New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-20
OFF ON THE TOUR OF DUTY.
THE iST NAVAL BATTALION STARTS
FOR GREENPORT.

BOAT RACES. TARGET SHOOTING. A SHAM BATTLE
AND OTHER WORK LAID OUT FOR THE
wEEK-PIAN OF THE CAMP.
THE Is. Naval battalion OF New-York left this
city at o'cock last night for its camp on Shelter
Island. where it will spend most OF the annual
weeks tour of duty number OF the pattaiiohs
$50 men excused from the week or duty De-
cause they had performed required service on the
preliminary boat expeditions but seventeen officers
and 200 aboard the sidewheel steamboat
City OF Lawrence when she started from the pier
at Twenty-eighh-st. and the East River for Green
port. Long Island, near which place the camp Will
be pitched.
battalion Headquarters OF tho cd New-Hamp-
shire berthed at the pier. lively place yester-
day afternoon. Men were hurryng to and fro' camp
equipment was being taken out to the pier heaa
and accoutrements were being put on Inc s'ea''-
boat Emmons, having the two rapid-hrins one
FOUNDER guns rife boxes ammunition ana mess
gear on board. left for Gr,enport at 40 O'CLOCK
She Will be used as n tender during the camp Ater
the City Of Lawrence was made fast 10 the p'c',
other equipments were pm. aboard her. the sghai
appars tus to be used by detail commahoeo w
Chief Quarermaster +. b. Anderson. the PICKS anu
shovels OF the pioneer detail. and the TENTS pro-
visions and other gear were placed on the lower
deck am!dships.
The stations ware as follows: First division, Ior-
ward on the sarboard side second division. ior"ara
the port side third division, aft on the star o
side: fourth division AFT the port side. Inc see
ond division wen, ms artillery. the other three as "
,sntry Tho nine ships cutters OF the battalion we'
left NJ Grearport by the las, preliminary eApeu'o"
and will be picked pp n that poin,
The scan,en wore white working suits blue watch
caps knapsacks, With blankets and pouches ro'e''
with arms and all equI u,"H;s for heavy marching
order The officers wore :s''icS uie9' on" ~ '
and
Staff officer. -l-o-n.rario~ J. w. Miller, In COM
mand; Lieutenant Commander George f. Kent ex-
ecutive officer: Lieutenant s. Dana Greene nav
gator and ordnance officer: Acting Paymas,er H. w
Gambler. and Ensign H. Hoyle Butts. assistant-sur-
geon ,,
First d,yls,on-L.eu.onan. r. p. Forshaw' Junior
Lieutenant F. b. Renwck. Ensign James Macfar-
lane and Ensign a. D. 4. P"arcr.
Second dIvslon-Teu;enan' f. C. Weeks junior
Lieutenant W. de W. p!moek Ensign j. a. fia'f'-
man. -
Third s,v,sion-Iieutenan. ". Butler Duncan. En-
sign W J. Henderson and Ensign f. p. Mowton
Fourth ACKNOWLEDGEMENT W. II. stayton Lieu
tenant NJ X Eyre. Ensign b. r. French ana Ensign
+. ". Meeker
Master at-arms r. W. c. yelling; ships yeoman
W H. Wetmore. chief gunner's mate Frank ROBIN
con. chi,f ouartermaster F. b. Anderson. and cleo
trlclan A. X. Warren.
After the officers had lunched. there was gen
eral muster the New Hampshires spar uecH al
79O O'Clock. After the muster the men ana ohice's'
nlerhead There the battalion was halted and the
officers received instructions from Commander Mil
Ter Shortly afterward the command went on the
transport CITY OF Lawrence and TO their stations.
AZ the CITY OF Lawrence started from the pier
aba vas watched by n small crowd though the de-
n,r,ure was marked by no cheering or music
Amone the spectators was Captain G Dahlgren
who is commander Of the Naval Militia Of New-Jer-
soy ", bad been the guest OF Commander Miller
on the New Hampshire. and watched the battalion
dapart with n great deal OF interest lie says the
Ncw-Iersey battalion has seventeen ofncers ana
2i9 men with two ships. and Is In prosperous con-
Il was expected las, nigh, that the city Of Law
renee would reach Greenport about o'clock this
morning The site selected for the encampnent is
Point Shelter Island The ate Is on siight cle-
walton fronting the beach. and the camp will be ar
ranged shown In the diagram
Commander Miller said last night that the com
plc,e routine OF camp duty had NOT been fornu-
lated There VIII be boat races. target shooting.
wagging" The signal corps VIII be Kept busy ana
soundlngs and bearings Will be taken IN the waters
OF Grea, and Little Peconc BAYS Appara,uas LOT
probably bc used and there may bc torpedo practice:
There Will be boat expedition next Tuesday ana
"Wednesday or Thursday IN" battalion Will start
on It's return tho city in two ships cutters arrv-
ng here Saturday. Commander Miller said his
correspondence with the Navy Department. left him
nish cd FOR gunnefy practice and ships duty not.
He said that n any vessel were furnished II would
probably be the Cincinnati Montgomery. Com
clubs will Ind II convenlen, be in the ne'ghbor
hood o., the camp 10 encourage the young men VINO
are latpring energcucaly In the good cause OF
protecting the approaches TO New-York." He says:
'lf this preliminary work succeeds, we VIII I'M
houb'eiy be able TO have combined eYo-
buttons between the Army the Navy and the Naval
Militia In which tho operations would undouo-
"a. rrof In Naft al Nav al