New-York tribune., 1901-06-11
THE STH GOES TO NOHEGAN.
ARTILLERYMEN OF THE FIRST BATTERY
STILL AT PEEKSKILL.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.


State Camp PeekskilI. y. Y. June 10.-Captain
Louis Wendell and ninety OF the lst Battery
now maintain the State camp and Captain wendell
is ''P. k post commander for the SIN IN
fantry have gone. They sleeping tonight In
the broad field of Camp Roe. just above Mohegan
Lake and in sight OF the summer hotel near Its
shores Reveile sounded no earlier by reason OF
the march be made. and the regiment got away
at exactly 9:05 a. m. A short distance from camp
the regiment halted. and Captain Sanvan and
Company d forward as an advance
guard. For the point the most experienced men
were selected. and Private I. z. Besser who served
! in the Geronimo campaign with the 18th United
States Infantry. was forward as the lone man
who leads the point At some distance in his rear
marched two nankers, and then Private Charles
Yaeger, who lately served an enlistment with the
engineers Willets Point, behind them com
pleting the diamond. The rear guard. the camp
| guard OF the day in command of Captain
Jacoby of Company E. officer of the day, and Com
pany f led the column.
Positions Of lankers were only indicated none
being out. owing objections made last year
by farmers. VINO claimed standing hay was dam
aged by walking through it, and the varying
positions of the enemy left to the imagina-
ton.
The day was cool ani there was little dust along
the Still the men. who carried blanket rolls,
instead of Merriam packs received frequent halts
TO them and at the ors hill, just about half
lille from Camp Roe. the column halted forty min
utes wait for the baggage train 10 catch up it
wagons to get them up the R In spite Of this.
however some men dropped out and were picked
up by the ambulance, but il was more loss OF
nerve in most instances than the fatigue OF the
march.
Camp Roe was reached at l2;45 o'clock and half
hour later QuarteImaster Ross led in his bag
gage train, The men then went at once TO the
pitching of camp. and by 2:So o'clock Company Z
not only had its tents UP. but was feeding It's men:
The other companies followed in short order, and
Captain T. Z. Lyons Commissary. had the pleasure
Of seeing his supplies rapidly diminish before hearty
appetites. Dinner over the digging of trenches and
tidying up for the three days camp at Lake Mo,
hegar occupied the remainder of the afternoon and
there Were no more duties except evening parade at
sundOwn. Tomorrow outpost duty and extended
order drills will make up the schedule of instruc-
tion.
Back in Camp Townsend the lst Battery had its
usual mounted drill and guard mount. extra
detail being made in latter 10 provide four ad
dional sentries to guard State property In the af
ternoon three targets constructed up the north
valley to provide for the practice tomorrow after
noon. and range of $500 yards was laid out,
which shell and shrapnel will be sent flying by the
1st battery nearly every other day Of the artillery
mems stay in camp. The horses behaving
somewhat better and rather surprised the battery
themselves by their action under gun fire this
evening, which took place in the exhibition drill
following review by General Roe after evening
parade. Some changes among the horses were
necessary to produce this improved condition Of
affairs, and Captain Wendell believes now there
will not be much more trouble with his prancing
steeds.