New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-04

Church now as It was 1861 only II is united man.
hood against a common enemy. instead OF broth
erhood divided. fighting itself.
There IS no more interesting sight than 10 watch
each incoming regiment make Itself at home on the
camp grounds So far more troops have arrived
from Pennsylvania than from any other state ana
have proved hardy lot OF particularly young men.
The New-York regiments are said 10 have more
style and more solid men. just between youth ana
middle age, than any other. When the New io' n
men Uhe first in the field being Buffalo regmehU
reached Camp Alger the first thing they ala was 70
shout 'Hurrah for Camp Black. whether JUST on. y.
love for what they had left or because he! u'u ~
w. invdious comparisons no man knoweth except
those who hurrahed and they are not giving rea3pn
for ANYTHING When the sth Ohio trooped IN an 81
tSa men claimed personal acquaintance with Presi-
dent Mckinley displayed an inclination 10 plcA pur
t tne ,st t5ey were from Ohio They big
SPLENDID lot OF men, Drills are gong on az I'd!
GOOD shape The hfe and drum are giving con-
tinuous performance every day. ,,,,
Washington. baing such a cosmopontan cry
gives a nearby camp an added interest Wnen res!-
ments from different States are announces as -.
irving out to camp go the Washington so)ourheIs
VINO hail from those States. and they hunt up the
men they know and get acquainted Win o','n ~,
Ing from the same old place. ,..
The camp IS a bonanza for the nearby farmer Win
in which one can sit and be dragged along II Is
likely that wheat and corn crops d,ou, n o. ~
Church will look after themselves wae me that IS
nonring In on them Money down Is worth more
than wheat, even II wheat Is away up. 49,,
women 20 10 camp all day long Men 20 primer.
nallv in the late afternoon. The women IKE 70 get
on, there lust TO catch glimpse OF any ioved ohes
fbev NAV have to IL they are still ailVc anu
well Every mother feels that each hleht VIII ne
The Ia 81 on earth OF her son. who isn't used 10
ing IT. Women with only sons In camp LOOK sau
enough on the trip out. and with true Southeii
onennoss of heart and speech tell their feIiowpaS
senrers how hard Il IS When they reach camp,
however they brighten up and smile on mos ohiy
sons and are uuiverngly cheerful az they mana over
tobacco or whatever little present they nave
brought . ,.,oa ,,or,.n NJ
''In the car lately was rosy-faced woman OF
German birth who telling the passengers no"
much she feared her boy would get rheumatism or
pneumonia lying out on the ground 10 steep WIN
ALWAYS ne has been feather Ded. ohe ioohcu
as though che longed 10 bring feather pea oot 70
ann with her but the Thermometer Was ~ ",
Inc Shade Il IS probable the young soldier preferred
the ground for mattress $500. .,.. oa-,, and
"Vhcn the District regiment broke camp anu
started South IL was looked with envy py, ttle
ycoimeu,s left behind. The men are consumed ~
the FESTIVE feeling Of wanting 10 get on ana INTO .o
,hick of the fight. The delay chafes them neces-
sarv though 4, is and the only complaints hedru are
an ne score OF delay in getting TO Chlckamausa
and thence TO Cuba. i trip TO camp aISeI 10 =,
,reat II rouses all the best feelings With,n .Iio
,si,or 10 sec these men from everywhere ,easi's
rrbInd their local prejudices. ideas. personal
lions and all uniting in one common "oik ~. o
common cause: every man animated 10 ms oest 81
fort by the word duty and merging all o'he' io''
into love Of country.