New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-25
DIRGE FOR A DEAD DUCK
MILITARY FUNERAL AT THE STATE CAMP.
CUCUMBERs OVER THE GARDEN wALL-MORyINo
AND EVENING SHOES

AND EVENING SHOES
(FRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSEI
STATE CAMP OF INSTRUCTION, PEEKsKILL,
June 24-The most aesthetic company Of the 7th Reg-
ment is c. at least takes the lead In camp In this
lne The amount of police duty the members Of this
company do is something quite wonderful Police duty
In camp as performed by the miionares is not unks
the duty Of the employees OF the NewYork Street Cean
Ing Department, and the who is fortunate enough
here to manipulate the wheelbarrow the thing with
one Wheel" as they call it, thing but few OF them
manage well as bicycle ranks OF superins
dent stand Ia groups and admire him and often
assist him with few kind words. Not smau
scrap OF paper stray pin is allowed in est
Tho have the entrance the street adorned by
prettily made &c" with the motto OF the regiment~
PRO Patrfa ct Gloria" underneath IL, all made Of
plaster with the letters OF empty cartridges These
frightened and the whole effect including Messrs. Risey
ana Fzpatrcks tent Is so great to attract the atten
tion OF the fair who visit the camp The other
men in camp are indignant over IT, and
Sergeant Ztell, Of Company Il, the baby sergeant
OF the regiment, is making arrangements to
add four kittens to his litter OF one as 0
superior attraction The kitten which lost has
turned 1t is now fed beltpastc and water The
company is out OF mourning and everything Is lovely
Even Adutant Rand is losing trade and 1t is said that
after to-day his box OF goodies will be open the public
and the anxious who suffered at his hands will be
invited to step up
One man here, well-known man about town and
Company man, changes his clothes seven times
day and his shoes fve times. This morning
in his absence a measurement OF his shoes taken
and his early morning pair measured 4a inches across
his evening pumps zig inches-his fair visitors
the evening!
A member OF Company has been slightly indisposed
to-day and the members OF the company say:
A cucumber grew BY the garden wall,
snIthy smith y ssv@a ssw t. Ana Lat ttfssM- Is AZ
Poor little fellow.
This noon the solemn notes Of funeral drge walked
the echoes OF the Dunderberg the first funeral since
the camp established. It friend OF Company
and it with broken hearts that they deposited the
remains in the grave. The had pet duck
and all went we'll with it-in fact swimmingly--
until fed it belt paste. mistakng 1t for
city milk, and now their playmate is no
more. The duck laid in state a cot over 200
followed il with reversed and the band-n0s
Cappa's-used tin pans.
The condition OF the they have been In
camp and the fact that they have yet had cases
OF sickness said by Surgeon stmson to be primarily
the thorough sanitary condition OF the grounds"
for which praise is due Bryant and also
the of the taken By Colonel Clark and the
company officers. The Colonel took good care Of his
men on tho trip up They did march from the
armory to the boat and the way from the landing al
Roa Hook to the camp were frequently halted.
At evele olcall to-day the strength OF the regmens
was as follows NoncommssIoned and Field Z ID, sae ds!
g. 10; H. SO; l. 81; X, 90, and the band, 60 making
a total OF 729.
The officer Of the day this morning Captain An
drew Mills; senior officer of the guard, heutenant
W. G. Fiske junior officer OF the guard Lieutenant Aus
tin f. Allen The officer OF the day tonight Is Captain
Louis Leerts senior officer Of the guar, Lieutenant f.
Graham Haight aud junior officer OF the guard Lieu
tenant W. H. CrOssman. jr. The officer or the day
tomorrow Will be Captain Augustus w. Conoyer
Tomorrow and Friday viii be red-letter days In
the history Of the 7ths encampment. Tomorrow
Governor Hill will be here. He will arrive at l23o
o'clock and will be met at the landing by his stan and
Colonel Clark aud stan OF the 7tn The salute to the
up to receive him; The review: according 70
! followed by dress parade. 1t is expected tl4s
the dsting gished visitors will be the French Adj
miral Lacombe and hts stan; Commander de saune ano
staff OF the Isere aud several members OF the Americas
Committee OF the Statue of Liberty, including General
stone aud Frederick Potts.
On Friday morning Governor Leon Albeit. OF New.
Jersey, accompanied by his AdutantGenera and sew.
era Of his stan, will visit the camp the guests OF
Lieutenant Wett Fisk, who Is his private secretary.
The dress parade tonight well gone through
with. IL witnessed by large number of visitors.
Among the prominent visitors to the camp nearly
every night is Chauney VI. Depew who lives IN PeokS
Kill during the summer.
Dress parade tonight witnessed By 1000 people,
among whom were Colonel and Mrs. l.. A. hcApen Mr.
and Mrs Ralph Brandreh. Mrs. and Miss Farms worhs
General Hustled and Miss Hustled. After the parade
Colonel Clark put the through long drill The
marching OF Companies f, G. A. aud Was applauded'