New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-21
SEVENTH IN CAMP.
In a HeaUy Rain the Boys P'tc'
Tents, Referring the 2gd.

Camp Emmons Clark PeekskiH. June 70 tSpe-
eiaD-With the departure of the 22d Regiment l.
Engineers, Camp Porter is th1ns Oh '-7
past The storm flag that floats over the state
military reservation tonight urfolds ever
Camp Emmons Clerk the name selected for
the 7th Regiment camp by Colonel Dan1ei Ap-
pleton in honor of Colonel Emmons Clark lof
twenty-five years the regiments commanding
officer and at present confined to his home by
III health
The change in regiments was effected this
morning Int not in the old manner. when the
honeeoine regiment waited to be relieved py
the coming command. With the sound or the
general" the tentage of the I'D fen 10 Inc
ground What little property had peen Draw
from the State was promptly turned IN 20 MI.
tary Store Keeper John Smith, General eloiS
faithful lieutenant. The rest was the --u . ~
be packed up and taken back to the arIhoi y
and when this was loaded the I'd moved ou''
without waiting for the It'll. leaving the gfouius
as neat and clean as they were 1ouna "'eA
ago The regiment left camp at 1851 nome
ward bound. passing the f'h' unaeF O0'0'''' 1'
pIeton. on the road.
T. +,ot two trains to bring the 1th TO camp
ord botb were at the Roa Hook station at lo'oo'
,b FIRST section arriving at 1918. Two hours
.,d half later they were eating their nrst
dinner here with most of their tentase III Piaee'
Their camp is an exceedingly pretty one
conicaI tents are pitched in accurate @AisiAAie''
and as the regiment is here 100 strong 'his
canvas fills out the graded company Streets anu
gives a symmetry and finish TO the paih~ an
tbe work was done IN the rain, but not a ia"
can be found anywhere
Colonel Appleton is pleased Win the appe"A
ance and general plan Of the camp. Inc PAM
Of sixty pieces and the field music Win MY
have q street to themselves on the rlsh' VI I'M
line. and the hospital is parallel 10 ii00
row" near the old battery quarters
The work for next week has not yet been ar
-o,rod hut . Meeting of the officers in Colonel
AnnIeton's tent Will be held this evening. 6risa-
sia- General George Moore Smith, formerly lieu
+ensnt colonel of the 7th, came last night 10 re-
nein with the regiment, and has estaoilSiieU
his beadouarters on the Midway" Where lle
LIST Brigade colors wave in front or MS tent Inc
members of his staff with him are LeuteAah'
Colonel r. J. ODonohue, acting adJutant gen
eraI. Major A. H Abel, inspector; Major r. y.
Thomas. commissary and Captain W. 8. Scott
aide-de-can1p. The regiment brings its own
band under Leader George L. Humphrey
Chaplain William E. McCord, Of st. Georges
Church. Flushing accompanies the regiment
and will conduct services tomorrow morning, at
II o'clock. on the bluff. near General Roe's
quarters, If clear; II other"lse III Ooio4Ao4 fApp
toms tent.
The weather is not promising for the coming
week but the 7th will not let the weather in
terfere with its work any more than 1t ala To-
day .ss ,bo.
The members of the this field and STAN VINO
are here in camp tonight and who will remain
with the regiment during the week are Colonel
Appleton Lieutenant Colonel William H klpp
Major Charles E. Lydecker. of the lst Battanon
Major Willard C. Fisk, of the ID Battan0n
Regimental Adjutant Captain Dewitt Z: rams
Battalion Adtutants First Lieutenant Z. QUO
Toussaint and First Lieutenant William r. w al
RegimentaI Quartermaster Captain Walter q.
SCHUYLER, Battalion Quartermaster FIRST Lieu
tenant William H. Folsom, and First Lieutenant
John T. Fisher; Regimental Comm1ssary cap
tain + Weston Myers. Captain william h.
Palmer, inspector of small arms practice; AS
sistant Inspector OF Small Arms Practice FIRST
Lieutenant Henry A. Bostwick, Surgeon MAJOR
Christopher J. Coles, Assistant Surgeon Captain
Henry H Brooks, and Chaplain Captain William
z. McCord ~
The officer of the day is Captain James r.
Schuyler Of Company B: the officer or the guard
First Lieutenant Howard E. Grail, OF Company
G. For tomorrow, the officer Of the day will be
Captain William J. Underwood, of Company y;
the officer of the guard, First Lieutenant Thomas
Barron of Company K