New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-25
CAMP TOWNSEND DESERTED.
WITH THE DEPARTURE OF THE MIMI
REGIMENT THE CITY OF TENTS
Is NO MORE.

conn Townsend near Peekskil. May "a tSpe-
c,aD-Camp Townsend officially closed TINS
morning when the 9th Regiment narcheu ~
to the steamboat landing at Roa HOOK 10 'aAo
the Glen Island for New-York CITY A'hous" '"o
last 70 leave and with only the colored walters
.sornh,ed on the mess hall steps to cheer II as IL
nassed It's departure was more impressive IMAM
that OF the other two regiments Inc hea.y
weather added 10 rather than oetrac's" '''' VIZ
impressiveness of the scene.
The regiment assembled on the old parade
ground and reformed for review shortly after
% o.cIock The ceremony OF the review was
soon over and twenty minutes after the MS,
formation the regiment had broken INTO co'"i'
OF companies and in heavy marching orue' "a7
passing by General Doyle. the reviewing onicei.
II was a beautiful, long line OF sturuy-'oohi"e
men and they marched with steadness that
made the hearts Of their drill instructors proud
GINS BOOM A FAREWELL SALUTE
When the last company had passed well beyond
the artillery detachment. Colonel Greene al 'he
haad y, the column was being vociferously cheered
nv the walters on the mess hall steps but their
cheers were drowned by the sudden boom OF tho
first gun Of the salute, the signal for CLOSING camp
Ten seconds later there was another bang. ahn
the smoke which chung close TO the ground. was
waited back across the parade ground toward the
moving column. AS gun after gun counted OH ''e
National salute the smoke grew heavier ana
heavier until the entire column was completely
enveloped and hidden from view and, thus hidden
tho rear of the column disappeared around inc
turn In the road under the hill. With the last OF
the twenty-one guns the nag had come down ana
the tour Of the troops at Camp Townsend enoeo.
SCENES on LEAVING CAMP.
=, u,as not until after II o'clock that the LIST
battalion boarded the boat. Dorings band. which
rad marched all the way 10 Roa Hook station.
because II was going back homo on the morn
ing train. struck up 'Rastus on Parade. Just at
this time the ll:i5 train pulled In at the hoa
Hook station and It's platforms and WINDOWS were
soon crowded with passengers 10 see the stn OIL
Cheer after cheer went up from the boat as 1t
moved out into the stream, and hats ana hahc-
kerchiefs vigorously waved from tho Train
as a parting salute And then the 9th was gone
DESERTED CAMP-GROUND.
When the train and boat had departed only a
dozen people were left TO wander back TO the al
most deserted camp. 1t looked lonesome, Indeed.
with iust the few tents at brigade headquarters
and along the bluff. where most OF the clerical
work in preparing the muster rolls had been zone.
And these tents will not remain standing very
long General Flagler. chief Of ordnance. had
>s%ven instruction 10 Colonel Storey 10 close up
camp az soon as possible and report back TO the
arsenal Immediately the work was completed
That will take two or three more days and Colonel
Storey and Drum ajor John VI. Smith with the
men they have from the Ordnance Department
will remain 10 see that II Is properly done era
engineers who expected to shortly occupy
cann except that Lieutenant w. c. Babcock has
heard that inquiry has been made II e mastering
officer IL available near Peekskill. He has been
the mastering officer at Camp Townsend since
Captain James Parker left as major OF bat
talon OF the 18th Regiment and he may have
10 remain here 10 muster in the engineers.
Lieutenant Granger Adams. the United states
commissary and qiartermaster at camp has some
surplus supplies TO ship back TO the Quarter
masters Department. and when this Is done and
few minor details attended 10, ne VIII report back
10 West Point. In a day Camp Townsend
will be deserted again. and In the sole care or
Colonel Storeys pigeons