New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-30
TO BE NOTABLE WIEN 81 HIdlE '-'"i
A BATTALION OF GRACE" COMPANIES 10 TEN
THE NEW DRILL REGULATIONS

BATTALION Of CRACK COMPANIES 10 lINl
THE NEW DRILL REGULATIONS
The state Camp at Pceks6ill VIII he o''"pe"
during the week beginning this evening VIII" -
markable battalion of soldiers. Inc present '',''r
season being short one, covering ONLY SIN "''"'
AdIutant General Porter decided |" nave supp"
,tor, wool, and SD he called for volunteer com
uanies from four Of the d" crack regiments Ia "''A
city and BROOKLYN to occupy camp during the extra
week The presence in camp also oi the Two Nrh'S
officers who were respectively the president ana ''le
secretary Of the board If officers who are Responsible
for the new drill regulations no oo"DV lid" ~
thing 10 do with the ordering OF the extra W'eN'
These Army officers have been watching the WORN
, 80 IA. r-OulationS al military camp for the
r.,.on that I'm the United states NrlnN there are
seldom men enough together 10 demonstrate 'he
,,,cuc,bilty of the Icgmcptal manOcuNltn dN F''u
down i'm the new regulations, ana 50 they were onEcu
to test their efforts al tactical revision III Il camp
az the National Guard. This being an ON year 1T
peekskill General Porter was anAionS 10 Sho" 'le
Army officers what National Guafdsnen coniu 40
with the new regulations I'm so short time ana
the officers I'm question were equally ahNI"n' W
see what could be done by battalion OF picked
men, SO the supplemental week WAS ordered
A company composed OF III officers ana men
each from the eth. 18th. I'D aud I'D Regiments
will start camp BY train ut l. 80 O'Clock TO-DAY
from the Grand Central station, arriving at camp
about Two hours lhlcf
Colonel Appleton detailed the following officers 10
10 10 camp Captain Willard C. Fisk and llr,t
ient.nants Francis c. Landon and j. Watson Cochran
Colonel DOwd. OF the 18th Regiment, has DE-
tailed the following officers: Captain Chst"~ :.
Burns and Lirutenants j. X. Blake aud +. \.
Weber and Newbod Morris.
From the I'D Regiment Colonel Camp has Or
dered the following officers to report for duty 4.
captain y. 4. Thurston and Lieutenant. Edwin W.
DAYTON Harry Ii. Treadwc and Robert !. DdlV.
The company from the I'D Regiment viii be-
oitcered as follows Captain Ezra De Forest and
Li-utenant> (. j. Kraft, ". T. Pickett and ". L.
BlaCkniaD.
Numerous schools" viii be held In the week
In which the ARMY Officers at the camp Will be- The
Instructors. The companies VIII start for home on
Friday ~ give the opportunity TO 10 70 the
country on SATURDAY. and allow Tho members
Of the quaItermaster'S department 10 prepare fh"
camp for the winter.
state camp, Peekskill. y. y, July 29.Ihe week l.
ending In extreme heat. bat far 0uN one man IN,
Succumbcd To such an extent 10 render treatment
I'm the hospital necessary. The entertainment, In the
3Ot COmpauy's street last night VS. greatly en-
iOyed 1t was interrupted however. when about two
thirds by thunder shower. The no; weather has
Kept the GOvernOr and II l. not probable that
he will visit tie camp mi, week The 33d sep
arate Company viii give an entertainments tonight
snd the men promise 10 exec Their IiNas oi u" "Ot