New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-30
RAfN.So4KED SOLDIER BOYS.
A MOIST. UNCOMFORTABLE LIFE IN THE TENTED
CITY AT PEEKsKILL.

CITY AT PEEKsKILL
State Camp, PeekskD n. Y. July 90 (SpeciaD.-Ihe
friends of the members OF the god Regiment need not
be surprised at anything which the soldiers may 40
when they return home. They are rapidly becoming
amphIbous Nearly three days of tent life Ia soak
ing rain have done the work. Long ago they leafne"
10 eat and smoke under water, and 1t is rumoTed to-day
that one or two Of the smartest men IN the regiment
have learned to drink in that position No one need
think II unnatural if some Of the men 60 with Barnuins
circus or make engagements with museum proprietors
10 show their accomplishments In glass tanks 10 o
wondering multitude. Wcbsters vocabulary "VuIu .o'
be largo enough TO describe the different khoS OF ram
storms which have visited the camp WITHIN the Is9'
seyentY-two hours There has been the shower tnc
heavy down-pour, the thundershower, tue Nguiauoh
rsinstorm, the sunshower and the drizzle In i@N II
ror,d r, eas,er 10 tell what kind Of storm has not
maid its compliments 20 the place than IL wouid 10
enumerate all those which have come. After they hau
been here sngly and In pairs, they gatneleu vi wv
mountains all about and came down all NJ once rom
tho different points OF tire compass drzzle siu OH %
end of Anthony's Nose, thundcr-sho"er JunPeU
across the river from Old Dunder6erg, ana ali inc
other varieties of storms came from as many GHer-
emf ponts OF the compass and held grand reunion
right over the camp. They remained there LOT al
hour and then drew of to the secluslon OF the WOODS
and came back one at time. From present appear
ances there does not to be any hope Una' 'he
elements will tire OF their sport In the near 1uturc
In the meantime the unhappest man IN camp Is
Patrick sarsneh Gilmore. His unhapplness mas peo"
brought about In two ways. In the hrst place, tho
storms have prevented one concert ana pu iair "
make another one Impossible. so, TWO careIuIN az
ranged programme have gone TO waste ana "'av
much enthusiasm bottled up. Then, Gilmore w'nleu
TO remain and pilot the regiment back TO New-ioiN
on Saturday, instead of rushing OF saturday MORN
ing TO play at Manhattan Beach In the afternoon
Il made him sad to think that the boys would have 10
lock up the camp and go home without noe u
music with which to inspire their steps. lie 'eo 10
get the Manhattan Beach people to release him rum
the afternoon concert, but they would not
An uncertainty yet remains as to whether OF ho'
the camp will be entirely deserted on satn a
Herman Beck the Buffalo man VINO Is suheiiI.e
from scarlet fever still in the tent among the locus
over toward the Mccoy place. The surgeons report
that he Is getting along WELL and think that nc may
he able 10 be moved Saturday morning o,,
Lieutenant Colonel King heard nothing from Sclolel
Camp TODAY contrary TO his former message that ne
wouId be here tomorrow and he Is, accornlngY, OK
pected then lie will find that his two heutenantS
have kept the men hard at work. LieutenantColoneI
King put them through the battalion movements on
Monday and Tuesday and to-day Major Bartlett TOOK
command of the battalion. Although IT was the nrst
time he had ever been In full control OF the regl
ment he handed the sl1lfuly and put them
through some lively manoeuvres.