New-York tribune., 1901-06-12
THE EIGHTH's RETURN TO CAMP.
REGIMENT DELIGHTED WITH OUTING AT
LAKE NORTHUMBERLAND wENDELS
MEN
MEN SHOOT.

Peekski1 State Camp. June II (SpeciaD.-So de-
lighted is the sth Regiment with its outing at
Lake Nohegan that there were only expressions
Of regret this afternoon that the camp there was
TO be abandoned tomorrow and a return made
TO PeekskilL This general among officers and
men, for the life in the field seems more like the
real thing and they all soldiers in the Sth-
everything, too has smoothly in all de-
partments Regimental Quartermaster Charles H.
ROSS mas met all demands made upon him, while
the commissary, Captain T. E Lyon. has filled his
position most acceptably. winning general praise.
me health Of the camp has been excellent, al
though there is one case of malarial fever. Quar-
termaster-Sergeant T. II. 5. Riley of Company +,
having been taken down this morning. Captain
Jacoby. Of Company z. had him removed at ,once
to his the captain's) tent. where under the
seons and Captain Jacoby's care. he is
Portable malariaI patients can be-
The drills of the regiment go right on in the
Held. Just the they would a the Peekskiu
camp. except that the morning drill before break
rast was put over to-day To the afternoon owing
the heavy dew. The battalion drills the
usual hour each battalion having field TO itself
and the customary officers school convened in the
colOners tent this afternoon.
The closing of the military academy at the lake
was an attraction for of the officers who
did not have special duties after dinner and Cap
tain t. E Lyon, resimental oommissary, acted as
judge in the competitive drill between the com
panes in the cadet battalion
Last evening Lieutenant David A TEsperance
oI company r., gave dlnner at tne 81 NlcnOlaS
Hotel 10 which We're invited number of the Off
GERS of the regiment. The women present
Or. Elise TEsperance, the Heutenant's wife: her
mother. Mrs Kate d. Strang sister OF Senator
ChaUrcey NJ Depew aud Mrs. TE.sperance's sis
ters. the Misses Matte and May Strang
Inc regiment will break camp tomorrow morning
camp The % 5T @ oeer 'a Of PSsN hs daS ~ W V Be
T. StaubaCh. and the officers of the guard First
Lieutenant A Mckenzie and Second Lieutenant
At the State camp this afternoon Captain Louis
W NendeIs battery has been filling the air with shell
valley at a target 5000 yards away. II was the
first practice over adequate range the State has
ever stood the expense Of, for the lst Battery's
guns are effective at seven miles Excellent shoot
ing was done. with prospects OF better tomorrow.
FOR the range IS now well understood, and less than
half the fftv shrapneI and thirty shells allotted
each battery for the practice has been used.
Before the practice could be undertaken a suf-
hcent number Of gunners had TO qualify, and OF the
twenty who appeared before the board Of officers
which was composed OF Colonel y Il. IhurstOn,
Captain Palmer. Of the eth Regiment, and Licuteu-
ant Hathaway, Of the lst Battery, the following
were declared entitled ~ wear ;he embrotderad
geants Raphael B. Stines and Francis J. COnneH.
COrporals Herman W. Mack. George F. Heden-
William f SchultZe. Lance COrpOrals Alfred o.
Mathesius and Charles r. Strebel, and Privates
Reddiger. Gluskey, Finnegan, Dorr, Belzner and
Muller.
The battery has taken good care Of the camp in
the regiments absence, and last night four prison
taken by the guard. men who did not be-
being around. only one was detained in camp
over night.
Wendell. the band having given its concert IN front
OF his tent last evening Tonight the captain
another review and exhibition drill. which was well
Brigadier-Ceneral Louis Fitzgerald was visitor
driven down from his home. near GarrisOns.
at General Roes headquarters to-day. having