New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-29

FIRST FAILS TO oUTsHOoT IT-HEAvY
STORM IN CAMP.

Peekskin State Camp. June IS (speciaD.-The 9Th
Battery has suffered fall in its pride. and. al
though the hits the Battery made the targets
to-day have not been counted yet there is nc
| question that the 9Th is the victor and the pos
SCISSOR for the ensuing year of the Flanagan
trophy Captain Louis Wendell. the commander OF
the battery. here with his battery officers and
| gun squads. and the guns which had been brought
| up last night hauled out the grounds i'm
media tely after dinner. BY o'clock the time the
shooting begin. a big crowd of soldiers
| stood in OF the guns, and most conspicuous
among them were the Binghamton artilerymen
and the officers and men of the 10th Separate Com
pany, which is from the town. for the latter
felt the 6th's honor their own. AS shell and
shrapnel went flying up the range 1t did not look
though the 6ths of yesterday being
bettered, and those who were watching the targets
through telescope and field glasses confirmed the be-
efs of those who had to depend solely natural
sight. Their reports indicate that the lists score
was about 100 but that figure may be improved
when the targets brought down from the
range. Some time tonight they will probably ar
rive and be counted at Colonel Thurstons tent. but
a severe thunderstorm prevented their immediate
arrival in camp at the close of the contest.
The storm was the heaviest of the season and of
the old fashioned kind that climbs up Manitou
Mountain. 1t had been several days In brewing,
and the laundering in the clouds had echoed the
laundering of Captain Wenders guns before the
artillery contest So long did it keep this
up that every began to think It would swing
around to the north. but this feeling had more
than become general when down the mountain
swept the wind that always forms the advance
guard of camp storms. Everything loose about
camp flew before it. AMI tents tapped ominously
over heads that had taken shelter in them Then
down came the rain In torrents. The tempera ture
fell at once TO more comfortable degree. and
some of those who had been swetering before
throwing aside their clothing stepped in front
of their tents for shower bath The storm was
over and the again in half an hour and
the temperature and humidity began to rise again
The LIST Regiments work is all done tonight
and the camp season of 1901 is almost over Early
tomorrow morning the command will begin to
separate. and at . O'Clock the closing salute of
twenty-one guns will he fired. The 9Th Battery is
ordered to leave camp at 6:45 o'clock take train
at Peekskill, and at the same hour the 500 Sepa-
rate Company of Walton. provided with meal.
viii march TO Roa Hook, to take the 7:45 train
north. The other companies will parade the
color line at o'clock for the salute and imme
diately after will proceed to the Hook to take
the special trains which Will carry them to their
home stations. State headquarters will be closed
at the same time and camp will then be turned
over TO Lieutenant John NJ. Smith to dsmantle.
The LIST Regiment has done excellent work during
the week. and its drills this morning inter
estnS as showing the result of their of duty.
The 2d and Sd battaIions had battalion drill In
close formation, but the LIST Battalion, under
mand of Major c. II. Hitchcock. had battle move
ment up the north valley. The companies
posing the hat alton were all In the Spanish-Amer
lean War, and with the 18th Separate Company of
Flushing. which they took along to act
envy. had completed yesterday all the drills with
very fair success.
The action began up toward the Garrison Road.
the 18th outlining the enemy position between
;he battalion and camp. Major Hitchcock advanced.
sending two companies under Captain Mcintyre TO
the west of the brook that comes down the valley.
ard two companies to the east. under Captain Fer
susor The enemy carefully developed. the
battalion advancing on the enemy's ptckets and
driving them in Then by series of orderly and
VOL directed flank movements Captain Mcintyre
pressed the enemy back The left wing, under Cap
tain Ferguson, had also been advancing at the
same time and might have hemmed I'm and capt
ured tho enemy. but II understood that the op-
posing force superior the enemy and that
there occasion for holding unduly.
No blank cartridges used In the movement
but t considered that under
WAS better than two men I'm an exposed position,
and That line outnankcd by one-half its number
would have 10 withdraw. The movement
ceciingy interesting and profitable 10 the and
much more comfortable than a close order drill on
the parade ground.
Private Fisher Of tho 81 Oneonta Separate Com
Vany. who has been In the Isolated hospital sick
with measles. taken in n camp ambulance to-
night tho Peekskiu Hospital. where he will
main until we'll enough to return home.
Colonel Chaplin. 81 General ROe'S stan, returned
10 the city this morning.