New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-16
AT THE CAMP or ENGINEERS.
ALL THE MUSTERED MEN IN UNIFORM
HEALTH PRECAUTIONS OBSERVED.

ALL THE MUSTERED MEN IN UNIFORM
HEALTH PRECAUTIONS OBSERVED.
Camp Townsend. Peekskill. July Is (SpeciaD
With the exception OF the 1877 men who were yes
terday morning IN Captain Sawtelle's company. tho
entire LIST Regiment OF Volunteer Engineers is in
uniform The civilian clothes the men wore TO
camp when they came as recruits have therefore
lost their present usefulness TO their owners and
orders issued tonight directing that all such
clothing should be of the post or destroyed
tomorrow. II It Is not otherwise disposed OF II
will be burned under the direction OF the officer OF
the day tomorrow afternoon. The lS recruits
will. Of course. be exempt from the present action
OF the order. for. being mustered in they have
not as yet drawn their uniforms As many OF the
la recruits have been retained In Captain Saw
telle's company Company M-will be mustered In
the first thing tomorrow morning. and the re-
mainder. who have been distributed among the
other companies. will be sworn in individually a.
Company VI is mustered As soon as the
clothing schedules are completed and uniforms
drawn the order will apply to them.
Beginning with tomorrow there will be weekly
inspection OF quarters Saturday afternoons at
l3O o'clock by Colonel Griffin Colonel Griffin has
also instituted a system OF weekly disinfection OF
camp This is a sort OF precautionary measure.
and not because OF any disease lurking around the
camp During the summer encampments the State
always fumigated the blankets and mattresses
used by the State troops upon the weekly change
OF regiments and Colonel Grimm is IN a way toi-
lowing out this system Monday will see the
system put In operation. apd every Saturday morn
ing thereafter the camp will be carefully gone
over.
Besides this every man will be required to battle
twice a week. to have at least one change OF
underwear and 10 air his bedding and raise his tent
walls in pleasant weather.
Commlssary Haskins went over 10 Peekskill this
afternoon to post notices for proposals to supply
the engineers with fresh meat ,-- o-,
In the Ordnance Department Acting ordnance
officer Lieutenant n. II. r. Bishop, jr. got the &C
coutrements for the non com m.ssioned STATS tho
blanket sings and haversack to-day.
Leland T Lane, of Troy. Lately private In Com
pany A, I'd New-York Volunteer Infantry. when 10
stationed at present at Tampa reported at camp
to-day having been transferred 10 the engineer
regiment here He assigned TO Company G.
but having learned that he had been appointed a
| second lieutenant in the 202d NewYOrk. he was
| granted a ten days furiough. He Will have 10 oe
| discharged from the United States service and
mustered in as an officer IL he accepts the lieu
tenancy. -.
Corporal A. 8. Downey. Of Company A, one OF tho
Cornell University graduates in the regiment was
appointed acting sergeant-maJor OF the 81 battalion
this evening. rt1.
battalion adjutant OF the LIST Battalion. Is away on
leave -,
Lieutenant Colonel Eugene J. Spencer of the ID
United States Volunteer Engineers was VISITOR
AZ Colonel Griffin's headquarters to-day
The Officer OF the day. detailed for tomorrow Is
Captain William G. Ramsay. Officers ~ the guaro;
First Lieutenant j G. Livingston and Second Lieu
tenant William Hopkins.