New-York tribune., 1899-07-02

ground. In front OF them were the guns or the "a
Battery, in command OF Brevet Major David VII
son. unlimbered and with the gunners stanolhg
ready at the pieces Under the trees near the
white House." in front Of Quality Row. STOOD
General Roe and staff in fatigue uniform, and IN
the path the band. where he could see the
most distant sentry. stood the corporal Of the
guard, ready TO draw in the sentries'atthe concu-
sion Of the salute
THE REGIMENTS DEPARTURE.
The regiment was soon properly aligned after
taking its position and brought 10 attention
ColoneI Robert T Emmett waved his sword to
Major Wilson a cloud OF smoke rolled out In front
of the five guns and the echoes went flying up
Annsville Creek "Boom!" went another gun. an
other and another. until twenty -one, the salute 10
the Nation was counted off The smoke had
scarcely cleared from the last gun when the band
broke into THE Star Spangled Banner and. hut-
terng in the light summer breeze, the Nationai ana
- State flags came slowly down the STATS for the
last time. They reached the ground just as the
last strains Of the National hymn died away, and
were gathered up by the detail OF the guard that
had hauled them down. At the same moment the
corporal of the guard waved MS hand over ms
head the sentries in advance closed In, ana IN
double time they hurried back TO the guard tents
picling I'D the sentres they passed. Meantime
the band had struck up quickstep, and the com
nanies breaking into columns. the regiment was
under way, Around past the mess hall 1t marched
with colors flying and band playing past the suaru
chat sfood nj present arms in front OF the guard
tents down the winding hill to the creek road
WHARF, IL was lost 70 view under the thick foliage
of the trees and was gone The "a Battery lum-
hered along a little bit later but at the foot OF the
hill turned the other way and went to Peekskill
where II was loaded. a train and started for
Schenectady.
Back IN camp there was still some baggage left.
but the ouarterrnasters teams soon got this down
10 the station and the trains were of
state HEADQUARTERS. Quality Row, were almost
nm quickly abandoned. At o'clock only few
oe,cers were left and all OF them had gone by
evening Major-Generai Roe going to his home. at
The ist Signal Corps. which spent the week
,r camn under Captain o. ErlandseD and First
I5eutansnt Charles ]. Lempke, jr, returns justly
nroud Of its work II did not expect TO perform any
GGutv outside OF camp when IT came here. but
1eneral Roe having requested that commun1cA-
ZION be established with Lake Oscawana. the corps
sent st once 70 work to Install stations With one
NO. CON the corps started out, leaving detail In
an3T 10 run the home station. The first relay
,a,H2or beyond camp established on hill just
ha,,nnd the Peekski hat factory. and details were
sent on which established see9nd above Noh,
tinentaIyilie a third on Tompkns or Prospeet
I11 an an,inenoe a thousand feet high. and ter
Ilin ~ station across the lake In the Oscawaiia
., innrs Throu2h thsse stations General hoe was
a ntiv kept Informed OF the movements or tne
n co,is ,Sa time of their arrival In the camps ana
~ hattalion desired to transmit to him fass
o. SoS oSSeIsoeraphs were used during the day, ana
80 80, Jantsrns at night. One night, between .ne
I,nact Hill and Continentayille statlons two
Srporv stable lanterns were tried as an ehpe.
Gsnt. ons beipg placed On ihs sr0puSs llss D'AS&