New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-30
THE SEVENTH COMES HUME.
ADJ-TANT-GENERAL MALPIN COMfLi-
MENTs THE OFFICERS.
THE 9TH REGIMENT AND SEPARATE COMPANIES
NOW IN POSSESSION OF THE STATE CAMP

THE .-ru REGIMENT AND SEPARATE COMPANIES
NOW. N POSSESSION OF THE STATE CAMP
LAST NIGHT IL TIE TENTS.
cat. Gam, Peckskll. y. Y. June 29.-The first
vc.k ~ the state Camp came 70 close to-day
nv, ,nc TN Regiment gave way to the attn Resi-
mont Of brooklyn and separate companies 'o''
Kinsston Poughkccpsie. Catskih ana t''a'
.r,. o,,,osnhere was close IN the camp this morn
,,, vhen the TN took par, In some Hight morning
d-,ls The men were paid on At noon. As soon IL
,hn arllls were over the packing up OF the traps
- h.eun and when the i1ih Regiment ana th'
-. ,omp,ncn arrived. the It'll was ready to
break camp 4,
rho officers % the TN were complmcnted by Ad-
,,,auf.General McAlpin before the regiment IN
lie told them that their mon hai zone - -,
work In camp. When the 18th Regiment ana th'
.,ar,,. comranl.s arrived at the camp. the 'th
wo ,ss.n,hl.d dressed In fatigue UNIFORM Win
white helmets and knapsacks. The IN. after tne
camp had been ,urnrd oyer ,here took the ears
marched 10 Roa HOOK ana '"''' wv" ~
for the city
r,. 7,h REGIMENT. bronzei and Drowned By the
sun and bearing with dignity the signs OF us week
outdoor duty returned from camp yesterday at .
> ~ ON the bulletin in the Grand Central Sta
,o, n notice was posted that the regiment would re-
,urn in TWO section. at As and at D. m. but long
before that time the platforms were CROWDED WIN
n.onle many OF whom were women. who were ahN-
loux 10 be on hand when Johnnie comes marching
home" Just az the train moved INTO the STATION
loud thunder crash was heard ana TINS was i"'o"e'
y, a., great downuour OF rain. in the midst OF which
IA. regiment formed and marched out OF the sta
,,on The 7th must have all sorts OF weather, even
on A short march. and 30 when fHue'h-st WAS
reached on Its march up f1fth-ave 10 us armoty
,,s rain ceased and by the time the men got to the
,rorv the broad steps nearly dry and the even
inx sun came out for moment from behind the
it,La al 10
blue
The regiments last night in camp was Jolly one.
Company G gave a dinner to the officers. at which
General McAlpin compDmented Colonel Appleton
for his work. and Colonel Appleton In turn thanked
nj, officers for their attention to duty the yh
componv screnaded Adjutant Weaver. and Com
pany II paid like compliment to Adjntant Town
send Everybody cheered for everybody else and all
agreed that the camp OF '95 was the best and the
most enjoyable that any OF the men had ever at
tended 49,, -.
one which the men viii not soon forget 1T rained
blue Ink" said one OF the officers. and on that
account all ceremony was dispensed with when the
9Th and the LIST Provisional Battalion arrived In
camp ,, - y,, 80. -.
II a m and marched to the Twenty thrd-st ferry.
After arriving at the New-York side the regiment
proceeded to the Grand Central Station where a
specIaI train was taken for Peekskll. There were
upward Of 800 men In line and every ofncer except
the chaplain cap,an 1amrS ~ na
The men wore the regulation campaign hat and
made n fine appearance. They also carried the
|, Merriam pack. which may be comfortable and an
| improvement on the knapsack now in use but II
| pressed themselves unfavoraby about II. The spc
| ciol train which carried the regiment had twelve
and er bes ns nd oodbys Of s humber e
| people who had come to see the boys on