New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-22
Al THE STATE CAMP.
RESPONDING TO TWO LONG ROLLS.
COLONEL vosE NAMES 4 SHARP TESLA BUSY DAY
NOTES AND INCIDENTS.

NOTES AND INCIDENTS.
IRON A srEcIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBuNEl
STATE CAMP OF INSTRUCTION, PEEKsKILL, June
2I.-" Turn outl Turn out! Quick there-turn
outu was tho cry that startled camp at half sslst
y O'clock this morning The sharp alarm OF che
long roll rung out for the first time since the state
Camp of Instruction was established ana the still
ness of the moment before gave place TO a. ande-
munum OF voices aud the clank OF arms, aS the men
rushed from their tents into the company streets,
dressing as they ran. This was followed by sharp
Commands of the officers and then the double quick
to the parade ground 1t was like dozen lire com
panies, without engines, making wild dash.
onarters and all found themselves at The common
ralying pout without knowing why they, were
there, There WAS u mad race Tor the colors In
which tho tables chairs and other furniture III the
colonel tent we're tumbled about without ceremony,
and the interior directly after looked as though the
headquarters had been Quilted by mob c...,.
Ii was "a toss up between Company ID, Captain
Clark and Company f., Captain Chase, rs to
which was first on the color line. The Others came
ne / NELL and in four minutes from tho time the
drums bsgun to beat the list Regiment was III line
ready for action. The colonel compllmented the
officers and men on the promptness with which
they had responded TO u call with which they we're
unfamiliar.
Theoretically the men were oil asleep when the
drums beat to arms, but suspicious of the colontPs
intentions had been excited by the fact that during
the Ivy he had told the company commanders to in
struct their men to their duties when the long
roll sounded. Some of the officers suspected what
was coming and were quietly waiting IN their tents
mel that the teat was not 30 perfect alter all III
the men were to be called out now, said he, there
wonld be no possibility of u put-up job, would
there ~ II was admitted that such a test would
be genuine Then the colonel quietly climbed into
his uniform once more and went around TO the
drummers fonts. II was five minutes to O'Clock,
the men then having been in bed nearly an hour
when for the second time the stiffness was broken by
the long roll. moment before, as the moon looked
down on the white oIpanso OF the tented held, II
was like a camp deserted. Now all was noisy con-
fusion again. Again come the sharp incsiye,
- Turn out l. taken up and echoed from street 10
street till all were filled with half-dressed men,
officers In trousers aud shirts urging their CON-
mands to greater activity. followed by the same
utes from the time of the first drum beat every
company was in line ready to face the unknoWn
foe while the ordnance department. was no less
prompt with the AMMUNITION.
Fist at the rallying point was right guide Rock
fallow with left guide Golden close at his heels
The first company was G, Captain Leo-in line in
less than four minutes after the call Company Ii,
Captain Jordan, second Company, h, Captain
Chase, third Company ID Captain Clark, fourth,
Hess, Lieutenant Colonel Palmer Inspector OF
Rifle Practice Ripley and Assistant-ourgeon Leon
ard were the only field and staff officers out, coming
on the field in the order named. Proyost-MaIshal
Cowan was promptly on hand as usual.
Colonel Vuso told the men that they had been
called out this second time TO prove the promptness
with which they could respond to suon O call about
which they knew nothing. Then they were dls-
missed to their company quarters with instructions
to call their respective rolls and report TO hm be-
fore retiring. These reports showed the following
results: Company g, ~ present out of u men
A. 40 out of 40; X, AZ out of AZ l. "a out OF 81
L, "a out OF 20, and TIVE sick ID, 80 out OF AZ