New-York tribune., 1903-06-28
SEVENTH FOLDS ITS TENTS.
Camp Emmons Clark Is Closed Without an
Artillery Salute.

PeekskiH State Camp y. Y. June p (SpeciaD.-
With the sound of the general at 7:43 this morn
ing Camp Emmons- Clark at end. At the
last note of the bugle call the tents of the this
camp which cleaned clean and white in the morn
ing's sun, fell to the ground. The tents were
Strengthened and rolled up, and ten minutes later
the camp square dotted only with white can
vas bundles The quartermaster's wagons picked
these up, and then the rake, wheelbarrow and
shovel gave place the rife Guns were stacked IN
company streets the impedimenta of heavy march
ing order hung grouped about the stacks. and
the entire regiment bent itself to thorough polio
ing of camp Before the assembly for the regi-
ments formation sounded the plain was as
Clean cleaner in fact, than if it had been unoecu-
pied by troops this summer.
The formal closing of camp at 025, and. like
the opening without the accompaniment of an
artillery salute The regiment was drawn up III
heavy marching order. each company in column of
fours at the head of its company street and facing
the parade ground. Very slowly the Stars and
Stripes foated down from the flagstaff as the band
played The Star Spangled Banner, and when the
last notes OF the national anthem died away the
coIors fell into the hands of the waiting sentry.
. Immediately the regiment got under way: and with
the band playing Gray Jackets" marched out of
camp TO the Roa Hook station Soon the boys were
homeward bound
General Roe and his staff left camp this
ing on the s:25 southbound train. and General
Smith went to Newburg. Teh headquarters officers
were paid at the time as the regiment by
Colonel
weeks services received collectively 1896 60. The
7th Regiment received $791 So and $780, allowed by
the State for the band. The balance will be made
up by the regiment.
This last week Colonel N B. Thurston. inspector
OF small arms practice has had all the staff officers
In camp shoot the camp pistol range Those
who qualified Major General Charles T. Roe,
Brigader General ]. G.. Story Colonel n. B. Thurs
ton, Colonel William H Chaplin, Colonel w. S.
Williams. Lieutenant Colonel J. Ray Cleveland
Lieutenant Colonel G.. A. Wingate. Major John B.
Holland and Captain H. Kelly Prentice. The high
est score made 10: the lowest so. This the
twenty-ninth time General Story had qualified
In honor Of the late Adjutant Generals Townsend
Farnsworth and Porter. who were adjutants gen
eral after establishing OF the State Camp Gen
eral Story placed German silver plates on the ma
pies in front of Quality Row yesterday. They are
trees which General Story had set out years ago
and. with the Hoffman elm tree similarly
marked by General Story years ago, they form
a continuous line. The plates are inscribed With
the years each officer held the rank OF adjutant
general.
Captain Robert Mapes of Company d was an
other Tth Regiment officer honored in camp. He
took home to-day gold media! presented Ia com
rnemoratfon of his completion of twenty years
service in the regiment.
Some rough cedar timber. cut the State prop
erty, has been sent the 22d Regiment of EngI-
neers, who viii It in constructing at Van Cort-
landt Park rustic bridge similar 10 the one made
by Company while IL In camp