The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-21
THE SIXTY-NINTH AT WORK.
PIC1uREsoUE SCENES YESTERDAY IN
THE STATE CAMP.
The Br,,,,nnt Uniform Of the Csvnirymen OF
Troop a Helped the sceue Wondermiiy-
Dinicuit,e, In Tackiing the New Drill.

Trro, A IeIprd the Sceue Wonderfully
Dincuitic. In TnckiinS the New Drill.
SrsrEC,Nr. PEEKsKI11. June Gothic troops
and troopers. milionairos and all. got to work
on the fields this morning long before tho dew
was of the grass and the military scene was
Inspiring. The ten companies OF the sixty
ninth were oil out. five on the parade ground
and five on the upper field On the upper
field Troop A. brilliant in their furnishings.
went dashing hithcr and thither making their
way in and out among tho sobcrer-looking
foot soldiers and the latter in turn were open
ing and closing in lines, assembling and dis
persing, marching and turning MS the ma
nuuvres OF the company drills demanded.
AT times 1t would seem rs II the horsemen
mus, dash right through the lines OF tho Six
ty- ninth's mon. or tramplc the PROSTATE sol
dicrs seeking imaginary shelter on skirmish
line from an equally imaginary foe. but when
1t appeared as II tho clash was inevitable bu-
gle call would check the troopers and send
them scurrying Off In new directions. their
long-fronted limo changed into n snake-like
procession in columns ot twoS or tours or a
their way yt "enrns The men !" IL" r ec
got into now positions. according T. the new
limited states Army For do onsrE N
t lrrs san" o Is strict conformity to genera" or
Tho troops who are here. and those who are
TO follow. during the season. arc Fortunate in
having in camp Licut.,tol Eates. lleuts.
Frsn,h and l"Td1 Of the rSGG sh afmE to
the new drill. This was demonstrated both
yesterday and today when be-. at tho school for
ur that no was ut loss, to answer o!.hand
some Of the knotty points, which the SIXTY
moro Of these points which they will need to
resolve, either by ,nGmrr nr rGhssarGhi was
appeared for this drill in only two formations
instead Of three. and Major Duffy and Capt.
iuGh Coleman wHre IN command ,h;l Of them
the work would have passed muster In the
face Of pn enemy. as Capt. Colemnn put 1t.
ever tie johnny ncbs gave him. He is can
Hdate for ono IF tho TIVE mn,Grti"s whsn It
passed providing for the l2.comEany 3;hnt-
1HSn Of resme he b aIa n n1s
been on speaking terms for years. and OBrion
has been IersuMaled to become candidate
in artermnstcr Ward tent and Eailots were
man. MAJOR Dntry declared that Tammany
officers present II took the Irshman,s num-
Der. II ballots. to reach choice. ard It re-
man. Can't Mccarthy and Capt. Paul Leonard
each voted for himself Col CavanaEh was
looking on and i" declared that il The matter
lot Of them under arrest. by takers.
lieut. ratrisk olark Of pesm9nds tt1mP an
in in, the runaway on Saturday came out with an
shoulder" he said to-day. and the stun was
all soaked into that side and it cured the rheu-
The drill Of Troop 4 in tn, morning was al!
in 2 iour-r,ntoon ,orgnnizati?n. Ihoy we're
went to that meal in helmets with sahres and
pistols hy their sldes: ,They, made pretty
sGht' Their sInadron drill that iolowed tho
tary array against the background OF the dark
green mountains. They hurried into the
part in the sunset parade; They were formed
batt alton Dr. t. was in two Iattalions.
Major Bnlch has b, en- tull OF business since
he took charge as past surgeon, He is moral
wnrted permission to sell his hook in camp
to-day. and Col. Joe story would not grant It
ties. and Loaf. Wind olz had decided that it
contained n9ling in'heistisi DR. Baleh had
S afrT' G i" Of sh and the
N. lyon d Peel! skill: it related to colorcd
Vile Creek from tho camp. suffering
Of il Grand sticet. New York city. He was an
r5 b {" the to "rb t %nG 1e as
week. and he came M hero week ago aid
visited around among the colorcd reputation OF
reekskili before the nature If his trouble was
n contagious point before he left New York.
Preparations Tor visito day Thursday are
s nr oo SG3 the
events to 10 contested on horseback will be q
potato race. m egg spoon race. a mounted
On foot the men will contest in q 2oO,yard
hurdle rnc": n tag Of war; and ion-yard foot
Trivat"s GceI. De jarmcndia. and Young have
charge OF the games.