New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-31

the State Camp at Peekskl for week Of practice
and instruction The State troops will have as
comrades the list Battery, United States Army,
from Fort Hamilton. under command Of Captain
Dillenback and there will be more batteries as
sembled at the State Camp when General Carrolrs
forces arrive there than have been together AT
any one place since the the State troops Will
have an opportunity to instruct the regulars In
artillery regimental formations.
The batteries will assemble at Madison square
on the morning Of August and VIII march 10
Van Cortandt Park where they Will go INTO
camp for the night. The men Will he IN fatigue
uniform and will carry rations and all that IS
necessary for a forced march OF three days. Ihere
will be baggage forage and ammunition wagons,
FORCES and blacksmiths' outfits. The COLUMN Will
bear no resemblance to holiday soldiers. but VIII
be good examples of citizen warriors. mounted
band will accompany the troops. Al van Ooi'-
landt Park a perfect camp will be formed, ana the
troops will remain there until early the next Day
when the march will be continued to Sing sing
where a second camp will be formed The troops
will remain at Sing Sing over night, and on the
morning of August will march to Peekskil, where
General Carroll will report to General McAlpin
The march to camp suggested by General
Carroll at dinner which he gave 10 the nov
errors staff and the artillery officers OF the state
at Delmonicos last winter. and the scheme met
with so much favor that at the suggestion OF inc
Adiutant-Genera the Legislature dppiopiid'Vu ~-''
600 for the purpose. AS soon as It became Known
that the march out" would take place the va
rious batteries made active preparations and nave
been drilling daily for months. Captains enus
and Wilson had their batteries at van Cortlanuss
park. and Captain Rasquin drilled his command
at Creedmoor in anticipation or the coiiiiis neS
duty and the men showed a proficiency WHO"
astonished some OF the visiting officers
All the batteries armed with modern Piscss
except the 5th which still has the old smoo pore
cannon An officer in the artillery arm Ci tne ser
vice said :.The men IN the various batteries are
good soldiers; they attentive 70 ther az
when considers that they never nave cnahJ;e a.
70 drill with horses except at their own EXPENSE ~
is surprising that they should know so mucn. me
State gives us uniforms, armories ana ACQUIRE
ments but horses and no place 70 pracuse az
General Carroll saw what was lacking anu SIS
gested the field duty. 1t Will De sood schooi io'
the men, Ill, ..,. an an
portunity 10 shoot over l,uD-yard ranse uiuei
rules and regulations which are being 1ornuidteq
by the Chief OF Artillery with the ala OF Major .,
g. burbank. Sd United States Artillery. VINO mas
me movements Of the National Guard OF this state
General Carroll will probably appoint i.ieunsnai'
Flanagan as his adjutant during tne camp tour,
The following the officers or the various CON-.
lieutenant. Theodore F Schmidt: first Iieutenamt'
Robert NJ Lyman; second lieutenant aired W:
Tir9leman: second lieutenant. Aifred ;; HaeneWay'
as siStant surgeon, Frederick L. fucns "a PAT
tery-Captain David Wilson; first lieutenant W Ill
lam l. Flanagan; second eutenants. l.. r, Sherry
and a NJ Jacobus assistant surgeon, A r Brug-
man. Sd Battery-Captain Henry . has4u a,h III
lieutenants Henry r. Royce and Emile ~ mem,
idlr: second leutenants. George r. LANG anu anu
Lorenzo ~ Nickerson; assistant surgeon, NIa"1Hru
stead; first lieutenant. John y. Underwood; second
John