New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-06
OFF FOR THE STATE CAMP.
THE NINTH MAKES 4 GOOD START.
EARLY BIRDS OF THE SECOND DATTERY-TRooP

EARLY BIRDS OF THE SECOND BATTERY-TRooP
RIDES on HORSEBACK ALL THE WAY.
The friends and admirer, Of the 9th Regiment as
sembed in West Twenty sixth ST. Yesterday morning to
the number Of several hundred 10 see tile men start TOT
their tour of duty at the state Camp The men were
ordered 10 assemble at the armOry at 10 a. m, ana
Of them hand at that time. The thoughts
of breathing fresh air for week. after being obliged
10 drill in the fOu smelling armOry all winter mace
everybody good nat0red. Even the aduant, although
trying to answer anywhere from three to a dozen
questions al once did not gel rlfied during all the
bustling. The men had a long wait after arriving al
the armory. because tn special train on which thcN
went 90 Peehsk not scheduled TO start until 10
O'Clock y. and 50 the start was not inahc from le
armOry until nearly noon.
The organization went in for this year and
saved the 1900 which it would have cost to have
marched from the armory 10 the station behlhu
brass band. and satisfied themselves with
the enthusiasm supplied by the reglmenta
drum corps The crowd IN the street cheercd when
the men came out Of the armory and started for the
Grand Central station The had come out hot
when the march wa, begun. and before the station
was reached the heavy loads which the men carried
made them red ia the face. Upon arrival at the
station the men and baggage on board, and
the train moved away time. The following are
the officers who went with the regiment to camp:
Thomas n. Rand. Major :. Z. Japha, Adjutant
elliott ID. Dechcrt. QuartcimaStcr Dana i. Pratt
Commissary George a. Clement. surgeon Avah II.
Doty. Assistant surgeon Charles Y. Thompson, Chap
lain Newand Maynard. Inspector Of Rifle Practice Cap
tain Herbert c. Taylor.
Company A. Captain George r. Lorisan. Com
pany b. Captain Henry Cleveland, First Lieutenant
John W. West and second Lieutenant Arthur VI. Temp
kinS. Company G. Captain Henry Parct First Lieu
tenant Charles :. Carscallcn. Company d. Captain
John D. Walton. First Lieutenant r. !. Winteroth and
second Lieutenant Charles A. Meyer. jr Company f,
Captain James NJ. Mcconnell and First Lieutenant
Harry L. Dessar. Company +. Captain W. Wolcott
MARKS, First Lieutenant A. d. W. Holmes and second
Lieutenant W. II. Ehrman. Company c. Captain
Washington W. Nlcocks. Company ii. Captain Frank
A. Gale, First Lieutenant william II. Truman. Com
psny /. Captain Charles f. Kohlbergcr. Company
X. Captain Joseph y Billings and second Lieutenant
Carriere NonCOmmsSioned stafi-Serreant-M Major W.
n. Van Vleck. Qbhrermaster Sergeant F. J. Higgins,
Hospital steward II. &. Wager, Commissary sergeant
Philip O. Jaferys, C)CrScrSeantS Maurice Murphy and
John Roberts. Right General Guide c. +. Weiman.
Left General Guide Joseph Muller aud Drum Major
George W. Hill
The regiments strength on its departure was $50
all told.
The members Of the ID Battery are early birds, and
by the time the showed his face over Long island
yesterday morning the armory at Broadway and FIFTY
third st. presented busy scene The members OF the
battery were required be In time 10 fire a Salnte
when the regiment arrived al Peekskll, 80 they had
TO take an early train. They started from the Grand
Central Station at { O'Clock, but none Of their new
guns were taken with them. The detail from the
battery consisted of sergeant William /. Mcconnell
Corporals j. j. Kane aud II. X. Wilson, BuGler ). H.
Allen who will act as Adjuant-Gcncril Porters
orderly and James \. Brady, p j. Darcy and b. [.
Odeu who will .lso act as Orderes, and thirteen
privates.
Al about the time that tie train bearing the vth
Regiment men pulling out OF the station DicKeIs
Academy in West Fifty ->iXths;., presented lively
scene as the members Of Troop Logan to arrive ana
get ready for their departure for camp Inc men
had some trouble in finding enough horses, but hnaH
all were provided with animals, and shortly after
O'Clock the men were ready 70 start The horses had
heavy load when all the accOutrcmcntS We're on
them and men aud beasts Will probably be happy
when the camp is reached. They viii take matters
easily however, remaining al TaIrytowh undcF cover
over night and proceeding 10 camp before tie sun Is
up this morning. the intention being 10 arrive theS
In time for the TO go 10 church Inc Troop lyi'
town by the way of the Boulevard rom NY AIllh
81 following the old Boston Road, through sPuytcn
Duyvil and IOnkers, TO Tarrytown. Inc ioliO"luS
are the officers of the troop: Captain ChdIes r
ROE First Lieutenant .. B. Brdgman. second Lieu
Allen, Quartermaster Sergeant l. v O'DOnohuc tlist
sergeant +. Halpn, second sergeant H. u. Ia4Fen'
Fffth Sergeant John ]. Holly, SiAth sergeant T. H.
Triton Corporals H. ". Williams, u. VI. NynEo1p
clifford Hurry and q. f. Troop, Trumpcer' W. IL
Gray and J. Hayes