New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-03
o,up 1IFE OF THE THIRTEENTH.
. NIGHT ATTACK REPELLED.

A NIGHT ATTACK hErELLED'
.sxxrRy sToNED-sLIGHT DAMAGE BY THE eioi''
rur nAuY DUTIES OF THE REGIMENT
,u,o,, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBuNhl
cr,rr CAMP OF INSTRUCTION, fEkhsh, .,rn
,ulv 2-Diferent regiments in camp nero ,nnstroke
hssn attacked by various things-sonio ~ oi,rsr
.ome by Peekskin girls, some ny ,,aot was
put f6e first ayowedy belhseren' sorlr bour
.o,aa FOR the 18th At an uncomIorIaoJ ." 49,
reserve" l INC on most at the edge OF the Dlun'
80, ., tha ColoneIs tent suddenly n'"," "
80 $685. .ounds that indicated the appro~o" "a N.Y.
FERROUS outsiders. =, - aan,onded in tremu-
"Haltl Who comes there ne uen" 40 ~
Inn. tones, instead Of "Who comes oil
ious t,s "halt." which nearly all
the sentnels OF the loln inSi'o ,uo.d
nh. sounds grew louder Again the challenge ioo"su
- xiop. calls for Corporal OF the guard Fos' Nv.
- instead Of Corporal of the guard NO. piahA'
,tbont the post" another error. ibis las. on"Nos
was followed by iusn@uo -
I'D sticks and under this fire OF the enemy 'Ho 'on'
a,rsa,ed in as good order as possible lac guar"
49, nuf uas doubled Immediately, and tins extra eu"iu
was maintained for several hours AHo '""N
of this attack is not known ..r %
y. - o acoident the countersign was not given 10
A.. otries at taps last night and the result was 1na'
nuch inconvenience caused before the ihS'aAo WIS
rsctiaed Other people, before taps, were
oncsd by an evident Misunderstanding Oh 'neir ous
an the part of two three sentries very genei"y'
boweyer. guard duty is well done by tne loln nuon
better, in fact, than py soine nc ii
been here q week. ..
little fun going in the company streets
after taps last night with sporadic oubursts until inc
ANAL hours but generally the men slept soundV anu
did not attempt to interfere with the peace ana gooo
6sr OF the camp A a whole the discipline OF the lo'h
Is excellent
A STORM OF WIND AND RAIN
81. Of NJ
&srnoon the mercury stood go in the shade anu '
o,olocb II was still hotter sudden falling OF the
barometer foretold Back OF the nils tnat nanA
Dunderberg omin GUS clouds gathered Az hVe O'CLOCK
the wind came skurying up the military roao' anu VII"
Clouds OF dust swept past the guard-house ana on p'
Newspaper Row. On its path the wind tipped over one
sentry box as though paseboard, neatly unrooi
ino another and incidentally swapping OH tentropes'
Tbep crossing the parade ground ii goodnauredly ad
out two more sentry boxes, twisted on rev III
near STATE Headquarters ana 'I For at
two minutes it looked as though the entire
annpb fell 70 Law the dust and the storm was over
Meantime sentry line had been brought IN CLOSE 10
the tents, and the actual damage Wac no' WIN i"'
tioning
HOW THE DAYS ARE PASSED.
To-day the regular routine Of daily instruction was
fairly begun including company and battalion drills
guard mounting; rife practice at the butts oy Oom'
panies K and II, and dress parade. The sgnai corps
was drilled by Major Fsrr
The daily routine OF the 18th Is as folows: Morning
Revee. 5 sick CALL $3.50; company drill o. preaaS''
1880: guard mounting, 500 battalion drill 8. Alter
noon-Diuner 1890; rife practice, $50; supper 9ao
Evening-Dress parade and retreat 600; TATTOO 94oi
taps, IL
NOTES AND INCIDENTS.
To-day the officer OF the day was Captain James L.
peunison senior officer of the guard Lieutenant Aonzo
Townley Junior officer OF the guard Lieutenant Heryey
J. Jordan. o-, ,1... ~,
gone home on account Of illhealth.
General WYlie to-day received requistfon for l25
cots 10 be issued TO the Virginia Cadets tomorrow at
the 6th Regiment Armory where they VIII De quarlefed
while In New-YOrk go - -
The 18Th fatigue uniforms with white cross belts
st dress parade This is due 10 the fact that as The
regiment il about 10 adapt the regulation state
uniform OF the not provided with the
old re einenal full There only handful OF
Spectators at dress parade tonight.
AdiuanI- FsrnswOrth has gone to Albany but
will return Wednesday great crowd Is expected
Oh the Fourth to witness the sham battle.