The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-30

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no Wis.,. 80 40. ~
By little after noon to-day. whom the
soldiers have eaten thoir dinners. the season 8
work In the State camp at Peekskili. as that
work was originally laid out. will be finished
Then will begin an extra week OF work more
interesting than any that has ever been dono
In the camp. and destined to be Of almost as
much value to the National Guard as the work
OF all the rest Of the season.
When the camp opened, six wseks ago. Gen.
Porter had before him what looked like for
midable Job. The old tactics. in which the
National Guard had striven to perfect itself
for years. was q thing OF tho past, and
In place OF 1t wers the new drill
regulations o: the United States Army.
These had been adopted at tho beginning
OF the drill season and no orgu ton in the
state was far enough along In them for its
officers or men to have got over confusing
the two systems.
Anticipating this dlfficulty. Gen. Porter got
GOV Flower to ask the United States
War Department for two officeis whose
woll-known familiarity with the new
regulations would DO pretty sure to
advance his aims. One OF these was
Lieut.. French. who had been the Recorder of
thG Tactical Board hat a'iontcd the new regu-
instructor at West Point for four years.
=, The War Department not only com piled with
officer of higher grade. and upon receiving
iatee l" prs sJnap,Ianes sent G9 Bates tho
These ocers wore de s se'i not oD Isr To-
ths United States. Cut were a pace Sp9 directly
he might assign them. They we're asked to
c cII rn ns ~ in the SCHOOLS and On the
The old system o, sImnly Indicating the
written criticisms was rnpac n nv sen spscihe
Irngrnmme and corrections on tho field. The
tact , and courtesy Of tho regulars made them
Ninth. the Fourteenth. the Thirteenth the
mics that male up tie seven provisional bnttai-
ions 81 the season fell into work with vim, and
lett the camp ut the end OF each week with re-
,n Gen II Porter saw the good work that was be-
wait nntl' next season for the chance and
arranged f''r the extra weeks tour Volun.
Tiers s. T we're c" ed tor from the SEVENTH
tho Twsnty.tiird Regiments 70 serve for thu
week. More than 1900 men signifed their
rrendlness. That was more than could be taken.
" was finally arranged that 100 men and three
camp. and that these should be transported
aMaar.eIed: .rationod. and paid as II they were
Each reEimental commander was to select
tho men an officers from his own com mand.
IN each organization it has been the rule in
max ing up the detail: to accept IA MANY cor
porals could lie got.
These 400 men will 60 into camp to-day to
relieve the twelve serarate companies that
are now there. The details will be "rganized
a. companies. and each commanding officer
report direct to the post com mRnder They will
constitute q garrison Of separate commands.
Their commanding officers will lie Capt W. c.
FISK OF the seventh, Capt. Charles burns Of
tho Twelfth. Capt. n. b Thurston OF tho TWEEN
ty-second. and Capt. Fred Holmes OF tho
Twenty; third. To give all the men chance.
guard duty will he reduced to a minimum:
take hut fifteen men.
- IN addition to this force OF 400 men Gen.
Porter has thrown the camp open to all the
officers OF the Guard who wish to attend the
schools and see the drills. Quarters will no
furnished to them. but not Subsistence. This
they vii! have no difficulty in arranging with
Cate er Windholz. About 200 officers are en-
pecteu.