New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-19
THE EIGHTH READY FOR CAMP.

THE EIGHTH READ1 fOh CAMG.
The first appearance in the streets OF Nev-fork OF
military organization clad in the regular uniform
az adopted Though not enforcedl by the State for
the National Guards, will be made to-day At 1880
a. IN. The Eighth Regiment will leave their armory
at Nintb-aye. and Twenty seventh-st. and headed
by band of fifty pieces will march through
Twentv-eiqhtl-st TO Eighth-aye., thence to
Twenty second-st and to the steamboat Long
Branch on which they will embark for PeekskiI,
where they are to go into camp until Monday next.
Unfortunately the regiment Will be able to turn out
only about $50 in the new uniform. owing
to the dlatoriness of the contractors AS the boat
mukt leave at II o'clock the regiment Will not have
AN opportunity to march out OF their way to show
OFT their uniforms. although many thousands OF
persons would doubtless be glad to see what the
uniform officially adopted by the State looks Ike.
On their return to this city. however, they will
march up Broadway and possibly mp Fifth ave- and
through some of the pal cross streets.
The old uniform of the Eighth Regiment was
similar TO that worn by the Seventh. well built
man dressed ID the new uniform looks very SOL
dierly The trousers are OF light, skyblue kersey.
with "A stripe OF very dark blue one anu quarter
inches wide down the outside seams The variation
OF the color OF tins stripe designaes 10 what pahch
of the military service the soldier belongs red,
It is artillery If yellow, 1t Is the cavalry. Minute
differences are also made by varying the width OF
the strlpe The narrower the stripe the higher the
rank Above these almost sky. blue trousers Is
worn 4 dark blue double breasted frOck coat With
a short cut skirt. On the trout there are only four
buttons on a side. There are gided decorations on
the sleeves, but none on the breast Inc coat mas
a stiff standing collar about IN luch hlgh. ana AT
each end of the collar is gldrd plate bearing the
cOat-Of arms of the State and the number OF the
regiment. The most snowy thing OF the Whoie
outht Is the black ard gilded helmet. with ITS
golden spike, ITS frOnGal Dlie bearing again the
State coat-of arms ana its curl -chaIn strap which
is worn IN heavy marching order. so as to rest on
tb In cham
under the chin, that It woulu take very heavy
shoct IN remove the helmet In fatigue the spike
of the helmet is taken of and small cloth ven
tator" IS put on IN It's stead NO crOss-Oelts VIII
be worn A simple circular belt OF ensmeIed
leather Is provided, Win DayoneI scapOaru snu
cartridge box attached.
ing in heavy.marching order with knspsacKs and
rolled OvercOats. On arriving at the state encamp-
ment white helmets VIII he substituted Tor the
black ones 10y all officers and the pr ate7 who Will
90 Oh guard duty As Colonel George d. Scott mas
inst lost his eldest daughter, the regiment will
leave under command OF Lleutenant-ColOnel
Sch,IIipg Colonel scott will probably leave the
CITY and ion his regiment in time to inspect their
encanpment and accompany them back on Monday
next ,,
military organizations in the state which have
been equipped with the new official uniform.
These are the Eleventh Separate Company, Oh
Mount Vernon. Captain JARVIS. anu the second
Separate Company, of Elmlr3, Captain Kirby.
These companies will be at Peeksklil with the
Eighth. The Eighth will stop at lonkers 10 receive
the company from Mount Vernon and the company
from Elmra will arrive on the camping ground
about 6;3O this evening. Tn Friday evening next
Police Commissioner Nichols, who has a country
seat near the encampment, VIII give a ball, to
which all of the officers OF the Eighth Regiment
have been invited ,--
The history OF the Eighth Regiment or Wash
lnQtOn Grays" is very hi erestlng Que. IheY are
the Oldest organization IN the state National Gnard,
dating back to 1856 Up 10 1914 the Washington
(;ravs were graded az a battalion. Then they were
dignifed with the name of regiment" under the
numerical order of the Third" This continued
until 1917, when their number was changed TO the
Eighth"
mated from their ranks. Every Maior-Genera OF the
First DIVISION was at one time member OF the
Eighth or the old Third Regiment" 30 sad
Adintant Johnson who is the recognized historian
OF the regiment. -, s
manders are found Major General Morton, Lieu |
tenant-C olonel Bogert, Robert Rogers Charles |
Clinton Major Andrew Stitcher, Lientenant-C0lOnel
Saulters, Colonel joseph .. Bogart, George T. |
Morris James Lee. Charles W. Sanford. William |
Hall Jobn W. Avery, William Borden, Thomas +. |
DE Voc General J. NJ. Varlan, and Malor-General |
Alexander Shaler.
The Eighth Regiment has done service in almost |
every lawess outbreak that has taken place IN TINS
CITY for the Hast half century In lr6l they went |
10 Washington ! 100 strong. In lcb2 they dld !
duty under General John a. Din. In 1868, when |
Pennsylvania was invaded, the Eighth FASTENED 10 |
the scene and returned in time 10 AID IN queling the
Ney-YOrk draft riots Of 1868 The last important |
dntv that the regiment were called upon to do was
IN the railroad riots at Syracuse 10 1917. In !
February 1878, The regiment met win heavy |
loss i'm the destruction OF their armory IN twenty
thirl-st where they lost everything belonging 10
tba,n evcent their colors. Men became disheaIt-
ened officers discouraged. But Colonel scott never
lost faith and TO him IL due much OF the credit |
which belongs to those who restored Tue regiment
to its old position