New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-11

According to custom. the roll was read in public by
the cadet adutant at evening parade Mr.. Cosby is
cadet captain. He is n tall, slender. good-lookng
young Of twenty four. He was loudly cheered
when the cadets returned to the barracks and is a
greater hero than the champion Of the baseball game.
He will probably enter the engineer corps.
The Board Of Visitors expect to pay their re-
spects to Colonel Wilson tomorrow formally in a
body Their individual opinions concerning the
most striking features Of the institution are in
teresting and significant. Congressman Lanham of
Texas is enthusiastic over the essentially national and
democratic character of the institution. "Thnk of
It," he says. boys from every part of the Union,
with all kinds Of antecedents and from every con-
ditton In life assembled here, trained and educated
as gentlemen and all brought up to the same standard
of efficiency In q short four years. The graduates
are not only good soldiers, they are finely rep
resentative Americans Mr.. Lanham is especially
enthusiastic over the distinction achieved by lad
he nominated two years ago. who lived in Texas forty
miles from railroad, and now stands almost at the
head of bis class.
GThere's much that's good about West Point that
/ don't know what impresses me most says Judge
James A waymire of san Francisco unless it is the
magnificent horsemanship and the readiness Of the
law recitations know something about both those
subjects and really wonderfully surprised"
Robert .. Fuller, Of Cambridge, Mass. seconds
General Winfield scotts famous utteranee respecting
the importance of the Academy to the country. 81
have seen nothing here that doesn't merit praise" he
declares.
Colonel J. T. Murfee, Of Marion. Ala himself the
president of well-known military institute marvels
at the uniformity of the physical and intellectual
development among the cadets. and General Theodore
S. Peck of Burlington. Vt. who has often smelt the
smoke of battle and "heard the wprhorSe paving In
the valley that the discipline is magnificent
The artillery drill with tie sea-coast battery took
place this morning. under the orders Of Lieutenant
W. W. Gsbraith, Of the 9TH Artillery. The seacoast
battery consists of two ffteennch smOohbores three
eightinch rifles converted from smoothbOres and one
tirteen-inch mortar These guns all antedate the
Civil War. and two Of the carriages are alike.
They arc mounted at the waters edge behind green
bank parapet, at the foot of the hill behind the
hotel. The target is wbltewashed space with a
black bullseye bare rock half way up Gro Nest
Mountain. Red signal flags were hoisted this morning
to warn away wanderers the mountain side. The
firing began with a discharge from eigt-inch rlfcd
gun, throwing a solid shot that weighs $50 pounds.
The gunner Cadet Palmer, and the first shot struck
the bullseye. The other gunners were Cadets
Jervey. Prince Whitney, Niche and Dickson
all Of the second class, but Mr.. Palmer
excelled. Allowance had TO be made for a
light breeze. Thirtysix shots fired altogether
BY piece, platoon and battery. The larger shots
could be followed in their Journey with the naked eye
cloud Of dust obscuTed the target every time IL was
an oficer p1t il, . punched beautifully but the
ffteeninch smooth bores shaky and have TO be
50 delcafely handled that the charge was too light
10 give satisfactory results. The target allowing for
the elevation, was at distance eQuang $500 wards.
The mortar target depression I'm tsle top Of the
mountain. 200 feet above the river and the
shells had TO travel 5000 yards to reach It, The
craftsmanship everybody declared was excellent in
spite Of the impossibilty Of drilling the cadets
properly with such weapons. The artillery officers
say that modern ordnance is imperatively needed,
and that the present collection of infrm mu.zle-
leaders should be a, once replaced with two tennch
and three six inch breechoaderS, and one twevench
breechloadng mortar
All the pretty girls at the post cheered themselves
hoarse this afternoon at baseball game between
the cadets and the Manhattan Athletic Club. They
clappd and waved handkerchef and inspired the cadet
players 10 desperate deeds by joining in the shouts
Of "'Rah. 'Rah. 'Rahl T.. S. NJ; A." every time
they scored point But the red legged Manhattans
were not disc outraged and vanquished the of
The 10 to 8.
Tomorrow Secretary Proctor IS expected at the
post. There will be display Of fencing and gym
nsstcs by the fourth class. and an exhibition Of
military signalling. and the young ladies all
dreaming OF the cOnquess they Will make at the
graduation ball" in the evening.