New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-27
HCMIDITY and HEAT ~ CAMP.
INCIDENTS OF THE LAST HOURS OF THE 18TH
REGIMENTS STAY AT PEEKsKILL.

REGIMENTS STAY AT PEEKsKILL.
State Camp Pcekskill, July 26 (SpeciaD.-The last
night Of the 18th Regiment in camp was spent in the
usual hilarious Notwithstanding the fact that
a severe rain,torm was raging all the evening over
In the schoolten court martial was III session which
intensely interesting To Captain French and highly
amusing 20 the other persons present, including the
members of the court. Captain French had started
out the day before with wagon train to carry pro
visions through the "enemy's country lie was in
structed keep coureTs constantly on the road be
himself and the main body, aud as none OF the
couriers returned 70 his command after being dis
patched 10 the camp with of the expedition, Cap
tain French soon found himself with an
exceedingly small force. Finally, word was
sent that the surgeon refused to allow any man
to 20 ont in such weather and so Captain French
returned to camp after being out from O'Clock until
8 in the rain and getting drenched TO the skin. The
court martial was to try Ordnance Sergeant McNevln
upon charges of deserton preferred against him by
CANAAN Fre,ch McNevn set to work celebrating
the wagon racks SO that the enemy could not follow
the provisu train and ~fter leaving Captain French
he did not return again. For that reason Captain
French preferred charges and the court was ordered
at least Captain French thought Captain Thuston
WAS president Captain LuscOmb judge-advocatc, and
Commissary "Jere7 Weinberg appeared counsel for
the prisoner The plea of McNevin was that he had
unable 10 find his way back TO the wagon train
McNevin was acquitted and charges preferred
against Captain French The latter has probably not
vet learned that the orders the strength of which
he started out were bogus and that The trial was
farce.
The weeks work Of the 18th Regiment in camp
unsatisfactory In several respects In the first place
not nearly many men came 10 camp with the rcg
ment is were expected. and Colonel Austen hand
capped by "A lack of field officers. An elaborate pro
grammc had laid down. but it could not be carried
out in consequence Of a complication Of circumstance
In the first place LeutenanC olonel Harding was forced
10 be absent nearly the entire week. which spoiled the
order OF things Tuesday and Wednesday; on Thurs
day Governor Hill came to camp and on Friday and
saturday 1t rained so hard that all outdoor work
was impossible In consequence of these facts only
small amount Of WORK done III comparison
with what Colonel Austen expected to do.
II ever there were lot Of who were glad
to see a rainsiorm, however ii was the members OF
the Signal Corps. on Monday. Tuesday and Ncdnes-
day they We're up al a. m. and worked straight
through until 10 80 or II p m. without the oppor-
tunity 10 take bath. ON Thursday they worked
nearly the same length OF time, and when Fri
day morning they TO lind the camp dlcnched
they were thankful enough 10 remain lying Oh their
cots and resting during nearly the entire day This
morning the rain still falling, so that the work
Of preparing for departure was anything but pleas
ant task 1t rlined necessarily and hard until The
last red blanket turned in 10 me
Quartermastel's department. and at about The
time that the Doth Regiment, of buhalo'
and the members Of the separate companies com
posing the Provisional Battalion arrived the cl0ud'
broke away and the sun came out exceedingly hot
The mercury in the Thermometer went up with a
lump and almost reached the ocntHry mara WITHIN nan
an hour. The train with the members OF the "2tl
Regiment on board arrived al koa Hook at = 30.
The air had become Sc hot by the time that the
regiment marched up the hi that four private were
overcome with the heat upon the regiments arrival
upou the camp grounds and one Of the men is cou-y
III. The camp was in an exceedingly muddy con-,
dry under the influence Of the hot sun and TINS
evening IL is in fairly good condition ~
follows 65th Regiment 423: Provisional Battalion.
400. and Isl Battery detail, l6. The Provisional
battalion is commanded by Major Wallace a. Downs.
Of the list Regiment