The sun., 1891-07-13
HEAT IN THE STATE CAMP.
More Nen There Now Than Ever Before
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State CANT, PEEKsK1LI. July 12.-The blun
around the camp OF the Twelfth Regiment ia
strewn with the long, wltherod. yellow bios
SONS Of the chestnut trees. and the citizen
soldiers march to their duties over fields
whore the grass is almost rs yellow.
It's hot here. but tho Twelfth ID used to
that. Four years ago their tour OF camp duty
lasted through . week that has never been
beaten here for heat At 0 o'clock every day
the mercury went to 1889 and stayed there
until sundown.
The Twelfth did not lose q drill during the
week. and although anywhere from dozen to
eighteen men fell out every time. some SO over
como that they were unconscious, none suf-
fered any lasting injury. DR.. Henry is an ex-
pert In treating such cases, and will keep
sharp watch on them this year.
The unbroken and untempered rays beating
on the parched camp felt as hot as 100' In tho
shade to-day. but the Thermometer said only
So. The night is cool.
The men OF the regiment and those Of Capt.
Cusack's battalion turned out pretty well to
hear Chaplain Roderick Terry preach. Tho
service was held on Gen. Porter's bluff at IL
O'Clock. Capt. William II. Murphy wishes 1t
officially reported that he went to church.
He was there. and he had his picture
taken right there 10 prove 1t. Capt. John
Macauey md Quartermaster Edward Il.
Powers were there. too. They marched there
solemnly in single file. with oamp stools held
ut reverse arms. Powers was penttent for the
wrong he committed last night.
'He is the man who hos to see that every
soldier OF the Twelfth gets to housekeeping
with proper camp outfit. Ho was short q lot
OF cots and mattresses. and sent his aides
scouting along the officers row for them.
"Tho Anlfstad man - hA Rafd. "mupt have
beds, even Il you have to leave the ONO ers
, His men got what was needed; When When
on q the hoor. His men had stolen his bed en-
4 good many of the officers were not a. the
service. but that was proDably because they
had already read the story that Ghnplaln n, ain
walls OF ic JerSsaiem. ] ~ Lieut.. Gilbert X Harroun
LED the choir that sang 16 the hsms IN
papS ront m the ss nse Of The
saturday night the Officers got confused abou!
Instructor McCosIry Butt hal pretty badly
mixed mob to get into place.
meal time since. and II is going pretty smoothly
now MT Butt prominent man maj mmr,bs here sys
hady SO
is on on dnty % He % nsed ID to % carry one when he was
M his ,tS trousers when Col David Austen hove in
sight. There was q visitor here to-day how
oySe shs shs 6SSse aS
that the seventh have adopted: and toppea II
tamp 81 H.h Kus aHa n
Among ions the latter were Mrs. Miller. the wife 81
The Twelfth brought lot Of mon into camp.
MES. MES The battery detail and ibe band. there
sre more here than at any time before this
AS soon as things get settled down SURGEON
buiance corps. In day or two he expects 70
have a set OF traps Tor them that no sent 10
1I The things would have been here now; but
them without getting a duty to protect home
induetriss. Dr. Henry was busy part OF the
lie had the four smallest men In each com.
dinner and weighed them Some one
sSd was q ,aDs. og ss rheS Susss ssseaues es
viii be ma ie regarding the limits of size OF men
who Ti!l hereafter be admitted into the Ma
It is proposed by Weighing the small men and
men Weighing less than i25 pounds & ought Sht. to
said. because OF the new State pension law,
Eleven OF tho men weighed to-day fell below
WiIlp pprobablS T be % decided that no man Shorter
than feet 6 inches or lighter than 125 pounds
hall be admitted. unless upon special recon.
mendation.
through the camp. TO SEQ the handsomely
bound volumes oi bis camp orders. thnt Capt
Kirby. Capt. Boylan. and others have
caro-, and since the season opened they
have been adopted in whole or IN rart by mnny
OF tho AdJntant- Generals OF the different States
OF the Union. Tho Seventy first regiment con-
tributed S5O.75 to the Y. NJ. c. A. tent. three OF
the separate companies gave Sll.O3 and one
has gone astray.