New-York tribune., 1903-06-17
THROW Up EARTHWORKS.
Tsuenty-second Regiment Of Engi-
neers Busy zcitb PicEc and ShoUeI.

camp Porter. Peelzskin State Camp. June 16
(Sreciail.-Fair weather to-day has at last made
POSSIBLE the outdoor field work the I'D Regiment OF
Engineers has been looking forward TO with so
much anticipation. The morning saw the earth
work up valley started; the afternoon witnessed
the companies split UP into details and engaged in
dozen different engineering tasks. and the evening
finds the enthusiasm OF the men not only unabated.
but largely developed by the work Of the DAY.
The cherished plan of Colonel Bogart throw
Up defensive line of earthworks the north val
icy had its first consummation in the early hours
Of the morning At o'clock Company G moved
out the site selected beyond the old rife butts.
Under direction OF First Lieutenant Edwin /
Parks, the ground cleared OF the strasglnE
underbrnsh by detail Of Then Second
Lieutenant Edwin F. Taussig assembled his de-
tails with their pickaxes and shovels and the first
ground was broken. Meanwhile. the regiment
which left camp at 7:ao o'clock arrived and every
minutes the details relieved until every
had had opportunity TO 90 something. At
recall the work regretfully abandoned for the
DAY bu1 the defensive line was far enough ad-
vance6 TO shelter men lying down in the trench
behind The earth banked I'd in front
Thus far the line is one hundred feet long but II
purposed adding a baston at either end the
be1ter TO defend the valley from attack from the
south. and prevent assault upon the works them
selves
The work Of the details during the afternoon
varied Several companies were engaged in sketch
:ng the roads about camp. with a view TO mapping
them afterword, but Company Z devoted itself 10
the construction Of fascine rack. where fascines
viii be made for the earthworks. Company
.. by special permission, Will build span
bridge across OF the deep ravines just beyond
the steps leading to the outpost which will Illus
rrs1e the method OF bridging small streams or
ravnes too steep for the crossing Of artillery or
baggage wagons The span viii be fifty feet !ong
and viii be supported by truss or two Iin1ne,S o,
On either side. in the sloping banks and meet
ing the OF the span, similar IN appear
snce 10 the letter "A Trees being feed Tor the
7inbers, and the ground is being cleared Tor the
approaches =
Unfortunately the weather IS not promising Tor
the morrow. With the adiutants call Tor dress
parade, Il began raining, and the night Is shutlils
IN with the same dreary pattering upon the canvas
The athletic spirit in the regiment manifested & II
self during the day in the posting OF ust OF uelo
games to be held on Thursday afternoon when the
Governor IS here. There was also posted an an
rouncernent that the regimental baseball nine,
1lnde- Nicholas Betzeman, captain, would cross
bz Is with the Peekskil nine in Nelson Park Peeks
kill tomorrow afternoon. -,
Captain De Witt c. Falls. adjutant Of the Itn
Regiment was in camp to-day looking over IRE IRE
field with view to laying out the Iths camp neA'
week.
The officer of the DAY to-morrow Is Captain VII VII
bur Francis of Company X The ofncer OF the
guard IS First Lieutenant James McAilister' o.
d.