The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-03
SQUADRON A OFF FOR CAMP
AND cor. ROOSEVELT GOES ALONG
WITH THE TROOPERS.

! First Stage of the Journey, from the Armory
| to Van Cortlnndt Park, Accomplished
in n Broiiing Sun-Crowd at the Armory
to Soc the start-In Camp for the Night.
Once more Squadron A is under canvas.
Last time its tents were raised was in Porto
Rico. This time they are no further away than
| Van Cortlandt Park. where the troopers
pitched camp last night. and the deadlicst
enemies they had to encounter were
| the local mosquitoes. which. after all,
| probably draw more blood than the Spaniards
| did with the squadron camped Gov. Roose-
| welt and his stair and MaIor-G Gen. Roe with part
| OF his staff: also Lieut. Col. Arthur Lee Of
| the British Army, the Governors guest.
| Gov Roosevelt is by virtue Of his Of
| fee. Communicated Chief of the National
Guard OF this State. but he did not go in that
| capacity. He was simply sort OF an official
| guest. His own notion Of the trip which in
| wolves his riding at q cavalry walk for miles
under the hot sun. eating rough fare in soldier
fashion. and sleeping in a tent unti about the
time the sun gets up. Is that IL is all recreation.
" This Is the first vacation I've had since the
war" he said yesterday evening as he stood in
front of his tent and haughtiy waved away
mum Der Of designing mosquitoes.
For the squadron II is vacation in the sense
that It takes them out Of town into changed
sphere OF action. but there is going to be more
work than play in their ten days of field SER
vice. They started in with pretty good
half day g work yesterday. Although the time
set for the departure from the armory at
Ninety-f1fth street and Madison avenue. was
o'clock. the troopers began to gather before
noon to look after their equipment and their
horses. and before . o'clock the big build
ing and the street in front OF it were
all agog with noise and energy. Troopers
| rushed hither and thther conducting de-
structve searches for misplaced articles and
| commenting btterly-even profanely-upon
that trait in their brother men leading to the
felonious abstraction OF another fellows shirt.
while the bitter plant of him whose
horse had suddenly exhibited unexpected tenn
peramental deficiencies or qualities filled the
air. Part OF the cavarvman's duty Though it
is not in the reRu lationsl Is to raise lnmcnta-
ohf bea bs ame when ms ra ana
with its beasts yesterday one would have
thought that a. benellcent Providence had
| started them out on n collection Of saw horses.
To the non military eve the horses appeared
TO be pretty fair lot, t4o1Eh there We're
and when the cavalrymnn get into the saddle
they made a fine showing. Inside the ar
were hustng for dear life to get every
thing aboard in time; In the midst Of the
hustle Gov Roosevelt had come IN quietly and
| His sister Mrs Douglas Robinson. came with
him. She sat in the gallery watching with in
Roe With his staff reached he armory Al i've
the bucle warned all to be in readiness The
Governor hurried downstair San, and mo mounted
'' gray gray suit ut and Gt ca"ary so1ch hut
with the peculiar creasng Of the soft crown
Tnrh h n tide Fdsrs made ea ns wn
%omeS w Rs5'2hn had lTvn up in Rer aP
waiting in the street and as soon as
Gov. Roosevelt was seen a, cheer went
chiefs. Gov Roosevelt bowed in recognition.
A Madison avenue open car had been stopped
BY tht cavalry line upon the tracks: and a man
Three cheers for the Governor-Solder
This started the cheering anew and it con-
tinued until the Governor was far down the
block. To reach Fifth avenue the troops went
when the line formed up the order was as fol-
lows: At the front an advance guard under
riding between Lieut.. Col Lee on the right
end MaIor.Gen Roe On the LEFT, With
srnors staff next to Gen Of Roe SS S%d
Edward Emerson. Who was Col. Roosevelt's
I geEnS in the rough 5dfT ON The th far sN
s Cart ,Androws, Lient. Mathsr and
Major Greer 81 Major :Gep. RGss sta{r. NeHt
march. with his staff, the troops com
GS nf o%n es 2fde Of TTSH T To
l. under Capt. C9mmann; next. and Troop 3.
under Capt. Reed, pcYt. Then came the non
bnlance and the tour wagons The route was
pB We'll Eth avenue; across To- seventh aNenne TO
PAX Fax across Kings br,"F'' to Van 'or'''"''
troopers began to appreciate the fact that it
was a very hot day. Cavalry in heavy march
ng 0 or doe" not not bn w, s5 vew
making speed records, and horses walk
The men rode in their gray flannel shirts. with
their bouscs rolled up and fastened in front
pretty severely when they came to the
shadeless roads.
1t was expected that the squadron would
eral halts delayed them, ana it was $3.50
O'Clock when the advance guard reached ne
ladies'. was waiting. and as tn" Governor
and those ro aGcomn m; nm r ToIe in
the camp, a stretch, OF beautiful level sward
lines and kent the crowd back from the camp
ing ground AS soon az he reached the omen
meadow Gov Roosevelt gave his hOrs" the
rein: and the spirited animal which hnI been
reative under the slow march, proceeded to 40
SONG snrin h ana 1wGrhpT tn" rough rider
feet hOrsemanshp which roused the crowd TO
applause again. There was trifiinG accident
and pnninc the man und "rncath Tic trooper
was not injured seriously. The horse got to
its feet and ran. but WIS rounded III, by
Camp was being pitched Coy Roosevelt. Coz.
Lee. Gen. Roa and the others went to the
| manor house to wash up, Col. Lee was much
Interested at learning from Capt. Srhmitt-
berger that in the bedroom whore h" was
taken a British officer in the Revolution had
| died Of his wounds.
Meantime. under Major Bridgeman's drcc-
| tiuns. the squadron was getting its camp
| pitched. Picket Inns were set out. company
| streets marked. and in n remarkably short
| time the tents wer" IN and the cheerful
| fires blazing in various parts OF the
| camp In his tent on the right Of the
officers line GOV Roosevelt wrote some letters
| before it should become too dark
| Major Bridgcman expressed him self as well
| satisfied with the first march. This morning
| the squadron will strike camp and move
| at O'Clock. reaching Sing Sing late in
| the afternoon. where camp will be pitched
| in Nelson's Grove. about half a mile from the
| city. The officer Of the guard last night was
Lieut., Corning and the officer Of the day Capt.
| BadRey
A report from Sing, Sing states that, Gov.
| Roosevelt has accepted an invitation tOaddrcss
| the citizens tonight from the balcony OF the
Mount Pleasant Military Academy, and after
| ward 10 he the guest of honor Mt a O. 4. II