New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-22

NEWS OF THE NETWORK REGIMENT IN
FLORIDA-FINDING AS COMFORTABLE
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CIRCUMSTANCES AS POSSIBLE.
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Lakeland Fla. MAY 2l.-The list Regiment
New-Iork Volunteers is having taste OF hard
work Yesterday morning from $50 until 1 80
o'clock there was a skrmish drill in the woods.
in which two men succumbed TO the heat They
soon recovered.
The Regular Army does its drilling early In
the morning or toward sunset bat the New York
volunteers are put through sterncr Chool OF
discipline. Even In the cool hours Of the day
Army officers consider an hour, or at most an
hour and half. Of drilling enough at one time.
and think rest advisable every fifteen m
utes.
The new men not only in poor condition
for harder work than the Regulars but they
make less effective use OF the periods of at
rest" a trained soldier. although ne has never
heard Of the Delsartan system, knows how to
relax his muscles and mind In the intervals Of
/ drilling. and comes out far fresher thar green
man Of equal or greater physical endurance
The list had eleven men in the hospital yes
terday. chiefly suffering from heat effects and
fever. None of them were in a serious condition.
Hereafter. however. the men Will have an easier
time. as General Shafter has issued an order re-
stricting drills TO three-Quarters of an hour in
the morning and the time In the after
noon. OF course, with their quota Of entirely
new men. the volunteer regiments require more
drilling than the Regulars.
Affairs at Lakeland are on a strcter basis
than at Camp Black. Tables and such luxUries
were left behind. There is the greatest uncer-
tainty about the future so 1t does rot seem
worth while to make an elaborate arrangement
for comfort Indeed, Colonel Greene has pro-
hibited board floors IN tents as out " censor
ance with serious campaigning. All If The tents
have not been put up. At Hampstead four men
slept in each. Here six or seven are under the
same roof the ground space being limited. At
night the air is cool that there Is no discom-
fort. and sleep is sweet and refreshing
Colonel Greene is much pleased with the con-
ditions. The camp streets are kept as clean as
Dutch interiors. The officers have been en-
gagged in buying horses. II would seem that the
horse trader in Florida Is just what he is In
every other part OF the world. and has been
since horses were evolved from their proeenl-
/ tory species. The Chaplain, the Rev. Or George
r. Van De Water. succeeded In getting "A big
fellow that is satisfactory in every ierpect ex-
cept speed. DR. Van De Water wants 10 keep
up with the band wagon. and he is working the
beast up TO a two-minute gait.
The Chaplain is enjoying camp lie 'ven II he
has his share Of troubles When on Tuesday ne
returned from Tampa. where he had been or
dering food for the officers mess. he found only
half the tents pitched. Every one was tired cut
were sounded. He found cot al the hospital
and slept sweetly under the skies. Now he
shares a tent with Major Bell the Surgeon OF
the regiment.
The man OF peace and the man Of healing are
quite as warllke as the other soldiers. aid ever
the cot OF each hangs sword and a revolver.
Or. Van De Water finds the climate T1ore gree
able than he expected He saws that betw, on a
New'-York city humid day and one here. with
the thermometer AT "a degrees. he Is much HC re
comfortable at Lakeland.
The Chaplain is still expecting the ert prom
Used by the i. NJ. G. A. OF New-fork When II
comes he will make IL his headquar','s 'LCh
evening and have some kind II informal rtr-
vices Then he will also have place 10 meet
the men whose families have asked li"n 10 look
after them Each member OF st Andrews
parish belonging 20 the regiment ms received
from the Young Mems Association OF the cHurch
O. handsome little Draycr-book. For 9 veral
days after its arrival the regiment 'cceivci 1T
tie or no mall but now things ere ordered
better