New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-30
GENERAL ROE INSPECTs THE CAMP:
HIS STATEMENT IN REGARD TO THE STATUS or

GENERAL, ROE INSPECTs THE CAMP.
HIS STATEMENT IN REGARD TO THE STATUS or
REGIMENTS THAT HAVE NOT VOLUNTEERED
Ma,or-Generai Foe. the division commander OF
the National Guard OF the State or New-fork' re-
turned to this city from Albany early yesterday
morning and Immediately went to Hampstead
Plains 70 examine tho arrangements for a camp
there He spent most OF the day there accom-
panied by members Of his stan Upon MS retur"
10 his office In the Stewart Building he SAID 10
newspaper men that the camp AT henps'e"'
Plains had been completely laid out by the ehgi-
reers and by Monday the camp would have
drainage system and water. The water supply
will be furnished by the Hampstead Water Com
pany.
Several caterers went TO see Generai roo ai'"
tried N pct the contract for furnishing food for
the miltiamen In camp. but General Zoe sa'n
there would br catering at the camp Inc
rnilltamen would have TO get up their own mess
he said and the strIctest discipline would DC
maintained It will not he a playtime TOT 'he
men in the camp
General Roe said that the assignment OF reg'-
nents OF volunteers from the Guard 10 TWO
canns had not been published correctly The stn.
a,h and 10Th Regiment volunteers Will &c 10
Peekskill while tho list. GOTH 4Ith. 6oth OF bui-
falo n provisional regiment from the foul'"
Brigade ard two regiments OF separate companies
from the Third Brigade will go 10 Hampstead
stead too. but Il had been ordered out because
It was understood that it had volunteered.
'If II did not volunteer the requisite percentage
It won't 60" General Roe said. The ORDERS 10 ~
to Hampstead apply only to those men In the res'
,ncnts named who have volunteered In the United
States service There will be no such thlng as
dsobcdcnce TO orders. II the 18th does not 60 OF
II any others do not so. They are ordered there
volunteers"
lie said that the 7th Regiment. tho "a ana the
I'D had not been kept ut home as punishment
for not volunteering as n reflection upon 'He''
I'VE might as we'll have It understood right ho"
that the keeping OF these regiments at nome was
not a reflection them. he said ne resio
ments left home viii have just as ho,loIao,e
duty 10 perform as those VINO are oIutlcu w. e.
did They have not been reflected upon III 'e
orders go, .. 49,, % ,,a
oficcrs They viii not necessarily have that
many when they go out Monday bnt u rs rs
thought they will be we'll mp 10 the marx. ~ ~
miliiiamcn who volunteer are TO be furloughed
hv the National Guard during the time they serve
for the United States. and their ofhcets VIII ~, os
I'm tho National Guard. II IL the intention or the
State authorities to begin recruiting me Natonai
Guard regiments at once. TO MI tho places OF ,ne
mon who 70 out in order 10 bring the fore" ior
state defence up to Its regular quota OF lfoy,,
men. The regiments which have volunteered 81,
M again. but when the is over the original
members who were furloughed TO go to the war.
In order 10 avoid complications the regiments
which volunteer for tho war General Roc thinks.
will receive their own regimental nufnners ne
fist Regiment volunteers will be called for m
tho regiments. although they remain intact VIII
be remembered.