New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-01
AT THE ENGINEERS CAMP.
OVER sEI EN- HUNDRED MEN NOW IN TIKI
RANKS AT PEEKSKILL - SOME
HEAT REGISTRATIONS

Camp Townsend near Peekskill. June 30 Csps.
ciaD-The Ist Regiment Of United States Volun.
te4r Engineers IS now nearly filed up Tonight
with the new recruits who arrived In the day there
are over seven hundred men in camp. and Of these
three companies haro been mustered and one 10
almost ready 10 De sworn in. Tho latter is Com
pany 2 or what Was until tonight Provisional
Company T.. Hut general orders read At retreat this
evening designate Provisional Company f as Pro-
visio1al Company d. with Lieutenant Wilson In
command. Captain Breese retaining his command
Of former Provisional Company D, which only
changed it's letter TO F.. Captain Breese's company
may also be ready for muster tomorrow. In which
event the I'd Battalion will have Us first company
In the service
With many r'sn In the camp and battalion
about mustered the discipline is becoming s,rcter,
and thing beinG managed more and moe on
military basis The chain of fentries has been ex.
tended dntii II numbers twelve posts beshles the
outpost al the creek landing and General orders
No i6 published tonight announce tho rules 10 be
observed at each post. These rules among other
things specify that sen,r.es AT the ENTRANCES 10
camp are 10 permit 70 member Of the regiment 20
leave the grounds without pass In writing signed
by the adjutant. and to allow dsordery persons
to enter the drill grounds No strangers will DO
permitted on The parade grounds during drills or
ceremonies and special orders for all sentlnes pro-
vide that they are ito allow sire 1gers 10 enter
camp without a pass In writing. signed by the ad.
tutant. unless accompanied by an ol1ceT. OF pro"
ceedng along the general parade to the headquAr.
ters tents
ITO allow strangers 10 cross their posts or 20
pass along any posts except Nos and Chose ex.
tending along the road just east Of the Tents
by the word camp in the foregoing instructions
is understood the tented space occupied by tho
troops as quarters"
While this leaves the grounds generally open, IL
shuts out the camp from the visitor unless he has
a
FIRST COMPANIES GET ARMS.
Arms were issued to-day Companies A and 3.
who have been uniformed. and they will begin ex-
ercises in the manual tomorrow. To designate tho
hour for this drill and 10 make one or TWO other
chiiges, the following order vas read tonight:
HEADQUARTERS list L. S. Vol. Eng,
Camp Townsend. near Peekskill June So 1888.
The order Of daily service for this camp. given in
Orders No . is heretv amended az az, follows ,o. ~
which muskcts have been issued.
Drill a. m TO $50 a m
Fatigue. $40 a. m. to 10 % a. m.
The remainder Of the services remains IN
''""SF' IIEG t;TENANT-coLONEL HODGES
COMPANY C. which was mustered yesterday, will
draw It's uniforms and o-morrow. and be able
thereafter 20 join Companies A and B on the llne
formed at evening retreat. for. in conformity 70
the line for this ceremony.
A NUMBER OF NEW RECRUITS.
The recruits to-day numbered ninety-one men.
Twenty-three from Scranton. in command OF Jo-
seph II Duggln. formerly a captain IN the 18th IN.
fan;ry Pcnnsylv mia National Guard; twenty-four
from Boston. Ia command Of Sergeant Harry y.
Scyler. and forty-fou from New-fork. In COM
mand OF Lieutenant Gillespie. The detachment
which came from New-York made up OF twen-
ty-fiye from New-Yorh city, seven from Washing
ton and twelve from Baltin There were no
new arrivals OF officers.
The vaccination of the men went on to-day unin:
terruptehy. and by night three hundred men had
passed under Surgeon Webbs lancet. He will con-
tinue the work tomorrow.
Commissions for Lieutenants l.. r. Hamilton.
William Hopkins and Joseph r. Haskin were re.
ceiyed By those 1entlC men to-day.
Colonel Griffin went 10 the city to-day. but T. exc
pected 70 he back in camp again tomorrow. Mean.
time AFOREMENTIONED Hodges is in command
The day has been hot although breeze has pre-
vailed most OF the time The men, particularly
those not accustomed 10 outdoor work, have felt
keenly About fifteen were Frustrated In the day,
bur were quickly revived VIXEN taken in the shade
OF these four cases occurred while Companies A
and were standing IN line listening to the gen.
era orders that were being read after retreat had
been sounded.
The entire park OF tents IL now established, with
the exception OF few officers tents Colonel Grif
An and the field staff will probably take up quar-.
tiers in the Of the regimental park after the
entire regiment gets in quarters.