New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-14
THE LAST DAY IN CAMP.
THE 9TH REPLACED BY THE 2sD REGIMENT
At PEEKSKILL
CAPTAIN JApHA TO BE A MAJoR-FAREwELL
pRrsENTATIoNs-TH DEPARTURE
FROM PEEK SKILL,


p~ekskill n Y, July Is (Special).-The next
important incident in the history Of the 9th Regiment
win be the election of Major. During the present
tour OF camp duty and in fact for time previous.
IL has been without one. year ago last June Major
C. A. II. Bartlett was appointed Judge-Advocae.
General on Governor Inns stat, and since that time
nA once has been vacant There is scarcely doubt
nat at the election to be held within few days
after the regiment returns to New-York Capain s. T.
Jspha, Of Company f, will be chosen to I'LL the
sfice Captain Japha received his commission four
teen years ago on Friday. Last evening all of the
commissioned officers were assembled in the Ad-
tutants tent. Colonel seward and read some
thing from paper which surprised Captain Japha.
II was nothing more nor less than resolution re
auesting the Captain of Company accept the
nomination for Major Of the regiment Attached TO
The paper were the Signatures of every line officer in
the Organization. In honor of the fourteenth amt
vcrsary of his commission the members OF Company
r presented Captain Japha with splendid gold
headed cane in the evening. Colonel seward made
the prescntan0n speech.
A package came by express last night, the contents
Of which highly pleased all of the officers II con
tanned a handsome silver cup, which was accompanied
BY letter and set of resolutions from the officers
of tho I'd Pennsylvania Regiment. The 9th Rcgi-
ment entertained this regiment while It was I'm the
city during Centennial Celebration. and the cup
was token of thanks. Captain Cocheu' OF Com
pany tho color company Of the regimenD, was
presented with handsome badge by the members OF
his company last night
This morning the knowledge that it the last
day in camp had demorazing effect on the drills, as
usual Company drills abandoned altogether
and In their place the for battalion drill
early. in the morning. But for all the good IT did
them they might well have stayed in their beds.
At O'Clock the members of the 10th Battalion
marched out of camp and TO Roa Hook Station, where
they boarded special train for Albany Shortly after
3 o'clock the Long Branch hove in sight with the
members OF the 23d Regiment on board As soon as
the long Branch got the dock the guard. which had
been mounted board, directly TO the camp and
relieved the old guard The other men were soon OIL
the boat and their way TO the camp. AS they
came up the winding road route step and arms at
wino they looked like real soldiers the way TO the
front 1t long pull TO the top Of the hail. as the
mercury registered 90 degrees in the shade az
the time Whom they arrived at the top of the mn,
however they looked fresh though they had 1ust
come out Of their arnory, and they marched up IN
front Of the Of the 9th with vigorous and elastic
step. Half an hour after the new guard was mOuhleu
they we're guarding their own men,.
Then tie suu-bruwned 9th Regiment men
began the march TO the landing, where me
Long Branch waiting for them AZ
80 they were all on board and the boat swu9s our
into the stream. Colonel Seward did not go 10 ue
city with his command, but got into small boat ana
went 10 Peekskill. lie will go 10 Dutchess County
where his family spending the summer Leu
tenant-Colonel Rand then In command Ca.efer
Terhune served lunch on board In the caoln Mar
martial fines The members Of the 9th Regiment anu
the lOth battalion received their pay for the weeks
work Just before leaving camp. The amount paiu 10
the regiment was So 25 and to the battalion S24"o