New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-17
HOT WEATHER IN CAMP.
THE NINTH, HOWEVER. ENJOYING IrsELF-rwo M
TEREsTING Observation-Disclosures PARADE.

THE NINTH, HOWEVER. ENJOYING ITsELF-Two IN-
TEREsTING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PARADE.
lyRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRmUSE.l
STATE CAMP OF INSTRUCTION, PEEKsKLI,
July 16.-Captain Japha. of Company O
may DO credited with an ingenuity
worthy of a detective. In the rain last night.
one of the guards crept stealthiy along the campus
and fired on his gun then he crept stealthiy int
the darkness. If Captain Japha had not smeit the
breeches Of all the guns Of the guard the joker might
have slept In his bed instead of In the But
the captains sense Of smell unsrrng and no caught
the culprit
Otherwise the 9th seems determined to achieve
reputation for being monotonousy unsensatonal Two
restless beings however. broke through the guardne
this afternoon about O'Clock, the mercury then regis
terngsso 10 the sbade and sped along the river bank to
Peekskii with the guard in headlong pursuit
The boys the Ferry watched the chase with great
interest and when the fugitves cast aside their TUNES
for greater speed the interest became real excitement
Lieutenant Cough, OF Company H. officer OF tho guard
for the day. vowed vengeance when they returned and
talked of courtmsrtia. A report went abroad that .
guard had been knocked down in the occurrence,
but Adjutant Bartlett said this was mistake The men
returned later and proved to be two coorsergeants
They placed under but. pending an inves
cation. permitted to participate In the parade An
investigation will follow.
The officers are wen pleased withthe Improvement the
men showed IN mounting guard this morning THIS IL
always of interest to the rest OF the men, who
good-naturediy applaud ths various nOvemens AS for
the they were gwen the day pretty much to them
selves from battalion drill In the morning
till skrmsh practice at o'clock. on account OF the
heat They employed the time yarously. Some haunted
toe river bank and iounged among the trees Some
crossed by ferries to the village or pulled about IN
toe marsh The 9th Separate Company, from Troy.
went ranges where In the hot valley, with the
hay harvesters hand and orchards on tho
other and the hills rising behind either side, they
bazed away singiy IN squads under the direction OF
CAPTAIN Wit haus. But evidently Colonel seward does
not believe in working with the mercury IN the
pineties, aud the medical staff fully agrees
with bin. TIE consequence there was
only one man FRUSTRATED by heat, Private Dunn, o.
Company @. At o'clock the mercury registered 92s
IN the shade - i,
Tomorrow tae Troy men will go on guard IN body.
night the 1rojans called upon their glee ciuD
for music, ana the ga sighed, because II there
is anything the Sth is proud OIL 1t Is IT'S music; put
they nave not rot gee cluD yet The dress parade
q jaunty AFFAIR, the officers coming out In whte
and gold lace Ia unlimited display fhera were
some visitors, and the camp wore gala appearances
generally. One of the band, George kauer, pccoo.
fell down In fit while tue performance was going oh
and had to De- carried or
At nigbJ the arive past camp was fairly thronge1
vita carriages, Wescliester gila0ts baylpg dis
covered Peekskll camp is exceent excuse ior
moonlight drives Besides there an additional AZ
traction Tonight In the Event OF the Coiors."
that watched VITA great interest," being
the first of its kind that has yet taken place