New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-15
THE SIXTY-NINTH IN CAMP.
PATRIOTIC SONS OF ERIN AT PEEKsKILL
$50 MEN OF COLONEL CAvANAGH's COMMAND
BEGIN A WEEK OF TRAINING AT
THE STATE CAMP.
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Peekskill " Y July IA smile o; genuine salts
faction lighted up the face OF Colonel Cavanagh OF the
Goth Regiment all day yesterday. for the hundreds oil
patriotic sons OF Erin under his command had obcyed
like faithful soldiers tho instructions contained In his
general orders The occasion the departure OF tho
regiment for the State Camp at Pcclsll for weeks
training II years ago since the regiment under
took a similar journey. marked progress having been
made In the meantime alike in numerical strength ana In
military discipline The number OF soldiers actually on
the rolls IS 960; the number who sailed up tho river
yesterday was 75O and Major Duffy states that there
will be $50 men present during the week in actual
training.
The men assembled at the armory in Tompkns Mar
kct at O'Clock yesterday. wearing the State service
uniform, in heavy marching order The armory was
surrounded by large crowd OF sympathizers, who
checred the men they fled into Third ave. and
headed for the Barge ONCE by way OF the Bowery
Great Jones-st and Broadway Previous TO setting out
Colonel Cavanagh addressed HIS command briefly and
impressed upon them the necessity OF conducting
themselves during their stay IN camp in way to
bring credit upon themselves. In measure" said
he 4" we may be said to represent tho Irish American
sentiment In the United States. We lovo the flag OF
the Union. We carried 1t side by side with our own
dear flag Of Ireland through bloody battles do
nothing boys, which would sully glorious rccorl
do everything that viii add to the good opinion which
we have already from American citizens Of all
classes The Cooncl's remarks were greeted with
applause, and HIS appeal responded to by unlnl-
nous shout Of " We Will" Professor william Baynes's
Band Of fifty pieces played patriotic Irish and Amer
lean airs during the march which heightened the en-
thuslasm, and by the time the steamer was reached
there was quite large throng OF wives and brothers
and swcehearts who gave hearty parting cneer while
the band played tho Irish sOng "o'Donncll
Aboo."
The field officers were Colonel James Cavanagh,
Lieutenant Colonel Moran and Major Edward Duffy.
The staff, resplendent in brilliant uniform, consisted
of
AdIutant John Murphy; inspector of rife practice.
Captain John Ryan; ouartermaster ]. J. Walr com
msary. Robert E. Ford and chaplain, Matthew p
Brcen.
These are the names of the officers Of the ten sep
companies which compose the regiment
Company A-Captan. Michael Brennan: ueutenants.
John Macauley and Michael Lynch.
Company B-Captain James Ccnlon neutenan's Pau
Leonard and p. J. Moriarty.
Company C-Captaln D. C. Mccarthy lieutenant John
O'Connell.
Company D-Captain. Maurice Cox: lieutenants. Pat
rick Farrely and william Desmond
Company E-Captan. Hugh Coleman: lieutenants'
John O'Bren and James D. Moynshan
Company F-Csptan. Thomas Mortimer; lieutenants,
Peter Carroll and John Seaman.
Company G-Captan. Stephen P. Ryan; lieutenants,
Francis MCGEE and william Hogan
Company H-Captain. z. j. Morgan Lieutenant, Will
lam McGloughlln.
Company I-Captain, james J. Cunningham; lieuten-
ants James Mahoney and p. Quinn.
Company K-Captain John Kerr lIeutenants. John q.
Woods and Edward T. McCrystal.
Everybody enjoyed the sail up the river on the
steamer Long Branch. The conduct Of the men
throughout admirable; nobody need wish for a
better behaved body of citizen soldiers 1t seemed for
the moment like excursion down the river shannon
completely the glorlcs Of Ireland recalled both
In song and story The danced and amused
themselves In variety Of other harmless ways which
these gay and light hearted people love so much.
There also on board the First Battery of Artillery
" c., under command Of Flrst-Scrgeant Jansen.
The 60th relieved the 65th Regiment. Of Buffalo,
who marched out Of camp and also the Tenth separate
Company of Newburg, the Eighteenth of Glen's Falls
and the Fourth Of Yonkers. Chaplain Father Cav
anagh drove over from Peekskill to the camp There
was dress parade In the evening To-day the regi-
ment will hear at o O'Clock.