New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-24
WET AT CAMP BLACK.
NO SWEARING IN YESTERDAY ON Ac-
COUNT OF THE WEATHER.

THE srxrY-N1Nr1 REGIMENT STARTS FOR CHICK
AMAUoA To-DAY-rO MARCH THROUGH
SOME OF THE CTTY's sTRnErs-0EN-
rRAL ROE WAITING FOR GEN
ERAL PENNINGTON.
Business was suspended at Camp Black yester-
day on account of the weather. All day long
drzzng rain Of the most displrting kind fell on
the field. keeping the men IN their tents. except
when most urgent business called them out Cap
tain Schuyler decided that the immediate need for
more volunteer soldiers was not so pressing that
Il would pay to line the up under the open sky
for the ceremony OF swearing them IN. 80 ne an
nounced soon after breakfast that the swearing IN
Of the 47th and 2od regiments would be postponed
until this morning or until later II the weather
conditions DO not improve materially.
Captain Schuyler told Colonel Eddy, Of the 41th
20 have his men ready at o'clock this morning.
and Colonel Eddy will have no difficulty In obey
ing Every company In his regiment is fully re-
cruted, although nearly five hundred lack some
detail Of their equipment. On Sunday sixteen men
were tempted by their visitors 10 break tho guard
lines and go home for short visit, but all re-
turned Private Albert Goetz. Of Company X, was
sent homo by the Colonel 10 support his wife and
child. Colonel Eddy has sent away several men
who have left home and become soldiers for the
obvious purpose OF avoiding their family duties
He does not wan; that kind OF soldiers and he
patriot OF a better kind has been found in the
pot 18th Battalion. He is Private william H. Val
enune OF Company d. The physical examiners
were about to reteot him because he had ham
mer'' toe foot He asked II he would be
accepted II tho crooked Joint were amputated. The
answer was In tho affirmative. and Private Valen-
tine secured a leave OF absence. He went to the
Long Island College Hospital. IN Brooklyn. where
tho operation was performed on Friday. Yester-
day a letter received in camp from Valentine.
Wednesday. unless the regiment had orders to
move before. In that case he said. he would try
to get away sooner. While he was under tho In
Huence Of ether he thought he was drilling on
the hald- He has not yet told his mother about
the operation. because he feared that she would
not allow him to have It performed. On his re-
turn Private Valentine Is likely to be promoted
20 the grade Of corporal
Tho 69th Regiment received final orders IN the
morning to start for Chickamauga this morning.
The Goth Is to have the muchsought privilege.
which has not been granted to the other depart
ing regiments, OF marching through the city. IT
will break camp at o'clock. and march out at 3.
Boarding tho trains of the Long Island Railroad.
Il win 90 to Long Island City. reaching there about
$780, On leaving the ferry at Thirty-fourth-st,
the regiment will march to First-ave.. to Thirty
fourth-st.. to Fortieth-st. 10 F1fth-ave to Twen-
ty-third-st. and to the Communpaw ferry Colo
mel Duffy has his command in excellent condition.
although a large percentage are new recruits
who have learned little about military life except
the first rudinents The men eager to be
assigned to the Philippines expedition. but they
hardly expect such good luck The new ferry-ooat
Joseph O'Donohue. of tho New-York and Brook
lyn Ferry Company. will take the regiment across
the North River TO Jersey.
Mail has begun to arrive at Camp Black for
s hui en- dhs S h @
mediate arrival are on record General koe Goes
ready to turn over the camp to The Regular Army
officers With the mastering IN OF ne ath ana
will end but he will not leave camp until General
Pennington arrives.
Orders have been issued for the dsbanding OF
Brigadier-General Butts staff.
Lieutenant-C Colonel Maus. Of the medical stan.
report shows that 17.M7 men were examined in or:
der to find the thirteen thousand required 10 MI
twenty-four hundred were examined to Ill the eth
and Sth regiments at Peekskill The percentage OF
Iernnr Ssfionai GSaTdsmen While the city resi
ments had to be hned up with recruits who had
not US y,
needed fewer recruits because most OF them had
q hundred members. more than the required num-
est number Of reflections, because its proportion
Of recruits was smaller The 18Th Regiment ,on OF
]. Nelson Borland has resigned his commission
Of s. Hf a Sas Seeh rsi
to I'll the vacancy Second Lieutenant William F.
sss
land will seek 10 enter the Regular Army he re-
leaving camp.
A RECRUIT FROM ROCHESTER INSANE.
BROUGHT FROM CAMP BLACK TO BELLEVUE Beg
G1Na PEOPLE TO DEFEND THE FLAG.
Private Joseph A. White. Of the Sd New-York
Volunteers. was brought from Camp Black, AT
Hampstead. TO this city yesterday and placed IN
the insane pavilion at Bellevue Hospital. Enthu-
eiasm to go to the front and excitement over the
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