New-York tribune., 1903-06-19
cor. ODELL At THE CAMP.
Work in the Trenches Inspected
Fun zUith the Nez0 Barber.

,,.- pe.kzkJtI state Camp, ". Y. June
1scovernor OdeII visited camp this AFTERNOON. re
was accompanied by his military secre'aly r.r-
son K Bird Adjutant General Nelson n iieiS
and Major Ames E. Mcintyre. of the lst Regiment
Major Richard II. Laimbeer, quarternaster Oii eho
second Brigade staff; Major John j. Byrne OF the
9Th Regiment; First Lieutenant William l.. IhoihP-
son of the 18th Regiment, and FIRST LleuteIan-
Augustus s. Chatfeld. OF the sth Regiment aloS.
All the morning 1T had rained hard. but just be-
fore the Governors train pulled in at the Roa hooA
station the rain ceased.
The Governor and his staff were met at the sta
tion by General Charles f. Roe and his aid. Major
John B. Holland, with the camp ambulance anu
were driven at once to General Roes headquarters-
His arrival was unheralded except by a paradins
of the guard the guard tents and few OF the "a
Regiment knew the Governor was ir camp IL was
purposed to give review in the afternoon alter
mess but when the Governor heard or IL ne saio
he preferred that the regiment should continue the
work ii had planned. Accordingly, the lesiiiieiI
marched back to the trenches.
The swinging pickaxes of a hundred men, under
direction of Captain Edwin g. Dayton. or company
G. made busy scene when the Governor anu anu nus Iis
staf drove up in the ambulance Inc Go'eIH"l
greeted Colonel Bartlett, and, guided Dy hinl anu
General Roe, he inspected the earthwork ana eN
amned the plans of the finished fort
While at the intrenchment the officers OF tne req
naent were presented to the Governor. ana theh he
returned to camp in the ambulance. where ne IN
spected the hospital and viewed the COOK shachS
and the spar bridge. At 40 p. m the Do'eiHoi
and staff left for New-York CITY Inc GO"eAH'A
said he was greatly pleased with all he had SEEN
especially the engineer work of the regiment
In spite OF it's being Governors Day. very Ae"
visitors were in camp The field games were post
poned. II clear, it is purposed having them To-
morrow afternoon. .
The camp has been without barber all ehe
week and men not able to shave themselves nave
to go to Peekskiu or let their boards grow" ms
morning q barber's pole stood in front OF one OF
back of Colonel Bartlett'S headquarters. coioreu
attendant in white linen coat stood at the ensrahce
and a sign pinned the flap announced the lamp
Barber, Shave, 10 cents" There was a customer
within five minutes. He was requested 20 IesSeSI
and take his place camp chair the attenu-
tilted him back upon another stool, Luckeo q
towel about his neck. placed a piece or paper upon
his shoulder, and. turning. picked up ms IatneI
cup There his duties ended, Unexpectedly Ior tne
customer for the barber of the camp an engineer
taking a white wash brush from a tuo OF Itlner,
gave two sapS across the customer race ana a.
the time turned siphon OF seltzer- me
victim. instead Of giving 1t away, Went out Ior
another, and during the morning more than sixty
were shaved to the edifcation of Colonel Bart
lett and many other officers and men VINO satnered
to see the operation. Only one man kicked, ana
he said he would get square II 1t took year as
so many came to be shaved water was suDStl-
tuted for seltzer, the barber saying ne could not
afford seItzer for the price .
While Private J. j. Fitzgerald, company cieth OF
Company z, attempting to open a DottIe OF
lemon soda this afternoon the bottle exploded ana
While the wound not considered necessarily
serious. Private Fitzgerald was sent 20 New YORK
where he could have every attention. Inc o1ncer
of the day tomorrow is Captain James Alexander
Second Lieutenant Frank Elmer Goodale, OF Com
c