New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-14
SOLDIERS OF THE STATE
nnp rurI.FTH IN CAMP.

,r,ny To RETURN HOME-CONSipr'"i-
80 COMFORT OF THE SEN-AN UNfokioNAi
vr,,ySf-REGIiENTAL DRILL AND MI In
PRACTICE. -,,v rp1nuyE1
Orr CAMP OF INSTRUCTION, PENS T.,,on+
,eThs is the last full day for the i~'" -, tho
:. oamnthis being strictly temporary 80 80 n
tun can only be UNDERSTOOD
az ortbodox dictionary sense-aS ~
=. ha relieved by the Iltn ,o.h
.s.o-noon In the matter OF weather VI" oo5
ai'oi"' G. mora fortunate than the -ou'
g. chile the latter hal a sup eraouhua"0o = %
40 - the former has had a succeSs'0"
aUu ~ DAYS. On Tuesday the heat was IL
r. ,os,,nrv in the thermometer sho"i"s
S;gDosition to rival the surrounulns =.
- in the matter of aittuuo' coo :;
o,oloot II stood at $50. Yesterday II VI" L.
a.. shade hut to-day II has been n'u'H 80. m
- that the men should not De lnauo " -,
,,.,.ss.rv discomfort the midday oi'lS
5;g,a,sed with As thu result OF tnis 49,
there have been no cases OF pros'i@'io" -. -. :.
IN. aitb the single exception Of one private To-
dav who was evidently in search OF an eA'~s0
ovo;d turning out with his company. III Cu1'i'
..a.,od that he was sogenng," ana Ut
go him to take pail of Ice from
-. tart N the hospital tent. This he did WIZ
oIocritr although the distance is long anu ' ri h.
NOT mar iculary easy under BOILING SUI d,tnber
was told 20 to the mess tent anu t nc, dsnev the
AZ m,ik THIS be also did, but dld not "is H. he
.ame actlviIy as on the first trip. lhen ny NE
was tod to go 10 Tue on tray.
s aTm not well enough" he said mqurnifnIIiy ",
On yes Won are SAID surgeon Gurus cheeIIu
"Yon yvanieG 10 be put on hospital duty Out II Tuu
~ SeiiGhted to fall in and DO his share OF
dr,llipg. after uavlng worked as Lard 10 escaIs
drill As be would have done during whole gay :
routine service, A. ~ocir,oDt has
been n0 generally very good. Only a few
men have been in hospital YESTERDAY nIly-Ioui
dsv On. c,se was of a man suffering from cOrns,
but majority of them were cases OF minor ln,poI-
lance. Much of the illness II is sad, has oe Gu
caused by the enormous quanttles Oh meat e4ten ~
the men, they having av ragged two pounds oil meat
a man per diem. Indeed. the assertion has been
made that the 362 men of tine l2th nave
eaten A. much at the mess tent as dld
the 23d, with nearly, douple the uni tT
of men. This Is explained by Inc IAct tlAt Tue
members OF the crack BROOKLYN regiment very gen.
orally hal private supplies IL their tents; Ot patroh
lied the restaurants and hotels while the men OF
the more economical 18th have confined them-
selves 10 the regular Tat0us Issued 10 lneh. ~ -
being seriously discussed al headquarters whether,
Tor the health OF future Regiments, IL may not DC
NECESSARY 10 cut down the TatlOns OF meat.
The "a of Instruction has not only developed
defects in the training OF the pTNaeS Out mas aIsO
brought surface sporadic dlsgIeeInents among
tween Generals 10 lenbOugh and "yhe due to an
unfortunate HnsundeTs tandlng. was extensively re-
ported and dlated uyOn III some OF tr papers oI ns
morning. Ii would nave been better, perhaps 10
have sad nothing about 10. Both these gentlemen
were absent rom camp nearly all day, ana such OF
the officers spoke OF The matter al an Slh'eieIf
regretted the occurrence and the puOhclty when
bas been gwen TO IT, No otclai notice VIII be taken
OF the mater VIVA ever.
drill early IN the morning, Itie practice, pat anon
drllrIaie inns afternoon, followed by dress parade
While the regiment SUI has much TO DO before It's
efirirncy il rIl and evOlutOns in the field Will be
beyond criticism there has been marked improve
ueut dunng the week, when gives great
announcement for the future General
Townsend expressed himself 10 The lRlB-
I-NE correspondent as extremely grained at Inc
advance maze by both Oinctrs and men during thelf
bret tlme IN camp. Ihey nave had the adv antage
al an excellent practice at the butts, " hlch the
ODD did not have owing 10 The TACT that
The rihc range was not completed III Tune Today
there were HE and vOley Drng by Companies "
and +. Company u turned out nineteen men S4 VINO
had five snOts eacn; they scOreu ga III
yolley and $40 IN hle hIlng, out Oh d
possible 47O. Company +, with IL men, scored 90
In VOley and 2-l IA ME nrIng out OI POs'Do o.
IN the pra, ice al 800 yards lOr marksmens badges
the men hrIng III kneelng position I'ur DauSes
were won as follows: James Romano, Company
g. - Private BTaemer, company l., 20 Corporal
j. McCauiey, Company r, 70; D hicAaIu'on' OOnl-
Company H., Captain Ready, and Company X,
Captain hing led prize dfIii lnc trophy Delns
handsome DTU2Ze busl OF Cse,aT A gustus. IL was
given by COlOnei CrugcI az TegilhentAl challenge
trophy iOr annual competition, 10 De won thiee
times before becoming the property OF TIC
COMPANY, the WlnneT-tO be ANNOUNCED III
the month of June-Deng the com
pany winch dGnng The year has proved
the best drlll, discipline general appearance auu
attendance. Company vas Announced d. u4oS'
parade the pioneer winner. - -
Among the vIslJOrs al camp To-day nave DoeH
&c era " arc. a number OF years cOiOho VI INC
12tn, General carr, Geuoral SJOhehouse' O@P'a'n
.sick Colonel scott, ot the otL ana captain Nc
Kinney. -, ..
The l2th has not been as popular with the ciuzenS
of Pee AsllI as tue I'D, Tor several asOhs IL
the hrst place, the Brooklyn boys Gad plenty OI
money ana spent IL freely, ana this, according 10
the an erage eeAskIlIer the sole and legitimate
function Of the cItIZeu-sOldler during his ehcamP-
I,eut one liquor stOrekeepeT boasts OF nav
Ing taken IS. 900 from The I'D BarKeepeTs and
Iestsurant-Aee pers complain OF d great laiIng OH
il business tuls week. Money MOuld IhaAe any
rea1uIeut popnl ar III Peek skill aud the lack OF 1t
cannot be coudoned by any amount OF general goou
COnuucJ OF sOIdIeriy appearance.
Governor Cornell, whose presence mas Deen eX-
pected lud desired reported 10 nave sdld Jhat lie
should not visit camp before the ARRIVAL OF the
I'D la saying this, however, lie uu AOl say ue
would come tien. en-,
The annual inspection of the 1lJh Will take place
OIL July 10.
RECORD OF THE THIRTEETH.
sos.E FACTs ABOUT THE oRGANIzATIoN-ITs PLANS
FOR THE FUTURE