New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-26
THE 22D'S FINE SHOWING.
AN EXCELLENT RECORD UNDER DIsCoURAG.
ING CIRCUMSTANCES.
GENERAL PORTER PRAISES his Old COMMAND
on ITS ARRIVAL AT rEEKsKILL-coLoNEL
CAMP FORCED BY ILLNESS TO

RETURN HOME.
State Camp. peekskill. n. V, July 25 specall.-A
smile OF genuine pleasure lit mp the face oil GeneaI
Porter as he rode through the camp Just after the
2od Regiment arrived here early this afternoon
"well, Captain he said TO Captain George f. b.
Hart. the officer Of the day. they looked well.'
The cause Of General Porters. pleasure was not
difficult to understand. lie used to be the colonel OF
the God before he elevated to his present once
When he went out the regiment was one Of the first
class ones in the State Before long there were IN
tena strifes, and matters grew from bad to worse
FINALLY II was toss Of the dice whether or not the
whole regiment to be wiped ont Of existence II
was saved thanks to the devotion of the officers ana
to-day General Porter had reason To be proud Of his
old command and Of the fact that he did what he
could to save 1t year ago.
Wind and tide favored the members Of Colonel
Camps command, and the steamboat bearing them
arrived at Roa Hook at 80 o'clock. The trip up
the river had been uneventfnl, except that gust OF
wind carried away the awning on the front
deck, and four five men narrowly missed gong
with the They were not expected SO early
and when the fact that the boat at the dock was
reported there lively hustlng In camp to get
ready to receive the newcomers. Colonel SCOTS
men got there" however the they did on last
Monday when Governor HIll tried to take them
unawales The o2d men did not have to walt for the
eth Regiment to get ready TO vacate the camp. Inc
sun was scONhing hot though, and it was warm
march from the boat up the hill to the camp. gilmore
and his horns headed the column, and the musicians
wanted time ia blow themselves little before thcY
began to blow the big horns, short halt was made
near the top of the HILL AS the band got to the
top Of the hill they struck up the "22d Regiment
March" and away they went, right up the winding
roadway. The Sh Regiment was In position, ana came
present arms the head OF the long column eo'
I'm front of it, General Porter was there too ana ne
DOTTED his cap the coOrs carried by the ia hee
ment passed him. The men. contrary to the usnai
custom were dressed In their fatigue uniforms They
were not snowy at all but the looked neat and
bright They marched under their heavy loads with
a swinging step If they were accustomed 10 tha'
sort of thing every day In their lives. In fact, heS
were well set up and the distances were preserved
admirably. When they retreated to their quarters
from the color line, the ranks were well closed up
Everything about the regiment sOldierly and
snappish."
The most remarkable thing Of all about the regiment
s It's statistics On the roster at present there are
600 men, Nearly 900 of these men are In camp. Ihat
fact alone is OF which the regiment may well De
proud In. looking over the records of the camp
1t would be difficult TO find such one as TINS oh
the boat coming up the Hudson, the officers held
solemn conclave and It was unanimously agreed that
the regiment was ont to make record Gilmore TOOK
part in these deliberations and he promised That the
band should hold up its end of the record
Suddenly there gloom cast over TINS hapm-
ness and good feeling by the ANNOUNCEMENT ual
Colonel Camp had been taken Ill with An attack OF
pleurisy and had been sent home by surgeon Pryor
Those who saw Colonel Camp ride across the parade
ground observed that he looked pale and careworn
He kept pluckily up until everything was settled
practically and then he gave way. The surgeon az
once ordered him home on the next train lie
started for New York the II train from Peekskill
with plenty Of attendants to take care Of him. The
Colonel has not been feeling well for some time but
he did not think that he was troubled with any
thing serious. This leaves LeutenantCoonel Will
lam V. King II command and Major Franklin Bart
lett as the second field officer.
The 10th Battalion. of Albany, under command
OF Lieutenant Colonel william f. Fitch, which
Is to occupy the camp with the
god Regiment arrived about hour after the New
York men got here. The Albany men marched In In
a buslnessnke manner without band 10 help them
climb the hill The post band went home on the train
with the Buffalo Gilmore has arranged printed
programme for every evening concert this week
large number Of visitors expected in camp to
morrow The Rev. DR.. william n. Dunnell, Of All
Saints Church, will preach tomorrow morning.
The last night of the 9Th Regiment in camp was
much like other last nights, except that much Of the
enthusiasm Quenched by Thunderstorm which
remained the place for two three hours. The
men went out In the wet though and cteered Colonel
Scott and the other officers Ct the regiment Robert
Reid, the batteryman who was burned so terribly by
premature discharge of one Of the guns while the salute
being fired in honor Of the COMMANDMENTS Chief on
Monday, sent home to-day In special car. Reld
is sdll in ali exceedingly bad condition. Upon arrival
at the Grand Central Station ambulance from the
New-YOrk Hospital took the injured man TO that IN
stuton, where he will remain until Ire recovers. The
scarlet fever patient Is not SO lucky He was too III
better. He and his terminate are occupying tent
below the brow of the hill on which the camp is
situated, and entirely out OF sight from it.