New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-27
TWO CHIEF OFFICERS ILL.
THE TwENrYsEcoNp's COLONEL UNABLE
TO ACT.
MAJOR BARTLETT PRACTICALLY IN COMMAND
CROWDS AT STATE oAMr-eILMoRE's

MAJOR BARTLETT PRACTICALLY IN COMMAND
CROWDS AT STATE oAMP-eILMoRE's
BAND GIVES coNoERT
State Camp, Pcekskill. A. Y, July 90 tspecfaD.-1t
begins 10 look as II the 22d Regiment would have to
ta back entirely on the line officers TO act in the
held. Colonel Camp went home yesterday suffering
from an acute attack Of pleurisy, and to-day Lieu
tenantCoonel william w. King is too III to take active
control OF affairs This leaves only Major Franklin
Bartlett in the Aed snd he was only recently elected
to that Office. Major Bartlett says that he is good
for the week. and II he, too does not become Ill
there win be no trouble. There ere plenty OF cap
tains in the regiment who are equal to the task OF
taking the places Of field officers. and although, OF
course, this would somewhat cripple the companies,
Ney would undoubtedly do well enough. Lieutenant
Colonel King has not given up command of the regi-
ment yet but he delegates the work to Others Unless
he is great deal better tomorrow morning he VIII
not think of going the drill field. suggestion has
been made that General Porter be asked TO take COM
mand Of te regiment in the case OF any more Illness
among the field officers. General Porter would I'M
doubedy enjoy being at the head Of his old regiment
again. The Ad1utantGenera has taken keen interest
In the work done by the different regiments which
have been in camp this season, and he has been out
nearly every day the drill field, carefully watching
The men. No doubt he would be pleased to take an
active part In the drills again.
The visitors have come 10 tDc camp nom near alu
from far to-day. Many of them came from New-York
on the early morning trains and were here in time
to attend the church services which conducted by
the venerable DR.. Dunnell. Of All Saints Church.
Gilmore's band furnished the music and Mrs. G. A.
Homans sang verse OF Nearer My God to Thee"
little later the people from the summer resorts about
Peekslnll began to arrive, and with them came to
residents Of the surrounding country. They came
singy, in pairs qusrtettes and crowds. BY the time
the first call for dressparade sounded, there were
several thousand visitors strollng about the pctur-
esque grounds. The weather perfect for WISH
to the camp. The afr was clear and cool breeze
tempered the rays OF the sun. The visitors TOOK
positions on the terraced hill at the north side OF the
parade ground and watched the dressparade. The
22d Regiment men were gorgeous In their white dress
coats Altogether II Of the prettiest dress-
parades which have been here this season. Nature
Joined with the soldiers in making the scene impressive
and the shot bright ray of light over the place
Just az the 12pounder babe him goodnight and then
no sunk behind Anthony's Nose.
The evening concert by Gilmore's band, was what
most Of the people had hear and they gathered
around the musicians forty or fifty deep when the
concert began, shortly after O'Clock. The music
was all of sacred or semi-sGcred nature beginning
with Rossnis sabat Mater" The last OF the Visitors
did not get out Of camp until tattoo had sounded at
10 O'Clock
Captain Frederick L. Holmes, of the 2od Regiment,
detailed to camp as inspector Of drills, was much
surprised Officer last night. Several members of his
company were in camp and visited Captain Holmes in
his quarters after dress parade. Somewhat to Captain
Holiness surprise First Sergeant F. 1. Perry dropped
the flaps of the tent and then began to make little
speech to the captain At the end of his remarks nc
presented to Captain Holmes splendid goldmounted
sword. The of every man in Captain Holiness
company was engraved on the sword.
The camp was in partial darkness for a short time
last night, and the ordnance department old soie
lively kustling to get the old oil lamps on the poles
about camp. A schooner came up Annsvile Creek on
SATURDAY. and got its anchor caught NJ the electro
Light cable which crosses the creek. The cable was
broken, and although men were working on IT all day
YESTERDAY they did not get the damages repaired Con:
seQuently the electric lights failed in the early part OF
the evening Soon after the lamps had been put up
the cable was connected temporarily and was used
last night.