New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-10
NEAR THE END AT THE POINT.
YOUNG WARRIORS STILL ON THE RACK
HOWEVER
SCENES AND INCIDENTS OF CLOSING DAYS AT
THE MILITARY ACADEMY.

THE MILITARY ACADEMY.
West Point. June Cspecian.-Cool winds blow
down the river and the trees the heights OF
ruined old Fort Put" The organizations are over
and the graduating drills and exercises are WORKING
themselves mp the day when this ancient and honor
able Institution will put its final seal on new lot OF
Army officers. Tie Army of the Republic of to-day
is not the Army of tradition and popular belief The
days Of the old swashbuckler officer, who fought all
day and drink all night, gone. and he has been
superseded by different sort Of man. The modern
officer do much fighting the old style officer.
but in the matter OF drinking he is failure. No
where this change be better oh Led than here,
where everything Is military, and the life is reflex
of the eSoteric life OF the Army. The officers Of to-day
are studous, hardworking set Of men, regular in
their habits and heathful in mind and body. The
cadets. the future officers, not allowed 10 smoke
even. and than half of them are said TO be tea
totalcrs.7
The plain rang to-day with the rattle OF small arms,
for the cadets gave an exhibition Of skrmish drill
before the Board of Visitors. and acquitted them
selves nobly. The drill lasted about an hour, and
the 1.-THE young warriors did everything that skir-
mi,her, might. could would do. In the forenoon
Professor Tman gave electrical exhibition In the
chemical laboratory, which attended by the
Board Of Visitors and others Tomorrow the
Academic Board will report to the superintendent the
standing OF the members Of the graduating class
The Medical Board met this afternoon. ard ex-
ARMED the members Of the graduating class. Two
cadets. it Is rumored. found physically deficient
A garrison court martial sat yesterday on the
members of the band who deserted last week. Tfey
were charged with being absent without leave. ard
found guilty. but their sentences have not yet
been made public. The men absented themselves
on the afternoon that the review was given 20 the
Board Of Visitors and 1t is said that they watcher
from the crunbling ramparts Of Fort Putnam, which
oyeroos the post the efforts of the rcsduum OF tho
band to go through their functions properly Having
done this, they erected the fort wooden Honu-
ment. and their on it,. They will probably
get heavy sentences but they have succeeded In
their object Of calling tie attention Of the Board
OF Visitors TO their condition.
The Board of Visitors discussed to-day a plan for
keeping the strength of the corps mp TO the limit The
given 10 the President TO MI vacancies by Presidential
appointments
An Informal hop given at the West Point Hotel
in the evening which the graduating class attended
The secretary If War has been and gone on Tying
visit. but Will be back again on Wednesday nght 10
be present AZ the final exercises on Thursday.
~ : O'Clock IN the evening the mortar battery
opened fire on the blazing tar barrel which was try.
ing force the passage OF tie river The tort nres
narcd from the parapet Of the battery the shells
shrckcl and whistcd the river ind the hostile
tar barrel completely done for and gave up the
Gght. Then began a display Of military pyrotcchncs
the firing shells which burst IN the Air and
scattered consultations which Ill mp the mountains
with brill ant and many coored ght, After the war
was over the barrel sunk and Gro Nest reduced
hotel and received the smiles which beauty gives tho