The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-26
BRIDGEPORT MAN IS BADLY HURT AT
 TARGET PRACTICE
especaal to rhe FaE7ner.

Especial to The F'9r1ner.
 F&~ ~H e. Wright. Fishers Island, June 24-The regular army officers here fraternize with the reserve of ncers and general good fellowship pre- vafls. The regulars have given the re- serve officers the freedom of theAr post club and they visit every night in the officers street in the camp which is located south of the great drill ground.
 Tomorrow, target firing with the big rx1ns will ibeR1n shortly after o'clock. All sailing masters have been notthed to keep out of the field of fire and two U. s. army mine planters will act as patrol boats to keep craft away. The 14th company at Battery Butter neld win fire six shots from the 2 inch guna Two shots will be trial shots end the others will be fired for record.
 anandant of the Bridgeport battalion. will be the umpire. Capt A. c. Ben- nett of the 4th company and Lieut.. ID. c Booth of the 11th company will be in charge of the safety signal sys- tenn and will also assist the umpire in determining the scores made. Lieut.. Horace H. Griswold. formerly of the . 4th company. now unassigned. is one of the tug officers who will have charge of the towing of the targets,
 IAeuts. Gr-iswold and c. A woodruff of the 4th company went out last night on the tug Rowe11 to witness the night firing practice by the regulars at Fort 1richie and Fort Terry. The heavy for prevented the practice and the Roweil finally ran aground near Fort Afichie It was midday when the U. S. g. Brennan located the stranded tug and took the officers off Last night a mock court trial was arranged to try them on charges of having ''by inten- tiona11y sending their boat aground, caused Fort FIchie to move three feet from it's foundations; also causing a erx to rise and then failing to remove dt''
 A lengthy officers meeting and a concert by the corps band prevented the trial being held.
 The band played to an audience of least 500 including many of the regu- l lar. officers and enlisted men. and civilians connected with the post or who are spending the summer on the island
 The officers of the corps have been warmly comp1imented by the reEu1ars for the discipline which they maintain
 About a dozen minor eases of Ill., ness have been reported among men Of the corps.
 Private Rand of the 4th company returned to duty today after two days illness with acute indigestion.
 Private Frank Si1io of the 11th com
 
 suHD-ca1Eber practice WAS being carried on in the mortar Battery Clinton to- day. A 4th company man showed the powder tray against Silio's right arm and the skim was torn off from his wrist to his shoulder. His wound was dressed In the hospital
 Private Gotchi of the 4th company has been i'll for four days with chi1ls and fever but was able to return to eduty tonight
 Private Murphy of the 11th com pany has an infected wound in his left hand He cut the hand at the frst l days practice and bound up the chief. Infection resulted from. the dye in the Handkerchief. Dr. English re- opened the wound and dressed 1t prop- er1y-
 Waoh night .initiations'' of srooades'' are held and they cause considerable has been arranged on Lieut.. Thomp- son but was given up because some of ficer informed him of what was in the wind.
 TWO -roolx1es'' were sst to guard Private Marty Of the 14th company and they followed him about closely for more than two hours until 1t be- being hazed.
 A number of the staff officers gave a. lobster party last night at which Mayor Wilson and Major Hermann were guests of honor.
 Private Goldsmith of the 11th conn pany was orderly to Col. Dorsey yes terday.
 Sergeant Jaggers of the 11th com i paKy received a box of good things i from home today and shared them i with his tent mates.
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