New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-20
TIE ETH REGIMENT RELIEVES TIE HTH
coroNrr, AUSTEN HAS PLENTY OF WORK LAID
OFT FOR HIS MEN IN THE COMING WEEK

COLONEL, AUSTEN HAS PLENTY OF WORK LAID
orr FOR HIS MEN IN THE COMING WEEK
State Camp Prclslll y. V, July 10 CspccIaD-
I" There she comes - Shouted some one from inc
hIun AZ O'Clock this afternoon. There comes the
am, nranch With the 18th Regiment on board
The assembly was sountcd and tho first scrgeantS
were head over cars I'm bu, at once getting tcr
COMPANIES In line The boat did not seem to approach
a, rapdly a. IL expected in fact 1t appeared W
he going away from instead Of coming toward Tue
camp After fifteen minutes Of waiting 1t was as
covered that the boat which had been sighted was an
Albany steamer on It's way to the city. few minutes
afterward the Long Branch was discovered coming
around the point and the men were not allowed 10
hrrok ranks but were Obliged 20 stand I'm the company
streets for an hour before they moved out on inc
parade ground to form In line to receive the newcomers
The last hours Of the 18th Regiment in camp were
,pent in hard work. They were called out Tor an
extra bat TALON drill yesterday afternoon. and 10 day IN
stead Of using the battalion dr hour in setting edy TO
depart they were called out for drill AGAIN at O'"o'
and were not recalled until II 80 They had TO
work hard then to get the camp in a condition to
vacatc and before that work was accomplished
the order to " fan fl" given.
The 18th Regiment arrived ia camp at 30, ond
the men were soon hard at work 2cttN; their
quarters In shape When the supper cau sounded
ID ) 80, one not acquainted with the camp would
scarcely believed after Inspecting 1t that the
inhabitants Of tho tented city had entirely changed
IN the last hour The new men came into camp
m good order, and applause from the spectators
g,r their ~odlcrly bearing Colonel Austen marched
up the hnl at the head OF hls command, instead Of
riding a, is usual for field officer, to do. According
10 the programme which has been laid out
for the work u The week. the men VIII
have all the work and excitement that th"y
will want The usual drills VIII be held
on Monday. but the remainder Of the week tho rcr
ncnt viii nc divided into hattaons. The first bat
TALON viii be- composed Of Companies b, y. and +.
with the Lieutenant colonel and captain Davis aS heid
officer and Lieutenant Lrovn adutant. and viii drill
49, a battalion Tuc1day. The second battalion
composed u Companies g and X. with Captain Wat
.on and captain Lu'comh as icld officers, ana Leu
tenant Rogers a., adjntnnt. vii dnn on Friday. Tie
third battalion. composed Of Companies y e II ana J.
with Captain Collins and Captain Cochran a. field
officer, and Lieutenant Anderson adlutnnt VIII drill
ON saturday These battalion drills viii be oAtl. a.
the regular company and 'cEimrntal drills VIII Dc
held a. usual TAl, arrangement Will give number
colonel Au-tcn'- FAR shtcf policy I'm iustucunE III,
,riccr, - well as his men Three grand guards nave
also u,,u planned and H. l. expected N'1 every man
u a.. regiment VIII has" trh ~ mat sort 81 du't
TIL, v,"f also srr, another innovation lu me Nitc
Camp Iu the prr-cucc OF ne IllCt ana Sec"h hrSuuo
-lIil C,rp- Their WORK fOI Oh" wccil Aar not fet
Icon l,lI 6i, bat hey under command ~ colonel
Austen and no DOUBT thoy VIII ind enough To 90 be-
fl,. the end ot tie week. 80,
now detail from Tie 81 Battery al-o came mp WIN
tho regiment There f. cor siderable dcc-'c III Inc
number II men Who viii occupy ~" camp next Wc,'
iu cumIarl- SON with tlr number ~ mrl Who V'r" hero
In the Ve.a Ius' passed. The lJth Krg.m'nt bnn-,
I'm. and sixteen lu the battery detail, making 800
In all against about 800 I'm the week IN, passed.