New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-19

kept stacked In line across the oampgroupd WIN ~o
oolors In due place, Tho daily routine OF osde' "''
| camp rs a. follows: ... ... ODD .+If
Reveine is sounded at a. m half an hour is'of 'no
hrstyears men march out for drill; AZ e'So 70 -,
eeons call when the sick are taken TO the hospai ~
| Z comes the welcome call to breakfas'; "o'i,re -
| 6 at s. lasting some 20 minutes ana ioioNo. o. an
| mounting; at o. N. is artillery urn p,-.,
| hour and taken part In by all three CLASSES
c1ass Z. nov dr,pg ut the mortar Dattefy, 'noutu
| -. -. ra.tioe or firing as yet; the other Two
oassos 90 exercised In the rudiments OF artillery urn
- a., .o foot batteries; at 1870 the First uass 10
| drilled IN praotloal and military engineering ava
| hours. the Fourth Glass has compulsory atenuaVo ~
| dancins lesson at II m. the Third CLASS rs " MO-"
q. tend or not as It's members choose; at p m' a'
from q n M to the Third Class is drilled
g. ront practice in four sections, ono hours arm lor
- eoon. the afternoon Is leisure time for the otor
| two classes but the Fourth Class are connnou W ~
limits of the camp; the First Glass go anywhere WIN"
cadet limits except 10 the hotel-to Visit wlncn poi
sion must be obtained-and official quarters heercas
sounded about tho time OF the sunset gun ou' suv
OF dress parade Is made nearly nah III N
hop nights than on others.
Tne bops begin at O'Clock aud are over az Voo'
"a tattoo Is beaten at 10, when the cadets must DO III
their tents Except the evenings OF the hops e'o
ia az eSo and tapsthe signal for extngushng ngn's
are at ; on hop nights tattoo and taps como az 10 anu
,o1, D. M respectively On Saturdays there is no drilling
call for putting the camp in order at O'Clock On sun
DAYS the routine is the as on week days up to
breakfast time At o'clock there Is the regular sunday
inspection by the oommandant followed by guard
mounting At lGl5 is church CALL when the cadets at
tend service After that they at liberty during the
remainder Of the day, except for police call at D. m
and dress parade at sunset Camp life began on June
49, tust after the exercises Of the graduating GLASS; and
win last till Aug The closing hop, or the Cadet ball
of the season. will be given Aug 49, when the season az
West Point will touch It's merriest hours
The cadet unless he is fourthcass unfortunate, has
considerable leisure and small liberty Of action At
this tme that oisure far he find opportunity
seem to be devoted to tho asduous investigation OF the
mysteries OF the feminine heart OF other occupations
the Hudson furnishes some share In swimming and
bathing Only the rstolass men are allowed to vex its
surface with the oar and they do 80 very bparingy,
thinking their drill and kindred exercises furnish
sufficient work for the muscles. For the same reason
baseball football other athletic sports 90 not noursn
at West Point The most attractive scene In cadet camp
life IA dress parade In the sunset beams tho trim line
of welknt figures alert and exact In movement stands
firm and clear. The ringing words OF command the
cink OF shifting muskets. tho CLINT OF Dayonets' the
flashing appraised swords the nestness or the comeiy
uniforms and the fash OF the bright sccouterments ad-
dress the ear and eye. In the background are the
slightly rows OF soft white tents growing gray In the
falling twilight and the engthening treeshadows In
front the scene is gay with laughing girls clad as Solo
mon An all hs glory was arrayed. and full with
handsome eQupages, their occupants intent on the mill
tary show Evening draws the ordered lines DIVIDE
and disappear, and tho glores OF West Point arc op
secured by the blaokness Of night
| COTTAGES AT WEST POINT
beside the hotel life at West Point there is cottage
ufe not In extent and certainly notable
In luxury and Summer ease or the cottages capt b. H.
Roc owns and occupies fine place, aud H. W. BALDWIN
of NewYork very nicely cared for Among the other
owners of admirable villas who have come for the BUM
er are Pierrepont Morgan, EdYard Satterlee the Hon.
John Bigelow and Edward Kingsley, all OF New-York
Alfred Pe OF NewYork leases the Pel estate and the
| cottage: Gen E. II. Serrell of NewYork leases the
place Of Lewis De witt W. Tracy of New-York holds
cottage leased of Mr. Satterlee r c. Churchill U. B.
Army is in cottage belonging TO the Cozzens estate
Mrs. Clarke Is the OF the cottage OF which mr.
HOPKINS OF New-York Is the lessee.
Among West Point improvements this season should
be noted the progress Of the West Shore Railroad tunnel
1t advanced 100 feet into the rock on the south
side and about 100 feet the north This Is the princi
pal obstacle this road has to contend with. and work on
it ia TO be prosecuted with vgor and dispatch Night
gangs will soon put Two years the period set for
its completion by which time IL Is expected the road
viii be finished from Hoboken 70 the Catskills The
time some Of the propertyowners on Frontst strenu
ousy objectng the crossing OF their property and
neSsesssfy II the Frontt route were not used This
difficulty Is in fair way Of settlement
THE SEASON AT GARRlSOhb.
Opposite West Point, 40 miles from New-York. from
which 1t has eight trains daily during the Summer. and
to which 1t has nine trains besides connecting with all
the steamboats, that touch at West Point by ferry max
ing trips almost every hour Is Garrisons charming
country resort Rising rapidly from the river to plateau
between North Redoubt Mountain and South Redouot
IL rdoces 10 the fresh vgor OF its breezes IN the pic
tresOue charms its scenery the infinite variety OF
rambes and drives, and In the splendid country
which the discriminating taste of wealthy ,New
has led them to place there Tho Hon. Hamilton Fish,
Edwards PierrepOnt, Samuel Sloane, W. H. Osborne, H.
W. Becher, Richard UpjohD and others find here such
delights OF summering as Heavens sweetest breezes
some earths farer and surroundings
lovely. and the mansion Of MT Sloane is majestic and
elegant Near the house OF Mr. Fish Il the Beverly es-
tate. Here Benedict Arnold was breakfasting on the
| morning Of Sept "a, 1870, with Alexander Hamil-
ton and Lafayette, when he received COL ma Va
Beverly estate now the property OF 9 fn Ihe
remains OF on the NORTH ana SCUM
American freedom was won. memorial OF times even
Gdarbe remnant Of the enormous Pnpse estate
which took IN Putnam County lying north OF Garrisons
cendsnt on the female side from the old PATRON Fred
erck PhiDse. The Protestant Episcopal Church of 81
massive square tower situated bali mile from the
river connected with the Phipse name The present
datns from iT1i witch was burned Across the way
from 81 Pbins mapted with trees set In the midst OF
slOpinr grounds extensive and beautiful and oftier
site West Point opposite, Is the Highland House.
"a ;sm;,v WHOM gave name 70 the place ana which
dates from 1g40 The direct ancestry Of the Garrlsons,
The Nelson family count their establishment In this
section even before the Phpses This hotel first re-
ceived Summer boarders IN 1854 and has since been
enlarged repeatedly Opening this year, June 7, with
remodeling Improvement OF internal arrangements
il has now guests Its capacity being limited to 200
| The season at Garrisons then, was never 80 brisk
/ as this year. as O. glance any evening ~
sbout the house viii show Verandahs, halls, parlors.
aud grounds oyerowDg with the bnsk presence OF
ful girlhood In the throng Bowling, billiards with Sat
urday evening hops music furnished by the West Point
band supplement such pleasures as the hills AID brooks