New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-10
THE NATIONS SCHOOLS.
COMMENCEMENT TINE AT WEST POINT.
PLEASANT SCENES NEAR TIE ACADEMIA COR

IrRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT THE TBIBUSEf
WEST POINT, June 9.-The shady and cool
retreats Of Filtration Walk ana Koscuskos Garden are
brilliant to-day with the gay costumes Of ladies ana sit
terng uniforms OF cadets. Filtration Walk begins PACK
of the hotel winds around the rocks or the Pons
mt, ends In flight of steps and leads to Koseiuskos
Gsrdeu II is beautiful place. this garden and the trees
grow SO thick here that they make twilight ut noon
day Back OF 1t steep cliffs rise !"
the plains above. and before 'no
rocks make sheer descent to the river. where through
the trees gmpses can be caught OF the whte sas vi
vessels moving lazy up down the stream. In he'o
utonary times this the favorte resort OF the no
BILE Pole from whom 1t named, and there still exists
In the cliff the mark Of cannon-ball fired py briti'n
man of.war coming up the river. Aud the story goes
that Koscusk0 was In the garden at the time ana
ball struck Just his head This Is iaVoriVe
resort OF the cadets when they are accompanied Oy
young ladies visiting the Pointj and the rocks OF the
cliffs all broken and shattered Dy inc love soo'
they have witnessed.
1t has very hot here for the past few days. fe
haps the OF the focused aud W
the brilliant uniforms that fash everywhere VI all TUG
gorgeous getups that one sees here there are none
compare with the dress of the cavalry orderles one
of them stood sanedgass attitude IN front OF tnc
hotel yesterday for than hourapparenty nncon
scious of the critical analysis that being made OF MS
uniform by the ladies on the piazza. Ineso
cavalrymen all have yellow horse tails depending iro
their helmets carry long sabres in scabbards OF gean
ing steel and arc altogether gorgeous creatures Inc
officers more gorgeousi than the men, winch
is proper and conducive to military discipline.
There are new arrivals the hotels every day. but the
very distinguished guests not expected TO arrive
until Monday The observatory perehed on INC Top
Of high hill near Fort Put" ia completed, aud work is
rapidly being pushed the addition to tho CADET Bar
racks There musical entertainment IN the mess
hall last night at which many OF the young ladies resd
hands of the cadets who arc decorating 1t with hags iOr
the graduation ball,
This morning the graduating class gave an exhibition
I'm spar bridge building. There Is gulytaDout MY
feet wide out west Of the little VII
LACE where the enlisted men live, and through
1t runs a brook about an inch and half WIDE
The task OF the cadets construct bridge across
This ohasm numberiof logs Of assorted sizes and an
abundance OF rope the material given them III TOOK
them about two hours to finish the bridg. which, they
constructed on the same principle mat tts", ps
OF In building his celebrated bridge across tne hne
II was picturesque sight 10 see the gray coated ag
mped young men running hher ana tni'ne i s.ruE
Cling with obdurate beams ana hauIng ~ an ~
rops and IL the shade OF the green trees al tne
more grateful TO the spec ator TO see tAe c@GeS Vos
Tbere Was sirmlsh drill this afternoon, and the ca
diets scaled almost inaccessible sleeps and swept across
me plain in a long. smoke wrapped line. behaving
with the utmost yaOr. IN the lace OF an imaginary To-
aud made the AIR delightfully."- cool. Later In the
afternoon. however, II brought with uenso , tos
the tons OF the mountains. Then the submits OF tne
mountains became lost in dense wreaths OF yapoT Wnen
gradualy rolling down the steep declives, settled IN
thick masses in the valleys. go, A.,
sound 4. 80 reeohOed aud concentrated by The noun
tainS Old Cro'.Sest takes t up drs aud IA answered
back by Cames Back 9n down down iGe Sese
aud Old Storm King gives "a sullen grO"I at Dehs
awakened 80 cary Ia tue morning
THE locust trees al Intervals along the ROAD
leading from the South Gate 10 Highland fas ad r'sn
isich In the grounds around CransOns Hotel m fun
aud uf
them the air l. heavy with their fragrance .
To-mOrTow's programme Is for everybody 10 g 70
ehurch In the morning aud take nap In the aler-Jn
SINGULAR SCENE Al THE NAVAL ACADEMY.
NINETEEN CADETS ORDERED UNDER ARREST FOR
CHEERING THE HONOR MAN.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, June 9.-The graduation
exercises of the Naval Academy observed here To-
day The ceremonies began 10 O'Clock by the cadets
forming without and marching to the chapel Here
tho exercises opened by prayer by Chaplain MeA
lister The Hon. Il q. Mills OF Texas. then addressed
the graduating class Then followed scene such ~
has never been witnessed at that institution nor prob
ably eXcoed In dramatic interest In any commencement
exercises.
The cadets had listened with great interest and ap
plauded 10 the echo the address of Mr. Mills to the
graduates ami especially those points that severely
criticised by implication the oondnct OF cadets in cheer
ing and grooming their fellows against regulations Then
Captain Ramsay. superintendent OF the Academy arc
10
platform were Dr. Leaytt. president OF ST. Johns Col
Iege members Board Of YlsitOrs members Of the
Academy Board and numbers OF ladies' Captain Ram
say stood with lis cooked hat In hand and In full uni
FORM and looked straight forward into the audience
His lips TO but few Of the spectators
heard what he said The of >. Dana Greene. jr'
honor man OF the class was called As Cadet Greene
stepped forward TO receive his diploma number OF
cadets broke into cheers usual commence
ent day when favorite stops the front receive
testimony Of his graduation.
In an Instant the bright aud CHEEKY scene was changed
CAPTAIN Raussy's cOuntenalce lowered and In voice
broken by anger he sad "You show yourinsubordira-
ton and attempt 30 Disgrace yourselves and the Naval
Academy before the eyes Of the country Those who
led march TO the front" And then, 20 the aston
shment OF the SPECTATORS twenty cadets stood before
the angry SUPERINTENDENT. who said to Lieutenant
Greene, who followed them up: Take them To the
sanee until further orders" Several of the convicted
cadets parents present and saw their sons march
of 20 prison. and NOBODY seemed to know the reason.
The Inc was composed Of cadets Giascock, Gray and
Webster Of the graduating class; cadets Mckay,
O'MaiIcy Crisp Mexican. Jones III. BIZ jones III w,
Beecher Of irst class cadets Jacobs, Warled, Dc
Kraft FentOn OF the second class; cadets Wnrom'
Griswold odd, jenkins aud Breed. Of the third class
Dlplonas were then handed 10 the remaining gradu-
aies In raj silence. the situation being painful and
gloumy This the cadets were marched out TO the
new quarters where they were dismissed Then II was
discovered tuat the first words Captain Ramsay had
spoken were that there should be appaudng and the
cadets ike nearly all the audience had not
heard IT, Officers and cadets crowded around the super
ntendent aud represented the situation and Captain
Ramsay reened and ordered all who lad not heard the
orders To be released In hour the cadets were once
more nc liberty. Messrs Glascock, Gray and Webster
OF the graduates also given their diplomas Orders
of graduates dctatch them from the academy and send
them To their homes
Cadets say the reason way Captain Ramsay did not
any applaudlng was that there wercseVer OF lis
"spooues" as cadets call Of their fellows who
stand by the captain, in the graduating class, who
would nave been marked by dslpprOviug silence
Following the graduates In the order OF merit;
the first ak beng the OF the class they having OBJ