New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-24
FUN IN THE GRAND GUARD.
LAUGHABLE EXPERIENCES AT THE STATE
CAMP.
A sENTRY's LIFE is NOT HAPPY oNE-A
coURT.MARTIAL TRIAL THAT In
TqsREvns THE REGIMENT.


peekskI, n, Y, July 90 Special. The grand guard
which went out last night had several lively expert
ences and performed their duties satisfactorily to the
officers and the instructor, Lieutenant Hamilton The
pnsItion taken by the guard was in particularly
Wild Mace on the mountains about two miles north OF
the eamp The grotnd was rocky and aboundcd IN
small swamps. IN choosing place for the reserves
IN byoac every natural defence was taken advantage
~ inst AZ though they expected 10 be called upon TO
defend themselves against the attack Oh an enemy
before morning The ground chosen was dehnded on
ono side by an impossible swamp, on two others by
a stone wall. and the place where the small IRE
around which the men gathered was built was IN
a bollow-the rise Of ground on e'hcr
stde farming an excellent defence sentrics were
then piaced around two sides of the spot where the
reserves were stationed; 1t was guardeh on ono s'uo
by the swamp and the other side was to"aru INC amp
from which direction, OF course, no ehehy "a' "a
nsctrd rben Il became the task OF the ohicefs' IN
strictor and two newspaper men, VINO a'oonhp',,e .
the guard to get through the lines wthoa' a." 80
tbe attention of the sentries 1t was VIA piaoe'
.nd har charity after dark the sky became ciouded'
~ ,vss ,,ntossbls 10 500 O foot before ones race
A sentry on grand guard does not stand on ceremony
hut when he saws "HaltlS II the stranger aoes ho'
halt he shoots. 81. ,ur .rd
Colone, Camp came out early in the evening ana
ras expected again later. The men were aiAiouS ~
have him come along so that they conid turn ,'o
Tables on him. and order him to dlsnount' " 49,
tho countcrsagu. and he wisely went OacA u Jump
by another route. ,.... r,.o.s
that could be found and many Of them were so her-
vous that their voices were anything but steahy oh
first time they challenged Two shots were healu
frnm hns post. and the corporal went out 10 seq
what was the matter The sentry was sn.p,
holding ups cedar tree and told the corporal tha'
fhe fellow had not answered his challenge 50 n'
had given him the benefit OF two shots. Again threo
shots were heard from the same numDer vi po''
near together. almost simultaneously. and this tme
tbs ,ntr,ders were two cows which were wandering
around trying TO find nutrition In the dry grass
One of the sentres near swamp called tor some ONO
whom he heard coming, to halt. The SOUND OF 'ho
person approaching did not cease Mt the worn ol
command and the sentry blazed away The NOISE
slammed and it proved to be the evening song OF
frog In the neighboring swamp. Private cunning
ham. of Company Z, climbed UP on the rocks so iar
that when the squad went out 10 relieve him. they
could not got up to where he was: neither COULD te
man who was to take his place. Cunningham was
dubbed the mountain goat at once.
The guard had instructions not to stop civilians
but every one had to be stopped to see whether
mo wore citlzens clothes or the blue unnOrm'
One Of the walters in the hall had been to Anus
vile and was returning over the mountain road
nervous. when the command Ifat!7 again brought
him up short One of the officers was trying TO pass
the So try by climbing stone wall to his LETT
at about the same time, and the sentry discovered
him just as he had the darkey halted. HAITI ne
yelled again.
Yes, sab, Use hated,' answered the scared darkey
The officer started to run and what the sentry
would do.
Bang went the gun. The darkey jumped clear
of the ground, and when he down again his
knees were knocking together. In voice trembling
with fear, he cried: ayes, sah Use comm, don't
shoot dat gun moa'
Later two German cooks came along somewhat
the from the effects of Annsville beer It
would have taken something heavier than mere rifle
shot to have disturbed their equilibrium. though
they were told TO halt half dozen times. and not
doing so, were fired upon the same number of times
hyst u IN mn in their saces Then thew we're 50 an
ragged that of them beloved so loudly that even
Lieutenant IT. II. Treadwelrs boots were a
feature Of the guard. They had wings on tho
tops. and stirred up such cloud OF dust that
their seeing him lie talks of having them patented
The officers Of the guard were Captains \. b.
Thurston and william j. MaldhOf and Lieutenants j.
a. Qulgley, Robert J, DAILY, Walter B. Hochkss and
il. IT. frradwel There were 100 men, all told, from
There is great deal of talk in the regiment over
the courtnartlal trial of LleuenantColonel George
August .. The true inwardness Of the case has not
been made public yet, and both LIEUTENANT olonel
Miller and Colonel Camp refuse to talk about the
matter. fhe trouble Is between the Colonel and the
Lieutenant Coonel about a letter, written by the
latter and there Is scarcely doubt that 1t will re-
suit I'm important changes In the regiment. It IL also
hnted that a scandal about some regmental money
matters will come to light during the trial that will
astoniSh the soldiers. .
Assistant Inspectors General McGrath reports that
there has been great Improvement made I'm the way
the camp Is "poced' since the 22d Regimcnt has
been here. but 1t Is stl long distance from what
Il ought 10 be The quarters OF the I'd Battery, ne
saws are model of what the camp should be.