New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-21
TROOPERS TAKE THE OATH.
CAVALRY ORGANIZATIONS SWORN IN AT
CAMP BLACK.
THE FIRST PROVISIONAL REGIMENT ALSO
JOINS THE VOLUNTEER ARMY-THE
CAMP TO BE REGULAR ARMY


eager than ever 10 he sent TO the front. with the
temperature many degrees too high for coh'ior''
and with no protection from the sun rays cAcoP'
the sitting tents. the soldiers began 1or 'he !" ~
time 10 think what summer AT lamp n
would mean When reminded that Cuba would ne
s,u hotter they said they were willing to take
their chances. 1900
Without exception. the men in the regiments no"
IN camp are searching for Information ABOUT men
departure but on this subject is oec,"e"''
meagre Every regiment wants to go. nut all le"r
that they may be left behind for one reason OF
another Only two organizations on the neid re-
main to be into the United states volunteer
army. the 47th and I'D regiments. and these are
no, likely TO he reached by Captain Schuyler uhui
Monday.
Yesterday the lst Provisional Regiment ana
Troops a and were sworn In. The accepting OF
tho cavalry organizations more elaborate
ceremony than that which the infantry volunteers
have been put through. The men were examined
in mannuvrng. their equipments were careluiiy
looked over and their horses examined before t'e
GA tn was administered. After the process OF swear
Ing In was completed Captain Badgley OF Troop
was nut in command OF both troops. although
CAPTAIN Clayton Of Troop holds the same grade
Tho swearing In OF the 1st Provisional Regiment
took place IN the early afternoon 1t passed OH
quietly attracting little attention, because tn'
companies are from towns In the interior Oh 'he
State whence few visitors come to camp ana
because the swearlng-in ceremony Is no longer
novel feature Of life at Camp Black
The LIST Provisional Regiment has the following
officers: Colonel Thomas II. Barber; lieutenant
colonel Horato F. Stackpoe; majors James .
Chase and Walter Scott; adjutant Robert t. En-
met; regimental quartermasier Bronson Wihthrop'
chaplain, the Rev. Carl Schwartz
The following companies are in tho regiment
Tenth Battalion. Of Albany. including Companies
A. b. and d: Sd. OF Oneonta; 3d. OF Walton
2Dth OF Binghamton: 44th. OF Utica; 9Th, OF New
burg: 18th. of Poughkeepsic; 18th, OF Kingston ana
24th. OF Mlddetown.
GENERAL ROE TO LEAVE THE CAMP.
News was received that Br!gader- General PEN
ninCton L. s. A. has been assigned by tho war
Department 10 command Camp Black. This means
that Maior-General Roo Will soon 20 away, ana IL
4. taken in camp mean that Hampstead fiaihs
IA to be permanent military establishment
throughout the war. Full Information from WASH
,npton wa. not obtalnable on this subject on the
field Genuine regret will be felt IN camp wheh
Major General Roo and his stan leave the field. as
thew are likely 10 do any time after Monday. Army
officers who have visited the field have consratu-
lated General Roe heartily on the rapidly with
which a village OF nine thousand Inhabitants sprahs
I'D on Hempstead's vacant fields under MS "''ec-
ton. They say that tho management ana co"'l"i
Of the camp have been excellent. and that tho
foundation has been laid Hampstead Plains Tor
a nermanent military establishment, which VIII
in tho future be extremely vauable 10 tho Gov
eminent
Gcn.ral Roe's friends had hoped to see him re-
ceive a commission OF high rank In the volunteer
army, but although no has understood that no
could have the promotion for the asking. he has
consistently declined to seek preforment lie mas
entoyed hi. term OF duty at Camp Black. and VIII
leave II with regret.
GENERAL BUTT ALONE IN HIS GLORY.
Tn. only brigade headquarters stu LETT on tho
ec,d "a Brtgadler-General McCoskry Butts In MS
brigad, the 18th. lith and Tih regiments an"
the ed when tho 18th went home The lf'h ms
gone 20 Chickamauga but neither the 9Th nor tho
22d is ready TO be sworn IN. Brigadier-Gonera
Robert Shaw Oliver went home with MS stan OF
Tuesday. Brgadler-General George Moore smith
s sh So ,oion list Regiment ArinoIy q Sew
York and the span OF General Butts Official ne ~
9TH are expected to become divisions OF ne voun-
j Racs aT rafn 2stnoR Guard into
United States Army station has added 20 tt,ne'
hecause n camp Of National Guardsraen Is not r
novelty In this State. while II Is many years since
sand United States troops within tho borders OF he
Commonwealth la ~
GLAD TO LOSE TWO MEN.
Prtvates Calve and Alcazar. OF Company ]. I'D
Regiment, have been sent homo with surgeons
certificates saying that they wero physically IN
capacitated for service. This fate OF the two mon
IS highly satisfactory in the company and regi-
ment because they were known 10 be either Span
iards or Cubans. and were suspected Of harborng
Spanish sympathies. They were not wanted by tho
company at any time. but they insisted on going.
Their rejection by the physicians was considered "A
fortunate solutAn OF delicate question
Private j. A. Sovigue. OF Company !. 2i Eogi-
ment, has been undergoing heroic treatment 20 In
crease his height to bring him up TO tho required
measurement for admission to the Army. For a
week or moro be has slept on a board with weights
tied to his feet and shoulders. by this process
he has gained temporary addition 10 his stature
OF half an inch. which Just brings him within tho
required measurement He passed his cxamina-
ton with flying colors Another member OF Com
pany / who Is one OF the prominent prvaies OF tho
22d Is +. #. Cody, jr nephew OF Colonel william
f. Cody better known Buffalo Bill" Like his
uncle. Private Cody is a 1rst-cass marksman. He
hopes to DO appointed 10 organization OF sharp
shooters.
Private John Dunn. n new recruit OF the 47th Reg
ment, sent home In the morning by Colonel
Eddy TO support his vito and two children. nine
years old and Xix months Old His wife visited
camp and found him guard duty. She told the
Copnel that her husband had left her TO care for
herself and that she unab.o 10 do The
Colonel reprmanded Dunn for deserving his family.