New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-02
TUE SIXTY-NTNTH AT CAMP.
.o,oNrL SMITH AND HIS REGIMENT
OCCUPY THE TENTED CITY.

,., THE SOLDIERS oFF-TRooP IN
HEAVY MARCHING ORDER
a Central station was crowded again yes
Tne ,,c With the families and friends Of Ma
teros, ardsmen who were going TO camp at PeeKs-
uona' week The departing regiment was the
kin ~0,one; George Moore smith, and the interest
"'' tho hundreds of men and women seemeu 10
VIZ 4, the command spoke we'll for iis popularity
taAe 1r.nce guard under Lieutenant Gulifoyle ar
~ .. the station al noon and shortly ai'er the'"
NV ,ho ouarerrnaster's detail under Captain t1sKe
cam. eating crowd looked on and wondered while
anu -. ners stationed on guard duty in and around
he men "e''
me station uhor
An do YOU mind how he stands around now ""en
e. the gun in his hand? Sure. I'm glad there's
,sce where he cant boss the Job That was the
W." Of a woman as sAr pointed 10 uniformed
man with whom she proba'N IA" "'o'' ''""
liking acquaintance
- regimen; LEFT the armory about II o'clock and
.bci 10 the station by way OF Fourth-ave cap
aIn p.a.y in command Of the guard led the coiuinh
,n,n,ad by Colonel Smith and his stan, drum corps
IA ,hen the lst Battalion. under MAYOR Lynch anu
.rs d Battalion. commanded by Major Speiirnah
49,, Command looked well. and the marching of the
~ VAS ne subject of much favorable comment
1,s 40 men found their places in The waiting cars
bou; delay and al Los p. IN. the train moved OUT
', .he station. Colonel Smith and Chaplain Brady
landing on the platform of the last car ana
,nswerrg the salute of the crowd
An enthusiastic adnlirer of the old 69th pointed TO
,e l,;,e green flags which iutered from the top OF
80 last car--the markers" which are put on all
rear cars-and said:
Al but Mr. Depew knows what 10 no. sure ne
s5 he rain dressed with the Irish colors but while
bs MAS about il why didn't he have them put on the
engine. too:
Father Brady who is Of the most enthusiastic
members o; the regiment. will read mass IN the
youug Mems Chris, an Association tent this morning
and vii remain IN camp with the regiment until it
returns on saturday.
Troop c has begun its first week in State Camp
About ninety men went TO Peekskill yesterday, the
start being made at Z o'clock in the morning, and
they Looked warAke in their Aeavy inarcnng orueI,
The Inc ot march North Portand-aVe. 10
Fgshns-ave. TO Wasninst9n-ave TO 10 10
Becfofl-aNe 10 SCUM NIhth-st anu I'iodSt"%!
Ferry. thence TO East Twenty-third-st New. ork.
I, Hudson River freight depot; at EleYentn-ave;
First Sergeant John T. Hettrck got his commits
s plu Ss '' junior ' First deaienan " NJ Tuttes
commission failed 10 arrive in time. put ne was
authorized 10 80 70 camp by General McLeer'
Fl SEASON NEARLY OVER
When Troop c. the seth Regiment and the 9Th
Provisional Battalion return from camp next Sat
urday the season OF 1896 will have ended for all but
the artillery arm of the service and the records will
show that it was the most satisfactory camp sea-
son in the history of the National Guard The post
officers have said repeatedly since the camp was
on the part Of all who came 10 the State reserva-
ton 10 profit by their camp tour. Officers and men
lave attended faithfully 10 their duties and in |
every instance commands left the camp showing
decided Improvement. The official report on the |
compliance with orders and the drill and discipline
~ he troops" will be made by Brigader-General |
McLewee who has been stationed at the camp an |
document will be read with much interest II is |
safe 10 say that 1t will not be highly complimentary
10 OF the commands. whose shortcomings be- |
came more conspicuous by comparison with more
officers think that Colonel Miches men pressed the
was OF the kind to try the mettle of the men and
they stood up against the heat and the rain like
ground was flooded and when every depression be- |
came miniature lake. the men lined up in good |
in a letter received from the camp few days
ago a member OF the 18th says We had rain |
enough 10 drown all, We had enough wind 10 run
a Populist convention and it has been hot enough
to make life a misery but we are all here still and
We are doing quite we'll
SUCCESSFUL "wIGwAGGING"
The Signal Corps also won new laures and
showed by its drills that that of the service |
can make itself as useful II is ornamental In
signalling by flags. Photograph and lanterns. the
men showed a remarkable proficiency. and they !
no less apt in laying and operating telegraph
and telephone lines and in making maps of the sur
rounding country. Major Ives deserved the COM
and the good work of the various corps showed
that The Stale did well encourage the develop
ment Of that arm of the service .
Cd Dunderberg will look. down upon a really
uarike spectacle when the last week OF The camp
season opens on August :. There Will be reg-
ment oil artillery IL the tented city. General How
ard Carroll chief OF artillery on Governor Nor
tons staff Will be in command. and In addition 10
the present post officers there Will be several mem
bers OF Governor MOrtons STAFF IN camp as guests
o. the chief OF artillery. Governor Morton Will also
probably visi; the camp while the artllery Is theIe
The pieces which all the batteries have except me
In. can clear a space 20O feet wide wherever me
shell may burst and the shell may be dropped ana
exploded anywhere between forty feet from the
cannon and one and One-half miles. The men nave
never had an opportunity 10 experiment with tne
pieces nut they Will have II az camp and the pat
iery which makes the best showing az the targets
wifi be rewarded with the bronze trophy. picture
o. whicn has appeared in this column.
An election VIII take place in Company r, isl
made vacant By the resignation OF First Lieutenant
Clayton.