New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-28
,,r 9TH SUCCEEDS THE 7TH.
o,,v, srwARD's REGIMENT IN CAMP.
IN HAVING MOONLIGHT. NIGHTs-o4I
y0kItN" oyvtcFps AND MEN.

nv HAVING MOONLIGHT NIGHTs-o4z
OFFICERS AND MEN.
Tho 9th Infantry, n. q. 5. N. T., assenpieu
lhe - On West Twenty sixthst. at a. No. yester'
ss after careful inspection, marched to the pier
~. .na foot OF West IWenty-secoh"o"
,ns hinge transport Columbia, gayly deekeo WIN
wnei0 ,rsamers was waiting to convey the regiment
naes Camp at Peekskill The men we're In state
.,osunform with white standing collars neimo's'
loves knapsacks with overcoats rolled on
W. ~ them haversacks and canteens, anu
,,ted warlike appearance freceueo Ny
rr,,y drummers ffers and Conterno Sth hesieh'
M they filed across the gangplank When this was
% in the ropes were cast of and the steamer
.,sd no the Hudson with 542 officers ana menaooaiu'
80 s.rd nlaving "The Girl Left Behind Me"-whhe
A.. a,d Girl stood numerousy on the wharf and Wildly
,aved her farewell greeting. Captain o. l." Japna was
aetaled as officer Of the day. First Lieutenant f. O. MIC
and second Lieutenant W. L. Cooke as ohcers Oh INC
uard before the regiment left the armory and twenty
one men were detailed to relieve the sentres OF the h
Infantry on post as soon as INC res'nio"' "'i' " Wv
camp near Peekskill
The 9th Regiment is fortunate in being ordered 10
.amp for week for which moonlight nights arc prom
ised Its band will give concerts every night ana
there is probability of much Irritation after the fatgues
in .a d To
regiment departe that the week would De one VI h
The officers win earnestly devote themselves to the object
~ iSs encornpmen which is to instruct the men thor
eughy in the duties OF the soldier IN W" 70 eamp in
july 1888, that week under canvas impro,n.eu S
efficiency greatly and ne hopes io snecay pleased with
the in which business firms enploylng Give
them Vacation at this time order that they IN might
accompany the command to Peekskill ne tSc Man.
a r o i Rsway Company H. Can the Metro
poan telegraph and pm nnep cprporations and
firms reminding them that in times OF pubic ISL %
they %s ha they ~PGnn
military services voluntary an oppSpISi IN
perfect themselves in their duties as citzehsouers III
every case he received favorable reply ..sorh,ro
Colonel Seward has issued genera oruer ~ so
lows:
Musicians call ga M
Company Com drill and rife practice Cos a. NJ
B Bssasta asfS Sa GI'7 Eos S a M
S.aT ,', mO anti So s2 q A.
battalion drill recall lao In
Dinner call call f L p m
f Sag!: P sa.'a : :: Esp g m.
Taps. 1880 m
Two companies each day will be detailed for ne pra
The 10th and Ais. Separate Companies from Syracuse
will be in camp with the 9tn as First lieutenant
Rhesa Griffin and the second with sixty i've men, COM
andsd BY o Ga GpSone ssSarS
This msrnlng 1890 o'clock the Rev pr f. A. kc co.
of the Madison Avenue Reformed Church, VINO Is the
chaplain Of the 9th Regiment will conduct divine ser
vice on the parade ground preaching sermon from Inc
text "What is your life T. . - .Ao,r
Tomorrow the veterans Of the regiment ana tnelr
lady friends will take the steamer General sedgw
leaving West Twenty-third-st a. and VIII pay
visit to the regiment the State Camp returning 10
Eew-YOrk in the evening. -, ,,.. -,
As the 9th will return this city on the fourth OF
July 1t will be compelled to come by rail- an .ne arge
stsamboats this vicinity being chartered Tor exeur
eions that day. -. ,...,o, from
The 9th Re giment which dates ts organization from
the time OF the of 1912, is the only Natons Huu
organization OF this State except the l4th hesnent'
that served throughout the entire war ior INC Cno
The command In fifteen battles a.,
The field and staff officers OF the regiment arc as ioi
lows:
colonel William seward IT. Colone Tp ns D.
Rand; MaOf Clifford A. II. Bartlett Adlutdn 1elIott ~
Dechert Quarermaster Reuben r. Brit;9p ComhSsa ,
W Romevn VcrInye surgeon stephen W; hoot, AssIst
AM SURGEON Alva6 III Day Chap ain. Edward A Reed
Inspector OF Rife Practice, @. Henry Witthaus
All of them are with the egiment in camp ana All OF
the line officers except First Lieutenant w IL OousH,
whose wife is i'll First Lieutenant \. Blings WHO
m and Second Lieutenant Theodore 8 Croft, VINO Is
absent from the city ON business.