New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-15
NEWMEN INTHE TWENTY-IHIhD
RIFT THEY DID WE'LL ON DRESS PARADE
. LITTLE DEFECT AT GUARD MoUNT-wHERE
rur CRANK WAs-AN ALARM OF FIRE.

A LITTLE DEFECT AT GUARD MooNA
THE CRANK wAs-AN ALARM OF FIRE
Peeksklu, n. Y, July IA (speciaD.-The uslai o"i-
day quiet has rcigned in camp to-day ana inc "io.
are congratulatng themselves that there was ~
ars,rg m do for the mercury in the Thermometer DC
gan its usual ambitious efforts to get 10 'no .oP
the tube early IN the day, and at 3 O'CLOCK hau SUI
ceeded so well that 1t registered o2 degrees i"
arc a great many new men in the o3d Regiment ana
tbe fact was demon strated at guard mount ths NUN
ing. The men did not form in line satisfactorily 'no
first time and they we're sent back When the hc"
sentries were put on duty they made good appear
ance. and barring such little incidents as salu'ns
corporal. etc. they took hold of their WORK nAo oi'
soldiers. p..t
AT 10 40 the Rev. ]. W. Malcolm, Of The farA
Conversational Church Of Brooklyn, hed ser'i0oo "
the bluff back of the State officers tents' - 49,
from tbo band looked after the musical part Oh 'o
services and did It in manner that suStaihS un0
reputation and pleased those who heard IT,
Co-,nonv tpspection was held on the parade grounu'
DURING tbe morning and when the Assistant lnspeo'
General. Colonel McGrath. arrived, no 'on' ~,
eorcoants ALI about how to pick up cigar s'uD
gracefully and how TO fold blankets ana coa'' "
their tents so that they would mako soou "pP
ance and meet with the requirements oi U''
regulations. 49,. .ho ,,noUl-
Colonel partridge will undoubtedly test the now
.s to,,, ogcers and men concerning all OF tno
affairs of a soldiers life in active service Oeioro
week Is ended No programme Will DC ptD- p 10
bowever hut when It comes time to do Iniis ~ ~
cxpecs the men to know how to do It, ana Il 'nos
not they will be sont to school TO learn. O0l ~"
of Rrooklyn have got both reputation W p0''
and one 10 make m o,orr, of fire
| Tho first Incident Of the day was an alarm VI NJ
o.rIr, his morning Private Somers of Company -
was ON guard duty, aud discovered SMOKE coi-'n9
from tho direction of the mess hall. The guard was
called out and started for the fire, armed Win P''i
of coffee and brooms. 1t proved to be iaise aiain
| In the afternoon a corporal was showing t"o !ou"s
oroc about the camp and the party strolled over, over %
Io ,,art occupied by the I'd Battery. The Dfass
inading o-nouuder with which the men Pa ~ ..
| food there and one of the young women %'A0u VIM
sort Of gun 1t Was - , .,srrored her escort.
on ~ the members OF the battery, priVate "~ .,
roar and fbc corporal asked him where the an,
tbo e otIlnr rln was The battery man looAeL a' nm
a few seconds without answering, ana tnoi m er vor
Military courtesy prevents me nOih uiiine ''
where the crank is, SIR ..ud .+o dross parade
0uite a number OF visitors watched the diess pdlil
to- nirbt and they pretty sight me % M AL,
Go1r white trousers and the contrast with ther uIH
LIne g ATE service coats gave the regiment no aP
| ncarance Tho manual of arms was " snappy anu
roo1lIar When the parade was dismissed uie n.t
marched from tho field by the echepn mo. eAi,, na
from the centre This is the hlst reIheh. ~ p,a pt
tn his movement here this season and thS spec,Ia
tore were greatly Interested in it. Nearly at OF INC
visitors stayed until after the oand concert LII ~