New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-08
YESTERDAY AT PEEKSKILL.
EXAMINATIONS PROGRESS RAPIDLY AND
BUT FEW MEN ARE REJECTED.
R1p,c1LE PREVENTS SOME OF THE MEN ADMIT
TING r1IIA NEEDS OIL, THOSE DEPEND

TING; THE NEEDS OF THOSE DEPEND
ENr UPON THEM
Camp Townsend May (speciaD-with the mus
caring In to-day OF Major S. Dana Hubbard and
lieutenant John Il. l. Hommedieu. surgeons OF the
OH Regiment. the medical stan OF that regiment
vas ready TO proceed with the physical examina-
,,on OF the officers and in their commands
And they began their labors in the early after
,oon Immediately after the mastering OF Lieuten-
ont L'Hommedieu There is still vacancy IN
the medical staff Of the regiment. occasioned by
surgeon William F. Woodend's decision 10 remain
a, home but that does not defer the exaTnina-
lions any as two surgeons on the staff are sum
cieDt 10 condu-t them. The vacancy. however VIII
he filled before the regiment Is mustered.
FEW MEN ARE REJECTED.
IN the 9Th and 18th regiments the examinations
have been going rapidly forward all day, there De-
ting nm average Of one man examined In every SIX
minutes Very few are being rejected. The reason
FOR this seems be the very rigid examination the
recruits underwent before coming TO camp. Those
already in the regiments had had just MS severe
an examination when they enlisted In the Guard
and the announcement of athletics In all the or
sanizat!ons Of he Gaard have had a tendency to
keep the enlisted in excellent condition. In
the 18th Regiment. out OF two hundred men eN-
amined to-day. only five were rejected and IN the
s,h Regiment the percentage or rejccuons was sdiu
10 be as low per cent.
The Field and STAFF OF the 18th Regiment were al
examined physically yesterday and to-day. and AL
were passed so that the officers Of the regiment
ready 10 go the front with the regiment are;
Colone! Robert w Leonard, Lieutenant-Coone
Charles j. Setter. Major Charles S Burns Major
Washington Content, Adtutant William j. Senior
,elin Ouartermastcr Winthrop CowdiH; cAlet sur
room Major George G. Ward: assistant surgeon
FIRST Lieutenant John =. Haden assistant surgeon
First Lieutenant Thomas {. Chalmers chap.",n'
Roderick Terry of the Field and STAFF Captain r. H.
Triton First Lieutenant Frederick Nermi'ye anu
Second Lieutenant Rhine,ander Waldo. OF company
4. Captain Charles. A. Smylie. FIRST Lieu'e"a..'
c,o,hen : Johnson and Second Lieutenant r l.. '.
Hoppn OF Company r; Captain Thomas f1uso'
rtrst Lieutenant Thomas Romano ana oeoo"'
Lieutenant Francis }. Burke OF company - o"P
tain 6 Schierelin Stebbins First LIEUTENANT ne"o
A do Russy and Second Lieutenant j. heroel'
~',.or,o ~ Comnany u; Captain William r. Jud-
= r,-s. lieutenant W r. Downs and SECOND
Y,au.enan, Monson Morris OF Company 4 captain
# c Buck First Lieutenant James '" l. c'e
s,d Second Lieutenant Percy NJ Burril' o. I'm
many F; Captain G. r. Dyer. First LleU,e''",''
Hartman and Second Lieutenant 2 J. Behha!u' %
co,ona,v G.. CAPTAIN David Banks jr. First Lieu
,o,ont V T. Post and Second Lieutenant a. -
waite OF Company II; Captain Charles SM''h' /" D
lieutenant Nelson B. Burr ana SECOND Lac 0'',
r II Wainwright. Of Company j. Oap'a'" 'V'''
plakc First Lieutenant william II. come" a..1
send Lieutenant Edwin O. Power. OF company ~
a. Nj. '
r,-,.- ana Second Lieutenant Osgood smith, u
Company l.. and Captain Newbod Morris fi's'
Lieutenant Peter 3. Pilot and Second Lieu
Tompkins McIvaine. OF Company M 49,.
rba o%cers in the other two regiments nave no'
~ &c va, PASSED their physical examinations ou' II
&C. r,5erstood that all who pass the physical eA
an,na;ion will accompany their regiments
RIFLES REGARDING EXEMPTION.
Capta.n James Parker. Of the Attn l. D CaNa..s.
tho camp mastering officer issued '''e -
memorandum 10 the regimen'aI su'eeo' 49,,
49, beean the examination Of the men IN 'ne"
49, Consc-,p,ion act Of 1863 exempted from mill
tary duty persons as follows aSSs1sen, mother.
!. The only son OF aged or nhrm parents DE-
ptncTThh on only brother Of orphaned children DE-
fashsT Gt m OF Sim children not
Therefore similar ease s 5IT c %nef Be ac
Sep,ed can the charge Of lack Of psiTio''s yolD
,ough. assnst sgCn T SHe under the
ent call whose absence from nom ,o' nj: de-.
would bring hardship and suDe'i"e u"
It is requested tha- examining surgeons 'e'' '"e
attention recruits 10 the above o..
.,,r,a eureeons have been particularly requested
.a,d Captain Parker TO carefully inquire OF each
recruit whether ne has any one dei'hue". uio.'
So, {, accordance with the memorandum have
rad sent 10 each reg,mental EHamlh!''s Dom
Irhere are men In the regiments VINO 10 "", ,
.r,,ias or relatives dependent upon theh, anu
.hn, ought NOT to enlist. | will cite VPcal case
~, cane under my observation yesterday
wan was being examined by one Of The res''he"'a'
Board Of Surgeons. The examiner
.IIava YOU any one dependent upon you'
..,,-,.b q s,rong endeavor 10 restrain MS emu
,,on The man answered: Yes; have fAo.nei
and her four little children VINO are Supp0''' -
me . .,,~ Moth .r ..
doesn't your father he!p supp0'' '
"'No. sir. he does no'
raw dollars and a half day
:. .co,ld YOUR mother support herself without
your assistance?
"'No sir 49,, ro
what is your mother going TO 60 "hen you 81
away" ,.o,., know
81 don't know what she Cd" w.
how she Will get along.
Then why DO you enlist? inquired INC ca
aminer. ,.a nv, ~
because | don't want 70 be drummed OUT "a
camp don't 10 DO treated IKE '"''' ~
were treated the other day
MEN FEAR COMRADES RlDlcuhH
There are plenty Of such men In inc reg '".'.,''
continued the Captain. "and II ~ Il sna'o .' d.,
should DO led on by thei- comrades 10 en''s'' ~
The surgeons are going into THIS SUBJECT ''e'
alo,g and &, ought 10 be done all over the country
An enormous crime is being committee 'ha' II -
,o, don. Men are being forced into the service
b. their comrades without regard TO those VINO ".
suffer by H. To induce them 10 eniist inc 'a'''' -
.rn ,oid that This war will only last for TWO
months while the remainder are told that there Is
going 10 be Il chance for fighting In CUBA anu
that {, VIII probably last for some time. very
few men have the moral courage to say / cannot
20 ! am necessary TO my Inother anu ~ '"'
brothers and sisters
An excellent opportunity Is afforded the surgeons
OF getting a, these facts. for the men. when 'he'
are examined are taken into the examination 'ei,'
only three al i time. They are more likely 10 la"
f,eey before a small number Those VINO shy
they have any dependent upon them anu "'
sist upon enllsting are permitted 10 DO So Du. q
note ,s made OF T.. and Captain Parker Will have
talk with each one individually before he taxes the