
 sIRABLE CONDITIONS.

4 Good Attendance of Officers and
 soIdiers-nIen Kept Busy All Bay Parade in the Afterneon-msn wslr
 sasisfied-Actual Work comm,ns..
 To-day-Many Items of Insersst. No more beautiful day for the com mencement of camp duty at Mantle could be desired than yesterday. While 1t was somewhat hot in the sun there was cooling breeze which tended to make things comfortable. The time of the arrival of the regiments, and the time at which they reported to head quarters is as follows:
 First regiment arrived at 9:32, reports ed at 9:47: Second regiment arrived at 9:l2; reported at 9:25; Third regiment arrived at t9:42. reported at 9:59; Fourth regiment, arrived at 9:25; reported at 9;45; battery B, arrived at 9.10, reported at s:17: First Separate company (New Haven), arrived at 9:i2; reported at 9:25; battery A, arrived at S:50; reported at 9:1O a. m.
 The relative strength of each of ths regiments is as follows: First regiment, Colonel Schultz commanding. total 670
 men; present, 5SS men; absent. 82. l Second regiment, total TOP; present. 65s: absent 21; Colonel Sucher com manding.
 Third regiment. Major Dorsey, com
 manding. total 3e2 men; present, ss7a l absent. 25.
 Fourth regiment, Lieutenant Colonel I White commanding; total 5S0 men. present, 544; absent, 3e.
 First Separate company, Captain Ross commanding, total 6S men; present, 65: absent g.
 | Battery A, Captain William J. O,Briei1 commanding, total 82; all present. Machine Gun battery, Captain w. II. Sears Of New Haven commanding. to- tai 4S men; one absent; Az present. 1t was announced from brigade head jquarters early in the morning that regu-
 lar camp duty with guard mount would ] commence as F o'clock, which pros gramlme was carried out
 l It was also announced that there
 would be no work done by the men out side the camp grounds this year, all 1 though there may be some trench work
 done at the rear of the grounds, during the week.
 i A new addition to the troops this year
 is the signal corps. who will conduct regular drills during the week. 4 A splendid set of models of the forti~ hcations is on exhibition at the rife
 range They were made by Lsieute enant
 She'll under the directt0f or AdjufsaTTsl l General Wade. Lieutenant Shell re-
 gently retired from the signal corps. l There was one accident during the
 day. As machine gun battery "A was unloading tine guns at the train First
 Lieutenant Charles Kleinkauf of GuIl- I ford was helping guide one of the guns l down the running board when it slipped I sideways, falling on his left foot, crush t ing8it badly. He was taken in the al1l-l l bulance to the hospital tent, where he is
 now confined. It is not thought that amputation of the injured member will \ be necessary,
 l It was announced at headquarters T yesterday morning that Governor Chamberlain would arrive at the camp
 some time during to-day. The governor. will be received and escorted to camp l bv General Frost and staff, and the
 First regiment. His tent has been erect I ed and all is in readiness to receive him. A new feature at the camp this year is the splendid facilities afforded at the hospital tent. The operating room has been equipped with the most modern supplies, including a Buchanan field op- sl erating table.
 Two men who were slightly indisposed
 were taken to the hospital during the
 day, but resumed duty at night. They
 both belonged to the Third regiment, All day yesterday was practically
 septn in putting the camp in proper or
 der. although routine work commenced 4 at noon.
 There was quite number Of visitors
 to the camp during the day, although I not as many as there will be when
 things are more settled sl Everybody on the grounds seemed to
 be enjoying themselves. The trip of the I local companies was made with little sl grumbling and no accidents.
 The Second regiment occupies the sec- 5l ond position in the brigade line. All the officers on Colonel Theodore H. Sucher's
 staff are present with the exception of t Chauncey F. Goss, jr.. regimental com lnissary, and Chief Trunpeter McGee of T Meriden. Lieutenant Goss is at his l home in Waterbury recovering from a severe attack of typhoid fever. l Trumpeter McGee is also under a 1 physicians care at his home in Meriden. l On the boys arrival they had a hard 4 job, lasting about an hour, in pitching
 their tents. after which they took it I easy until D. m.
 I All four regiments took part in a
 dress parade yesterday afternoon. the
 First and Third at p. m. and the Sec ond and Fourth at 4:S0 p. m. l The officers wore their new regular 1 army uniforms and presented a fine ap-
 pearance.
 Yesterday the men were congratulate
 ing themselves on the prospects of an easy week. Their work consisted of K pitching the tents and preparing for the
 parade Judging from the present pro-
 gramme the men will not have to work t as hard as in former years.