The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-05
TIRED TROOPERS IN CAMP.
SQUADRON 4 FINISHES ITS DUSTY
MARCH TO PEEKSKILL.


Hour-Gov. Roosevelt Praises the Men
and says Life on 1.-THE Road Is Better
Training for Them Than Camp Work.
STATE CAMP, pEEEsKILL. June This camp
was opened to-day by Squadron A. The troop
ers had come all the way up from New York
city on their horses. and it is revealing no
secrets to say that they were glad to get here.
Camping under tho greenwood tree by the
waysidc with the night winds for lullaby. and
all the rest OF II is very poetical to read about.
but in real life II involves lot of practical work
| in connection with the raising Of tents cook
| ing OF meals. and. in the case OF the squadron.
caring for horses. Moreover. it is con-
| siderable change for men who are accustomed
| to rise at clock or later and work with their
| brains TO get up at 3 O'Clock or earlier and
| work with their hands and feet and most Of
tho muscles In their physical economy. devot-
| ing their brain energy principally to consd-
| Grafton OF the surprising slowness OF the hours
before taps. Here there are tents already up
| and mess hail. where the meals are served
| already prepared. But though the men may
| think differently. their commanders believe in
| the march rather than the camp life. Gov.
| Roosevelt in particular expressed yesterday
| his advocacy OF the rough and ready work on
the road. and all his staff believe as he does in
| the matter
| 1t was O'Clock this morning when the
| Vf'1'''h ''pht 'dlllU uHu tOok tllt TOdu from
| Nelson Park late Camp Roe through Peeks-
| kill Pcekskill hadn't fully walked up from
its Sunday morning sleep at that hour but
| there was great rafting OF shutters and
| peering from windows all through the town as
| Gov Roosevelt rode by in front OF the squad
/ ron. Col Lee. Cen Roe and Gen. Andrews
being in the line with him. The day was fine
| though not much air was stirring. and there
| was prospect Of uncomfortable heat later on
| As the squadron went on at an easy walk the
! mon whistled to pass away the time, shift
| ing from one tune to another AS fancy
| dictated-the Russian National Hymn. March
| ing Through Georgia" the Two Grsnadicrs"
! the Watch on the Rhine" and an occasional
| concert-hall song. Some OF the troopers whis-
tied tenor and others alto or bass. and the
| effect heard from n little distance was very
pretty But the whistling didn't last long. for
the dust arose in huge brown clouds and there
is large incentivc!to keep ones mouth closed
tight when the penalty for doing otherwise is
getting one teeth caked with mud.
At Croton the whole town turned out to see,the
Governor and cheered him Vigorously There
are few towns OF any size on the route taken by
the squadron, but the country is pretty well
settled. and every house furnished its quota to
raise the family flag and give the family cheer
for Gov. Roosevelt Apparently there was not
house between here and SingISing that didn't
own at least one good-sized American flag,
which it hung out in the most conspicuous
place possible in honor OF the Governor and
the troopers. Sunday law in this direction.
though it is supposed to be pretty strict
doesn rrohibit going cunning, with camera.
and ther was the usual fusilladr OF snapshots
Long before Peeksk was reached some ex-
tremely bad stretches Of road were enCoun- |
tered and the men were covered with dust. On
fns grfy hrs s o. fHG tro9rerf i dd9 show
covered with II and they could hardly have |
shown service, more Il they had been returning |
march for dust. but dust is one OF the things
that soldiers expect TO encounter and it made |
and Con Rocs STAINS ddnt present precisely
festal anrearanCe when they got 70 Peekskill
'Hw Teht a oH' G2nsdeTaSs de
the Governor and the soldiers, which deleGa.
ton stood at fork Of the road and possessed |
squadron had halted at the top Of ono OF the |
steer pills in WHICH this Part Of the country |
fans were not appraised II had been minated |
TO Coy, Roosevelt tina; the clergy OF the town
reached III" town either before or after e church
time time T" =, wait until after church time
were within three miles, Of the, town before
l"%sl""E so they pushed on and got there at
the "f@IS IN m nno Snf rn%
tne % nst G ns5 They met by thH local G.
drum corps. who escorted them through the
IRON the feekski Military Academy to march
out also. but it was baccalaureate Sunday for
them. and tho hour was too near church time
for them TO turn out. There was great cnthu-
siasm and cheering for the Governor all
Steep hiiis and many Of them characterize
pace was set and the squadron reached here at
u quarter before T.. which was rather better
BrGgSman had antcpatcd "" As they S led l up
around the long bend in the road Just before
the entrance 70 the camp Is reached the guard
OF the Second BATTERY. which has bpaD Of |
toned here. fred the Governors salute OF
nHf,een guns ard And hMs The camp Tes opened
soldiers Toasted heartily on tomato soup roast
beef. potGtoes. tomatoes. apple pie, tea and
then every man who didn't have imnera tive
duties elsewhere made Decline for the shower
hind general headluorters by the Chaplain. the
from the town. The ofiicer Of the day is, Capt
10Y: Eqossyelt leaves the squadron to;
no n the nj ms and sf ne hsre
one night. returning from there to New York
Mtth hr 9m VIII go hr guests Lee Of
onlc"r, Coi. KitSon who is the director Of tha1
Canadian Military Academy at Montreal, cor
was much Interested in talking with Col XII Xii.
sou, rs he h?po' I? go to Canada IN the fall and
fort ne National Guard, In regard to the march
OF the squadron Gov. Roosevelt said:
! am, OF course extremely pleased with |
Squadron A. | regard its hcing here in camp
rs OF infinitely less Importance than the jour |
ney NJ here and the practice away from camp.
We don't want TO make too violent changes, but
It doesn't teach the mon as much 20 live here
in tents wi h floors MS 1t does to he out on the
march and pitch their own tents and live
in tn" open. sooner or later II they march
long enough, they Will encounter rain and
that will help. too. This camping, however.
Is an infinite Improvement on being in the
ntlI q VAs h,.1N
To- see The conditions Of the outings OF the
National Guardsmcn approximate to actual
field work in campaign. This camp was long
step in advance when II was started and Il
serves a very useful purpose now. but more
and more We shall devote our attention to
field work apart from It A great advance in
this direction has been made this year"
Every man who IS IN camp now and who has
been here before has noticed already certain
changes. one is in the food. which is simpler
than II has been hitherto. Moreover the ohi-
GERS d" not eat in tho White House this
year. but have the same mess hall and the
same food as III" men The Governor believes
that II is right that officers and mon should
~ mud that thp m will fol la F,r,