New-York tribune., 1901-06-13
THE EIGHTH BACH IN CAMP.
QUICK AND COMPLICATED RETURN MARCH
FROM MoHEGAN.
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State Camp. Peekskill. y. Y. June l2-There has
been aduIteration in the summer weather the
troops have enjoyed in camp to-day. The Their
mometer apparently went up right along until
O'Clock but there IS no such instrument I'm
camp IT might have been mere conjecture Stnl.
no one believes II The sth. which had It's
march in this morning, did not suffer particularly
from the heat. It downhu nearly all the
way. and the breeze that stirring they got the
fun benefit OF. few dropped out. but as in the
march Of Monday IL was more n lack Of nerve
than the heat itself. and the men generally came
in fresh and better in health for their outing
a surprising feature Of the march was that -
was n record breaker. without any particular et-
fort 10 make II such, and this even in the face OF
dividing battalons and baggage train and sending
them in by three different routes The general
was sounded at 73o o'clock, and in just nfty-seyen
minutes all the camp baggage was packed. the
tents down. rolled and in the baggage train and
the regiment up the hill Of camp the only hill
outside Of the one leading up into the State Camp
the command had To climb. This better than
any regiment did last year and the Sth was one
that service here then. too
The division of the command came a little bit
further down the road than the crest of the hill.
when the regiment reached the trolley road. There
the lst battalion marched back the old familiar
way which they traversed coming out while the
I'd Battalion with the baggage train continued on
down the road the trolley follows what is known
as LeXington-ave.. which, extending northward.
Cortlandtville Cemetery. This the 2d Battalion
took leaving the baggage train to continue on to
camp through the village of Peeksllu. The object
was for each battalion time its march that
both would meet at Van Cortlan ltvflle and this is
Just what was accomplished. although the road
followed by the 2d Battalion considered to be
about two miles shorter Both commands marched
up the " of the road together. and continuing
side by side short distance. separa ted again
come together in similar manner the AnnsyiIe
Bridge, the wagon train also king junction
with them at the same time. From there on tha
two battalions marched in column the short
distance that remained TO camp arriving at II :2i
O'Clock In excellent order, ranks well closed up and
not even bucket lost spilled from the wagon
train. 1t was "A march most handsomely made
said Colonel Chaplin. inspector. after the regiment
had been dismissed the parade ground but
among the officers and of the Sth who hold
Colonel Chaplin in the highest esteem and regard
spiration He had held lecture In Comp Roe last
evening on marches. In which he lad given the
men many valuable suggestions. but his Instruction
upilhg tne week and his helpful advice had prob
ABLY accomplished much his lecture
The regiment came back with no sick Quarter
master-Sergeant T. II. s. Riley, of Company =
having recovered sufficiently from the nalariai
fever he was suffering with yesterday TO again be
about with his company.