New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-06
That is Captain wItthaus.

sadly missed this year. That is Captain Witthaus.
who committed suicide after returning with his
regiment from the Decoration Day ceremonies, little
moro than month ago. His comrades think that
nothing except morlentary derangcment could have
caused him commit that act. The tour is expected
to be an interesting and valuable TO all concerned
An apparatus for calcium lights Is TO be taken for
lighting the parade grounds on the occasion OF band
concerts and the weather clerk has intimaed that the
evenings during the coming week are likely to be
suitable for such entertainments An interesting cere-
mony viii take place some day during the week when
committee OF veterans will visit the camp TO present
their trophy TO Company for having recruited
the largest number OF men during the year, and 1t
Is unlikely that several other incidents Of pleas
Ing nature. including the bestowal Of commissions,
will tsAe place during the week in camp.
Tomorrow the chaplain OF the regiment. the Rev.
DR.. Newlsnd Maynard, will preach to the soldiers
The officer of the day VIII be Captain Jspha, and
lieutenants of the guard Lieutenants Koberger and
Erhman Tho staff Is follows: Colonel, WILL
lam Seward jr.; Lieutenant Colonel, Thomas Is. Rand;
Adjutant, Yellott d. Dechert; Surgeon Ava H. Doty
Assistantsurgeon, Charles n. Thompson; Quarter
master, Dana b. Pratt; Commissary, George A.
Clement; Inspector Of Rifle Practice, kasson Z.
Gibson; Chaplain, the Rev. Newland Maynard;
Sergeant Major walter Z. Van Week; ouarermaster
Sergeant Frank J. Higgins Orderly Sergeant william
Seward Color Bearers Charles E. Kelly and Maurice
Murphy Drum Major, George W. IInl General Guides
steward. r. e. Wager; commits sary Sergeant, Charles
J. weidman; Armorer, George W. Hill; Band Leader
Luciano Conterno. .
Following are the company officers. and probable
strength OF each company at the camp: Company A
Captain George f. Lorigan; First Lieutenant G. A..
s. weiners; second Lieutenant. Richard j. English /;
100 men. Company B-Noah L. Cocheu, FRANK
lin Colt, ]. W. West, IS. Company C-Henry
Parct. Charles S. Carscalen tsccond lieutenant
not commissioned, 90; Company D-John u. walton.
Emu pss Second sfres "a s DC Dcar rt
leutenant not commissioned, 20; company Nv; W.
tenant not commissioned, IS; Company G-Washlng
ton Wilcox, Herbert c. Taylor: John A.. Morton % .
n Mcconnell, Second lieutenant not commissioned.
20; Company I-Henry W. Leonard FIRST Lieutenant
Charles E Kolberger. Second lieutenant not COM
missioncd), IS; Company K-Joseph n. Billings, Max
Herts, W. Cook, IS.
The Long Branch will sail at noon.
"Tbe 9th has recruited more men during the last
year than at any time since have been in command
se It Z m 30 as W our
armory, and there Is no prospect OF our new one
take the present occasiofS1n camp TO have special
practice of the street riot drill in accordance with the
tactics lad down by re- I SSts so asd @e p9
The camp is the most suitable place for this drill
blank cartridges can be used and each manoeuyre
carried out moro accurately than would be possible
Referring the present state of the National Guard
generally hero in York. Colonel Seward said
that It Is more difficult than ever to get steady mep
10 enlist in most of the regiments owing TO the fact
that there are sdNmany kinds OF organizations when
tho National Guard. The service. which Is of greater
Importance to the public than they generally suppose
me sa who %1 1 o enst Would would make i point Of
helping instead Of hnderng them in performing their
outing at the state Camp certainly adds to their
value In any business and the National Guard wouid
be greatly benefited II many employers would sec
their duty in this matter considerably clearer than
they do at present.