New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-28
RAIN AT THE STATE CAMP.
MANY VISITORS DRENCHED BY SMART
SHOWER WHILE ON THE HUDSON.
,ur SEVENTH DRILLING WITH WILL AND
WITH sKILL-MAJoR FAIRS MIsHAP-EN-
rrgTA1NMENT IN THE Y. NJ. c, A. TENT.

TREATMENT IN THE Y. NJ. c, A. TENT
psekskin N. ", June 81 (SpeeiaD.-Wet. Oedi &
.sd, angry and disguised were party OF about 600
80, who came 10 camp this afternoon. Tho rain
~..,.,dav kent ut home many OF the visitors VINO
.oub otherwise have come, and the train that ar
,,ved at Peckskin at l2: 10 this afternoon brought
,.roe Marty The women were all dressed IN 'helr
.rnnner Hnery, for II was warm and pleasant wheh
,h.r started from the city. The row from 'he
psshskl station to the camp grounds occupies ao''
,.rtv minutes, and is usually one OF the peasaneS
,,.,devs OF a trip to the camp. The boats ART com,
sas..s,s and each enc IS pulled by an experienced
n.r,n,n The party had all embarked soon AFTER the
..,, arrived and were about hall way acrosS INC
ann ~ the river when a hard shower came UP suu'
a.,,v and dcnched nearly every one OF theW 10 'ho
~, The boatmcn put forth their ocst CHORUS anu
, tev OF the party had umbrellas: out the ram "p'
,om,,x down harder and harder. accompanied by
stiff breeze which tossed tho boa's ABOUT eDu i'"1'
the umbrellas almost useless
rha men were all at dinner at the time the STORM
struck the camp and the sides OF most OF 'ne 'e""S
were rolled up for the sake OF airing the ""t"e
and blankets. The rain beat IN ana we've" ""
tresscs blankets and Overcoats, ana theh INC VIM
switched around the hills forming an EDDY ana "t'
.v.rvth,np on the other side OF the tents 50 'ha''
when the mon returned from dinner the TENS MAJ !"
he overhaued and nearly everything in them put OUT
N dry The storm lasted only a few minutes ou'
the water seemed to come down In streams
Major Morris P FAIR, formerly Inspector OF the
Fourth Brigade, I'm camp last nlgh'' "o'i'"s
uysn,s clothes. lie had arranged with LOUIS VIM
bolz TO have a boiled lobster supper al ABOUT -
o,cIock and had secured the countcrSiSn from the
proner officer so that he could get ont Oh camp a'N
- % rho restaurant when the time came He s'ar''H
from camp a few minutes after taps "nei ne
rame 10 the line the sentry Of course. chshenso n'
After receiving the countersgn the sentry rc!uNeu 10
allow Major Farr TO pass, alleging mat ne 10" II"
bu,ness TO have II; aud the Major was msiNh'd
of TO the guard tent, where he had /" wan
nsarly an hour for the return oil
the officer Of tho day. The result was mat Major arr
did not eat any lobster supper
When the camp wa, aroused this morning the
storm of the day before had disappeared; and soon
the sun came and shOuc brightly. the mercury ID
tho thermometer registering several degrees higher
than on any previous day during the week. After
having had days forced rest. the men G''
TO work with will. and the skrmish drill which
was begun Immediately after rv"He. was N"
most interesting drill ths has bc"a practs"d The hrni
by company excellent. After breakfast The whole
regiment INDUCED in skirmish drill. Thin mah"oNie
Is one which the eth Regiment inflated Nv" wears
ago and is ore Of the most difficult drills that Is AT
tempted here Tie parade grounds are not Iir-'
enough to allow free movement. unfortunately. '''
this mornings drill wa> we'll executed, and i"cT
hour II rcQuirCs a great deal Of practice 10 Z"
through with This drln, for the OrlrrN ar all gwen
By means OF notes the buClc; but the knoWI'd-'
of the buge command that the men shovel Wa r.
markablc During the drlli Lieutenant Colonel ""or-c
N. smith acted as Colonel, Major William H. Mp
as Lieutenant Colonel and Captain DanicI Appleton
OF Company /, as Major.
Lieutenant William p. Hamilton, OF the 9TH United
States Artillery, gave some exhibitions OF the Use
Of dynamite this morning by blowing up az OH hniA
which was sunk near the shore below the camp
He afterwau demonstrated the strength OF the eN-
plosvc IN breaking rocks, etc, and gave lecture In
the afternoon on High Explosives
The following party came up 10 camp on steam
yacht this afternoon TO visit Major kipp: L. Is.
acharas, Colonel CHARLES y. Manchester. formerly
shicf Of staff Of thr Fourth Brigade; Walter sinclair
Walter G. Berlin. Joseph B. Bartelman, Major II. c.
Brown. william Carhart. J. r. Ingram, Andrew Fer
ris. Eugene Adams, Charles Mallory. Thomas Shaw
and Edmund A. Warren.
Colonel Clark will formerly his connection
with the 7th Regiment tomorrow. Governor Hin
viii bring him his commission as Brevet Brgadi"r
General.
This ahe, noon thcr, has been greater
number Of visitors in camp, than on any
previous day this wc"k. They began T."
cUme early, and many Of them stayed until after the
entertainment In the evening The camp streets pr.
sented lively scene all the afternoon; the handsome
Costumes Of the women. mingled with the Snowy uni
forms Of the men. making a. petty a rene as the
hills have looked down upon in many day.
Following s tho programme Of TIE entertainment
which was held TO night I'm the Young Mems Christian
Association tent:
Opening overture. Cappa's hand ana COMPANY; bones
:. L. Durham; banjo 6. a H0m0n-; int"flocut"f
J. W. Green tenor song. "T"l Her Love Her So
]. D. Fooe; Jokes. MI Burhaus: baritone song, "out
on the Deep" c. A. Appleton jokes Mr.. Homln,; TITO
"spani-h screnads," Mcssts De Carfeuas, Kelly aud
Nicely; song did Hc Get There" 6. A. Romans; finale
BY company oio collection for the benefit OF the Y NJ
c. A. tight rope act Lieutenant Walter Wilson; banjo
duct and song and C"n,r; Irish character
,ct Mr. Romans; double Quartetr 9Th Regiment Gle"
Club, Darling Appleton, Locke, McCamH3n Lore, Foot
Raser and Fox; conortlon act J. W Green specially
Mr. Durham pan:onme. company. Chief usher. Sergeant
sprague; G.. A. II0m1ns. stage manager.