New-York tribune., 1900-08-13
SECOND NAVAL BATTALION
IT'S EXCELLENT WORK IN CAMP AT
CENTRE ISLAND.
coMPLIMENTED BY GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT
REALISTIC WORK IN A SHAM BAT
TLE-GRoUP OF OFFICERS.

According TO Governor Roosevelt. effectiveness
rather than frils is the thing desired in all naval
and military organizations And with this as
standard he complimented most highly the 2d
Naval Battalion Of New-York, which for eight
days encamped on Centre Island, in oyster Bay.
opposite his home.
The Reserves. nearly two hundred strong, reached
Centre Island Saturday noon, Just two weeks
ago the day before yesterday They left their
headquarters at Fifty-ffth-st. South Brooklyn. on
board the Aileen, the cruising ship Of the battalion,
and the Champion. one Of Merritt & Chapman's
wrecking tugboats. The six cutters and the FIVE
launches besides several dngies and gigs. were
hoisted the Champion thereby enabling the bat
talon to reach its camping ground in fast time.
The picture here shown of the camp is declared
by the officers to be excellent one 1t shows the
conical tents In which the members of the bat
talon slept. oyster Bay, the pretty sheet of
water front of the camp, shows up in It's beauty.
while the foliage of the village Of oyster Bay is
seen as a charming background On the same side
OF Centre Island the battalion camp, but about
a third of mile to the left. Is the Seawanhaka
Yacht Club.
The picture showing group of naval militia Of
hcers taken at the camp at the time that Cap
tain Jacob W. Mile commander of the Naval
Militia the State visited the camp on his annual
inspection Three of his staff shown: Leuten-
anti Commander Fry. Lieutenant-Commander Rob
ert ]. Beach and Lieutenant Townsend Captain
Robert P. Forshew is commander OF the I'd
Battalion lieutenant Commander William G. Ford
second in authority in the battalion, was out on
one of the battalions launches when the picture
was taken. The three other officers shown in the
picture belong to the I'd Battalion.
The picture showing the sham battle was taken
by II. B. Fullerton, of the Long Island Railroad
Company. The sham battle occurred on Thursday
Of the week of the encampment- The sham battle
consisted of two drills. which were valuable for
their practical instruction TO the young naval re-
serves The first drill consisted of breaking up
camp and embarking in launches with the baggage
The second movement consisted of wheeling and
landing in the enemys country. and retaking the
site as though in the face of firing and de
termined enemy. The enemy however. consisted
of the cooks who safely ensconced behind
fence. where they laughed at the FURIOUS cnarge,
the triumphant cries. the mighty warWhoops, the
clash and crash Of battle and the smoke Of the
HANK cartridges. The drill declared to be
realistically and clevery executed The whole drill
took only hfty-nine minutes, which was a record
time for such a manoeuvre The drill was directed
by signals by Captain Miller from the deck of the
Aileen which Is shown on Oyster Bay In the
picture of the camp Captain EorsheW was with
him Lieutenant Commander William G. Ford was
the executive officer of the drill
Under him were the Heutenants OF the four d.
visions who were in order of their divisions as
follows: Lieutenant T. r. BeaI, Lieutenant E. NJ