New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-09
INCIDENTS AT STATE CAMP.
TWO GENEROUS PRIvATEs IN THE LOOKUP
THEY TRY TO PROTECT THE GREEN VICTIM VI
A swINDLER AND FIND THEMSELVES HELD
AS w1TNEssEs-To FORM AN ENGINEER
CoRPs-oFFICERs At PISTOL PRAC-


State Camp, Peehshr N. Y, July (speciap'-
Privates Brown and Lesseman, Of Company IT, 10.
Regiment we're martyrs to their generous impulses
and spent several hours In the Peekskll lookup
They had secured passes and went 10 town. Upon
their return they observed thmoie rlgger ao WIZ n
near the railroad station The gambler eViuenIy Tau
for victim q green young man whose Ohy sO'oh III
trade was new pair Of trousers winch he h%d Juso
rorobt He was 80 absolutely certain that he could
pick out the thmbe which concealed the ball tna1 nc
bet his new trousers. Needless 10 say the feho" "o
,be garment This swindlng game stirred up the
Mood OF the two soldiers mentioned, and one OF ucm
ordered me gambler to return the trousers lie re-
fused and a w0rdy Ear began Which was rapidy dTn'
ibc toward something harsher when rte policeman from
the railroad station came up The other Soioier 'liu
coma after him while his companion drew The enemys
fire The officer took all three OF the men ID ana went
in search Of Justice Of the peace The Jusncc was
ant attending 10 more important duties perhaps so
tbe policeman went to look for him. While he
WAS gone he locked all three men up. The soldiers
were only held witnesses
scheme IS on foot in the list Regiment which Is
entirely original so far the National GuaId OF inns
etc ia concerned II Is the formation Of an engineer
CORDS in the place Of Company L, which was dhoaiued
.one time ago There many small signal and en-
neer corUs in the different regiments throughout the
state but the men composing these corps DO The WORK
incidentally 10 their regular military duues Whatever
thcv do Is also done extra work. for when tey 90
not get anv credit The Harlem company b, already
has a well organized corps, which probably WAL be tle
nucleus of the new organization Many oil ule Nom
tors OF this corps guard duty ior the o"eUs
four hours ending at O'Clock this morning. ana the
remander of them were out drilling all the morning.
They were 50 enthusiastic their WORK, however
that they got out this afternoon ana maze maps VI vi"
country from here TO Annsve on the lower roao' anu
hack to camp over the mountain. The corps Is com
posed of Sergeant W. 8. Beekman, Corporal Il, r
Austin and Priyates W. r. Hill, E. L. Flandreau' VIII
lam II. Edwards J. Hunter, Il. NJ. Darlington H. o.
Ecclestone W. O. Haskil, IL. G' hV0A"oi" o w.
Underhill and 4. n. Weyman
~ +bese twelve men four are civil engineers by pro-
fesson and Two are architects They have spent good
deal Of money on their instruments ana uey 40 Soino
practicnl work. Lieutenant Colonel Denisoh WHO Is
West Pointer and has had charge Of an engineer corps
in actual service, greatly interested IN ts CORPS anu
he has nyen the men some practical hlnts. he rVuo
ont today with Colonel Hopper to watch the men al
work. -
If was at headquarters that the idea Of making Com,
non T. gipnal corns originally came. II pointed
ut that the present signal corps OF the First and Sec
ond BrRades had their origin in small corps organNed
in the different regiments. one OF the suons re@oN'
nut forward was that such corps would Ofns oi"s'
Of men into the National Guard who would no'
think Of joining any otheG branch OF inc DC.
70. lust the Slgnhl NOIP0 ~iN
scheme is to form tho corps from the waiting hSt Vi
Company B. This company is now fun ana there are
number Of men on the extra list. 1t Is thought tha
forty or fifty could easily be recruited ana TINS "Ouo
be enough 10 form the corps one OF the members "a
the present corps has Been asked TO form the new one
Init he declined because he could not give 1t the nee
essory time It will be organized probably as soon
&C the right man is found TO take hold OF II.
Captain Edwin Gould, the son OF jay Could ana tne
reoimental inspector Of rife practice marshalled the
officers over at the rife range this afternoon TO give
them little pistol practice. Those who went were
Major f. T. r. Marsh, Captains A. P DelcamDre A.
r Francis W. d. Davis, g. B. Bascom ana D. D.
Colvin: Iic,,tenants NJ. p Ross, L. w. Francis o. NJ
Connolly. Robinson and W. L. Hazen and ordnance
sorceont A. II. Paul. Captain Davis made the pest
80 bu+ ,lo other scores good that the
ofIcers begged not have them published. ,uoo.ors
CAPTAINS ThurstOn and Juds0n, me posi- 3t;o,
~ on9rJ duty were entertained at dinner az DeIhOi5
ico' in New York last night by Captains Coqover anu
Rhoeds and Adjutant Landon OF the ath hesnne t
The Ttb men We're returning the compliment ZOE uIy
1aod treatment which they received at the hahuS oi
tbe gnard department while In camp ,., M,
~ cIamhake IS to be given in nOnor OF CspVan IL IL
.o,ohre who Is Westchester county yuuSe, III t tlo
woods near camp tomorrow, by hatI &luno' nj mi
nn"nrjotor Of The Vanderbilt Hotel, in New-fOrh All
IL tcbe1ter Comfy officers are to be present
C amnany F. Of the 9TH Regiment VIII 90 ~ Wa VIZ
point ~ play game Of baseball with the cadets au
numher of the state officials Will go along 10 "lVneSs
the game.