The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-20
THE SEVENTH UNDER ARMS.
80 OPENS THE STATE CAMP OF IN
sTRUCTION AT PEEkSKLLL.

ArnoFy TO tho tsrtuo eonNThi bthttnn-OEus
-, Get Relief from the Heat on the Train
ma. ID tho R~iVor-DoinEs In Camp.
e-,rr CAMP, PEEKsKnI, June 19..-For the
.,stecnth time the Stars and Stripes and the
49,, o.p are afoat over the tented city on the
e,.,n above Roa Hook, and the routine OF mill
~ instruction for the National Guard. State
- Nav York, has been inauRureted. The
s.-,n,h Regiment, tho pride OF New York,
.s,nod the camp, and at this moment Il 10 drawn
I'm line at the evening parade, resplendent in
y. rr;form OF gray and gold and white cross
~, and body belts, while Its bayonets CLEAN
4. m. slanting eun. II Is q long and handsome
~, NJ troops which faces Col. Appleton. It is
..Ione. In fact, that there is not room for 1t all
lang the front OF the parade ground, and It's
In turns along the face Of the point Of rocks
.,.r the mess hall and faces the band at the far
Ion, down by the White House, where the
ava, works" OF headquarters dwell.
Tho opening OF the State Camp OF Instruction
,.,h year is an event Of interest, particularly to
N, National Guard, but the moving of the
s.yen,h Regiment Is q matter Of interest TO all
N, people Of New York city. Tho Seventh
h,r,n It's progress to-day at noon from the
.rmory. ct Sixtyseventh street and Park
.,,nue. with colors flying and band playing 1t
u.rched down to the Grand Central Station,
r,sinp tho greater part of its march on Fifth
avenue.
The veterans Of the regiment had Sons and
a.uOhters and perhaps grandchildren in the
,rovd that lined the sidewalks. and the younger
men saw their wives, sisters, and sweethearts
among those who admired them as they passed.
some pretty girls even came to the station to
uy good by, but there was little time there for
such ceremonies.
Ahead Of all others marched ancient Drum
r-..l --l1,. ~rll- Co.. .-l -t,~l-
limbs belied his age. He marched as steadily as
,youth and gave no hint Of the fifty odd years
thathe has spent in the military service. Be-
hind the band came Col. Appleton and his star
an foot, as we're all the officers. The head of the
r,Ciment arrived at the Grand Central Station
1925 o'clock, and the First Battalion, under
Major James C. Abrams, filed into the first Of
the trains which were in waiting. New Workers
nev that 1t was hot there this morning. and
the men Of the Seventh found this out long
before the arrival AT the depot, carrying pieces
md other necessaries for Il weeks stay at camp.
The beltod officers were hot, too. when they
finally got into the Headquarters car and dis
carded their padded dress coats. sword belts,
and helmets, and settled down for the ride to
camp Down at the, far end of the headquar.
glassware, which raised their spirits. Mazet.
ts men were there, and under their skilful
hands Ss1,,, and = lumber The s sf PsSs aDd ps oe Se;n wsss r..
ing put into place. The train was scarcely under
vsy when The The purpose Of all this beca anne
i aH'a nseks sea of OIL bottles SPlIss'i Of Various %s'e kinds fats
could have told at once what each one held. and
among the dsld and staff: Major Augustus Con;
ioinc,d the headausrters crowd. and Col. Chaun-
oy OF the Eighth Regiment was there as a
The experts who extracted a bottle from the tubs.
He Rugged II lovingly as he went to his seat, and
presently, when 1t opened With 3 Pop: he poured
iar of. and then put It to bis lips. "Ho,. Hoii
Ho!" he had shouted. when he discovered the
prize, and when he had slaked his thirst he
heaved a sigh and exclaimed: This is the last
ssio oS.s SR;l5 ns TRea sAfSs e %IEaks al s 5as f ,hss vail wal.
'@cfs from The tunnel. Evsryhody, sniied"
ward they were bust, tisposing Of the ~contents
Of luncheon boxes, which contained reflections Of
into the shade all OF the former luncheons served
to the Seventh on similar trips. By the timo
cigars were smoked The train was nearing ,Ro.
INTO the harness. which is known as full Uniform.
The trst section OF the seventies train arrived
Hre filled with men and four with baggage.
Right behind IL came another section OF ten
cars with the second battalion.
With the first train and In tine first passenger
car was the Guard, under m OF the veter-
SRsi Capt NJ Don sGar AlG 2nSD Pollard, Lieut. NV Walter
formed before the second train arrived. and the
music Of the flies and drums Of the Guard was
men in camp that the Seventh was coming.
o4AIsas ssady II Ra the camp t Ssb the neI TsS ers.
oeded the regiment with all the q~uartermaster
~sergeants OF the companies and a detail OF
seventy.three men to get out blankets, wash
brooms and the other necessary housekeeping
articles. The post officers were all on hand and
their work OF feeding troops and visitors.
Vas at Red Hook to meet Col. Appleton. The
march settled into a "dum-dum-dumdum:
DUN" when the long hill was reached,
snce. MAJOR II. B. Thurston, the Guard
\ Instructor. met them and the first men detailed
liam 4 crossman. r. Pollard. G. F. Hall. and
Post Officer Lieut.. Robertson of the Seventy.
fourth Regiment Of Buffalo to hoist the camp
eestn Almost as soon as the flags were bent to
The haliards.
Out on the green facing Annsville Creek Ser:
brooklyn and sixteen men had two old brass
%SsPoieons ready and loaded for the salute;
a handkerc IhisttinbS BY G MAJOR r0F Th las %aVi tn b e.
81 81 appleton SPEiSed s q the top 1" q the Re& Iii a:
D,n d 'o Z S"ty " ! INV All ~
$40 o'clock, and. after giving the band a three.
4 minute rest 10 catch their wind, the order, For
N ward. was given. the bugler sounded his notes
N Iha the Dig guns again awOkc the echoes OF the
hudson Highlands as the Seventh marched
aofth TO the music Of its big band. Even
sergeant Jansen of Wendel's First Battery ad.
HMhted that the 81 gun salute was well fired.
~ was all over before the Seventh
was on the parade ground, and then fol-
we hags, The b nd struck up the Star
spahgied Banner, the regiment presented arms,
sha Officers and men faced TO the front. as II In
them all. "
Adlt.Gen. Tillinghast. who is In command,
a ~ mol appear upon the field, and all the post
omcers were In undress Uniform. After the
WsSehing parade, which Is now In progress,
mn onicers Of the Seventh will 60 TO
II ~ othcially upon Gen. ~TillinRhast. and on
W. occasion every officer, both regimental and
SSeHuquarters, will appear In all the glory Of the
ttSSnest OF ful uniforms. After that will come
Ia Uahu concert. and some time perhaps the
olhce the original orders for the camp were Is
? some changes have been considered neces.
az ~ ~ the heaiquarters staff. Gen. Tillin9hast
MMnaihs In Command, and Col. Joseph Story and
nMiS.or Stacpo.e and Major Thurston retain the
tnsae acc |, assigned 10 them. but Major Hard.
N Ms o. The Seyenty-fourth Regiment, who
" 'a' detailed as inaInplnr ~ 1rt1la haa hanp