New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-09
ENGINEERS AT PEEKSKILL.
RANKS OF THE REGIMENT NEARLY FILLEC

ALL JOIN IN PARADE.
Camp Townsend near Pcckskill. July (SpeciaD.
BY tomorrow night 1t Is thought the LIST Req
ment United States Volunteer Engineers will have
received a sufficient number OF recruits to I'll all
the companies up to the mastering mark. That IS
the maximum strength of the company. or
regiment. for Colonel Griffin has authority to mus
ter company when /. has eighty accepted men
enrolled. Under this authorization. some Of the
recently mustered companies have been short
few men from the maximum number at the time OF
, muster but these companies. and any additional
ones which go into the service short OF the maxi
mum, nIney-one men, will enlist men TO hll them
up after the regiment has been mustered.
The main aim now Of Colonel Griffin to get all
, the companies mustered and the regiment per-
mancntly organized. Every effort is being made in
that direction. for there great many details
that cannot be attended to thoroughly until the
regiment is organized and In the service. Company
officers therefore are working hard with their mus
ter rolls and it is only question OF d few days
when the last company will come before Lieutenant
W. NJ Cruikshank 10 take It's oath of allegiance.
Company !. was mustered In this morning and
Company expected to be this afternoon hut It's
muster rolls not finished until so late In tho
afternoon that Lieutenant Cruikshank thought IL
better 10 defer it until tomorrow morning.
Company l.. which went into the service this
morning is In command OF Captain Richard Es-
mond OF Eew-York. a mechanical engineer ana an
expert in all kinds OF outdoor CONSTRUCTION ING
companys lieutenants Frederick r. Slater. OF
New-York first Lieutenant. and Percy H. Owehs'
OF the same place. second lieutenant. Its nom
commissioned officers are as follows: serseahs
Richard Miller. contractors man. Ne"-1oih'
George b. Kirk. steam engineer, New-fork' Join
r. Yeager. contractors man. Hoboken N - FL
mer f. Hazen. foreman machinst. Bridgeport
Conn; John W. Berdner. carpenter. New-i orK'
Patrick j. Mcdowell contractors man, New YORK;
and Harry o. Mills, carpenter. Bridgeport, conn.,
! Corporals-John a. Donald. stonecutter. Lansing
burg ~ Y. William II. Hetherngton linemah'
Troy; Hugh Scott. trackman. Albany: James "
Ferguson carpenter New-York; Frederick N. Tan
mechanical engineer. Wilmington. n. j.. ana fat-
rick J. Dinan steam engineer, New-York. Inc
company still lacks one sergeant and two cor
porals who will be appointed at some future oay
! 1t has also only one musician. Emil E. Overhauser'
Of Bridgeport Conn., The company Is allowed one
MANY BRIDGEPORT MEN.
/ While Company G, mustered yesterday. had
large number OF New-York men In II. Company l.
! has a large proportion Of Bridgeport Comm me"
In its ranks there being twenty from Brldge-
port out Of the ninety-one enlisted men, But COM
! pany G claims another distinction In having
steeple climber In Its ranks by the name OF Law.
ior Yesterday he offered TO 80 up the hagstanc II
! the captain thought the flag hayards wanted mx-
ing but so far there has been no need fol MS eei
! vices. $3.50 ..,,....a O.,
the parade Companies A. b. c and ID being Drawn
up on the color line under arms and me 20 h pa
TALON without arms In the ROADWAY psnlnu ',e,,.
The other companies, who have no uniforms, were
assembled in the company streets ne ansdrn ths
! manual was executed well. indeed, ior tne rev
drills the men have had with rifles Colonel Euseno
Griffin who reviewed the parade. was greatly
pleased and said II was far Detter dohe tnn IaI
musician and thinks he will be able TO get a banu
together. possibly before the regiment leaves Camp
PREPARING FOR RIFLE PRACTICE
! The Colonel wants to arrange for rfe pracuce on
, the old rife range but his aim first Is TO get the
regiment mustered in Meanwhile the omcers are
/ having some unofficial pistol practice az range
they have fixed up under the HILL
A II Wardle OF the Young Mems CHRISTIAN AS
| ISOLATION branch at Poughkeepse. was down TO-
day 10 get the associations tent out from the store
: house and to have 1t erected In Its accustomed
snot Mr. Wardie In charge OF the tent
large part OF the May encampment but II Will oe
| impossible to leave the Poughkeepsie association 10
come to Camp Townsend at this time OF year. mo
| tent will be In charge OF Messrs. Whiting ana AN
derson, former secretaries In w-1orK' anu .he'
will assume their duties soon az the tent Is
Mace which Mr. Warde said he hoped "ouio NC
Tomorrow morning. . .,,.. oorna to
Only a small detachment OF recruits came 10
we're only twenty-one in the detach NCs 1T
All came from NewY York this evening. ne 3 %.,
| who arrived to-day were Major James ~ 11,t
son OF Washington; Lieutenant He"es' oi oa'"'
more and Lieutenant Delano . o-rou, 4.
the officer of the day detailed for tomorrow 70
Canaan Richard Esmond officers OF tne euatu:
First Lieutenant Dow ana oecoho Leu'e
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