New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-30
AT THE STATE CAMP.
THE 7TH GIVES PLACE TO TIE list AND
A BATTALION.
THE SEVENTIES LAST NIGHT IN CAMP cELE
DRAFTED BY JUBILEE-SAD PLIGHT OF
PARTY OF RETURNING VISITORS

DRAFTED BY JUBILEE-SAD PLIGHT OF
PARTY OF RETURNING VISITORS
PeehskIl. n. Y. Juno 90 CspcciaD.-The eth Regi.
ment marched out OF camp at o'clock this afternoon
and a provisional battalion, composed Of tn" 9th Sep
arato Company, Of Ncwhnrg the 9th Separate Conn
pany, Of Troy: the 18th Separate Company, Of Mount
Vernon, and tho 18th Separate Company, ~ Flushing
and the list Regiment marched In Not much drilling
was done by tho 7th to-day, and what ltc was done
vas not marked by that precision and snap usually
noticed whom the regiment is at drill. Tic knowledge
that 1t was Saturday had demorslIzng cfcc As tho
knowledge that It IL tho last day in camp always docs,
and the battalion drill was abandoned altogether the
time usually spent In that way being occupied IN clean
Ing up tho camp preparatory to leaving IT, Every.
thing put in the best possible condition the tents
were scrubbed out, the floors raised So that the ground
underneath would get dry tho streets were cleaned
until they looked neat paror floors and then
all tho blankets, cups, pals, Candlrsticks etc. wc"
accounted for to the post quar- ernastor. when tho
Long Branch, with tho list Regiment on hoaTi. came
IN sight everything In good orlcr: and after
the boat CamO up to the dock a. Roa Hook. and IA
new mon were seen approaching on the winding rad
leading up 10 The camp, the eth was drawn MP into
line Ia receive thep. The mercury IN the thermometer
registered % degrees in the shade, and as thu mon
came up the hill In heavy marching orl"r, carrying
knapsscks, haveSacks, cahtccns and ovcrcoatS, the
hot sun beating fcrccly down on th'm, they Hui'cd
and persplrcd and began TO think that playing
soldier not great deal OF pleasure
The boys OF the eth made up IN a long dcGr"r
last night for the quIctncSs Of the camp during tn"
week. The band concert was enjoyed 10y a largr
nuIbcr Of visitors and after 1t over tho visitors
and ncr hosts assembled In front n the officers fonts.
and had good time generally One womb think that
the men would GIT tired Of cheering but they did not
to- and up tn tho time that tapr' sounded N"
chccrN, sis% boom.ah, and peculiar cries OF each
company hcari on every sklr. Tho women
present had probably ncvor witnessed such an ami
mated bcfor, and they wcro highly pleased
Tho members OF ono company dressed themselves
IN blankets, aud traled about the camp str'ctS
giving war.whoops and Indian dances until tie
hills rSo,mdcd. Company held q wam'
Company AS street was illuminated with Sky OF
seventy CANDLES, ilaCcA in tin basins IN two long
rows ON both sides OF the strr~t The basins wrrr
polished and arranged that they reflected N"
light toward tho main s;-ct In tho crHtT OF tho
street pyramid Of Nights was arranged +" represent
tho letter A. The effect tasteful and pretty.
Ahou, a hundred Of thr visitors many OF them
women, hal made Arrangements to r'uru u TIC
city on the late train which they ntond" Ia load,
al Roa Hook station. They started out In carriages
shortly after 10 o'clock. for the station, which Il
about milo and a hall away. Ono portion Of u"
road between the station and The camp grounds is
built through swamp, and Is vide enough !" "''"
the passage 81 only ore team a. TIM" Tbs ht'''h
Of roal is AIs 0ftrn Inundated at high rd~ The water
covering II To q depth Of ono {" two feet II VA Il" 81
tc when tho visitors siart~i tho sr"i"h last
night and the warr Lnl 70 Sott'Ld Tic roldh'd
- NJ thrre or four Of the carriage, became stuck H.
tho mud II was impossible to turn H.nhd' al
there was no way TO ct from u" csr"' y" 'h' NY
ground but 10 wade thruush foot or ~" OF ""'"-.
The male cccor,s al -" '"'di"~ VI" No. E"''
:, the sfatkn T. re' their iTthd' OIL '"Il"' h''
,,rcp f,,r, the carrasrs % The land. Son" n, ~
rri,,l nd NClll
,,, ,h.,psc,yoe 10 Lc carried, but yi"d 2t1neh
,b. muddy water rrarcN> 81 GUNNER gowns
Arcr ta2,- bad sounded there """ 'hl oo
c,,S,p,l ou,.rlrs;. OF APPLAUSE and iAi'.'cf ara
Throughout tho camp, ard Pnft WAS h'' VIVA
"' A. men rr-,cicra ,hcr pay utS m"rn!ns' II"
total amount itM iGrn c M a,d rs,,cln wl
thoy uarcl"I ont Il CIR =, ~ O., 5,..r,.. a.;
aarri,.i away nIth Nrn u,h quick ,',p " ".,"'
~hGh 400 400" Mud xus tie lat r"rrscn'avo Of no
I'm Regiment io the camp, and ti~ last "N" '"
get Just D S@f@rc the start from INC camp was mato
General Clark pr-0rred With h'," p'i|t
ns s5.a,n ~ Gro rated W 'corrc H. Nn.,r,
Lieut.. opn"l G,"rcr Mo"r' H,nll.' 81 '"r -"
'y.iy not caniEia;c for D. orlcr 81 ,oloncl
Governor Hin ar',e early m, mnrr.nt' N,' 'hL
~. train FOR Ncp -YorN, scompan!ci IS 81, "hIn'H
Ir ,ntnr are trr officers ot tho scrrrA'. com.
uanrr forming tho prov i!"Hli BATTALION .
',"mauuIaSt i'cr'".ant, o!"nci M"N' G. Smith.
. to I'D Regiment.
r. 5f tofnpany, from NcwhurCh. uur'vGv" mon.
CaItain Jane, 7. cha" and Lirucnan', john II.
Wells and t,'orgc ". bum
The Gtll company. from Troy, seventy - mcn.
CaItsin Jair, V. tu-a|N AID !icI'e at Wal /.
Mann
mo I'M Company. fr":u flushing fr'f.hTr men.
lieutenant ElWali J. kHll"' 30 command. AM SO
unl licrtcnAnt Tgr'cr!Ch schneider.
The l7th Company. irn VT. Vernon. tr'Y non.
Captain Ihoum> M'l'"r n, and I.rUi"ua'r tanh y.
Irll and John j. ~in.uun..
The first drcs, pHi@i" I" rlgt Va, ra'"r" ratE.i.'
hu III; new men VIII p~'ha!ly 10 better ~ ic"
days