New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-25
A BEl CTIFUL Day IN GIMP.
HUNDREDS OF VISITORS TO SEE THE GALLANT
7TH-sIX ECHOES OF ONE GUN.

HUNDREDS OF VISITORS TO SEE THE GALLANT
7TH-s1x ECHOES OF ONE GUN.
State Camp Peeksltlll, June "a specan.-Thc re-
manning days Of tie 9TH Regiments stay in camp viii
be busy indeed, and If the weather holds fine II
will be one Of the most brilliant weeks which the 9TH
or any other regiment has ever had in the tented city,
Governor HIPS visit tomorrow has now become GER
tauty, unless some unforeseen accident Keeps him
away and each hour almost brings Of some noted
guests who will visit the camp either tomorrow or on
Friday The hour at which Governor Hi will arrive
has not yet been determined, but he will probably not
get here until the afternoon. salute Of nineteen
guns will be fri he up the hill from the Roa
Hook station. and later in the day he will probably
review The regiment Brevet BrIgader-General Emu
mons Clark will De in camp also tomorrow, and re-
view will DO rendered to him oy the regiment. which
he commanded for quarter Of a century. The last
time he commanded the regiment was at camp two
years ago, when he retired Governor Hill was here at
that time, and he personally conferred the rank OF
Erevet BrlgadierGeneral upon Colonel Clark.
The eth Regiment veterans have changed the time
for their visit TO camp and instead OF coming by boat
tomorrow, they will come In special cars on Friday
afternoon. ACKNOWLEDGMENT LOns fitzgerald and staf
OF the First Brigade, and party of friends viii also
come up on Friday 10 spend the day and night They
will come on their boat and will sleep on the boat
on Friday night They viii probably make short
visit to the camp Saturday morning befo!e depart
Ing for the city. Notwithstanding the fact that there
many counter attractions scheduled for tomor-
row. such as the visit Of the Governor and General
Clark the livelest interest Is felt In the ball match
between the West Point cadets and the nine from
Company F.
The weather today has becn perfect after an cx
ceedingy rough night and there have been hundreds
OF visitors in camp Last night the wind blew SC
hard from sunset until sunrise this morning that the
tents snapped and cracked like pistol shots. Not
much sleeping was done because the men feared each
mDute that the tents would be Carried over the bluff
and the noise and excitement kept them awake
To-day the air has been clear that old Dunderberg
which Is several miles ron camp, seemed TO be onll
few hundred yards away The visitors began Il
come early and with them the "camera iends." a
guard mounting this morning no less than ffteer
ing1rumcnts were fired at the all at once
InspectOrGcneral Thomas ii. Barker arrived 81
camp after dinner. and exAdlutant General Johl
q. farnswOrth also came this afternoon. Long be-
fore supper time there several hundred visitor
on the ground. They formed line completely around
the parade ground at dress parade, and the sight
particularly BEAUTIFUL IN the pure air Just the
sun sunk behind AEthony's Nose. In such an atmO
sphere sonld travelled rapidly and when the sunset
gun was fired there siA echoes from many
mountains on different sides OF the camp.