New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-27
THE PEEK SkILL e. UP.
COMPANY II AND PROVISIONAL COMPANY
NEXT To BE MUSTERED IN.

COMPANY AND PROVISIONAL COMPANY
G NEXT To BE MUSTERED IN
Camp Townsend near Peckskill June &c (SpeciaD.
This has been a day OF absolute rest. both "a 10
tho facts and the law. The general orders when
contained the routin" OF the day provided thAt on
SUNDAYS all fatigue work ana drills would be sus-
pended The regiments chaplain not having re-
ported at camp those Of the men desiring to at
tend services were given permission 10 go TO feeAs-
Kill quite number attended mass at the Church
OF the Assumption in tie village and the other
churches had fair representations from camp
among their congregations. The rest OF the day
the men lounged around their quarters. Willing
away the time by telling stories and writing letters
home Father Cilmartin. assistant 10 Dr. Curran,
OF the Church Of the Assumption. will visit camp
during the week hear confessions from the
Catholics In the regiment. and further attend 20
their spiritual welfare.
No new detachments came to camp to-day. but
a small detachment OF seven men from Washins-
ton D. G.. arrived at o'clock this morning. nav
Ing taken the midnight train from New-York
There are fl camp ,o-nignt 10; men. exclusive OF
the officers. lfy more thar enough for the muster
Ing of a battalion. Company =. which Is now com
pcte will Ice ready Captain Raymond thinks to be
mustered in tomorrow. lie is having his muster
ing-in rolls prepared. and is pushing the WORK
forward as rapidly as possible Provisional Com
pany c. now In command Of Firs; Lieutenant L. NJ
Sawtcllc Of Company A. will be the next company
af,rr y tnd n homes ID get into the service
Tuesday There ale at present i26 men in the com
pany thriy-fvc Of whom Will be transferred TO
Provis onal Company ID, which. now containing
nii e.y men. Is in command of Captain charles /.
Brccsc From these and the men X now has, Com
pdny II Will be made up
Company A. which was mustered yesterday. mas
drawn It's supply of camp hats, blouses and leg
gins ard wore them. company. Tor the hrst
lime to-day Becausc they were uniformed they
furnished the entire guard for the day The COM
! panv contains nincty-One men and three con mis-
| siCr ed officers.
The erection Of the Government tents will be be-
cuu tomorrow. the recruits who came In yesterday
Lrirr detailed for that purpose
Major John VI. Smith, Colonel Story's able as
s,siant who has been 4. camp looking after the
state stores returned to the city to-day, leaving
his office and the State property not issued 10 the
eneineers in charge of William II. cunne. Mr..
! Cunine has had charge OF the pumping station
| and water system of camp for good many years,
and the engineers are very DESTROYS OF having him
! remain and perform the same duties for them. as
no has heretofore for the State. The Ordnance De-
| pnrtment permitted him to do 80. and Mr.. Cunline
/ Is now temporarily a United States engineer.
The weather has been beautiful to-day. with a
! cool breeze blowing most OF the time from the
/ southwest But very few visitors. however, came
! 10 camD and these for the most part were per-
| sonal friends OF members OF the regiment.
| BENNINGTON REACHES san FRANCISCO.
| San Francisco. June S--The United States war;
! shin Bennington is passing In at l0:6s p m Inc
| Bennington left Honolulu on June ~