The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-08-08
SECOND REGIMENT In CAMP
BRIGADE SIGNAL CORPS AND
FIRST SEPARATE co. PRESENT.

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No Accidents or Illness RepOrted-Yes-
terday's Field Maneuvers-Meriden
Companies Observation-Disclosures Dis
trIButed-Tramps Under Guard
LOiterers Get Left.
The Second regiment, c. n. c., Col
onel Sucher in command, arrived at
Camp Roberts at 9:12 yesterday MORN
ing without accident or special incident.
The brigade signal corps and the First
Separate company of New Haven are
also i'll camp, which sweils the appear
ance of the outfit somewhat. The Sec
ond has a compliment Of 1893 men
against 675 for the First regiment. No
accidents were reported in transporting
the companies to camp and all the men
are reported well.
Captain Bradley of Co. I, Meriden,
was officer, of the day and Lieutenant
Norton of Co. K, Wallingford, was Of
hcer of the guard. The field manoeuvres
yesterday were guard mount at II
o'clock, shelter tent drill at 2 o'clock in
the afternoon, and dress parade at 5:45.
Most of the morning was spent in get
ting the baggage in and getting settled.
Captain Isbell and Lieutenant Alling
of Co. D, New Haven, are at Danielson
with the sharpshooters, and the COM
pany is in command of Lieutenant
Beebe. Co. F of New Haven has two
second lieutenants as First Sergeant
Fitch has received his appointment as
second lieutenant while Lieutenant Ed
ward L. Fox recently nominated as
first lieutenant has not been regularly
appointed.
The Meriden companies opened the
week with a kick. They complained
that no water was supplied, them on the
Especial cars in Which they journeyed
from the Silver City to Mantle. They
lalso reported Yesterday morning late
that they had not received their meat
and potatoes for dinner. This was no
fault of the regimental 'conmissary, so
liar as could be learned, as the stock of
meat and provisions for the regiment
arrived there and We're in good order in
the refrigerators.
Co. F members who participated in
the regimental shoot at Danielson re
Gently received their bronze medals,
which were presented yesterday. T..
The signal corps which did duty In
camp Sunday night, rounded up four
lcolored and two white hoboes who were
kept in the guard house over night and
yesterday. One Of the colored men at
tempted to stab the guard with razor,
but was handled by re-inforcements,
which arrived at an opportune moment.
Several of the members Of the local
companies Of the Second regiment were
left in this city, not arriving in time
to catch the special for Mantle, which
took the troops to camp. !p
Some of them left on the $40 over
the Shore Line, while others did not
leave until the II o'clock train, -.
There are 804 men, including the hos
iptal corps, in camp as follows: Field
and staff officers. 20; non-commissioned
staff, IL; brigade and bugle corps, 49,;
hospital corps, IS. The roll call of COM
pahies stands as follows: 4s
Co. A, officers, 8; men, 3d. Co. B, Of
fcers, 8, men, 4S. CO, C. officers, 8, men,
81. Co. D, officers, !; men, ST. Co, E,
officers. 8; men. 81. Co. F, officers, q;
MEN, 81. Co. G. officers. 8; men, a.
Co. H. officers. 2; men, so; Co. I, Off
GERS, 8; men, 65; Co K, officers, g.;
men, SO. Co. L, officers, 8; men, 60. Co.
M, officers, 3; men, 60.
Private Derby of Co. F, New Haven,
has been appointed coloneIs orderly,
and Private Roebuck of Co.. L, Meriden;
has been made adjutant generals or
derby. The officer of the day yesterday
was Captain Oscar L. Bradley of Co.
I, Meriden; Lieutenant John ]. Norton
of Co. K, WaIlingford, was officer of
the guard, and Lieutenant August Fac
ser Of Co. B, New Haven, supernumer+
AIRY officer of guard.
The strength of many of the COM
panies was considerably depleted by
the fact that twenty-five officers and
enlisted men of the regiment went to
Daniclson yesterday to begin the week s
shooting for the selection of the state
rifle team.