The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-07
TROOPERS IN STATE CAMP.
nor PES TERDir. BTT IT GREW coon
ron ETENING pIR4DE.

The Oncinl Camp Thermometer Has Bcen
Taken Down, hut Horseshoe Has Becn
Substituted, and When This Gets Rod Hot
Drills viii lie Temporarily Suspe ndrd.
STATE CAME. PEEKsKiLL, June Gin front OF
tho post Red Cross tent Is wooden frame
whereon there formerly hung n therm ON ctor
This year 1t isn't there. In H. place is a horse.
shoe. The troopers Of Squadron view that
horseshoe with content as they pass. because
Of rumor around camp that when it becomes
red hot drills will he suspended There vero
times to-day when the wood nenr it appeared
to be smouldcring. but the horseshoe pre-
served its original color and the drills went on.
Nobody III camp knows how hot II really was
to-day The lowest guess given was 100. and
Il VIA probably all OF that on the parade ground
IN 'he afternoon. Al any rate, II was hotter
than yesterday. which was enough and too
much. for anybody 10 know Fnrly in the
morning the heat began and II kept up without
role. all day. Much OF tho time there was a
breeze from th" river that meant well. but
be'oro It reached camp II was So imriegnated
with warmth that it seemed rather to add to
than dctrnct from the general discomfort.
II consideration 81 the weather since the
mrn have beer here. MAJOR Bridgman allows
tine sentri"s TO patrol in their gray flannel
shirts campaign hats and without gloves. In
stead of insisting OH the usual tightly but
toned blouse and hot gloves As it Is. the
sentry dut il moro trying on the troopers than
It would be for men Of othrr organizations. Tor
the reason that with only 800 men they have
the same ground to coycr that is usually
patrolI"d hv n iuli regiment % infantry. There
Is general thnnkfUlness that the insuTcrabfy
hot. padded dress uniforms were in that por-
tion of the military outfit left at home on this
occasion. 70 turn men out for dress parade
W he hp y a. would ~
short of murdcrous.
All this afternoon the troopers have been ~
ing around in such shady places az they could
find, clad in paJamas principally. or stripped to
the waist standing beside thnir tents. cooling
themselves with water from their buckets
Internal liquids were largely escho wed. for OK
p"riencc has taught the men that when tho
temperature is very high it is, much better to
tahc the ltIuid externally and let It soak in
-, Il has been dcctleI to hold field day. and
Thursday al 3 T. NJ Is the time set for tn"
games, The events contested will he as fol-
lows: Head cutting and tent pngging. potato
race. low rcarl! at EalIop. hurdl" race. novelty
As the number of competitors in each event
will b" limited. councillors arc requested 10
name the events in the order Of preference.
Entries viii J." 80 cents each. and are To- be
made to Lieut. DNyisCn before . o'clock
Quartermastcr's Department, may lac entered
for the hurdle race. and no horsG, may b" en-.
tee in charge OF the field day is Lieut.. Dawson.
Chairman; Lieut.. Barry. Lieut.. Robbins and
Lieut.. Corning. The squadron games are
always "Nrclentlv contested. and il tho
weather j. good "A large crowd of spectators is
expected.
In the evening tho tcmpcrntur" moderated
apprcclahly. and tho evening parade was not
hard on the NEIL, The officer Of the day i.
Cant, Cnmman. and the officer Of the guard
Lieut. Robbins.
This morning Major Gen Roc with his stan
late IL the afternoon. The object Of Gen Roe's
expedition was to make arrangements for the
infantry marches OF next wDek. He had al
ready boon over the ground. hut there was
still the delivery OF flrcwood and hav to be ar
cnmr is, On the hank OF rcekskill Hollow Brook
fOur miles from here. toward Annssville. The
second camp Is on Oscawanna Lake. near its
head five miles from the first Gen. Roe says
t th" r3ads are IN pretty good condi-
hill. lust before reaching the lake. On
Monday morning tho First Battalion OF
the Twenty Third Regiment Of BROOKLYN
which comes here Saturday, will march to
the first camping place and pitch camp. The
and they will cook their own food and conduct
their camp precisely as II they were In the field
against an enemy Their wagons will carry
thcir, conical wall tents. On Tuesday they will
break camp and march to the site overlooking
oscawanna Lake, where they will pitch camp
for that night. Wednesday morning they will
march back tol this camp. arriving about noon
AS soon as they arrive the SECOND Battalion
will start out and do the same thing 1t will
not he severe march. nor is it intended as
actual field work. squadron A has not been
called upon for any marches out from camp. asst
gets its experience in the ride from New York
to this camp and back