The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-20
7TH MEN ON FIELD DUTY.
THE FIRST BATTALION CIMEiNG oS
THE CROFT FARM

| Home Cooking Voted n Distinct success -
Names OF the Gallant Men Who Pre-.
pared the Mess Yesterday-Camp Names
TO Honor Omcers Killed In the Civil War.
STATE CAMP. PEEKsKILL. June 1o.-Long
before the sun had looked over tho brow Of the
| wooded hills into camp this morning there
was a buzz and ringing rattle from many
| tents where the pestilent alarm clock was get
| ting in It's deadly work on Morpheus. and some
| minutes later the streets were patrolled by
| dshevelled Sergeants making upcouth noises
| designed to arouse tho soldiery from its dreams
| There never was q regiment that enjoyed the
beginning OF the days work. and the Seventh
| is no exception to this rule. Particularly UNI
| DESTROYS OF arising were the men OF Companies
L. G.. X. A and ID. forming the first battalion
| which was scheduled for the beginning OF the
practice march to-day. They cuddled long
| ingy into their warm blankets. while the
| Sergeants pranced up and down vocferatng
Get up You lazy brutes. Rise and police
| this street Gettamoveon. now. unless you
| want the guard to come and prod You out with
| bayonets."
| From one tent after another protruded sad.
| swollen eyed faces, blinking at the gliding
| east and swearing by all the military deites.
| who are many Tor purposes OF profanity. that
| their Sergeants were owls and It was then but
| little past midnight. Growing and mum bling.
| and with much regret that it had stayed up
late on the previous night. the first battalion
came forth into the cool morning air and shook
itself free OF sleep in canine fashion. Then
came the morning splash. followed by coffee in
super heated tin cups. and slices OF bread.
Having cauterzed its interior with the coffee.
the battalion proceeded to police its street.
accommodating in tho process a collection OF
more sundries than could be found in curio
shop
Next in order was poncho- rolling. Some day
n military genius will invent n machine for
rolling ponchos. and the Seventh will buy him
Fifth avenue and erect monuments OF him at
every cross street Pending this bid for i'm
mortality. they have to roll their own ponchos.
To Judge by the remarks with which the proc
ess was accompanied to-day. II is not one which
thrills them with delight. As a spectacle Of
devastating wrath the perspiring private who
has painfully rolled his long rubber blanket.
after repeated slips. into the proper shape. only
to discover that he has included in the rolling
sundry articles designed to be left outside. is
only equalled by the other son OF Mars who.
after having packed his Merriam pack with
felicitous nicely and tightly strapped it. dis
covers upon the floor Of his tent several essen
tial articles. the absence OF which involves a
repetition OF the entire packing. Mingled with
the mad. swrlinR current OF cuss words emit
ted by these .unfortunates were the pointed
trements their fellows had borrowed without
the Formally Of mentioning it.
sople two-thirds Of the battalion marched gayy
over to mess. while the other one-thrd dived
search of underclothes which they had already
buried in their packs There seemed fair
prospect Of aching v9ids, in many RESPECTS
night but In the course Of time al the men.
loaded and strapped up, fell into line. leaving on
see sEoS H efs p hat
Win sf %
sratons for Prayer eeng As there p! was
promise of heat IN the SKY the men marched
IN their gray, shirts, carrying their blouses.
little after & o'clock.
CAMP WINTHROP NEAR CoSTIXSENTALvILLE.
the Croft, farm. whore the first battalion Of the
Seventh Regi ment is encamped to- night. was
%Ss nef When the baa e sted and
although there were frequent rests along the
way, the advance guard. led by Capt. Willard
ilye minutes ahead OF, schedule time. The
column halted along the road to permit the
PLAYING and colors flying, marched into the
field. The companies defiled into the streets
Tens POLES aof pins Sns coosng outfits and CON-
mssary supplies had been unloaded while the
battalion was marching 6f. IN and each man an
performance Of It at once. While, tents were
being distributed over tho ground. fires were
1i aS' nearly earl every tent was up. That IS.
nearly every tent hut those OF the band They
ssfsa RSRs fSne ~ tfs s
ginning at one peg and driving one after an
other, instead e ,PegginT, out the centre guy
looking tents, with lots, Of, wrinkles in them.
The musicians were we're trying to straighten
dered all the pegs drawn. He got a man on
each guy rope and then rode around designat-
tents were up by mess call, and the bands.
men sank down in them with great feeling Of
relief.
Perhaps the reason the camp was established
so soon was because there are good many
veterans Of the spanish American war in the
Guiding mum Der of Aston Battery men. Among
the latter are Thomas T. D. J. kenby George ".
oed an9 the ed for brne Rvng
recommended for the Congressional medal
and the medal for special bravery. Rufus /.
Wa ,q Of the Third cavalry who served in San
there are William +. shastay. who was Cap
tain in the 2Olst; Bernard '. Curren, a Lieu
tenant in tn the snWe rfSment and L.
Mess was ready at 1895. and it was cooked
solely by Seventh Regiment men. It consisted
eanH Rsw Who oo WsH iSr S
pie pie I" Tor Company 4. George W Lyons. Joseph
Questhenner. Charles McKeon. D, Ferguson.
Smith and !, f Ge99ghan Tor ;9mpany K, \
y. $; eddie, ~ Holy and Samuel Hoffman;
for CompanyG. c; W.Tripler. Andr Briner J..
tnrS, and for Company i. q: j; Gormnn, F; t.
man and Fullerton Wills, That many Of the
dence OF the ability Of the cooks. Their friends
are ready to recommend the single ones
excellent husbands for twentieth century
women
The trout stream afforded n delightful place
for bathing during the afternoon. AL duties
were suspended until late in the day when the
Fourth and Tenth Companies went to the
north and the First and Seventh Companies to
the south on outpost duty.
The camp to- night is known as Camp Win
throp. in honor OF Major Theodore Winthrop.
IA member OF Company at the lime OF the
breaking ont. Of the civil war; when he was aS-
Winthrop was, killed on the day after Joining
Bethel To-morrow's camp at Lake Oscawann
Col. Noah l.. Farnham Of the Second Fire Zou-
ayes. who fell in the first battle OF Bull Run.
Col Farnham before the war was First Lieu
tenant Of the Second Company. The second
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