New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-14
COMPANIES MUSTERED IN.
THE FOURTEENTH REGIMENT BEING
TAKEN INTO THE VOLUNTEER ARMY
A DAY or QUIET AND SUNSHINE AT CAMP BLACK
RIVALRY BETWEEN REGIMENTS FOR SEN

A DAY or QUIET AND SUNSHINE AT CAMP BLACK
RIVALRY BETWEEN REGIMENTS FOR SEN
roRrrY IN ENILsTINo--A SEPARATE
COMPANY FROM UP THE STATE.
Camp Black Yesterday enjoyed a day OF unusual
! quiet and OF ideal weather In striking contrast
/ with the hurry and excitement OF Governor BACK
official visit on Wednesday and the departure OF the
list Regiment on Thursday was yesterdays I'M
I broken routine The occasion OF greatest interest
was the swearing in Of one battalion OF four COM
panles OF the nth Regiment ceremony which
gives this regiment safe lead in the race FOR tho
next assignment to duty at the front. Coiohel
, Grant announced early In the week that he would
| do no swearing in until the entire regiment was
! prepared face the mastering officer. nut the
lively rush to get in first has Influenced him 10
! change his plane. Another battalion Will be mus
tered IN to-day and perhaps both will pass through
the nna stages Of admission to the volunteer army
/ It Is expected that the regiment Will leave Camp
| Black for the South tomorrow afternoon or on
! Monday morning.
The lith's lst Battalion received into the
United States Army between 4 and o'clock. on the
! open he.d south OF the regiments tents Captain
/ Schuyler. L. S. A.. was The mastering officer.
Colonel Grant and the regiments officers watched
the ceremony, but none Of them were sworn In.
Sharp rivalry had existed between the companies In
preparing for the mastering. and Company NJ. COM
posed mainly OF recruits. finally took the palm.
! In Its ranks are six former members OF the Regu-
lar Army. These men mapped out the company .
plan Of campaign. and did 40 well that their COM
pany was ready to be sworn In an hour or more
before Company G-the Swedish company. It's near
est rival BY receiving the first attention OF Cap
tain Schuyler. Company becomes the senior com
rany OF the regiment. and It's captain r. H. Hardin.
! jr, will be the senior captain.
The other companies sworn in Company g.
/ Captain G. L. Holmberg: Company X Captain c. A.
Andrews; Company A. Captain William c. Noble
Inc impressive ceremony was witnessed by several
hundred persons who stood around the guard line
First. Company VI called up then Company c.
then Co npany K and last Company a. After the
mems names had been called one Mt time. all
were lined up while Captain Schuyler read the oath
! Of allegiance During the reading the men stood
/ with heads uncovered and right hands raised above
muster roll that Of Conrad Frlcke jr.. of com
pany NJ who thus gained the distinction OF being
Army
one more indication that the nth Regiment will
/ ton made O. a cargo Of equipments sent to camp
Black but directed to the 9th Regiment now at
day. pendne the arrvs "f the On
Gals at headquarters handed them over 10 the 18th,
whose men are sadly In need OF uniforms ana
marching outfits.
MEN FROM BUFFALO WORKING HARD.
The "a Provisional and 65th Regiments are striv-
ing nightly 10 get ahead OF each other ard tho
rest Of the camp in the swearing IN They are now
/ practically ready - be received INTO the Army.
/ Tho enthusiasm and cspri, dc corps ~ tho Bu~elo
regiment no: ceilsd In any other regiment IN
/ camp Local pride Is strong and sustained by tho
constant attention given to the regiment ~ bGi,
Colonel Welsh found that after the medical exam
/ in,rs had finished their work he would need eighty
more men 10 teegrapaed 10 the e5'hs arnory In
Buffalo for moro men. and yesterday morning his
INK physicians Of Inc s6th are obi sed 20 deny many
.e- sonal appeals from men whom they have felt
compelled to reject for minor disG-ailh'atons'
CANTEENs SUGGESTED
The establishment OF regmental cantsens has
been suggested for Camp Black. Opposition 10 this
e expected rom temperance circles. bur the head
quarters oiacors are convinced that the opening
ot cantccrs 20 20 run IN accordance with strict
regulations. VIII diminish rather than iicrs ase me
'uoN.chuon IN certain reg mems " nsn Cnm1es e.,
arc opened near CAMPS ihcfr Is Tess 'nSthtlVe ~.
smugsl.ng liquors. into the cents where he sreaLesi
/ be chiefly sold and only in certain hours and In
! limited quantities. all liquor be for sale
FGNAN WILL BE SENT HOME
Patrick Finan. Company 3. 18th Regiment passed
/ Tho night IN the guardAouse after a preliminary
/ v,st 20 the hosp!ial tent While decidedly the
worse q sor over indulgence in bad whisky he
got into sgAt Int. yesterday afternoon. and At
traciea tho attention OF a guard Before the guard
could stop the nght Finan attempted 20 use his
! uscl hts ta~onet with such telling effect upon
| flnans meek and head that the unruly private
/ surrendered speedily. HIS wounds were unndaSed
NJ and hc was later put IN tho guardhouse. Tnis
morning he VIII be sent home lie Ives At NO 30
Ma}or sp1rsa ye.terd,y awarded the contract
stein = Brooklyn who offered To- supply he meat
a. s'5 . ;hor.and rornna me me-, '1hs'n snnes
s' by me MT be Fn oa S Sn the tn scPP men
Who have been sworn INTO tho Volunteer Army.
MILITARY VISITORS AT THE CAMP.
Captain Louis Wendell and three officers Of tho
~, Battery visited camp yesterday They agreed
| that Hampstead Plains II an ideal camping ground.
xe 4.
complete rs a military rendezvous. Another visitor
yesterday was colonel Harry W Michel who was
10 was heartily greeted by the men as he walked
| through the company streets
patience because - medical examinations have not
been begun 1t Is beginning 10 fear that It WI
get no nearer cuba than Hampstead unless work
In mis- line Is begun soon
SEPARATE COMPANY 40. 81 ARRIVES.
Eighty-nve men who unattached 10 any resi-
ment bat are known at present as Separate
Company y, 81. arrived at tho Grand Central Sta
ton Al about $50 a. m. yesterday Tho men were
| recruited In the Mohawk Valley. Herkimer and
Mohawk. Af,or arriving at the station they i'm
mcdiate.y marched 70 the Long Island Ferry.
cial train 10 Hampstead They took the places Of
men OF various regiments who have been rejected
one hundred and seen voluntary; known
s;a'en and ss Tlng Post
ac men were fae%a iss R SS M
SfT Of The k M +. tho
chaplain or Lafayette Post. lie drilled the men
staten Island They are 70 be mustered into the
regular service in Hampstead Plains TO III
| vacancies.
NAVAL PERSONNEL BILL AGREED To-
IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS MADE AND NEW LEG
IsLATION ADDED.
Washington. May l3-The Naval Personnel bill
the source OF agitation throughout thu Navy for
years and efectng a complete reorganization OF
that service. has been agreed on by the House
Committee on Naval Affairs. and will be reported