Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-04
COAST ARTILLERY ATTAINS
HIGH DEGREE OF EFFICIENCY
Ahead of Troops in other States-ln-
struments and Apparatus for Prac-
tice.

The Connecticut militia figure.
prominently in the report of Lieut..
| Col, Erasmus NJ. Weaver, chief o.
the military bureau of the war de-
partment for the fiscal year ended
June 80. 1903, which has just beer
made public.
! Reference is made in the report t.
the fact that during the year the Sec
! ond regiment and First Separate COM
| pany of Connecticut infant partici-
/ pated IN joint manoeuvres with regu-
! lar troops and that IA companies OF
| connecticut coast artillery and the
| First company of militia signal corps
| participated in joint army and militia
coast defense exercises in the New
London artillery district.
The report states that a portion of
the Connecticut coast artillery militia
has had instruction in it's proper duty
| Tor several years, Those members of
the organization. it is stated. "have
attained to a higher degree of eff
cheney in the service of coast artillery
material than the troops of other
states. The measure of efficiency has
been considered by the was depart
ment to warrant the assignment of the
companies to coast batteries"
Regarding militia companies, the re-
port states that those of the Connecti-
cut coast artillery will be equipped
with instruments and apparatus to en-
able the men to practice during the
intervals between annual exercises. On
the subject of Connecticut armories
the report further says:
"A number of the armory buildings
are owned by the state, and these as
a rule are very satisfactory. There
are number of organizations still &C.
eupying rented armories. some of
which are totally Inadequate. The
state is building armories where need
ed as speedily as possible. The state
pays rental and furnishes light and
heat"
The organized strength of the Con-
necticut militia on December 81. 1907.
is reported to have been 1855, incIud-
ing 20 general staff officers, as reei-
mental officers. ia company officers,
a total of 1872 commissioned officers.
Nom commissioned officers, musicians,
privates. etc. numbered 1884. As
compared with the organized militia
numbering 1855, the war department |
estimates that the total number of |
males in Connecticut who are avail |
able for military duty, but morgan |
lied, is 116,117.
The report states that Connecticut |
has complied with all the require |
ments OF law as regards the organ |
lzatlon or her militia. The state also
reported to have complied with the /
Nah departments standard for the
physical examination of applicants for
Regular army officers who inspected
he Connecticut militia reported that
t was fully armed and equipped. All
that were supposed to
Engage in rife practice, except the
fourteenth company of coast artillery
II Bridgeport, and Company H, Sec
md infantry, Middletown did so.
company NJ. Second regiment. Tor
lngton, had the highest figure of
merit for rife practice; viz. 11773.
F. New Haven, ranked next
With figure of merit of 1882. The
'lrst Separate company New Haven.
anne third with a figure Of 1888.
rom these records the figures of
merit Of various organizations ranged
ownward to 1927, which was given
3, First infantry, Hartford.
nd 5.S5 Of Company D, Bristol.