New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-12
AT THE CAMP OF ENuiN DH"''
REGIMENT NEARLY ALL MUSTERED AZ
pEEKsKILL-MEN sIFrED BEFORE
ENTERING SERVICE.

49,. rovrs.nd near Peekskil, July IL (Sps-
.,.n Company did not get Into the se'''e' w
aav Its muster rolls were not nn'she' d ''
hour in the afternoon. Company d. .he ia'' -
n.rv ~ the regiment, may be ready 70 20 Ia
sr.,v after Company l. Captain Sawtelie hss
hasn hus,Iy engaged all day making the prepA's
torv examination Of his men. and the compass,
muster tomorrow will all depend upon the '"p''''
with which the company clerks work Ever, o"e
I. anxious to see the two companies mus'eieu' ~,
II means the immediate muster OF the rese
oo,cers but no one Is more anxious thah the mem
nv. NJ the companies themselves They are eager
"a "a, into uniforms and carry rifles. as their o'e
fortunate comrades doing. and the DAY 'o'
them to DO so Is not far on
conranes II and were both uniformed 'o-o"y.
and will draw their rifles tomorrow. winch WA
mak. the I'd Battalion a fully armed and UNI
.or,.d hodv The battalion will then take Its place
,r linz with the list Battalion on evening parades.
Nh. idea OF bringing the men TO camp petore
muster and keeping them here some tine ee nus
thew are sworn In has been most excei.ent orv,
as L has developed weaknesses not Seserw
aSe upon the physical examination tnat u'n MN mn
10, mnie and three cases OF epilepsy are another.
Epilepsy Il IL impossible to discover upon pho,t
cai G ~ nretiv ant to be passed. But the hot
weather OF the last week and the cnanse u ~ and
ns nome O, the men had been mustered 1t was
Simple matter to drop them from tne rolls anu
The called for in Last nsns on GEM en-.
oral orders was put up near the guard tents On sno
rest hum to-day As soon as the Buzzacott ovens
rrve the Kitchens will be built, ana the grass nav
,na hsen cut in the fields up the north valiey. TUG
,,a items toward repairing the old rine range tor
nsrvire will soon be taken. , l.. .
arnn,ics Of various kinds still keep coming IN 20
onortcrmaster Hough. and he has now neary
oTvsrvthinT needed fG- the field. Among the boxes
,hot were piled up In his store to-day were nve
Eases ~ novels and magazines sent 10 Major LOUIS
Seaman by the Daughters OF the Revolution. 70
h. dstributed among the men or used as small
e cT library. Major Seaman transferred
fhem to Chaplain Fobes and the chaplain vii!
hnWe them taken to the Y NJ. c. A. tent and added
70 the small library there: The association tent s
now NJ in good working order but Messrs Whiting
and Anderson who have charge OF IT, are having
a Wttis more experience In camping out than thef
Predecessors had. 1t is little difficult to get
meals at the restaurant now. and the young
men are going to board themselves and do their
avn cooking They are having entertainments for
the men nightly in their tents. consisting at pres
the regiments talent develops the programme will
be more elaborate. On Wednesday evenings. In
stead OF the entertainment. they will have praise
service conducted by Chaplain Fobes, and they
are arranging for other services TO be held In the
tent on certain nights Of the week
Major John g. Sewall reported at camp to-day.
and the three battalion majors are now here ready
for duty.
Captain Merritt II. Smith. Officers OF tho guard.
First Lieutenant 8. L. Cuett and Second Lieuten'
ant l. L. Gillespie.