New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-06

TRANQUIL river a placard al the entrance ~ w.
pa th bears the following interesting HSC we
Visitors and comrades in passing "F'i. ne
,rou IN hoo, conserve ordinary ideas OF 'ne
beautiful by refranng from acts OF Nai'u"'''t,
such as cutting brush, ferns. moss. treeS '.i 49,
considerable expense or o'herNlse oonstrnrted
time and labor this trail has D"'n c"ls.," ni
for the EXPRESS purpose Of adding b'du'! az.
pleasure To- the Home. The builder UuH , ,,''.
appreciatIon will take the form "i an w.
IN the above reasonable request >. ~ 80,
connanv H. builder" President stewart IN
for MYERS who was introduced 10 the 'S''"''
and complimented by them +. ,hroot
Mr. Nvers's beautiful path, however i ".t
o,od Nth destruction. The managers ol .u'
Home NAV construct a road along tha' SUI,
~ the Conocton River 10 Eath as - H''I'S "
nr.,.antinz certain veterans from visiting "V"'
stores which are situated just OUTSIDE 10. E'''
~ the Home on what is known as l"''. 20
The darn feature Of life Al TN ii"'"% ,.,,
neranco There is "A large number Of ldl" men.
and many Of them have pension Hi'H'f+ e,
nronortinn Of the pension money, ur I 7''I w.
the credit of H." veterans. is regularly S'''
,heir families but a fraction 90 J. Joy S'"' -.
them is expended Oh Whisky. IH'I' j. = '""
tom ON the grounds where beer is t''d '''
Some men crave ardent spirits tn" mlr's Us
of the Home believe that II 10" I'N''
could be kept at a greater distan' iI'i" N'
,ns,itutio, thor. would be- less drinking. $40
hence desire 20 build this road. II g. i'.-'"."
however. that an attempt VIII 10" mao. u. go
this expense by asking IN" l."r'."t'i- y" w
a law prohibiting the sale OF liquor within A'.
n mile Of the Home.
WORK FOR TIE VETERANS.
ono ~ the means ly which colonel - pace
70 end.ovoring 10 aid Tho veterans is % pros.
work for them Ho Put a larg" number of tA'..
AT work lately ocauing up the ground. "'.'
, good many are now employed in k""piuE tn'
grounds I'm "A neat condition There ar" l'n MON
bers 81 the Home under pay iYr various So
vices Some are employed In IA" hlarNSmI'"
shop, others in IN" carpenter SHOP "th'IN -
oL.rs ,,d ID ~.
The Home has a corps OF fifteen p"lir"fn'n ~
veterans Colonel Shepard mas recently lnsl-
tuted a Snug Harbor." II is an apartment III
th, cellar Of one Of the barracks. V"U lighted
and comfortable. and with NO bolt on IN" ho"i.
Here are conducted hy thu polio" such Of the
inmates Of tie Home rs b'com" ini'mrHiatr
or otherwise violate It's rules. They arc placed
i'm the room and told 10 remain thor" until they
are told that they ~" free again t. minglc with
their fellows. If an inmat" ~ the Home DISC
bcys orders Colonel Shepard has the authority
10 dismiss him from it's care. This authority IS
an excellent means Of discipline; the veteran
does not care 10 lose good hom'
A DRESS PARADE
on the day of the visit Colonel Shepard gave
n dress parade and review II All the uuiforW'd
veterans at the post. Six hundred veterans as
sembcd at O'Clock at their several barracks
and. at signal from trumpcts, marched out
on the parade ground ana formed in lin" before
Colonel Shepard. Adiutani BrundIG" and MI
ground. and. despit" their ar". The veterans II
they had been armed with guns. would haV"
presented formidir" appearance. IN" COM
mand parade rcst" given. ia" orders II the
day were read and then. headed hy the fine
band Of eighteen pieces stationed ~ the Home.
the regiment passed I'm review before President
Stewart In column OF tours. good many 90
the men marched with a firm step bat large
proportion Wer" not strour. not Keeping step
easily. and for haudlin" musk"t. colonel
Shepard said its weight would "pprcsS them.
At the close Of Tho parade, the soldi Frs soon
bo gan To gather about thu mess hall. This H.
handsome structure Of brick which was com
pletrd ycsr ago. II contains "a large din.n"
hall capahlc % seating a. on" time All me ia
mates who are able 10 20 ont. II Is q great con-
trast 10 the mean little diu!ng-room In one of
the barracks which IN" men used until 4 f'N
months ago. The food for the night consisted If
bread and butter. big bowl OF tea and good
corned beef.
The hospital contains one hundred old soldiers.
who are we'll cared for by physicians and trained
nurses The hospital building Itself IS adequate
Is adapted for It's purpose.
I'n1nr Colonel shepard the management Of the
Home has greatly improved In the last SIX
months; and II Is a satisfaction t. add that the
Roard of Managers has Loyalty supported Colonel
chepard i'm the various reforms he has instituted
There is scarcely department: Of the Home IN
which progresS cannot be detected. and Il can
he safely predicted that In another year the in
e,i,utior will be on a still higher plane This
viii he the more satisfactory news 10 the friends
~ the soldiers Of the State. from the CircUm-
stance that soon the institution will contain
,robablv twice as many soldiers as II now
sbel,ers ON the day of the visit ther" We're
I !, ia veterans subject to detail" 33 on duty In
The bospital ard 122 as patients In the hospital.
,rbiIe there were 1913 absent l.. l.. VI.