The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-11
WEST POINT.
The General Dulneaw OF
the Season.
Examination Of tho Third Class
In Spandsh.
Mortar and Siege Battery
Drills.

M Orrar ana Slots0 DdCCSTV,
Drills.
WEST PoIr. June 10 is7A
The hoI weather which broke In upon us day be-
fore yesterday had an inspiriting erect upoa tha
hotel people here, and their expectations OF rush
OF visitors from the city not altogether disep-
pointed However, 1T after all that the crowds
We had on Tuesday were only transients, and 90
day the post has been left a. dreary and desersel
by civilians, male and female a. 1t was tan days
ago, when rain and clouds were supposed 70 b0
the real obstacles which prevented the arrival %
the thousand and ONE summer visitors who woro
wont to be here costly nxed for the summer early
In june The hotel on the post has. II " true. quite
g0odly number OF guests. but they are nearly AN
friends OF the cadets who are 70 graduates
next week or OF the cadets OF the class who
are 70 60 on furlough in July; papas and mammals
and sisters and sweethearts Who want to be pres->
emit when their darIings are made ofncers OF the
army, and papas and MANN 10. too, who believe iss
the correct thing to be hand In time to see thet
furloughed pets safe out OF the post limits 10 thert
own homes before they can drop into che big cities
and be tempted to stay away from tho family nre-
side few days, Just to see the elephants that ard
to be seen in large cities. In . previous letter
gave II as my opinion that, taking West Point IN,
June as an indicator Of summer resort successcH
or failures in the two months which follow, the
season at all the summer resorts, with one or two
exceptions. will be this summer, as compared
with seasons past, an excessively duh one. took.
ride down to Cozzens to-day, and instead Of
finding there the usual June crowds It require6
somewhat OF detective search about the ptsSzaG
aud grounds TO discover ANYTHING ike life. \
came across but few visitors-possibly dozen, ALI
told-and the carriages that used TO be always enc
gagged when one was anxious to take ride were
standing idly BY, with nothing to do and no Callers
The hotel was never in better order. and its
really . wonder that the old time guests can stay
away 30 late; but the panic OF September last y
dare dare say, mas compelled many o. them 70 tn,n.
with the expenses OF hotel life staring them IN tho
lace. summer hoIe. proprietors: a. . rule, havs
To live on hope for the first month Of the season.,
VIII brighten Sy July :. least a. have ..id u
gloomy here to degree tnat was never known b.
fore. .. s.7 @,.,. sss ags-t
The graduases' examination In law and etnic2
was completed to-day, thanks TO the rapid WAY
snouen Il was Il was very thorough and sxacSane
and nothing was surred over. After the last Sec1
ton IN Law o. the frst class had been disposed oc
taken up, and. at the adjournment OF the boax0
this afternoon, Tour out Of the dve sections mto
when II s taken into confederation thas the cieSs
only rsoetves three lessons week daring eight,
months and hall the knowledge Of the, language
displayed by the cadets was something ast0nish-
ing We al Know what instruction N lOfelgn LAM
70 n most q Sss ssnsss mere
touch on-a chin golden edgng, - IL were, 70 the
g1ns SoSsss q sha S .hou Sen mae 49,
enough about the COMPUTATION Of verb or two %
iavorably impress people who know nothing q
the particular language they hear him examined
believe nat the ..Say e y ps,iscsiOn ,.ssI; g
Tas. ssstsm ioilowsd w Professor dc JanoS-tS9
e ss y ssss q
seems 70 be 70 ignore theoretical teaching -
TnsIs i no mere s'' rose ' sSous s. and owing
20 that fsck doubtless Il was today
% ucS ne me
really orill,aot one. Is Was NOT connnsd merely
e s o. ssa e.S %
mo pay y shs sxsmlnsr spssEas in sp.nss 9
with them 10 the language. me pronuncicsicS
in every way Satisfactory. the study OF this
language was ~ one time part Of the studies %
S sss 's Il: s s $50 .a'eS S
opinion q Union, Of good judges N ne army, was
one ' Would think would s compel sSs ts.cSin
OF TINS language 20 shat class which 70 about to bo
merged INTO the army a, IS otncers the great ma
is most essentaal--on the frontiers 81 Texas Snd.
oficers who spoke Spanish had good reason 70 con-
graduate themselves that they did speak The
AMERICAN Re S should maze is Ss sSS Ssr
an object Of the nrst Importance. And Yet somo-l
a1% sf q Es ! fs % S S.ss A
the study aftogcther was dragged before Congress
and by An vote decide that the ssady
was one tnat could not be abandoned without
m are sm ss css 70 ous
but the rebuke Congress gave them 30 lately an
Inclined 70 believe win have lasting erect
Hereafter she sonseless few VINO have tried their
utmost 70 wipe II ont win have TO 60 20 work To-
dsmoish something else less useful TO tine educa-
stansy tn hot wafer, inst for the sake Of the dea
or something worse. @
There was . drill last night after dark with the
mortars ON the siege battery that drew togetner
me 81 q ne
. target q nre, so to speak-s mass Of som0f
burning substance-was placed near the water's
could be plainly seen IN the AR shortly amer eav-
heavens he's zen su Is they ssosnded and fei me -
13.inch gum on the seacoast battery, just
sions,ly srsd shot over the moUnsssns. Tue me
effect OF tne nrtng Of this gun was wonderful Tne
alter , the discharge sns mounssns were iariy
alive with tho echo Of tnousand thunders fol-
lowed By rumble IKE that Of thunder IN the dis
lance, - tire shell exploded miles away. At
times the shells thrown by this gun exploded
Just g they were At the height Of me mountains
The erect was beautiful the rocks and trees being
lit up Tor an instant 80 that even the waving Of the
green foliage could be distinctly deserted rom the
battery. This drill Was followed BY fireworks
which consisted OF rockets and paper bombs
thrown rom the mortarA which, exploding high
IN the air. ahowered down upon the plain rain
OF fire OF various colors.
The examination OF the students OF the third
class In spanish will close tomorrow, when the
graduates last subject, that OF ordnance and gun
merry, win be taken up. n is now expected that
the class VIII get away BY the 18th inst
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