New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-11
THE 23D AT PEEKSKILL.
CRACK BROOKLYN REGIMENT REACHES
STATE CAMP
GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT AT THE EVENING
PARADE-MoRE THAN FIVE HUN
DRIED MEN IN LINE.

,.avsk,u state Camp June 10 SPECIALIZATION
A., this morning when Squadron A rode out Of
ann until $40 this afternoon. when the 23d Regi-
roent marched In. the gun detachment from Captain
louis Wenders battery, under command of Ser
ceant Jansen held the camp. Ii they alone
bo kent the camp open. for with the with
drawal Of all enlisted men camp must OF neces-
,v have been temporarily closed Squadron AS
hard which Is 10 remain the post band Of the
camn was here. but II did count. Its men,
ners no, being enlisted men So the honors and the
onerous duties fell upon Sergeant Jansen and the
thin red line of dozen artillerymen.
7, was because the detachment not relieved
,odav that IL had all this honor thrust upon 1t.
The men have to wait until Captain Rasquin and
the "a Battery arrive tomorrow before they can
- home for there is In camp who other
wise could fire the morning and evening guns. They
will probably return at noon. for tina; is the time
Captain RasQuin expects TO get here from sing
sing where ne camps TO night.
SQUADRON A duly celebrated It's last night in
camp by all of jollihcation and pink-tea par
,,os and was loath to retire when taps gave the
warming that all lights must be out From dark
,ed tents there came occasional murmurs or sup
n-essed laughter. but voices gradually became
,.heA as nature asserted itself and quiet soon
IA complete sway except for the clank. cank
- tho sentry's scabbard he paced his lonesome
na, With revee came the active preparation
,or the evacuation OF camp, and by o'clock the
refractory horse. loath TO leave camp. made
ouhle His rider tried in vain to bring him TO
,s,u,s but the horse having taken 1t into his head
Re wasn't going anyway bolted and started for
the east parade ground Straight for the blun
he aimed but, swerving near the edge, followed
along the steep bank at a tremendous galiop
Two other troopers started after him. but II
uas not until he had a second time passed dan
seronslv near the bluff that he was caught and
led back to the waiting line The rider OF the re-
fractorv horse by that time about played out
and only breathed easily gain when his horse was
bedged i'm on all sides by more sedate animals
General Roe was out the departure. and as
the squadron broke into column and passed him
thev gave him rousng cheer; Then they RODE
view
ARRIVAL OF THE TWENTY-FIVE
I, was rot until $50 o'clock, has been said,
that can,p was again occupied by complete or
oonization and then the I'D marched in with Colo
mel Alexis G. Smith riding at the head OF the
column with Squadron As band between MIN ana
tho regiment They had arrived at Roa Hook
half an hour before in train of two sections, nut
they had brought so much baggage and camp
souirare 10 be used in their practice marches,
that the second section had 10 wait for some time
a. the PeekskilI station while the baggage car was
being unloaded at the HOOK s r,,
The march camp is over a SANDY rodu, very
dusty now but the air was cool, and the msreh
nick ara Sitting and it looked from distance
as though another squadron Of cavalry was com
II followed them even INTO Cdhp' "hoic ''N'N
% Shrinking carts to keep the roads wet
The regiment marched to the east parade ground,
where General Roe and Adtutant- General Ander-
SON and staff had gathered, and. breaking into
column OF companies. went at once to guar
ters Then the quartermaster put up the sign,
This Is Ny Busy Day., and hustled out IN
.vps tin basins. camp stools. candles ana cehoIe
hicks and such tent furniture. and wheelparroWs
les until supper call when nearly everybody had
rot all that belonged to him.
THE GOVERNOR AT THE CAMP
The men were busy a this sort of thing when Gov
ernor Roosevelt accompanied by Colonel Tread
we'll his military secretary. landed at Roa HOOK
from the o'clock train. and they were not called
upon therefore, 10 turn out 10 receive HIM oniy
the LIST Battery detail stood at their guns waiung
for the signal, and the Governor alighted from
The camp ambulance that had brought him up
from the station. the first gun OF the nineteeh-eun
salute was fired 1t the signal for a dozen
amateur photographers and they rushed out In the
6eid TO get a picture of the guns in action AS
they got their boxes ranged on gun II went on
and the smoke meeting the right sort or cur
rent OF air rolled out into an immense ring that
rose slowly in the air. - .,... 1,,.rror
as he had not seen the regiment arrive Governor
Roosevelt viewed the evening parade ana tnen re-
trrned 10 State headquarters. he VIII remain IN
camn one night and leave on the noon tram TO-
morrow TO join his family at oyster BAY
Ths 23d brought a little over hve hundred men
.o canp with them.