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

take their horses two miles for water 80. :,
they were supplied from large wagon tank stll ~
The grounds BY Henry Payne Whitney. who has a
country home near Westoury.. MI Wni,ney mas
taken keen interest in the affairs or the uoopelS.
and has offered to assist them in any way they
suggest
BAD WEATHER FOR CAMPING.
Homestead weather is still decidedly below the
standard o. decency for which MAY has a rePut"-
ton Not man OF the nine thousand now on 'i'e
field EXCEPT the eighty-four in Company n. OF the
list Regiment. has seen gnmer or snnSn''e VI.
the Plains. The atmosphere is damp ana emily anu
the ground is moist II not muddy. The CLOUDS are
so thick and dark that almost anything IN the
storm line might he expected Of them lnere mas
been less rain than the clouds have threatened 10
drop but there is rot much satisfaction IN 'ha'
thought In contrast with the excess OF water III
the clouds above is the dearth in the earth heneath
The water famine was still on yesterday The pipes
from Hampstead still on the way out al iale
reports there was no water in them promises 'haI
few hours more would bring the much needed
STABLE Of camp life sounded well though they we're
much like some that have been heard before. Al 8
o'clock the pipes had been extended through the
reservations Of the list lst Provisional. o'n ana
the Attn regiments al a rate o. progress. WHICH II
continued throughout the night. would carry tnem
TO the extreme east Of the camp by daylight neal
while lines of men are constantly buSN carrying
pals and washbollers full to the orims across the
fields from the neghhorins iarmnouaeks, ss,h p.si
The goat which IS doing duty as the oo'n I'esi-
ment's mascot in disgrace. II mas the putt lns
habit so badly developed that il refused 10 memo us
manners even after IT had been assigned 10 duty as
the walking haepolc. With the nag yea between
IT'S horns It's buting movements reSeHpieu 'lie uii
ming of the coOrs closely 10 suit the regimen I,
especially as the creature insisted upon dipping me
colOrs before every visitor who entered tne ChI"pc
The G5ih decided to stop this continual lowering o!
lis colors and therefore hauled in the nag anu sem
the goat guard tent TO suhstst on diet OF 'h
cans and broken tent pegs 49, . -,
Fantastic names are appearing from day to Gay
on the tents throughout camp 'Ihe Sulclue Siun.
Waldorf Astoria" metropolitan Museum or All
are good samples OF the signs seen on the neiu
Mail facilities have at last been proVided oruereS
being assigned 70 collect the mails from the BOXES
set ont in the company streets. NJ.
Private Smith of the 9TH Separate Company, or
Newburg who was taken TO the Hampstead Hos
pital on Tuesday. much improved YESTERDAY
His illness is pleursy, and not pneumonia as was
al first reported. NJ.
one of the visitors at camp Yesterday was Benla-
min y. Silliman the Venera hlc lawyer WIG - lo
in his ninety-third year Mr. Siliman Is the Oldest
living graduate of Yale and the Oldest lawyer VINO
is practising in Ncw-York. His home Is IN brooK
lyn Mr. Silliman deeply interested IN me
camp scenes. and his ride about the heid alo'oeu
some OF the members OF the 18th Regiment. who
are at Camp Black. had pie for dinner yeste1asS
The pie was not brought to them. as many other
delicaces are by visitors 10 the camp. but theN
acquired il themselves. These soldier boys were
they saw a wagon load OF pies coming from one
OF The nearby villages. for sale 10 me SodierS ana
10 any OF their visitors. The miitiamen all, got
around il two OF them letting tho morse loose from
the pie OF course the pieman probably sold some
OF his wares but the soldiers helped themselves
until the bugle sounded For dinner. and they !e't
the wagon empty.