New-York tribune., 1885-07-26
THE TWENrY-sEc0ND orr FOR CAMP.
SUFFERING FROM TIE nEAr--EATrLE OF FALLING
MUskErRY.

SUFFERING FROM TIE nEAr--gATrLE OF FALLING
MUsKErRY.
The martial blare Of Gilmore's sounding
brass brou ght the Inhabitants OF West Fourteenth-s 10
their Windows yesterday morning to gaze whore with
drum aud heartbeat soldier marches by. IL was
the gallant 22d Its way To the State Camp
and the "hcabcat" IN question caused not by the
emotions OF fear the excitement Of novelty bat by
the fearful neat The somewhat exalted temperature OF
the present heated term does great execution on the
citizen soldier "armed and equpped the law directs"
with nuskei forty pound kuap.ack caneen and heavy
uniform"
At 10 O'Clock olonei Porter led for this good
and true to brave OF sunstroke at Peekskll
with the oooness and gllantry OF tried veteran The
steamer Long Branch lay of Twenty irstst. ana the
friends and relatives OF the boys in blue with those
whose interest in the ~millngtery brings them out
eong drums ami the measured tread OF the
~ g. s. n Y. arc heard ia tho an there in force
TO see tho troops on FOR the seat OF AT IL o'clock
the last piece OF baggage and the last straggier
board and with final cheer which degenerated INTO
collection OF yclls, the hawsers were cast
OH and the with its load OF handkerchief waving
humanity eft IN the rear.
once oat OF sight the admring .popuace the pomp
and circumstances OF war were lald aside ana the
simplicity replaced elegance ana comI'rt maue up ior
what was lacking IN STYLE rne n nGeys ~ ,ro tre
AS the scientifically constructed stacks NJ arms fell over
one after the other was enough to appall the stoues
civilian heart but the bold I'D needed them not They
kent playing whist, sky arkiug and singing at aud
of mon who only how To die. hut willing to
put their knowledge mtp practice AT moucnrs warn
Ing livery craft and object within hearing that vas
worthy Of salute was duly honorcd.
While all this merr,neat was evaporang on the upper
So q, as OF ns Il mot OF
Nation. evidently lay heavy on ,ne minds po Oh
shSss sss Ssy sosan So
trousers lko common high a. private ,,a., and It
Eas Eas tho the sense q responsibility which burdens
the official breast nothing to that which rests npSs
they stand, the embodiment OF military prccis-
When the wandsTer asIer IN hoO OF
there is q sudden click and swoop, and the muskrts
drop down ike turnpike gate when the tolLkeeper
,S'r"sl and the SI% Intruder becomes Sonscou. p"'
well polished bayonct diagonay crossing his field Of
Owing to the earlystart Roa Hook andngwas reached
to their vasoIs stations the tangled OF guns
belts aud knapsacks unravslled and the roll call
freedom and oooness Then with much
hoarse orders the columns filed OF the boat spiked he'll
dumping against the low decks OF the Long Branch
voElne manner Then came the short stretch Of dusty
road and the white tents OF the camp were reached.
THE FORTY-NINTH AT HOME AGAIN.
The 47th Regiment landed at South Sixth-st..
Brooklyn, little after p. The l1th Separate Com
pany was left Yonkees the way and the 18th
was transferred to smaller steamer and taken from
Brooklyn to Flushing The Mansfield Post q. A. r., es
corted tho renent to the arnory. where Colonel Gay
or dismissed the men with short speech aud the 400
bronzed fellows started their homes doubles quci
tme The 47th has received many compliments for It's
splendid work on tho parape ground. and the men re-
| turned well satisfied with their weeks work.
STATE CAMP PEEKsKiLL. July 25 (SpeciaD.-wher
"Pat" Gilmore aud his big red-trousered band came
into camp this afternoon Mt the head OF the 22d Regt
the small boys all said Ah," aud wonder fol
no band extended out qaite long rs the 47th Res
ment Nearly 800 mon came into camp, and no rcgi
ment that has encamped here made such fine showing