New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-07
THE 47TH BREAKS CAMP.
A DOWNPOUR OF RAIN WELCOMES THE
GALLANT list REGIMENT.
SEVEN HUNDRED AND NINETY FOUR MEN NOW
UNDER ARMS At PEEKsKrL1-cAPTAlN
YATES TO COMMAND THE PROVISIONAL
BATTALION WITH LIEUTENANT

UNDER ARMS Mt PEsKSklLi|-'AriHi >
YATES TO COMMAND THE PROVISIONAL
BATTALION. WITH LIEUTENANT
T. J. GRAY AS ADJUTANT
State Camp Peeksklll, July 6.-To-day has been
very much like the Saturday OF a week ago. al
least as far rs the weather was concerpeu' io'
the 9th Regiment marched away in as hea'y d
downpour OF rain as that which greeted II on its
arrival The entire day was pleasant Win the ca
ception OF that one hour when camp was turned
TO the list Regiment
The Incoming regiment, under the COMMAND OF
Colonel Francis " Green. has 800 men in camp to-
night. That number. together with the separate
companies swel,s the camp population to 's+ Inc
strength of the separate companies and their COM
handing officers are as follows:
The 10Th. Of Binghamton; Captain Hiram Hiram 9 9
9Fsrs ms 81 ih schenesady Captain Austin
4. Yates, g; 4oth Ogdensburg, Captain Frank Chap-
PROVISIONAL Battalion. and will be In command OF
Captain Austin iates OF the n E EmI,ti
J. Gray 9th Separate Company, Whitehall
Chaplain George r. Van De Water. o, the list.
came 10 camp this evening and will conduct
morrow's services
All OF tho State officers and those especially de-
tailed 10 camp on staff duty have received the new
service fatigue caps. They were worn for the first
The BICYCLES which were ordered for State head
quarters have also arrived and orderNes unaccus-
riders
Assistant Paymaster Colonel Macarthur paid out
to the troops In camp this morning 1914 for this
weeks tour OF duty:
called on General McApin to-day.
The armory OF the list Regiment Park-ave and
Thirty -fourh-st. crowded with friends OF the
regiment yesterday morning who 70 the
men march away camp The command looked
ali In thar fatfo mil ufb ion
hats and brown eggings. which gave them the
appearance OF trained soldiers ready for soldiers
work.
Shortly before noon the spectators had a chance
10 see the impressive ceremony Of guard mounting
which was well conducted by Aljutant william G.
Bates The guard mounting remarkable from
the fac, that Lieutenant Charles s. Clark. the
senior officer of the guard through his part
Of the ceremony without touching a gun Captain
John H. white was officer Of the DAY. and Lieu
tenant A. ". Lichtensten junior officer OF the
guard.
At 1880 p. m the regiment AS strong with field
music and with Colonel Greene a. Its head.
marched from the armory to the Grand Central
Station. receiving applause all along the me. 9ia
oT augustus T. Franc, commandea the Isl and 9aI
and the "a battalion made up Of ToWpAHH, i,n,dn
present when the train left the station al 100 p m
The train consisted Of eleven cars NUMBER n, ,r OF
YESTERDAY VII report for duty before the end OF the
,our and I; Is expected that abou, 81 per cent Will
h. the 7lst Regiments camp record for 1879 ! ne
following are the staff officers Of the list Reg
ment: Colonel Francis Vinton Greene: lieutenant
colonel Wallace \. Downs majors. A. I French
and G. II. Smith: aijutants First i'sutenah y
William G Bates. John y. bowling and Harris -
Fisher. quart-rmaster. First Lieutenant John r.
Oyphant comm!ssary % subsistence. Frst Lev
tenant John kennedy Tod. inspector or rifle praSS
dec Captain fillmore +. Austin; surgeon Major f.o
ward r r Marsh: assistant surgeons; captains
John r Frlmann and W. D. Bel. and chaplain
CAPTAIN George H. Van lie Water.