New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-03
SOLDIERS AT PEEKSKILL.

NRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNRt
STATE CAMP d.S OF f i ms ad Rss
ment in camp has passed quietly. Relgiousservices
We're held in the morning by Chaplain Hall and
these exceptions, the men have had their
time to themselves, save the few who were
detailed e do guard duty TSmOF psr m nor Tns
work for which the camp was instituted. Follow
ing reveille the programme for tomorrow and each
succeeding day will be as follows; Siekoeali 6:l3
a. m; company drill, z; breakfast, $3.50 guard
mounting. 81 battalion drill. 10 recall from drill,
2. NJ; dinner. lao; rife practice, 2;4o supper
tattoo at 9:45. and taps at 1880 o'clock For each
days battalion and company drill programme
has been printed. that every Ofhcer ana
man knows in advance precisely what 10 expect
According TO General Orders the commanding ohi-
GERS of battaons and regiments VIII dfli ihSlr men
In battalion manpuvTcs III accordance with Upt0ns
infantry tactics subdIvided IN such a manner mat
all the prescribed novements VIII DC practlseulh
three successive seasons at the camp OF %
Some of the regiments proficient IN drill that
they will be able 10 condense the course Oh TWO
drill seasons into one and of them, at least, inc
Twenty-tnird, according TO opinion expressed to
.uE TRIBUNE correspondent by The highest military
authority IL the State-wlu so through THO
three years course in a single encampment.
The members OF BroOkiyn's crack regiment nave
come here VITA the eVldcaJ intention OF SHOWING oi
what staff they are made, and the spirit manifested
peryadeS the entire organization from INC piui aiu
hearty and very much n-earnest COlohel 10 tne
last, but not less conscientious, hlgh private ID .e
rear rank. Even the CoiOrtd boys Who 40 outy
as servants the several companies walk
about with ralnrodS in their backoohes
and pride in their hearts, very eyldeAtly seeking ny
their tearng to least reflect i'll niid but appre-
cia;Ive way the glory, and stltiS ana uucOhplOnlS
luly TO uphold the al gniy of the snnent TO when
they make themselves useful as well as ornamental
he officers of the regiment are Soionei hodhey
c. Ward, Lieutenant Colonel John Il. trothlngh2m'
Major Charles l.. link, AaJutant Eugehe W.
Bird, Quartermaster iliian w. kOSslter COM
mlssary George W. street, Surgeon Ed"in
a Lewis Assistant surgeon E. Ii;
iuaAer Chaplain, the Rev. DR.. Charles H. Hail. and
Inspector of Rife Practice Walter \. alker Inc
captains and hrst and second neutenants OF each
company respectively, are as toli0ws company a,
arthur Is. Hart Francis II. Rowland, ADTain
Alien, jr.. b. Thomas harrington, Frederick l.
Holmes, Wiulard l.. Candee; I, ). H. Connel. Il.
De Forrest, IuIns ". Davis; u, Darius Perry
Cuaries 4. Met lelian, Richard NJ Johnson
i. Arthur Gaihere,, John WI II DOESN'T Petlir'
AIais!all n. brigham, George H. Fox; &, Alfred
Ii. Nilnams. ii. ". Crane, Aaron .. fernaih H.
WInaps X Char es l.. " aters Francis W. Stone.
Darwin il. Eldndge First Lieutenant francis Ii;
Rowland. OF Company A. is the Oldest member VI
Tie camp proper is LAID out in two broad avenues
running north and south, lntersected ny sDortel
Tor the men, win ample accommodations
IN each for two persons. Inc tents are hlne lee'
square with board iiOOIs, two wooden camp Deus,
ample bed-c otnes and toilet couVenenCes. TO the
OF these tents, and faclnS theln are tue leno
OF the captains ana lleuIerants, one loI edCh my
are precisely those lsed by the pilVdles'
behind the teuts of The company OnccIs are thoSo
field and stan officers, also III "a lihe FACING
TASTEFUL, fiag-drapcd quarters o. Colonel " ard
who is udant Of tne camp as each cOlohel COM
ing here VIII be. Still further 20 me Nest anu
OF the ,ents OF the rcgmenlal OllceIs arc Ioo
OF Tie non-cOmmissloIed officers ana the oaI. nv
Ient at he east end OF The camp VIII seat VVo
men. the cook house being c'osc ~. my my
contractor who leeds all the oihceIS ana
men is Louis MinhOl;Z, and last hight ne
Ieiegraphed 10 Albany Tor nfteen auultiohdl ""4V-
ers There is a special tent Tor the department.
officers and civilian VISITORS but the regimelIai
orcers occupy table By themselves IN the general
tent. ,,.
there are a good many other tents scattered about,
including those Tor hospital use, the eI'dn .
the DarDer and the telephone Once INC
most ueiightiully situated OF the tents, 1Oiio"-
Ing the nue OF the ban ana OVeiAOVAlhS tI'c
nGdson River, ale the large double ones OI me ue
parl.nent officers These are occupied by MAJOR
General and Aljutant-General FREDERICK 1OWlscnu'
VINO represents the CommandeT-lh-C I'cl Vi enc
State, Governor Cornell; Bug3dler General jacob
". uOysradt, Pdymaster-OcheIal' ana NolonTl
William A. Rice, Assistant PaymasteI-Ueneiai
IieuIenaut- Colonel Nlugheld u. DdrOn, detained
from the ordnance department. Tor selNlce
III the pay department. Coionel rcGeEl fnIsleici,
rs rost-Adjutant; Bngadler-G eIerAl Daniel ID.
Myi., Chief Of Ordnance, Acting guar teIihaSUer-
General anJ COmmls4 ary -Oeneiai o. HuDsIStcACc,
detained for department service; BugadleI- Geheral
A. G.. Barnes General Inspector OF hlio Practice,
and his assistant, Colonel Joseph u. story VINO
viii supervise the rife practice at tue camp Vi IN
struciOn; BngaderUeneIal ana inspector -Ueuei i
Robert Shaw Oliver, aud Brevet BIlg-
adler General and Assistant IRA -,
hOdeubOugh; Major j. II. Bryant, Oh Tue '1st Aoei-
meut, acung Post Surgeon. ,
The opening of tnis camp is the fulfilment OF one
of Aoiutaui IOwnsends plans Tor the max
ing the il, 900 members OF the Ma lOnal Uuaru Oh
the state effective as possible Iur any eHeischCSi
similar Camps OF Instruction nave Deeh sue .Ssiui
IN MASSACHUSETTS, Rhode Island, Connecticut ana
Penus, lyauIa and III his opinion The establishment
oi tnis Will more than compensate tAe ota'e IoI 'le
outlay involved. :,;.; ,,,i,,
ton OF tins state SAID General IowhsenJ, DuI
am sure the investment is good one. ne Legisla
ture will not be called on 10 make an appIOoi id'iV
10 meet the expense OF fitting up the
erounos which will be paid oqt
OF The funds saved during my admins ration. IL
viii materially increase Tie espnt OF the srvlce OF
the National Guard OF the Ssale ana everything
Thai Increases their hOmOgeneIty advances their
efficiency. hen the state uniform shau DC worn
py ali the men. it viii stlh further serve t1e Pui-
pose of making them feel that they are paris OF one
body that they are State uoops anu ho' "''O'"
General townsend believes that the conntry's
rapid Increase i'll population, together WI uo "a
lsiing ComInuulsuc CutcIOpplhgS VIZ fnuo t -
necessary within "a low years thdt there shoG-u NC
iorce OF State troops, III regular
enc ,%a I AnuW of the Uniied states.
With this apprehension IL Is hls earnest desire 70
promote NOT only III every possible way Ihe en-
tpIencv of tho National Guard but also TO increase
gradually their numbers: NIlle nc pc1lcNoo IA
rlgId military disc pine when men are uuel ans,
n Al The same time eX presses desire 10 make the
transition from the regular employ ments OF cVh ING
10 the temporary uties OF the solder as easy anu
comic able as possible ms desire lie snoMeu III
all the arTan genents OF the CAM, particularly Mnen
line I'D arrived III the ram on SATURDAY hleu',
when he dispensed with ali tornanles 80 la a' eno
men were concerned, an act on his part mat was
iuIiy appreciated. Conceal Iownsend !ntends 10
o., 10 Albany tomorrow, but VIII return 70
s,nn The latter part of the week he
hopes TO bring Governor Cornell with hun, out say
tnat the latter stIenuously OBJECTS 10 any mug
ike military display his EOnoI, mat ne can Only
be induced 10 come with tie understanding tnai an
formalItles due his rank commandments
snail De uspcnscd WIN. -, ~. H. e.. .
mere could be no more admirable situation for
military encampment tnan that WHICH has Decn
flied up for the purpose. The part OF the oid AcOoS
- uoX nrsile, with military HE anu ac-