New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-29
LIFE AT CAMP.
THE SECOND BATTALION SIAhiS ~
ITS PRACTICE MARCH-TWo MEN
yOIrNDED IN SHAM BATTLE

WOUNDED IN SHAM BATTLE.
Peekskil State Camp. June % (special)-Ihe "a
Battalion OF the provisional regiments oo"'p 80
of the I'D Separate Company. OF huusoh' w
Separate Company, Of Malone the Zth oep :,
comnany OF Utica; the 39th Separate COMPANY %
watertown and the 10th Separate Co'upa"y'
Ogaanshure under command Of Major l.. T. JUL
Tor ,s now in the field. It relieved iro" oa,"p
duties this afternoon by the LIST bat.aiio lei
troops marched gayly away at SSo ociooA' 40
colors fytng and drums and htes piasi"h'' -
IN the afternoon Just after supper call u 0.ea"
shrinking in camp. and the lst ba'tS|o"
cratulafed themselves that they were IN gan
son camp and not up in the valley "heIe
would be upon the damp ground. lhey no. !. tor
taste of wet weather. and knew all a pou' tha
most Of the march back to camp was -
rain They had left Camp Emmett, whlch '".y
- 49,, ,io,,,s camn at Oscawana Lake. IN
honor ~ Colonel Robert Z. Emmett coIohei VI
the LET New-York at o'clock ana the sh'es
bright and clear then. and nobody expected o
but when they had covered two miles Vi ~ g.,
the clouds came up with rush' there W. ~
~ thunder that reverberated among the nils oi e
narrow valley and the rain came down III 'o,i
porcboe uere quickly unrolleds from the p"iiine'
rolls and commissioned officers. from inc ,,as
of rank upon their overcoats' oe0"I' ,,h
cornorals and sergeants, and trudged alo"e
the marching column in their borrowed co''s ''ii
,ro how nice and dry their own braided ones "e'o
,.,aay nc they marched on toward camp Out t's
time thew made was excellent. When they ha. -
back OF the Mccoy farmhouse II was JUS S
o'clock and they would have been III ANN 49,
minutes later had II not been for suuue" "
made upon the rearguard o,,,on
II was fully repulsed and the enemys po
,o,onad nv the time the main body got BACK 10
Tho nlace Of the assault and a few VoHe!s ai'H "
charge drove the enemy to seek cover lui M ~
An the woods and the underbrusP MAJOR Cn%,
a Denihe who was in command OF the oa''a"o''
was perfectly satisfied with that ana "''''''
battalion and returned 10 camp a..
There the I'd Battalion, when nau heaI "a
er,rg was drawn up in company formation anu
cheer after cheer went up for the conquerhs heioe
home returning And the heroes were just o" e.,
IN get home as their comrades were 10 see 49,,
Tor the day was sultry and muggy, and the ruopel
nonchos only added to the discontinue e' -
felt The bathhouse, accordingly oeoa"o -
most popular place in camp as soon as the men
,yera out of harness and after the dinner tha' io
lowed many of them enjoyed an afternoon sie'.a
There had been lots Of fun In the march io' '''
battalion. in spite Of the hard WORK
PRACTICE MARCH CIRCUS.
T. fact they dubbed the march the circus
which was appropriate enough, for every one III a
circus has plenty of hard work TO perform as wen
as the fun he enjoys. But even the WORK was GU
tovable because OF its novelty, and Wheh yes'e'
dav afternoon a sham battle at Oscawana was an
nounced every went into II win oods Tor
Two Of the companies were sem up "a dislodge and
the other three companies TO mo anu s,,ra
so interested did every one become ma coiit4se IN
tons Of the grGuIa were war and the
10th Separate Company OF Newpurs ced 70 de-
upon tbeY X nTompty dubbed 1t Little Round Top
DurinS the battle there only one real ocGa
sion LOT .ne nw so enthusiastic that the would
not retreat upon the charge OF tne . hort ranga
wttb hiank cartridges receiving simple wounds ana
powder burns, which the doctors idue % promptIy
as they could The ambulance eau wa p aOd he
sounded as soon as the men were hurt ana 'ne
ambulance corps In command OF Gapual, ant Inbn
SON, OF the I'D Separate Company were on we're Te
promptly dressed. the men not being lhJureu sei'
ously -. ,.,,., oont,,rad
lake e)scawana probably some ones pet tnat nau
got and was Cared on 9o TO AVIAN and was
drowned in the lake and this morning. IL Ws EFT
WYE Ceiling into camp the st Battalion began
looking around for other worlds 10 coiquei 'cbaI
n nIa,S ,nsr 70 game OF baseball The game ran
along with more or less kicking until the Stode
1000 q IN when the umpire was mustered OUT Oh
sepvioe as not being sufficiently up in the game 70
be judge good playing J new ss Smpdrg w ESn
thereaffer the game closing with a score OF Is 10
| Q in favor of the battalion hoa, vort,ng hard
ali day wigwaggpg to the o station tb5 up were tne
northeast yaey an to-day by details sent
from the outside party Last night General Zoe
vent out on the parade ground to see the staIlon
WI md asked that this message be sent: How
did the fight come OUT i was some Tune c oedGe
ll'e in HEADQUARTERS Row. didn't know how TO play
whist with WHICH lucid anrweT the s5fUn
| eis sanger and Phisterer. Major Holland anu
Colonel Emmett qualified to-day as marksme , Over
- ann range under the supervision OF Lleuten-
me Soiopel n b Thurston. Colonel Emmett MADE
the highest score 49, out of possible o. ana ~ ~
- scores were: General Roc, 49, Colonei holI-
man. 81 Sanger Sii nd Le9 az
NJ orroy the I'd Battery will shoot for the Elan
| aean trophy over the camp range