New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-12
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GOT. BLACK AT PEEKSKILL.
REVIEWS THE MEN OF CAMP TOWNSEND
IN A POURING RAIN.
EXAMINATIONS WILL BE COMPLETED BY THIS
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MAKE THEN CAREFUL
Camp Townsend. near Peekskin. May Ii (speciaD
Governor Black arrived at Camp Townsend this
afternoon and after a stay OF two hours TOOK
speciai train from Roa Hook and hurried on u
Hampstead to inspect the camp when pears HIS
name Just 10 show him what 1t had been DONG 10
tina camp the last week. the weather go' up s'o'i"
for his benefit and when he drove Into camp IL was
raining nicely and there were puddles along IN"
roadside and on the parade ground in front OF the
Sth's and l2th's camps The troops. drawn up IN
long line that extended from Battery nm ciear
around to the white house" near Coone' o'ofy
tent; on Quality Row. had on their overcoa's' anu
the 9th and sth had their ponchos on IN addition
The rain dripped from the broad brims OF their
campaign hats but they stood as steadily as 'housh
the sun were shining Along the line the Governor
and the officers who had gone to the HOOK 10 meet
him drove in their carriages. while out IN 'front.' Oh
tho color line the old parade ground oeisea"'
Jansen and detail OF artillerymen from the iS'
Battery were rousing the echoes with the nineteen
gun salute.
REVIEW IN THE RAIN.
Having reached the end OF the long line the Gov
ernor and his party drove out on the parade-sronho
and aghting from their carriages. stood IN the ram
while the regiments. with General Doyle and sian
and Captain James Parker. 4th United states Na'
airy. and Lieutenant Granger Adams. ON C"teu
States Artillery. at the head OF the column passed
IN review After luncheon the Governor TOOK car
rage and drove through the three regimentai camps
on an inspection tour. He returned 10 the whi'e
house" but remained there only long enough 10 say
how pleased he was with everything when he again
go, into the carriage 10 be driven down 10 Roa HOOK
where special train was awaiting him. his star
accompanied him.
Those OF the staff who were In camp were AdJu-
tant-General c. Whitney Tillinghast. "a Brisadier-
taF Of
dier-General William Barclay Parsons. Chief OF En-
rineers: Rr!gadier- General VI. u. Terry, surgeon
General. Brlgadier-Genera H T. Noyes' Chef OF
Commissary and Subsistence Brisadier-Generai .
+ Kneeland. Judge-Advocatc Colonel George &
Treadwell Military Secretary; Colonel Harrison b.
Moore jr. Colonel Henry W. ssckett and Colonel
John +. Doyle. aids. and Major j r. Burbank 80
United States Artillery. who IS detailed from inc
Government TO the Adjutant-GeneraTs once AZ Al
hany OF these only Colonel Treadwel came with
the Governor The others came up from New-fork
City on the train that reaches PeekskiH at HSo
a.
GOVERNORS SALUTE FOR OFFICERS
They had announced their coming by telegraph.
and under the impression that the Governor would
be with them the troops were paraded at n@
O'Clock AS the first carriage OF the party reached
The crest OF the hill the signal given TO Ser
geant Jansen. and he gave the command FIRE
Bang, doomed the gun and nineteen guns at ten
second intervals were soon counted OH. Inc oa''u
played Hail to the Chief" and the nrst in,imaton
that any one in camp had that the Governor had
no, arrived was that the carriages kept 10 the road
IN the rear OF the troops The regiments az once re-
turned to quarters TO be paraded again at O'Clock
10 welcome the Governor in camp. when the salute
was fred over again.
NEW RECRUITS IN CAMP.
Altogether there are 2l7 men in camp to
night TO take the places OF those who have been
tom 9TH
All Of these have come within the last twenty-four
hours and are divided up as follows: Twenty-Five
in the 9th s. in the sth and lOl in the 18th
In the 18th Regiment $40 OF the men have
been examined and IL is expected that the entire
regiment will have been passed upon by to-morro"
night and ready for mastering Those VINO had
heen before the Board were recalled to-day to have
their feet examined further for crossed toes and 20
on and 10 have their eyes tested. but this Is
branch OF the work which is speedily got through
In the sth Regiment six companies had been
passed upon today Whea ne sunSeTns s,op NJ
While everybody is anxious 10 have the examina-
tons completed Il IN the War Department az Wash
ingtom Cied w., 'c s5s1nne can ONLY rroceed lust so
ss, Over the Their heads Hangs G PERSONAL eponsb
iiy for every man passcl who SHOULD ailerMail
liable Out OF his pay. for the clothing. cost Of
Transportation and subsistence Of the men found
little physical defects that arc no, sufficient to re
jeci man are made note OF. and Will be hled in
! Washington for further reference. The law regu-
latnc tie volunteer army provides also that daily
record Of all soldiers reported sick shall be Kept by
the Office OF the surgeon General and the Pension
ONCE. The surgeons are working ten hours day.
and are examining the men rapidly as they can.
keeping in mind their own responsibility and the
fact that the Government wants ne best OF men En-
/ physical examinations. the 9Th and 18th will be the
s e 9f aS e has four inG new ' no
! panies. against two new companies In each OF
/ little longer for drill.
! CAPABLE OFFICERS FOR TIE TWELFTH.
| The 18th Regiment. which is likely to ser
! vice in Cuba shortly. is going 10 have two excellent
! officers added TO It's command Captain James
! Parker 4th United States Cavalry. the mastering
officer Of the camp, said today he had been look
! Ing around for a regiment which was likely 10 80
/ 10 Cuba and that as he had been offered the place
! OF major in the 18th he had decided 20 accept It
and 20 with the regiment. He Is 9ne Of tho officers
Adjut 2sit General Of the camp Major Wash.
ington Content is not going. and so Colonel Greene
| Colonel Floyd s Gregg chief surgeon on Brigadier-
General Doye,s STAFF. and the chief surgeon 20. OF
Regiment; which is to take him with them az chief
Tilhngbasi advised Colonel Duffy to-day that the
I Governor desired that the medical officers OF the
recommended Colonel Gregg as chief of the medical
s,an Later In the day Colonel Gregg received
! he had been appointed
Colonel Story says all the officers along Quality
| Row are going away and leaving him behind. He
wants go himself. but is kept mere by the i'm
! mense amount OF State work that he has on hand
FEW VACANCIES FOR OFFICERS.
Few vacancies now remain In the line officers
Of the several regiments. These vacancies exist In
the rank OF second lieutenant. in the 9th and 18th
by reason of the appointment of the 81 Battalion
adjuiants in those commands Three viii also exist
/ in the sth. as Colonel Channcry receives
| orders that he is TO appoint them. He has his
selections made and 81 will not take three minutes
| to appoint his men. The battalion aG)utants APP
pointed In the 9Th are First Lieutenant Charles 4.
Meyer First Lieutenant John ByrnA and First Lieu
tenant James T. Hardy. AdJutant Godfrey A. s
Weners has been appointed the third major Of the