New-York tribune., 1899-06-20
PRACTICE MARCH AT PEEkSklLL.
FIRST BATTALION OF THE SEVENTH Al
CAMP WINTHROP ON THE WAY TO
LAKE OSCAWANA.

peokskil State Camp June 10 (SpecaD.-Just as
tho guard details Of the % Battalion were start
ing out for the guard mount this morning IN
the full glory Of white pants. jaunty gray olouses
and forage caps the lst Battalion. In heavy
marching order and clad in the rough fatigue uni
,rr ~ gray shirts and trousers black leather leg
gins and campaign hats, marched up the road past
McCoy's farmhouse, on its way to the Croft farm
and Lake Oscaw1na.
The march Itself not nearly az uncomtorta-
bic as that OF last Monday The roads were not
quite az dusty. and the temperature was less high
but that isn't saying there was no dust or that II
wasn't hot. Profuse perspiration and air laden
with dust grains parched tongues ard throats'
and when the little grocery store at Continental
Vile was reached the owner made good thlng IN
selling large bottles of soda water at 10 cents
each and cents extra II the bottle was taken
oIonR The bottles were taken. for there was no
time 70 stop and few Of the main body got the OPP
,ortunity TO even grab bottle as did the advance
o,ard and hand who did not have 10 step lively
40 they were not forced on by a column pressing
forward from the rear
Tho camp was not far beyond the little grocery
store and Il was reached at l)5 O'Clock, nVe
minutes before the schedule tine. and with the
hard again plaving and the colors unfured the
battalion marched upon the field The wagons
with the baggage had preceded the men py lie"
minutes and. under the watchful eye OF the Dat
,oIlon ouartermaster William II. Folsom. tents,
rolp
the ground BY the time they were all out the
oororanie. had lined up in the streets marked out
Cor tben, ny the engineer officer. guLs were stacked
and ranks broken The men at once hurrled 10
H. duties assigned them The woodchoppers
shouldered their axes and fires were soon burning
u,hue cooks were preparing the lrish stew ior
A,nner Meanwhile the other men in the company
- occunIed in getting up the conical tents. BY
20 .clock camp was fully established, and dt 12:So'
OIL, Ave MINUTES late dinner call was sounded.
1,are we're no duties after dinner. and nearly
,.ory man took the opportunity to bathe IN the
I'm that runs along the entire edge OF the field
nf,"rnoon ~ however Companies ID and went 10
s uhe ~, The north on similar duty Evening parade
weht whSd 10 AZ the battalions first day in camp. and
band cohfG,i hG boitaiion proceeds Lake Oscawana;
Their camp tonight Is named Camp n WThr9P 1sh 0car In
h3hoGT hHG n T' ths Civ War Major Winthrop had been
member Of Company OF the h m ma aI oined te cen
erai Butlers staff lie had not had @ time 10 D orfee tSe
his new uniform. and when ne ret IL wa s,en II, snt
nov. orrow night the Lake Oscawana camp will
TG,m0tpow ss Camp Farnham, in honor of Colonel
o.. S.h h'oT y Farnham OF the I'd Fire Zouaxes. who
fell in the nrs tb member having been the out
Sroak OF the Civil war first lieutenant OF COM
pdiny he b Peekskh camp life was rather dull after
,he departure OF the lst Battalion Inc "a bat.
,aT" uanf through battery drill, but the afternoon
was spent IN lying around In camp or IN S Sislens
PPe@ekskill Evening parade closed the day here as
Just after last evenings parade captain = r. =,
| Iydecker. of Company II. was presented with the
rcyoiment's cross Of honor, for twenty-five years
service 1t was beautiful piece or dsmonds tbe
9ft gTfft Of the individual members Of his company
Appleton made baea the anS Sns and
onged cheering from the regiment that mao be
cred CAPTAIN b 1enf HaS e%eTy
| was that such honor should fall TO him.