New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-22
ENGINEERS AT PEEKShILL.
MEN OF THE FIRST REGIMENT GET l>'
CAMP TOWNSEND ~ ORDER-RETtN-
MING TO DRILL


, c.,,n rov,.end. near Peekskin. June Fl (specan
: The lit,lc defachment from the lst United States
! Volunteer Engineers which came 10 camp Town
sond Yesterday noon has made i'seif Thoroughly -
home and is getting The camp into eXoehent coh''
I ton for those who will iofn II Ever since the ar
rival Of the men they have busted themselves IN
pol,ing the grounds and putting M tents toF mem
SLEEVES and the detachment which came tonight
Tho work has LEI, them l.tCe time for recreation
Tho tents erected are some Old state wall tents
thai were in me s;creA 'Eses In" 'e"'S '','
F ,,,-,ar, = n be provided pith have not arrived
hYi there ira enough 81 the old ones ~ ahs"F. ''
n-esen. needs \ dozen = the tents suNloe" -
borsa the detachment last night. and seventeen
NOV. voro ri,, IN to-day for the newcomers foN'
cfc4rs' tents A. the ends of the streets She''e'
the line officers who are here. and Lieutenant
Colonel Harry + Hodges and his temporary S'''A
are I'm the large double hospital tents
The detachment which came Yesterday nnmoe'en
o,i, fort,-elx men and twelve officers The orc'Is
ere. IIeu,cnant Colonel Harry +. Hodges. > ..
Ou,r.o~rnaster David T. Hough. Of New roFN' "a
tain William q Ramsay. of New-Jersey, O't'.''
William, p Parsons Of NeV-York FIRST Lieu,
Maurice \ Viele. ~ Katonah. y J. F"', -
.crart Z VI Sewtellc ~ Washington Secon''
,,.,o,,, u y Rishop ir Of New-York second
,,..o,or. walker ABBOTT. Of Massachusetts, Sec
d : io,,,nart George Perrine Of New-lorK Bee
o,d lieutenant Henry = Walker. OF boston a ~
~ Admiral Walker. retired Acting SerEe'i, .
to,rv e Nelson and CuarfernliS'rr-S" 81 e'"''
Frank II Hoyt .-o,,s,oo.l
,r,a r-i,-ates have been organized az P'oF''''I'
C.a-r,a,, . which Is commanded by captain W
=, por,oov ard Iieutcnants H. T. Bishop ana H.
u ,,-,lLor &c AEON as recruits arrive they WI" ~
or,,,Ized into provisional companies NJ SlNF ~"
oach and officers assigned temporarily 10 ~.
comnand When the entire regiment j. j" '"''''
VIII be reorganlzed permanentH .,,,,, ~
v,bue tho fre, det1 chmcnt 70 arrive was Sn''" ~
81 90
,.,s ,-,r, .he various recruiting stations III h'S
49, Nou-york Philadelphia. Baltimore N'S'''-
tom and Norfolk Va. As fast as the men ar i ~,
rbysioal.v ~ the recrultrS-siauons 'neH WI
cont TO camp The detachm"nt@ WIN" 90 t..
,,h. numbered thlry men. among mem 49,
,,.,', r,ueon son u, Thomas \ Edison l''
,.,, -.o-o i'm charge 81 Battalion Ouar'e'"f'
c..,,,, V.hiiohoad and after they nad ha' '-P
80 ,,..,o assigned 70 Provisional 'ompa".
morrow, NIGHT thirty from Boston. "''
ptradeiohi, and 0fiv from N""-i''N az
pc-tcd 49,. ,e, tho on.
7, fl. ,n,nossibls - coriectur" JUST F"'" 49,.
-, c.iu DO Gathered together. i'r '"-
,,,.,.- rafirg 80 pass 'he phys 'A'l'','' ,
i.-.e ian, 81 l., expected that ~ tne ehu ~ -
,r ton davs the entire command W" $50 .
r-,,.n.ord As the regiment WI. nav st.,.
=, ....-. ,,b., lied uu1r 20 do So me N'S' "','
- he aiken M viii Boo infantry arm y ar '.'..
,.r.a1o ~ -nc men have never ma" az -.
No. ..r,.,,or and this IS true OF L." OLA
a-s .o~ all have been accepted for th"'r $50
,f,o NJ crsru.crlug rather than tn'" t ,"'r
,,'ilt,r, tactics The .ater can sv' - l,iifs
rart! QUARRY hy men Who nave 'a',S f,f"-o ih. en-
Of study that j. viii n3i ue 'o,6 ,,,h m th. ~
'Tiu ~ tlko up ihc dltics when ,A' IN
mn, vas organ ri to perl )ri". ~, ,, ~ ,te
to-a't ia 'ar ,.r. ori.rei ON for in'ir hr.t
work IN TINS me- and tor tne pnIPoSt %, ,.S con-
sl-,' ~ 60 d,,,icd .fto squads ~ f1ur carl,
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