New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-21
SOON TO LEAVE PEEKShlLL.
LAST TWO REGIMENTS MAY START
SOUTH IN A FEW DAYS.
FOUR MORE COMPANIES OF THE NINTH
MUSTERED IN-THE EIGHTH HOURLY


EXPECTING ORDERS.
Camp Townsend near Peckskill May % (SpeciaD.
-Brigadier-General Peter c. Doyle's COMMAND mas
been growing smaller and smaller in very RAPID
way during the last few days. and all that is ert
~ # tonight is the field and staff OF the sth
REGIMENT And even this small remnant OF COM
mand is not going to be his very long. Tor inc oh-
GERS composing IL are TO be sworn INTO inc Ohiteu
gates service tomorrow morning. After that there
will be little left for General Doyle 10 90, other
than to supervise tomorrow afternoons tea party
at which he will be expected to chaperon the
younger officers OF the regiments
There are quite a number or ofhcefs wives al"
relatives who have been stopping at nearby BOARD
lighthouses, and all Of them have been invited Do
have Major-General and Mrs. Roe. Invitations
have also been extended to the wives OF the PeeKs-
kill doctors who have been attending tho soldiers
now I'm the Peekskill Helping Hand Hospital III
with measles. The hosts are the officers at orisaoe
headquarters and they Will have a coid luncheon
served in the White House" In Quality Row. and
the band viii give q concert on the lawn In 'front.'
of the house. Altogether, 1t Is going 10 De very
pleasant little affair. and sort Of wind-up 10 wnat
is thought be the last week at Camp TOWNSEND
The 9Th had four companies mustered In to-day,
two this morning and two late In the ailef"oo''
Those taking the oath Of allegiance this morning
were Companies b and L. Company b was Cap
tain Picxhardts company. AS he had decided not
IN On to the front with the regiment 1t left the
company with only one officer. Second Lieutenant
Horace NJ Graft. He had taken his examination
for the captancy. and tad passed most creditaol''
His company was very anxious that no snouid oe
mustered In as their commanding officer, put as
that could only be dono upon authority from AZ
bany Lieutenant Graf had to muster In as sec
ond lieutenant In order to get his captancy ne
must resign as second lieutenant and the FeSsha-
ton must be accepted at the War Department
The other companies mustered in the afternoon
were: Company G-captain, Oscar ID. weed: hrst
lieutenant, Abraham L. Willcocks second leuteh-
ant vacant Company H-Captain. Warner s.
Young. first lieutenant, Franklin ID. L. walker
and second lieutenant. Wallace c. Parker. or the
battalion mustered. Washington Willcocks Will be
the major.
The sth Regiment has reported to the Adjutant-
General OF the United States Army at Washing
ton that It Is ready for service. 1t is hourly ex-
pecting orders to move. To-day the company OH
GERS were making up the inventories OF state prop
cry each company had. and the hospitaI corps was
packing its medicine chests -.
Each enlisted man Is TO nave one campaign nat
cap. one blouse; one pair OF trousers one pan
or leggings. one blanket, one poncho, one meat
can knife one fork, one spoon, ono cup, one
Merriam pack. one haversack and strap. one can
teen and strap Springfield bayonet rine, caliDre
i5: one woven cartridge belt, and, when needed. or
when he goes into the field. forty rounds or am
munition All OF this. with the exception OF me
The FIVE hours daily drill that tho sth and 9Th
have had FOR mos; three "Gsss has ads ne %on o
the 9Th to-day showed a great Improvement, ana
as the larger companies passed the visitors who
had gathered In the field there was much applause
for the excellent alignment.
The SINS stan Is complete with me exception o!
chaplain one mas psen name v he VIM
held. Tne regiment II not suro just where II WIZ
be ordered. but the sth has been notified that
II will be sen, 10 Chickamauga after II has been
mustered IN.