New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-27
THE 1TH RELIEVED AT PEEhShiLL'
IT'S PLACE IN CAMP TAKEN BY THE 18TH RE'i-
MENT AND THE 10TH BATTALION

IT'S PLACE IN CAMP TAKEN ny THE 18TH REGi-
MENT AND THE 10TH BATTALION
State Camp. Pcekskill y. Y. June 26-The l2tn
Regiment of New-York and the 10Th Battalion OF
Albany now occupy the State camp having taken
the place Of the eth Regiment. of New-fo rk. Inc
18th as soon as il reached the Roa HOOK station
was met by the State band of thirty-eight pieces
and escorted to the camp. The 10th Battalion MAJOR
Horato p. Stackpole commanding followed "heh
they reached the camp they found the Ith drawn
up In line waiting TO be relieved. AS soon as ,he
18th and the 10th Battalion reached the camp the
work OF unpacking their traps was begun. Ihis
kept the boys busy until 1t was time Tor the even
ing review.
before tho eth lef. the camp all the men were
paid The post officers eomplmented Colonel APP
pston the ne 5h9wh h od S Of ae h viii be
Aitogether' there are IO5o men in camp now. and
two additional company streets had 10 ne eieo'cu ~
accommodate them. - -, .or,,,.
The first arrests this year were made shorty
after the arrival OF the 18th. Four men were ar,
rested for intoxIcation. and five for being out OF
bounds They placed in the gnardhiouse ,,o
state Band the music last week having been fur
niShed by the 7'hs own PAPA IN camp Major Stack
pole who is the post adgap w ge rsF a
o'clock when his command is relieved from duty
at the camp. he will again assume the oeues OF
post adiut.nt In the mean time captain stephen
+ Hart adjutant OF the 22d Regiment. is detailed
as post adJutant
The 18th Regiment Colonel McCoskry Butt COM
handing. left the city for the State Camp at
PeekskII at noon yesterday, and made even a
hotter showing than usual Nearly eight hundred
members OF the regiment went on the special train
from the Grand Central Station the largest num-
her the regiment has ever been able TO muster at
the State Camp. The men assembled at the
armorv sixiy-frst-st. and Columbus-avc. at u:i5
n m They wore fatigue uniforms. with broad
trimmed military hats. Each man carried in his
knapsack ore pair OF uniform trousers. an entire
change Ct underwear two pairs Of socks. an extra
pair q shoes "A fatigue cap and three pairs OF
gloves Rolled on top OF each sack was "A regula-
ton overcoat The regiment did not take a band
along but will rely on the State band for its music.
Captain G. J. Sieter acted "a officer or the day
yesterday.
The TN Regiment returned from. the STATE Camp
Yesterday afternoon ana the men looked as II they
had seen plenty Of hard work in the open air. AS
soon the special train entered the Grand central
Station the men got out ana marched ny com
M MES out OF the station and west In Fortysecond
St The regiment formed in Fifth-avc. at Forty
second-st where II was met by the veterans OF the
Eth Colonel Appleton was In command. The
regiment marched up Fifth-ave. to Sixty -seventh-
ST and turned east to Park-ave. In an hour the
men had all changed their clothing and were on
When the 18th Regiments tour OF camp duty
closes on July g. AT T. M The ,lst Regiment VII,
on its w9y to oons pedS Sr ha G
sued orders for assembly at the armory on that
day First call Will be AT l2:lo y. m. and AS
Officer OF the day. Captain John II white. Off
Gers OF the guard. Lieutenants william Rockwell
and 4 NJ. Lichtensten. three sergeants. hve cor
porals and forty-nine privates. Guard mount Will
When the third week of camp duty begins Major
II. =. Stacpoe will resume his place as post ad-
Battalion remains In camp. he will have command
Of that organization