New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-01
DRUM CORPS TOO EARLY
.w,x1NG THE MEN AT THE STATE CAMP
BEFORE THE SUNRISE GUN
NTH ON GUARD COMPLAIN OF THE HEAVY
oo.rs THEY ARE OBLIGED TO WEAR IN
vor wEArHEs-PRArsE FOR THE
AMBULANCE CORPS.


$50, - v Lime 10 I-can't 'em-up, l.
1880, Ican't ge,-em-upn-th morning
.csn,t.cet-'em-up, can't-get'em-up' Lea" YIN
up-at-a-l-l" - a~os this morning
Ionr before the sunrise gun was hi0N - A. az
,ho bncler scared the crows that were P0i -
,D. trees on the hills surrounding INC '"f
e. rsvere which is translated by the olu No'ot4us
above He played it twice t"oue"' -. sa,,s
-, ho,,h and ,laved It twice more Not !o' sS'''
- - =, down IN the bluff overlooking the river
- o,roa his lungs with several long drsugnts OF
,ver Air and returned 10 the charge by tne 'ne nc
was completely Frustrated the drum corps 'oon up
tho sound and carried It first down the Main-SL OF .oe
camp. then through each company street. anu many
-, - he narade grounds. Every man in camp TUNED
OUT IN hurry and ninety nine out of every one hundred
80 ,hor, wondered how II happened that they had not
ho.rd the sunrise gum when, boom the noise Oh the
- drowned FOR an instant the Internal racket OF the
drums Then every one wanted to Know what the
dr,m corps meant by awakening the camp In
that manner an hour oelore they
ought TO- Northumberland Smith, OF the I'D
Regiment who is in command of the provisional
battalion said that TO his certain knowledge the
MANNERS of the drum corps had remained awake all
night for they kept him awake the larger part Of
Il by an animated discussion over something the
drft of which he could not catch. No one had an
expapation for the blunder, but the enthusiasm OF
the drum corps will probably be kept within proper
bounds hereafter.
1t was remarkable how soon the camp became
QUIET after taps last night Even the sentipels
seemed afraid OF their own voices. and the one who
parolled the beat in front of newspaper row, wheh
he wanted the corporal of the guard instead OF SING
ing out Corporal OF the guard post six" as is usual
waited until the sentinel the next beat came ao"
10 the end of his post and then whispered " 7cnu
the corporal 10 post six; pass it along many %
the men IN the regiment new recruits, however
and how haan in hpfO
Thurston Of the ed Regiment who is the insuuo.Vi
on guard duty, will give them some Of his sotn~,iO
lectures this week. and, undoubtedly, there Will 10
great improvement before the week is out
The weather is again to-day, the mercury
registering 90 degrees in the shade So tneie poie
drills, the men remained quiet In ,hoH "".9
There seems TO be large number Of musicians among
the men who are here this week. and the notes. 4nore
DR. less sweet, Of nearly every Instrument from oil
ACCORDION to a either were heard In camp an oSS'
Assistant Inspector-G enera Thomas H. McGrath
gave the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES iectuIo 'i' @'0
noon on the proper methods OF pohclhg' tne camp
and the condition that the tents must be in wren IL
comes time for inspection each morning. 1o-morro"
he will 90 through the camp, and wherever anything
Is wrong he will show the one who is at fault now
10 act in future After that he Will make ohca4
reports of ANYTHING that is out Of order and the
REGIMENTS standing will be affected accordingly
The work for the week has all bean laid out
Colonel Frederick Hopper OF the 'lst Regiment
said to-day that the work Of his command would
be entirely skirmlsh drill The men have been
drilled I'm the ordinary battalion movements In the
armorv but Of course could not practise the shir-
msh drills The separate companies have not had
any practice IN the battalion movements and Lieu
tenantColone Smith says that the time Of the men
under his command Will he taken up IN uearhhg
the battalion movements.
Eight men Of the detail from Wendelrs Battery
went nome on saturday and eight new men came up.
Frederick Rotzer Of the caanonecrs Of the Bat
terry. who has been here nearly every year with TINS
battery since the camp was opened, has record OF
seventeen years in The service. during which time he
has not missed drill
How excellent Institution the ambulance corps
Is was proven TO-DAY. when several sent1es were
overcome by the heat and quickly revived IN every
the Red Cross Brigade Little has been said about
the ambulance corps, and IL fact for Long time after
fln vas ma e Of Il: but recently 'N ,ension has
turned inc -haraton, and s. 1cer, who
Is Is, N, Ss q Sse OF the PO 6op o' wing
u If the men who are responsible for the rgu-
latlons requiring seniines "a wear heavy. padded
dress-cOats on such DAYS as yesterday ana D-usy
could see tho effect or .neir worn tIere Is sYaVoy
something which IS more comiorlaDe; Wheh the
mercury IN the Thermometer IS near 100 degrees than
weather. II is difficult T. see how the National
Guard Is made ter a. "n0e ore or b nSW V' b9 9G
oehgsl 10 aiio1 NAV be- more wildly appreciated
y-ben II h known that the members OF the guard
who - on duty for twenty four hours not allowed
70 take on coat or belt during mat tme' . .., al
The usual sunday quiet pctvadcd NE camp al
dav Iieincnaut Coloncl smith TOOK the dress pa
iber white trousers with them 50 the blue reg'e-
I ISa yT ~ arms wa better tonight than it
a. nieII hui Still there i opportunity for mpro.
ment The other neu may well take the oth sep
srate COMPANY for al c4'nP IN '9 conpanv
also. does nuch letter TRAN the other companies
81 the regiment