New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-03
pEEKSKILL CAMP OPENED.
THE SUNSET GUN AND THE BUGLE CALL
ECHO ALONG THE HUDSON HILLS
THREE THOUSAND MEN SPEND THEIR FIRST
NIGHT MEATH THE CANVAS ROOFS OF

% three Of the organizations Of the National Guard
which were designated by the Governor 10 respond
"a the cal for troops and the State reservation be-
oan,e for the Arst time In its existence the drilling
,lsce o. troops ready for active service The Sth
,,h ard 18th regiments were ordered to report AZ
me camp. and Brigadier-Genera Peter 9 Doyle. n
IRE Fourth Brigade. designated comma nd
ing oricer OF the post
General Doyle arrived al Albany on Sunday a; ?
=, m accompanied ny the following members OF his
staff. Lieutenant-ColOnel F s Gregg. surgeon.
vaior 7. W Pettihone inspector. Major John II
Rel Guartermaster Major Martin Cary. Judge ad-
vocate: Major Charles NJ Ransom inspector % rife
,ractce Major Henry G. Wadsworth commlssary.
and CAPTAIN Uiman II Smith aide-de-camp They
wee passengers on the train which left Albany AZ
-M A m and the party. e. boarded the train.
received a salute from the members Of the I'd Sepa-
rate Company. which drawn up in line NJ the
station awaiting the train on which the mAn were
- be taken 20 the Long Island camp.
The train bearing The pos; commander and. his
staff made special stop at Roa Hook. where
teams were IN waiting 70 take the officers to camp
where a detail from the lst Battery, upder Ser
rean, Herman Ringelmann had already arrived.
colonel Storey Colonel c. J. Greene Major Robert
L Banks ir and Major F. O. Roessh. who had
hesn ordered 10 camp for duty on the staff Of the
commanding officer. met General Doyle. and the
party made hasty inspection Of the camp. and
all expressed themselves a. pleased with It's condi-
ton and surprised at the perfect arrangement
which had been made in the short time. To those
officers who had the place when II was ar
ranged as q camp Of instruction the tented city
looked greatly changed.
THREE VILLAGES OF TENTS.
Instead OF large group Of six hundred or
seven hundred tents. they formed three distinct
groups OF about four hundred tents each. one or
these IS situated the old camp ground. one on
the great lawn which has been used by the cavalry
nd artillery 81 canning place and drill grOODl,
and further west.
The old campground is in most respects Ike II
has been for many years. The streets are laio out
IN the same way. Quality Row. which became
famous through the talks on camp I've delivered
by General McLewec; the BARRIERS tents ana
everything about the place like the camps
where National Guardsmen have gone FOR years LOT
a weeks outing The tents are the same that nave
done service on the reservation. but tho fact that
the present tour 70 Peekskill was one or WORK
and not Of play. and that the men who were IN
camp there would he expected 10 do soldiers duty
md even encounter some Of the harishlps OF
,oldier's life became evident soon az one TOOK
o peep into the tents. Some were provided with 'he
old camp cots but others were entirely bare hut
there was a board floor 10 each tent a luxury
which members Of the Guard probably never aP-
preciated so fully as last night The new parts
~ .ha carnp are still more realistic and give the
-nen a better idea 81 what they will ind when they
60 10 the front The tents have neither moor nor
furniture and those men who we're assignee 10
these new parts took their first degree in camp
life with some Of rs unpleasant features thrown IN
NOW KNOWN AS CAMP TOWNSEND
Altar making the tour Of the camp. General
povle established temporary headquarters at IN"
White House. and issued the following oIoet:
HEADQUARTERS Camp Townsend. near Peekskill'
eve SiysTn compliance with General Order No.
the Undersigned hereby assumes command or camp
near Peekskil, which Is hereby designated camp
sseond"rhe following STAT sPRon% n, rs ARE are
hereby announced for the Information OF q" cum
ceitnel G. James Greene. assistant inspec or
FsFsTa a. oon al " FoyS ~ creso surgeon
Fourth Brigade, as surgeon ,,s Third
Maj9r Ei~92S d. n 5ssafv
Msior Rober, l. BANKS IT, as assistant in
MAJOR M5jof Loffin W Pettibone. as inspector.
Maior Martin Carey as 1ndFsadvoo2'e o. small
arr1S practice and ordnance office.
aIagur Henry c. Wadsworth. assistant in com
:lissary department
MAJOR John IL Rai s as asa5te5esieT
General DOYLE has spoken OF naming the old
camp Townsend the next Porter and the west
camp Tillnghast. but in order TO avoid confusion
he named the whole reservation in honor OF General
Frederick Townsend who Adjutant-General
when the camp OF instruction was founded. and
took a deep interest In It's development.
soon after General Doyle had issued his order the
officers Of the United States Army who have been
detailed muster the troops into the regular ser
vice arrived in camp from West Point They were
Iieutena ~ Colonel George ". Davis. 18th United
States Infantry: Captain James Parker. 4th United
States Cavalry: FIRST Lieutenant Granger Adams.
9th United States Artillery and Lieutenant William
Weigel Eth United States Infantry; Quarters
were assigned 70 these officers In the White House
and while General Doyle's men were making ar
for the Tec 2tagy peSa4ke an for camp
m1Tk
which Win take the State troops OF
the control Of the State authorities ana make them
The next arrivals IN camp were I'VE officers OF the
Cap.ain Chalmers all Of the medical department.
epa ara = Ppm Sng pa The had been detailed TO
assist a. keeping me crowd back from the "dse OF
away the gangpiank was drawn in, and the offlcefs
we're lef, on shore Bur they nnrrsc 20 me
lne later and after 50 many peS Sp ~, fa last
hall a Young man appeared at headquarters WHO
.rsyor rnenber o. The Ninth Company Of the TN
Regiment who had taken his discharse d i e d. D.,
men, IN which command ne hoped to receive
commission.
THE NINTH HAS THE BEST CAMP.
1t was decided by General Doyle early In the Gay
Ma, the e,h Regiment by virtue OF its sehlo'l'S,
should naye the old csmp-ground. Win us Hooi'u
tents and superior accommodations, mat 'he ~"
Regiment should have the next camp, ana t'd' '''
FAR camp be reserved for the l2'h Regiment anu
this arrangement was carried out later "heh '"'
troops arrived A. 40 p m. the hrst ,dnSPo'I
-, 80 -ot,. GO was watched closely by all
H. camp until she landed at ROa HOOK rom 'nr
h.un wheYe religious services are usually TIA no no
sundays during the camp season, ,he M; hnsIe
seen Is they came from the boat ana t!c p ny
calls echoed through the valley as the column toSn
M me lie re- mach Several stops were madc
along Inc and the mcn pa 1ted unaer tar r
den q al ina, goes 70 make up heaVy ma'c'''S
order -, ...ra,cn
Al SIS the head Of the line reached the enoIan no
to the ~ grounds and the battery on the pa 1ue
ground Numbered out welcome OF twenty -one
guns Ola D1ndenbsrg answered BACK shot lot Hliot
he s,sce - SHINES and the State fag were Sent
20 the tops 81 The narpoes and the State camp OF
lrstruciior was formally opened as a canlP 81