New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-10
ENGINEERS MUSTERED IN,
COMPANIES II AND OF THE FIfSi HI"
MENT SWORN INTO UNITED
STATES SERVICE.

Camp Townsend. near PeekskilI July (Speciap',
Companies n and OF the lst Regiment. '"'..u
States Volunteer Engineers were sworn '''o '
United States service to-day. Tnis iea.eS o
two companies Of the regiment. and NJ. 10 DE mus
tered and brings the I'd Battalion. under MAO.
Louis Duncan into the service. and puts the OF
Battalion into fair way to be mustered III ''e
first of the week.
Company nearly ready Tor muster "
terday evening that little was left to DC zone
to get II into shape to-day and 1t reported " '''
tenant W. NJ Cruikshank at $50 this morning An
hour later It was a company OF United states SOL
diers with a full list OF non-commssioned o'ncerS
The captain Of the company Is Captain ASel Ames
and Its lieutennnts First lieutenant AAeNa"uci
Dow and second lieutenant Harry u Dea''o'
Cap,aln Ames and Lieutenant Dclano were not IN
camp at the time OF the muster. so the company
was In command OF Lieutenant Dow bu' '"'
absence of these officers did not matter TOT com
mIss,oned officers do not have to be sworn In petore
the mastering officer Their COMMISSIONS co'"e
directly from the President OF the On'tel o'"'es'
and they take their oaths OF allegiance peioie
notary pubc or any other officer authorized oy
law to administer oaths.
The non-commissione1 officers OF the COMPANY
are: Sergeants-John Van Leuven. expert teies-
rainier and locomotive engineer, or New-torh O'''
Clarence A. Harraden. an electrician OF C"e'',
Mass; Isaac Hardy, topographicai ehs'"ee'' "
New-York city: Philip ". Lauriat. master MAJ
Superintendent Of railroad construction henry r.
Robertson, Il civil engineer West Newton 'asa
Rertc A. Parln civil engineer and surveyor u.
Dorchester Mass. and George W. hae' c'e'N' "
Boston, who has served In the Ihlted 0'a''' w
airy and artillery in the West
Corporals-Georgc y. Buckley, civil engineer anu
surveyor. of Westminster Mass. Henry burke
eanner and paInter of South Boston Mass; joseph
rator laborer and teamster Roxbury Mass; Johh
Fisher contractor. OF New-York city be""e''
Mass an electrician experienced win 9o'i "
lights of Roxbury Mass: Ludlow l." MENUS CIV
engineer OF Albany. y. Y; Alfred w hennr'i.'
civil engineer. OF Medford Mass. ana hnn' H.
ter carpenter. New-iIaven. conn.
NusicIans-Robert f. McVey. laborer. South Bos-
ton Mass. and Ralph Ryder contractors man.
Chappaqua N Y
COMPANY r. mustered in this afternoon has not
a complete lis. of non-commssioned omcers' o"''
two sergeants and three corporals having Deeh ap-
pointed out OF the eight sergeans and eight COZ
porals allotted each company The company ~ III
command Of Captain Charles F. kahler' anu us
lieutenants are: First lieutenant, James E' He"eS'
and second Lieutenant. Daniel g. Morton Its non
commissioned officers far as appointed are ser
geants-Jonn H. Best. civil engineer. Baltimore
Nd and Charles g. Cook civil engineer. Of the
same place Corporals-Hugh Pollock military
engineer. Baltimore. Nj: Edward H. Hayes car
penter. New Haven Conn. ana r PsIp f. ''''
The musicians John w. klnsley; carpents.'
Ph.Ialephia Penn. and William j. Wilson: ma
chinist Boston Mass The company clerk IL Aoei
MacReynods clerk. Doylestown, Penn. 40, ,,.
As soon as the kitchens are In shape tne coohs
OF the lst Battalion going 10 try their nands a.
getting up fine dinners and In practlsine cooN ,h
GENERALLY so that when the regiment taxes t.e
field it viii feel OF having light bread nuny
biscuits and nicely roasted joints 10 feed upon pio
/ yiding the supplies at hand for the COOKS 10
draw upon. -. -, ,.,,,o,,
The postoflce moved to-day from the pavilion
in front Of the restaurant over TO tent on the
north OF the regimental camp. o,
! church services will be held tomorrow by Cnap'
lain Fobes in the mess hall. the same as last sun,
day and the Catholic members OF the regimen, WI"
! bc allowed 70 attend mass in the village Al
o'clock In the afternoon there VIII be services "
the Young Mems Christian Association tent wnicN
is now in place and in charge OF Charles u. Amer
son an1 John c. Whiting. - .
! Companies f. +. G. and "a having been mus
tered they were to- night designated as the "a bat
/ talon and assigned TO the command OF Coione
/ Louis Duncan.