New-York tribune., 1899-06-12
THIRD BATTERY AT STATE CAMP.
DUsT-COvERED RANKS PLANS FOR a
MARCH OF THE FIRST BATTALION OBJ
THE TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT
GOVERNOR LEAVES THE CAMP.

MARCH OF THE FIRST BATTALION OBJ
THE TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT
GOVERNOR LEAVES THE CAMP.
pooLsLiu State Camp. June II (SpeciaD.-The
troopers of Squadron evidently took the remnants
of the hot wave home with them to show to their
friends as souvenirs. for there Is not patch Oh IL
left about camp. On the contrary, the temperature
has been steadily falling ever since the zSd hesi-
ment arrived, and this morning, so some Oh the
civilian workers about camp, who get up pelore
reveille say there frost on the ground. Ihey
admit II was light frost but stick to II that IL
was not a heavy dew. This has set the men or the
regiment to wondering II they are going TO nave
snow SQUALLS and billiards. this year, insteao Oh
rain.
But whether there a frost or not this morn
ing the temperature has been lower than petore III
davs and a strong breeze has been blowing most
Of the day, which has made the shady places a'ohs
the bluffs almost too cool for those VINO were cIau
for s-degree weather. There is every prospect thl
II will be cooler before morning. ana the guaIus
have prepared themselves for 1t by taxing lnen
heavy overcoats and blankets down to the guard
tents. a..
The event Of the day for the regiment was tne
arrival AT noon OF the Brooklyn boys OF the on
Battery They left Sing Sing at O'CLOCK 'his
morning and found the last stage OF their journey
tho worst The roads were thick with DUST ana
when they rode into camp their faces and uniforms
were covered with II, while one could write MS
name with his finger the dusty coats OF the
horses There places along the roau' III"
men said afterward, where 1t was impossioe " SEQ
the timber OF the gun from the front rank OF 'he
gun detachment, and they were never SO e'au ~
nee any place in the world they were the state
Camp They rode directly down to the staoles,
after passing Squadron AS band, which pa'"Neu
along the road and played some OF its pest ihu'0
to greet them and proceeded to clean up 'ne',
dust-ccvered guns and horses. Then they groo'ieu
lat
mess hall. ....,.
Tbev arrived too late to see Governor Roosevelt.
IIe loft the camp at 1l:3O o'clock so quietly IN
deed that scarcely any one knew ne hau soie'
In company with Adjutant-General Ahure"s' ITO
walked down the long flights or steps near o'alo
Ueadauarters TO the ferry landing at the ou'poS''
but went by the rowboat ferry to Peekskili' "here
=, ,ooL tho moon train for New-York bound for
Ovs.or Bav Earlier in the morning. in company
with General Roe and General Andrews 'he "oV
ernor had driven up the Amesvile hoau 10 ihsp'os
the field where the lst Battalion or the ISo WI"
spend tomorrow night, and he was sfea"s pea'1. ~,
with the route and the site for the camp. IL Is
h,a n,rion that I'm practice marches only can the
mon learn hest how to care for themselves In the
neld and he is deeply interested In the results OF
this summers scheme OF instruction. ne re'ui"N
inst I'm time start for the train
Tho fact that the lst Battalion Is to start from
Damn tomorrow morning. to be absent seVerai
dovs has kent the commlssary officers and quar-
| ,ermosters busy all the afternoon drawing up
reauistions for rations and supplies. The battahoh
will start at $50 o'clock. fully armed and equipped
for the field with rations for two days. According
70 the orders II will march on the Annsvile Road
| - ,bo Croft Farm four miles away, where 1t
viii spend tomorrow night. On the Following DAY
Mill break camp and proceed to chestnut grove
,ust north Of a summer hotel on the shore OF Lake
Oscawana FIVE miles further on, where IL VIII camp
! the second night. Wednesday morning It VIII re-
| turn to camp timing its departure from the lake
| so as 70 be back In camp by noon. without fall.
The march is to be conducted as though a hosuie
! force were present in the country OF IN the near
vicinity and guards will be thrown out to pro-
! tect the marching column. The men Will carry
their packs, blankets, overcoats and ponchos' ana
twenty rounds OF blank ammunition
At the Croft Farm and Lake Oscawana camps
w,u be regularly pitched all sanitary measures
will be carefully looked after, and the men VIII VIII
! cook their own rations AS the strength or thee
Srand gaTds two or three ouposts Will be estab
| iished within reasonable distance of the camp as
| an extra precaution against possible surprise
from the enemy. Private property and civilians
orders outlining the nndsr m
moested. The value of all such property destroyed
Will be GhSTEen TO officer the of the battalion will
MED nt by toPographlcal sketch Of the route taken
major OF the 1th Regiment who viii accompany
CORPS G Of his regiment every facility and all neces
| sary assistance for putting into use and giving
! thorough trial to an improved pcnerator he has
| invented. Colonel Smith. the field and stan, the
non-commissioned stan. one-half OF the field music
and detachment OF the Hospital Corps will also
| accompany the battalion Upon the return of the
Ist Battalion to camp the "a Battalion Will out
| for n practice march over the same ground.
| Church services held at +:30 o'clock thi,
afternoon under the trees on the blum in the real
OF General Roe's headquarters. The Episcopal rlt-
| ual was followed. ana the service was conducted
| by the Rev. DR.. Lindsay Parker. rector OF st
| Peters Church Brooklyn. chaplain of the regi
| ment lie took no particular text but preached
| upon "The Fathcrhood OF God" This evening h,
spoke again at services In the Young Mems Chris
| tan Association tent.
The officer OF the day to-day First Lieuten-
| ant Caryl l.. Sconeld OF Company H. The oficei
| OF the guard Second Lieutenant William T
Mynotte, OF Company c.
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