The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-19
THE STATE CAMP OPENED.
cor. CAr4NAGH AsD THE 0oIH MARCH
IN GOO y RONG.

IN GOO y RONG.
Arrnn q merts tNe Btg Plateau This
| Year FIR the Reception of the s,a,e's
| soiaiers-Times OF the Teur- OF Duty.
PEEKsKrL1. June la-The Hags are flying
| again over the State Camp. and the guards
Official timekeer ers are. pendulum likemark-
| Ing the course OF military II . here Us of old.
| swinging backward and forward on their
beats and from the guard house. as from the
| central stecpls where the town clock proclaims
the hours. the music OF drum and bngle
| Ia calling the citizrp .olders OF the Sixty
| ninth to their rounds o. duties. For It is the
six'y-ninth with the green above the rcd.
that opened ihe camp.
At 800 Col Cavanagh turned the bend at the
entrance tn tho camp. Capt Peggy" Thurs
ton waved h;s handkerchief. and the big guns
began the 2l-Eun salute that celebrated the
sinR Of the Stars and stripes. Included
perhaps In that 81 gun racket WIS the 1o.gun
State salute at any rate the stute colors went
up at the same time. the hand played, and the
six weeks lite OF tho camp hegan for the
| son. lust, apparently. whore II loft of when
Gen. Porter locked IN the place last YEAR.
drizzle-laden east wind greeted tho men
OF the great Irish regiment when they took
thar easy wsYs toward the armory In New
York. und II got weitpr and weitnr while Col.
|
spected before the march to the hoat. hut by
tho time all that work was done and the
! ceremony OF guard mount was finished the
air cleared a bit and the march and
emharking were done without discomfort.
! The steamer Colchester was IN waiting ut the
foot OF East Fifth street The regiment was
to be al GARD at II. and Col. Cavanngh is never
late. Ris command was. however. delayed
! some while the heavy loads OF company CHESTS
! and other baggage We-e got aboard. Some Of
! that aSgage. Ike the refrigerator that Lieut.
| Col. Moran sent. had to DO handled with extra
| care
The scene as tho Colchester made her way
around the city OF New York among war s'!ips
! yachts. swift merchant ships. and all sorts OF
| harl,or craft was interesting. and the
! soldiers cheered again and again they
! passed excursion boats. tho out going
| Etruria. and other craft full OF human
! lading. Once beyond the city limits.
however. and outside means Of excitement
/ falling. the men took to another means. with
! results which O. arue too apparent after the
Roa Hook landing was reached. Surgeon
! Collins had intended to ride up tho long hill! In
the amuulance. but when he got portion OF
! the tired men into 1t he concluded to walk. He
| had about a dozen patisnts.
| 81 pur them through the wrnger." he ex-
planned ate. ward. and now they are all
/ right Tho outside dampness struck In. and.
besides. the mems attention had teen called
to these words in general order ~. printed in
! italics. which they are trying to obey: No nile.
beer. wines. or 81 irituous liquors will be used
! in camp They haven't got any left to use In
camp.
II was after the troops had got into Camp
! and were busy worrying Snar'ermaster Ware!
exciting and disastrous evenl O. tn" day oc-
cured. Thu tates teams that hsu' tn. bag
they, DO not look any too ,mu"h, ave
s nox x MA" MT ts sn hn
gage. and b. gently prond the hinder pnrts
Of Toas i'd Sssren with e. yxs ttts ss
began tho exp.rimept. and half dozen
4 nom Mt afterwuri he was In q mud hole in
tho swamp es do the road tho hoxes were
a merry unawar that did not END 70. nearly i
, mile. Tw" IoXes were com: letely W: ecked
cone an h. Mn"r tcr las net
| been d,scnve eh yet. II is unwis. to pack new
and no tn nsi ,eaaS
:. i wa. US, year exs-, thnt here are thir,
acrnmno a" the three bat alton commanders
tixt tn" CIV reRua,i' ms cali fur.
aid Xii !. unussi 'h s week rf"Sr
which is due here a, ino'clock to-Uorrow. will
s"S ~hs Ss, III hs for 9ey srss
| Is therear~ all Xix t.rts for their stahls
gaHrd. There isa new ,udinE nosr the mess
~ COZ 5ai d the terry is in the LANDS Of The
tors ter ri nSif,SrsS = FSy cnp'
n" ws% , hs;f Sa1 Erix aSs
a hTf% Sss 81 R sns
q the Tenth IItta in !. ss:'tssns guar, r,
Seventy: ."uth Hesim.nt 81 ufraio Is ncip i''s
Col fhi.terer bs-id.s these there are
tie new drl. regulations aid TO-. help
Twedtieth infantry. VIZ was resident Of the
Eour that fornqla'ei the re Iulat ions. Lieut.
J1n bsrG F .t III Is
| Infantry from West Point.
G; Loa " Wsas Ets d1sen 2s1
ssn HI: H. tate ' he s'
Troy and twenty musicians mr." here
ThS drsss rarai; Of thr t9-nisht
called: and The ioripaton !. by fatal ions ut
1fs%sns s G hs FIN adi pn1s Week
Hugh Coleman til. srcoH'. with leu. John ].
Ryan the Third. With Lieut.. MctrystuI as Id.
lutant They will command all the week. he
ten corurun"s are diy: ded thus: A. +. *, and
l.. First Rat alton: =. t.. and 4 In the Second.
and g. II in the Third;
night. and it expects about 100 more to-
| morrow.
Troop and tbs signal Corps Of the First
| Brigade were ordered into camp after tho
| orig nal order for camp Guly was tssusd and
| busi " change have heen made In the dates
| when some - tbs separate companies are 10
come; fhs tours OF duiy as now arranged are
| a. follows:
| TIE xix ninth Regiment and Troop A. both OF New
| York city. from June Is 10 "a
| Juno 81 TO July .-rhs Ninth Regiment Of New York
! city tho Stventh Separate Com any fr N tohOes,
Twenty second Of Saratoga Twenty thrh OF HUDSON,
Iortys-chnd Of Niagara Fails. And the Thirty OF
| Schenectady
Juiy 2 to ~ fourteenth Regiment OF RI oklyn and
! tue SIX renth Separate Com amy 0f CatsGi.. tho
| Tm,nu III ct R,nyaan on. thu Twenty rst OF Troy.
the Twen'yseventb OF Malone and the Eighteenth Of
| Glens Fsls