New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-19
DRENCHED MILITIAMEN.
A TRYING TINE FOR THE SOLDIERS IN STATE
CAMP.
THREE REGIMENTS THOROUGHLY SOAKED
MUDDY STREETS AND DAMP MATTRESSES
IN THE TENTED CITY"

IN THE TENTED CITY"
State Camp, PeekslSill, July Is tSpeciaD The
members of the 10Th Regiment will remember
their departure from camp to-day for long time
TO come. But their recolections will not be
nearly SO vivid as will those of the members of
the sth and 54th Regiments of their arrival at
the place vacated by the I2ths men. After
having splendid weather nearly the entire week
the members of the 10Th struck a heavy rain
storm in which to break up camp and start home.
They were not nearly so bad of as the men were
who came in, however. The outgoing men were
on their way home where they could change their
wet uniforms for dry clothes The new men not
only had their clothes soaked, but they came
into a wet and muddy camp. The tent floors
were thoroughly wet and the blankets and mat
tresses were damp and uncomfortable. The 12ths
men worked oil the morning In the rain to get
ready for departure, and the new men worked
oil the afternoon in the rain putting the camp in
order.
The 9th Separate Company, Of Whitehall, was
the first TO start for home, and it got away at
II O'clock The regiment paid the White
hall men tho compliment Of falling in line as the
single company marched out. The st and 9Th
Separate Companies Of Rochester and Troy got
away at o'clock, and Notwithstanding the fact
that it was raining hard at this time the regiment
was drawn up In line again and cheered the Sep
arate Company men out OF camp. Every one was
damp by this time, TO say the least, but this
nothing TO what was coming. The men re-
treated TO their quarters. For some reason the
Tolchester, with the members Of the 6th Regiment
on board was not discovered until the new men
we've well on their way from the dock up to the
camp-ground. Then the assembly was sounded
and the men in camp fell in line quickly But
not quickly enough. The members Of the sth
arrived at the top of the hill and there they had
TO wait in the pouring rain for the l2ths men
to get ready TO- Scceive them. When everything
was in readiness the ceremonies were cut just as
short as possible. The newcomers were glad
enough to get under cover and the old men had
q muddy march through the rain to the boat. They
got off, finally, rejoicing
On the way down on the boat almost everybody
was surprised to hear the announcement that
Iieutenant-C Colone George A. Miller had resigned
his commission in the regiment, in consequence of
his having accepted the chair Of Practice Plead
ing and Procedure in the new Metropolitan Law
School Lieutenant Colonel Miller found that he
would have to choose between his military duties
and his new professional work, and he TOOK the
latter lie felt that he would have to neglect his
military duties If he remained in the regiment, so
he resigned All the officers expressed regret that
Ieutenant-Co Colonel Miller felt obliged to take the
step but they appreciated the necessity of his
doing So Lieutenant-C Colonel Miller began his
military career as a private in the 2?d Regiment
on February %, 1873. lie went through all the
grades of non-commissioned and commissioned
officers, and was made Lieutenant-Colonel OF the
ped on July 30 1883. lie became the second
field officer OF the 12th Regiment on December IL,
1850
Colonel Heman Dowd had another announce
ment TO make also. It was the appointment OF
Lieutenant j. NJ Wainwright as adjutant of the
regiment. This was to fill the place of Adjutant
SchermePhorn, who resigned a long time ago. Sew
eral men have held the place temporarily and
Liutenant Wainwright was detailed to do the
duty while In camp. His work pleased Colonel
Dowd so well that he announced before lie left
camp that the appointment would be made just as
soon as the regiment arrived home
Surgeon Charles l.. Lindley, Of the 18th Regi-
ment was born in South Africa and he was sur
gcon for long time in the English Army, In the
Zulu wars He sent over and got Cne OF the
ambulance corps kits which are used in the
British Army and exhibited 1t in camp
to-day. 1t is complete in all It's details, and CON
tains almost everything which an ambulance corps
WOul0 neci Ill Ine Helu. lHc ulHClcHu Jugs anu
cans contained in the kit are shaped to tit the
form so they may be worn with the least embar-
rassment TO the free movement of the wearer.
The 18th Regiment corps put them on to-day and
went over to he inspected by General Porter and
the other State officials. The latter were all de-
lighted with them, and undoubtedly kits Of the
same general character will be adopted by the
New-York militia This kit was made in Lon
don and it had the same red cross as an insignia
Of the ambulance corps that the militia OF this
State wears -,
The 2d Battery men had interesting drill
tbis morning by diminished numbers. That is,
taking the full quota of gun squad they were
supposed to be killed at time until there was
only one man left He would do all the work OF
six or eight men and keep the l2-pounder in active
operation Private Oliver GOmpert broke the
record by sponging, loading and firing the piece "
twenty-five seconds. Corporal Charles W. POllart.
Private Herbert S. Osborn and several Others each
did the work perfectly in twenty seven seconds
They were under command of Sergeant Mcconnell
The 9th Regiment left the camp branch Of the
Young Mems Christian Association the neat little
sum of Sl50 ms a rSIembrance of the many ac
which the men had had in that
place This beats the record this year.