The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-31
THE MARCH TO PEEKSKILL.
NEITHER ARTILLERY MEN NOR m
FANTRF FOUND II Fun

Tired Ont when They Reached Croton
Poirt Last Night-Their wasou. Having
broken Down, the HrookIynitss Were
without Tent,, Blankets, or Prov,rious
Mt Last Aecount-- Water Hard TO Get.
The First and Second batteries OF tho State
Guard and Light Battery K OF the First Artil-
lery Of the United States army reached Croton
Point three miles south OF Croton- on-the-
Hudson. at u o'clock last evening. The pro-
visional company OF infantry from the Thir-
teenth Regiment OF Brooklyn did not get in
until o'clock.
The regulars and tho militia alike we're n
weary lot OF men. The horses OF the battery
wagons Of battery X gave out. and the wagons
did not get into camp until two hours after the
artillerymen. when they struggled In.
The infantry left Van Cortiandt Park at 6:10
o'clock In the morning. They started of along
the Albany post road at a lively gait. The bat
teries left at 72o o'clock. Capt. Dillenback
rode a. the head OF the column. The Second
Battery moved of first. under Capt. Wilson.
Battery X was second. and the First Battery
brought up the rear. A great crowd OF people
were waiting in Yonkers Most OF them fol-
lowed the column to Hastings. and some went
as far as Dobbs Ferry.
The batteries overlook their advance guard
OF infantry at Dobbs Ferry OF IL o'clock. The
infantrymen we're in difficulty even then. The
heavy knapsacks combined with the heat and
the billy roads. told on them greatly.
The batteries stopped about noon between
Dobbs Ferry and 1rvington for bit to eat.
The march was resumed at ! o'clock Tho
infantry fell further back as the batteries
passed through Tarrytown. and instead Of an
advance guard they become ragged protec-
In Dobhs Ferry. Irvington. Tarrytown. and
streets were lined with people Farmers and
rich country residents dotted the road between
of es hesrs% eelSer se ak s shd
darlies traled in their wake. All along the
r9sd the troop got ronsi1s reception.
O'clock. One Of the trolley cars happened
along Main street just as the batteries passed
fact that the horses may be all right under
fire. but they cannot abide trolley car sucn
rearing and piunFinG and shouting Sing
The spot where the camp was pitched sd for the
Hudson on both sides The Sing Sing prison
seems to nestle at its feet. The men lost no
that the wagons OF Battery were late getting
IN narrowed the race to get settled between
and Lieut.. Percival Farauhar OF the, Second
urged their men to their utmost ;b as ono Snrt
tired ed'e out. they worked ike beavers The
result was draw.
After the work was done the men went at
once to rest. The regular soldiers suffered
accustomed to work only an hour a day. and
table. were badly used VI. The men Of the
First and Second batteries were quite tired
Can't. Dillenback said that had he known the
them 4" he. he would rot have made the
day He said wA fh. sknE 9o
men s;"od the test comuarGtively we'll Ihey
do no, speak highly Of the new device. WHICH
old-time knapsacks
The ARRANGEMENTS for water for the horses
Drinking and cooking water was taken from a
spring almost halt a mile from the camp. Inc
led %s to the sa.r
Al that could be desired to water the horses.
farquhar OF the second Battery. and the other.
Wenae IN 81 t the First Bstes1 ofono TOOK
Lieut. FarQuhar through Sing Sing at rat;
nsd him Whs and
wanted to jump all the mud holes. small
BRIGGS, and brooks along h the ROAD G,o,on pon,
from the camp to leekskill. but Capt: DIlen;;
O'clock ard settle down to work before even
ing. Late last evening Capt Dlcnback start
81. men had no Tations last night until about
8 o'clock. save what they got from the other
batteries Hundreds OF people drove out 10
the camp last night. including G Z, Van Cort-
landt, Warden Durst9n Of sing Sine, prison
and Mrs. Durston and Col. Lawrence Murphy.
The ground on which the tents were pitched at
Croton Point is part Of the old Yam Corilandt
estate. and is within sight OF the Van Cortlanit
mansion built in 1881.
The wagons OF the infantry broke down nine
times between Yonkers and Tarrytown. Ff-
teen N en- were left behind to accompany them:
At 10 o'clock the wagon. had not been heard
from. The infantry were without tents.
blankets or provisions. The wagons OF Bat
terry L had not been sighted at g o'clock.