New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-31
CITIZEN SOLDIERS.

HOT WEATHER AT THE STATE CAMP.
BAD FORTUNE OF THE 47TH-RETURN OF ITS MEM
BEERS TO CIVIL LIPE-ARRGvAL OF THE ODD
| IYBoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRiBUsE-l
STATE CAMP OF INSTRUCTION. PEEKsKILLJ July 20.
The fifth Regiment and the 18th Separate Com
ing. and The odd. regiment of which New-Yorl is
justly proud has taken theirplace With the coming
of the 22d il the beginning of the end for with the
termination of its tour of duty ends the initial sea-
son of the State Camp. The 47th has had hard
| luck. Someone. without any unkindly intention
at all, has called it the dress parade regiment"
for since IT has been here its only duty has
been guard mounting IN me morning ana
dress parade at nIght-with an exception
i'll the case OF the guards, who have bad hard work
Only on one day was an attempt made to do bat
talon drill and this was soon abandoned owing 10
the oxtrayagant efforts of the Thermometer. The
tribulations suffered by the Odd account Of the
rain were bad enough; the excessive heat while the
47th WAS in camp rs much worse.
In CONSEQUENCE of this condition of the temper
allure the members of the 47th have not had az
much benefit from their stay here. from military
point of view, any of the regiments preceding
them. Colonel Tuttc has shown great consdcra-
ton for his men, aud deserves credit for His com
mon-seuse conduct 1t is by looking after their wei
fare, as he has conspicuously done in PccksHll,
that he has become so popular with every member
OF his command. While the regiment here he
particularly pridcd himself the efficiency Of the
men on guard. and in several severe tests he an
piled found them strictly Obedient to orders. In
one he tried 10 have pass a guard M
night without the cOrntersign. in which attempt he
failed and the next morning that guard, by his
order, was publicly compmented by the officer of
the guard. Of course there cases in which the
guards of the Nth made blunders; for example.
the other night when General ROdenbongh and
party oi gehtieion WI, hcP, "al.inH 'S VT l' ~.
minutes for the corporal OF the guard, because the
sentinel had forgotten the countersgn.
At another time two men were found sitting down
and having % comfortable chat while on post.
What the 47th hasiacked in carrying out the pre-
scribcd drill il has made up III fun, and last night
Jumbo made his second appearance accompanied
By the baby elephant. These interesting creatures
visited post headquarters, where they were received
with all the honors. Apropos Of the parade Of the
menagerie, II having reached the ears of the Col
Oncl that the men intended to make q nght of IT,"
he to TX such precautions as to ustrie any attempt
at hilarious disregard of taps aud quiet night
was the result.
really excellent music furnished in liberal quanti
ties by the band Every evening they serenaded
someone at headquarters, until all The heads of de-
partments had been thus cOmp.1mented. Last night
PaymasteT General HOySradt musically hon
ored and even Louis Windhoitz was not forgotten.
THIS morning the time IN camp was occnpled with
preparations for departure and Colonel futile, who
rs ALWAYS prompt was ready to turn over the camp
to his successor sharp on time.
Tho 22i left its arnory IN fonrteenth-st. about
1880 tins moriung leaving by the FIfteenth-st
exit, much to the disappointment of crowd who
had gathered in fro7t. They marched to Seventh
ave-, and thence west on Seventeenth
ST.. whcro Commodore Gwyer's flagship. the
Long Branch, was waiting TO receive them. They
came down 10 the boat IN a cloud of dust that en-
1
space The invincib!e 22d became the invisible
22d Gilmore and his band. who have left Manhat-
tan Beach for week to 60 into
camp. got the worst Of the dust and
the popular hero of q thousand musical trumphs
was absolutely disguised with the dust which COW
cred him from head to foot and filled with dis
gust that words were too feeble to express. The
cont rast between the cool brccZes and his first
hall hours experience in actual service enough
to discus anyone. When he got on the boat he
coilsoled himself with frequent pulls at a lemon
and rem ks appropriate to the OCCASION The
Long Branch pulled out into the stream at
pre- lely IL O'Clock, and headed for No river, reach
lag her destination at Roa Hook dock ut O'clock
thanks to the skiiful handling of Captain Fran
cisco. The guard arrangements AZ the dock before
starting, and on the boat, were admirable Captain
Charles r. smith, Ct Company b, was
ohcer of The day, and Lieutenant James
H. 1cThune, 81 Company II, was officer
of the guard. The detail was the number required
by the regulations sergeant. three corr Jrals,
two musicians and thirty-;eyen prlyat1s Ihe
number o. officers ana men OF the I'd VINO came
Field. staff and nOu-commissioned officers 90;
band, 80 drum corps 20; Company a; g; B A
k % total, iG3 An order was issued by Colonel
Porter to-day that all members OF the regiment
who have not come into camp shall report for IN
spection duty to Major Cullen al the Grand Central
Depot, 1918 u ~. on Wednesday.
On the arrival of the 22d General Wylie and Post
Surgeon hryaat were on the dock, and they es-
cortrd Colonel POr1er AID surgeon SIMS who re-
ported al once at post-hcadquarters. The regiment
w;as marched INTO camp III command of Lieutenant
brcathng-spell at the To- OF The bill On reaching
the plateau hc guards of the ~ tn, and the regiment
Itsclf were drawn Mp in uc, while the new corners
marched past TO the music of GlimOre's " 22d Re8l-
lncnt March," played by the band aud drum corps:
HE 47th bad several inyaids who were Obliged
To ride ~ the boat, including one man who was
condition was very critical for "a time, but he rs
better to-day, although still very weak. The Nth
embarked IN good order and started for home ut
$40 p. III. Paymastcr-General HOySradt and
Colonel Rice went along 10 pay Off, the amounts
dlsbpr. al being u follows:
Iled and staff, SJlG; Company A. 1886; b.
sill; u. 1872; f, sos; +, S.27; e. S257: H.
1861 50; !, 500; X, 1888; l7rh Separate
brighton Beach TO spend sunday. and Colonel hlcc
viii return here 10 stay tai Monday DIR. spencer,
of the 3D. who came here Il visitor, on account
of the number OF sick men needing attention,
has remained m camp til the ~ went home, ana
ne accompanied them on the Long branch
Adiutaut Harding, of the I'D has issued neatly
printed Program OF the daily duty, together with
explicit directions to the officers aud men Is TO their
duties winch viii be very servceaOle TO all COLI
cerned.
Bandmaster Gilmore will give concert
every evening az 5 o'clock while the 22d is in
camp with an admirable programme Tor each even
ing. -,
At 1880 a. III. Tomorrow Chaplain Dunnell Will
conduct services at the mes hall, the music for the
occasion having been printed Tor distribution.
In he evening Gilmore viii give a grand sacred
concert aud II the weather ID line there Will DC a
large al tendance.