New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-29
VACCINATION AT CAMP TOWNSEND
TWO HUNDRED AND FOTRTFEN MEN
PASSED THROUGH THE SURGEONS
HANDS YESTERDAY


Csmn TOWNSEND Peekskill June 90 fspeciaD -
Surgeon Walter Webb has not put IN such
busy dav ir camp since he came h"re last week
as he I'D to-day. when nc began the vaccination or
The 1st battalion OF The regiment o' cngineers
Two hundred and fourteen were vaccinated. and
tonight they are wondering II their arms VIII no'
be sore enough by morning TO LEI them on
drill As the rifles they TO carry have not
come and Il is not necessary 10 touch elbows
Under the new drill regulations. they have figured
out that their chances are pretty slim. Tho entire
regiment will be vaccincted before leaving camp
and no one will he excused unless vaccination
scab IS stu clingng TO his arm.
There was no mastering to-day. but Company I
will be ready for the ceremony tomorrow Captain
Archibald r Livingston, who reported at camp to-
night Will nave command Of the company Pro-
visionsl Company D is expected to be rendy BY
Thursday and with It's muster the ontire lot
Battalion will be IN the United States service In
tho drill without arms the companies forming THIS
battalion are progressing most satisfactorily
few movements IN company formation have been
tried and they were not badly done for new
,roons Two or three weeks more drN ought 70
nut them into such shape that they could be used
effectively at the front but II is possible tney
NAV be ordered away in shorter time than that
Provisional Company D the fourth company IN
the battalion. is in command OF Captain Charles
T. Brecse.
Yesterday Provisional Company e the FIRST COM
pany OF the % Battalion. wes organized. and
from # Company VIII be taken. Provisional
Company f was formed this evening. and is in
command OF First Lieutenant Joseph r Haskin
These companies will be mustered In as soon as
noss,ble Tonight at retreat rocall there were
475 enlisted men In camp. and about twenty OH
GERS Three detachments Of recruits. "ao arrived
this evening, brought the total up 70 az. thero
being in the lot twenty new men from Boston
twentv-six from Philadelphia and ffty-one from
New-York a still larger number is expected to-
morrow
Chaplain Tobocs reported at camp today an. and
will probably holG services here on sunday. fathcr
church Of the Assumption, Peekskill. will take care
Of me spiritual welfare O.: ne engineers OF nis
faith and he IS now da'ly visitor at camp To-
day ne was nakns no,ad 9
hv non-comnissioncd officers. to attend services IN
~ c6ntnn" his visits just TIE same confes-
S' Capta.n Merritt NJ Smith Of the regiment. was
in cam n lcw hours lie was on MS way from
Washington. where he has had recruiting Of
fee. 10 Troy. Binghamton and Buffalo where he
VII omen recruiting offices for existing recruits
from those cities. Captain Smith IS New York
man and an exofiicer Of nc IN regiment CnIet
Another visitor heartily welcomed by The quar-
s fFn1St chief clcrk Of the Post QuariermasteT
Inn and 20 talk over departmental affairs VII
the officers Of the QuarterInaster's Department He
returned TO the Point IN the late afternoon 49,
Tirutenant- Colonel Hodges returned from the city
today and resumed the command OF camp colonel
(iriffn Is cNpccltu to-Iho' IV"
II was not known in camp whether he would bring
tho regiments headquarters with MIN or not 49,.
The day has been very warm ana sutry. nu,
,bore has been little fatigue work TO do. Instead
,bis afternoon pail team from Company A. cap
taincd by Private william l. ltdson beat nine
from Company by score Of p TO IL
concratulatory letter was written by no Cor
nnn Graduates In the regiment and sent this after
ncn, 70 tho Cornell crews and Coach Courtney at
Saratoga Lake. The letter was signed by G: NJ
S.ni,b 'a1. II c Nelson go ". Y. Kelley, SO: G..
HS,,rsb al. a 5 Downey '9s: Joseph Swindes
q. D. h. Dixon 80: Jasper Rand 81: a b Ryder
~ and George Waesche ~. The letter congratu-
london course and urged them 10 win more laurels
d Smrc@on WEBB had another patient in the hos:
ni.aI tent to-day. He was Private Fernan. ana
r. bod a slight touch Of bronchitis. His condition
Us not al all serious. Otherwise the health OF
the camp is perfect 4,
Tho offcer OF the day detailed for tomorrow il
second Lieutenant George Perrine