New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-03

NOTES OF INTEREST TO MEMBERS OF
THE SECOND BRIGADE.
PRAISE FOR THE WORK OF THE FIGHTING 1iTH
WHILE IN CAMP-THE REGIMENT BREAKS
THE BATTALION RECORD.


THE BATTALION RECORD
The members Of the Fighting 18th" are proud OF
the record made by them in their week at state
Camp Adjutant- General McApin told the officers
OF the regiment that its work was the best or the
season brooklyn he said. had reason to be proud
OF a regiment that was excellent in discipline
and which so orderly in camp. NO other
regiment has received such praise this sea-
SON. 1t was agreed by all impartial observers that
the Improvement made by the regiment IN the week
remarkable.
The percentage of attendance made by the l4th
beat the Second Brigade record since the camp
has been I'm existence Thirty-seven officers were
present every day of the week. and the following Is
the total Of officers and men in attendance for each
day July &C. 59l July q $685. July S $50; July ~ 5s4;
July 80. 593: July g. 59i August !. 5s5. The average
attendance 594. AS the roll Of the regiment mas
COS names the percentage is sO,S. The average at
tendance of the Second Signal Corps. which has
AZ on roll. was 81. making percentage of a. The
Flushing companys attendance was % OUT vi o.
making the percentage $50
For their services in camp the l4th Regiment re-
ceived s240 the 18th Separate Company 1894 49, and
the Signal Corps $685..
A pleasant ceremony occurred Saturday morn
Ing when there presented to Assistant In
spector-General J. G. Green and Guard Inspector X
NJ. Harding gold-lined ice pitcher. tray and Two
goblets, each as a gift from the regiment; nod.
especial hit in its guard mounts. Three OF these
were said to be perfect even the working of
iron and steel machinery could be.
1t was not the fault of the Second Signal Corps
that it did win the colors offered TO the signal
corps making the highest average in signalling In
the week, but because the contest was declared
off Captain Leigh's men made only twelve mis-
takes in sending 793 words This was one mistake
TO sxty-six words. while the First Corps made one
mistake TO fifteen words and the Third Corps one
to forty.
The first of the supplementary practice days was
held at Creedmoor Saturday. These were the
Brooklyn sharpshooters and their scores: Lance
Corporal r. F. Moorehouse X, Esd, AZ; Quartermas-
ter-Sergeant j. Il. Christoffe, ID, 41th, 40; Lance
Corporal +. F. Phillips, c. ed. AZ; Lieutenant NJ p.
O'Connor h, sd AZ; Sergeant G.. T. Musson, X I'D,
AZ; Captain H. h. Van Oinda, II. 18th. Il; Private
J. w. Sweeney. ID. sd. 45; Captain c. G. Todd. X,
3d. 46 Lieutenant r. Hoag, staff sd, 45 Private j.
McMern G. 18TH AZ; Lieutenant ]. T. Ashley, c. 18th,
As: Quartermaster- Sergeant w. w. Summers. d,
sd. AZ; Private J. McNevin c. 18TH 43; Private G..
A. Baldwin Il. 47th. As; Corporal c. w Vickers. A,
18th, AZ; Private A. c. Findlay. c. 23d. A.
A detail from the Sd Battery has gone to State
Camp to relieve the I'd Battery. of New-York Ser
geant Henry c. Cahi has charge of the detail,
which Is made up Of Corporals Arthur Slec Harry b.
Vincent. Trumpeter Lansing T. Mitchell and Pri-
Yates Cornelius Sullivan, Edwin J. Woods Herbert
S Worthley, William X Crum. Arthur s. Palmer,
w. Rufus Fuller, Edgar O. Schneider Charles b.
Carolan, Emil Junge, George Kleinfelder. Thomas
c. Stokes jr., and A. J. Donnelly.
Troop G has eighty-two members in camp. 1t will
be reviewed by Governor Morton and General Nc
Leer some time this week.