New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-04
TIE WEEK IN CAMP ENDED.
Jaw MEN DESIRE MORE TIME TO d.
cEsr WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED.
THE 18TH REGIMENT, OF BROOKLYN. GOES INTO
camp TO-DAY ADJUTANT-GENERAL
MALPIN's REvIEw-vIsIToRS
IN PEEK Skill

IN PEEKsKlLL.
STATE Camp Peekskill. y. Y. July S-When FIJI
Aav mornings drills are completed the men look
mon the weeks work practically ended ana IL is
g matter OF regret 10 many OF them Tor thev nave
,,.n reached a stage In their military instruction
where another week OF duty would be OF indefinite
hsneAt Not only would /; give them an opportunity
=, becoming thoroughly grounded in what they have
learned the first week but details could be longer
awelt upon which would make them more nearly per-
Feet soldiers in everything. Squadron particularly
realizes this and a majority OF the command wish
they had another week of camp duty. Horses and
men have become thoroughly imbued with the spirit
q. military life during the comparatively few days
they have been here and they are somewhat loath
10 give II up
This morning they divided up into six troops
for regmental drill. occupying their usual grounds
on the north parade. But there was no hurry about
any of their manoeuvres. The altogether
TOO hot for that. and they executed all movements
AT a walk cooling breeze blew across the plain
where they drilling but the old parade
ground which allotted the infantry. there did
no, seem 10 be a breath of air.
The flags hung limp and motionless from the flag
STATS but the 18th and the provisional battalion
joined with :, kept right with the drill. Still
they felt the heat. and half dozen men had 10 be
helped into the shade. on this account the recall
sounded at II o'clock. half-hour earlier than usual
one two men tainted in the company streets az
;erwari. but like ali other cases OF prostration here
they soon revived At the thermometer the
hospital tent stood az 50 degrees. Acting Surgeon
Haubold. of the s;h Regiment sprained his wrist
quite badly last evening at the Peekskin depot.
He had gone his ather of for the city
and stumbled raised platform that is used FOR
getting on the cans, He able 10 report for duty
this morning but has his wrist tightly bandaged
A baseball team made UP from the ranks Of Squad
ron defeated nine from the sth Regiment by a
Thurston. who umpres all Important games in
camp rendered the decisions this afternoon and
score. Managers OF the game were Gaylord and
Adjuiant- General McAipn this evening supper
was served half an h0ur earlier Than usua SO as 10
Then over at State headquarters dress uniforms
Horses were brought up from the stable. while over
IN the infantry and cavalry camps an extra brush
rnony from the time the line was formed until the
companies were The Se M snd ,Se
sieadness in the ranks showed the enect OF IN, me
x SsTE en rhf ia Mc%e R5te Hail.
United States Infantry; Major James B. Bur6 hank
T6urston. AT the end Of the review the line was
To:morrow the troops camp will be relieved by
the 18th bs1 S S sFSYy" camp anS By
In the afternoon. squadron A will leave camp at
sO train 10 from nif PeessR 'H'i at 20 49,
The rooPs left in viii w e raSn tue up on
color line while a salute TO the Omoh cohsis''ns VI
fo-ty-fve guns. is fired .. ,Y..
Visitors at camp to-day were Lieutenant HOWE,
O. the CHI Cavalry: Lieutenant Holbrook. OF the TN
Cavalry: Or Murphy, chairman OF the M!lttaa Iy
F. A. McAlpn. Mrs. H. L Green, Ben Ben MEAip;hh IN.
Misses Brandreth. Of Sing Sins and the Misses
Tomorrow lieutenant c.. X Melen; assistant
inspector Of guard duty. will be relieved by Ad}u,
tan, William G. Bates. OF the list. who Is detaleo
10 camp for weeks.
Of
Dunderberg this evening the sh Regiment viii nave
made way for Colonel Watson's command. ana the
% Pronisiona. battalion will have taken the place
of the separate companies which came 10 camp
week ago FOR practice and instruction Squadron
A VIII also be It's way home. and II VIII be the
beginning OF the second week OF camp. The 18TH
Regiment has been IN camp before and most OF the
officers and enlisted men Will go there knowing what
tho routine Of duty will be. and in that respect they
Will have advantage over some OF tnelI colrdaes
O. the first camp detail. The unschooled members
~ The BABY sth' did such good work in camp and
slowed so much Improvement that equally 5000 II
MOI better results may be looked for during the COM
Ing week ., ,,,. ~,
TIE camp companions OF the 18th Regimen; VII.
b the 2d Provisional Battalion. made up OF the lst
l.,a goth and 43d Separate companies which VIII De
commanded by Captain Edward Morris norman