New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-20
REDEEMED NOSES IN CAMP.
HUMOROUS INCIDENTS OF THE 2sD's LIFE
AT PEEKSKILL.
y NIGHT CHARGE OF sEYTRIEs UPON HIDDEN
roE-MARKED IMPROVEMENT IN
THE REGIMENT

THE REGIMENT.
peekskll. N. Y, July 10 SpeciaD.-The hot sun has
6one rs work on the OF the members OF the goa
REGIMENT and Corporal Hamilton. of Company u. VINO
Is naturally fair" has particularly hgn' oooiou
rssa organ. While out for battalion drill today and
at attention. hornet lit on the reddese sPo' VI
but the insec did not sting him. however nor a'e
STAY there long The other men say tha' 'ne reason
the hornet did not sting him was because the oorpor
ross was ca much hotter than the insects sting
company was holding a mild celebration IN the
comnany street last night. and one OF the members
kindly invited the sentry that passed the emu Oh the
street to partake OF glass Oh enthusiasm, an oner
which the sentry gladly accepted. Some ume AFTER
ward a. about O'Clock in the morning, the sentry
Ind nv some inexpcable means got over In front OF
Acknowledgement porter's tent and was singing Raj
~. naz,,es until the corporal Of the guard politely
escorted him to the guard tent
rhs oad regiment has an ins tituton which no other
that ever visited the camp has boosted Of 1t
q, notbne less than morgue and although there have
heen NO casualties resulting fatally as yet,
Ordnance sergeant C. L. Bryant and Right General
Guide H. NJ Peckham have all they can do to keep
tally of the corpses that are handled there
several of the members of the grand guard which
went out last night had an experience which was
entirely out Of the regular line, Lieutenant W. r.
Hamilton who is the Instructor In grand guard duty
had visited number of the posts late In the evening
and found them all attending strictly 10 business.
He then wanted TO demonstrate to them that alPs
fair In war, at least and he and Captain Everdeu
went I'D on hill above the senries and began rolling
boulders down through the darkness toward the
sentries. This fuslade OF boulders coming from the
darkness took the sentres entirely by surprise bun
they were equal 10 the occasion, and, feeling quito
sure that there not vindctive enemy concealed
An the bushes 10 meet them with the point of a
bayonet or a bullet propelled by a good charge OF
powder, they charged up the hil and
dislocated the enemy's guns In short order
In other respects the grand guard similar to Others
which have gone out. After establishing advanced
posts, they performed the duty of guarding the ap-
proach TO the camp from that direction and returned
quietly TO camp shortly before midnight, highly pleased
with their nights work. The officers of the guard
were Captains Ezra De Forest. Henry c. Everden and
Darwin r. Aldridge and Lieutenants W. II. B. Smith.
Edward Morris. william S. Banta Charles r. silkman,
Frederick A. Croker and David X. Case.
The last full days work satisfactory one, al
though the battalion drill was stopped at 10 30 on
account Of the rain. The came out In the after
noon again. however, and the drill proved to be the
most satisfactory one of tbs week The rain continued
and dress parade dispensed with But the mem,
bers of the Cd Battery went out In the rain ana
fired the sunset gun as usual. Tho regiment has
made great improvement during its week in camp.
when IL came here fully two thirds of the men were
new recruits but they all seemed 10 put forth their
best eforH to improve, and the State officers speak
the regiment can easily hold its with the best Or
ganiza tions IN the State. There have been great
many visitors IN camp to-day, There were fully ooo
spectators of the afternoon battalion drill -
The members of Company made up a purse OF $50
and gave it 10 the Young Mems Christian Association
last night.