New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-06
PEEKSKILL MEN DRENCHED.
EVEN DRILLS ARE ABANDONED BE-
CAUSE OF THE CONSTANT RAIN.
PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS BEGuN-IaE iO'
BAND ARRIvEs-MANY SUPPLIES ARE

RAND ARRIVES-MAN1 SIffLii@o nv
rFLEGRAPHED FOR.
Peekskill State Camp. May (SpeciaD-lhe
arrival In camp this afternoon OF MAJOR Nau''
L. s. A. and Drs. Jones and NICHOLS VINO co"-
stitute the Board Of Examining surgeons mas
set in motion the machinery that Is to turn the
National Guardsman of this State into uhi'eo
States soldier Several large hospital tents huNe
been put I'D along the southern dun OIL ti'e
campground, near the batteries camp iol INC
medical examination Of the troops ana '"e
Board. selecting one OF these. beeah us e"a"
nation OF the regnental surgeons almost I'M
mediately after the arrival OF Its members i"e
examination is still in progress ana Is oe"e
continued tonight In the white mousse a'
Quality Row with the expectation or coHpie'ins
it before tattoo Each surgeon Is peing eAa"-
ined separately and apart from his feHo"-sui
geons. and the examination he Is undergoing 10
one practical in It's nature. with spec'ai iei
erence TO hygiene camp diseases ana surgery.
As National Guardsmen. this Is the surgeons
last night for two years. unless they shouiu sec
AT to resign during that time. for to-morro"
they will be mustered into the uniteh STATES
service.
The examination Of the men follows the mus
tering In Of the surgeons. and that VIII oesIh
come time tomorrow. The commissioned o.
GERS some OF whom have thought they cou'u 'o
mustered in without the medical examinalioi,'
will be required to he examined aiso' WIZ"
them. however. the age limit OF forty-hVe years
does not amply But the Government does want
70 know that they will he physically capable OF
performing active military service
A BUSY PERIOD FOR THE sURGEoNS'
The mastering In is the last turn Of the wheel
and II will take a day. possibly two days a''ei
the medical examinations have been concluded
TO complete this. The examinations VIII ne
conducted as expeditiously as ~ossibie IN each
regiment and will not cease until every ma"
in the regiment has been examined ana ao-
cepted or rejected. Then comes 'he 'uli "a I"
day or two. while under the supervision OF TEN
eral George w Davis. the mustering-in ro"s
arc made up. After they are competed 'ne
regiments will be assembled and mustered !"
~, counanIes This is done by parading each
corpany separately. and. when the ron ~
lid Zach man answering here to his name
The, With uncovered heads and upifted hands
,ocether they take the oath OF allegiance TO the
United States and sign their names 10 the
muster rolls The procedure with the nelo anu
s.aN the commissioned officers and the non
commissioned STAFF is the same. but they are
mustered separately from the troops
Each company and regiment must he COM
nloto IN numbers before II can be mustered. out
with so large a waiting list as the regiments NJ
connp here have in their New fork arrnoT'S' TIC
Allinr Of the companies will be an easy ma''c''
But should the waiting lists OF the reg''hen''
fail 70 supply sufficient numbers 10 pr'hs ''e
companies up to the required s'ahoa'"' nv
are some patriotic young men over IN ieehSN'''
who are only waiting a chance 20 Vou"''e''
One OF these young men. John 'ap'es ny ""'
came over TO camp to-day bearing 'e''
,r,roduc,,on from ex- Senator George ". Robert
son president Of the village OF IeekSh''' NJ
crossed to Major Charles 5. Burns. OF the I'm
basement He wanted TO enlist SO Major Burns
took him TO Adjutant Wilam > ''"''''''''
who assigned him 20 quarters
LARGE QUANTITIES OF SUPPLIES ORDERED.
throughout the morning General George w
Davis. Captain James Parker and Lieutenant
Granger Adams have been busy making UP
ZIG, OF the things the United states Government
is 10 furnish the troops. and for lmmehlh'e use use
,a,.sr,nbens for 900 pairs az Army shoes. 5000
blue shirts and 1000 pairs socks. BESIDES 'heSe
,unnl,es and necessary undertaking. the
United States Government Will furnish shelter
tents. ammunition cooking OUTFITS. shovels. axes.
3,
nhcrnala an army needs when It goes into tho
coa TIL. Stat. will furnish all overcoats.
b,ous.s. trousers. fatigue caps. campaign hats
,.oo,,. Merriam packs belts canteens and
straps. rifles. haversacks. meat cans. poucheS'
h,ankets c,lps knives forks and spoons or
overcoats blouses and trousers. between eleven
hundred and twelve hundred viii be needed IA
,icu. cans about sixteen hundred. campaign
hate about two thousand. leggins about one
thousand. Merriam packs. belts and rifles. about
twelve hundred. and blankets, about one thou
sand The other supplies are not needed In
quite as large quantities.
BAD WEATHER IMPEDEs DRILLING
The weather to-day has been the worst that
the troops have experienced since they came
hcre last Monday. The morning dawned with
nronise OF clear day. for the clouds were
broken. and several times the sun just missed
breaking through them. 1t was most encourag
ing and down IN the camp OF the Sth all the
fonts were rolled up from the bottom 10 give
tho ground a good chance 10 dry out should the
SIN succeed In struggling through the heavy
clouds that all the week have hung over camp
Brt II got no further than the promise. Al af-
ternooo drill call the clouds thickencd. and the
rain began 20 fall again. The troops went OUT
wlih rubber ponchos on over thelr oVerSoa's. the
I'm Regiment leaving its rifles IN the tents
and went bravely 10 work. but the commanding
officers COON ordered the recall sounded. and
after a twenty minute drill the men were al
hack in quarters, with nothing 20 DO but TO taR
OF the prospects Of war and whether tho Navy
was going 10 leave anything for the Army TO do
FEW VISITORS AT CAMP
The weather has kept away many visitors
who otherwise would have come TO camp. a few
find their way 10 each day Six new trains have
been ordered 10 stop at Roa Hook. three north
bound and three sorthbound.
The northbound trains are the j 80 a. m. out
OF New York, arriving at Eoa Hook al ia,
D. M. the 2.O5 p. m. arriving at 800 +. m, ana
The > y. m. arriving al i:lJ p. m. The south
hound will stop at Koa Hook al = II a m. ar
irving in Ncw-York a ii a. m. the o:4O .. m
arriving at p. m. and the 100 p. m. at 80
On Sundays the northbound trains are The ;
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