New-York tribune., 1903-06-22
SEVENTH GETS A WETTlNG
PART OF CAMP FLOODED.
Rain at Euemng Parade-p ORR
Planned for To-day.

Cam, Emmons Clark PeekskilI. June p (SpeciaD.
The 7th Regiment is not escaping the weather N
pe-3enced by the I'D 1t is only getting II IN iare
ooses. Small and prolonged showers co'i'i'i
through the night. and an official measurel-'i' y
showed that ise inches of rain fell during ihat
time Companv was the only real sufferer
mart Of the camps drainage system is III tneii u'
rection and choked drain caused a lake TO lol III
along their street this morning. putting ou' 'i'e
cooking fires The company was called out 20 uis
,r.rch across the parade in front OF the officers
quarters so that the water might mo an ou''F'
through drain the other side, 1t was =" '''-
dress party which responded, some only IN loe'
clothing and all in bare feet Lieutenant "eoi
( ToU-le engineer officer of the regiment "aHeo
upon Captain Walter G. Schuyler. quarterTnas'er'
for lumber to construct bridge over the iehc'i
crossing the parade, and Quartermaster oShUsie'
said he should have il at once turning arou''"
Lieutenant Towle saw Nagonload OF luh"ei oP
rroschine and could hardly believe his eyes Such
r,ronnptness in filling a raquisition occasicned an
inquiry and Captain Schuyler explained that the
lumber which had arrived so oppoTtunely was
intended for company eating tables, ou' that d
part of it could be used for the required bridge
So severe was the mornings storm that thap-
lain William E McCord decided Sunday services
were impractcabe. unless the weather changed
for there were times when camp appeared abso-
lutelv deserted the sen:res taking shelter IN
the sentry boxes on their beats During a lul be-
tween the hard showers a wagonload Of overshoes
from a shoe store in Peekskn drove into camp
and before there was another downpour three hun
dred pairs ali the had in the wagon, were
disposed of. They haG been brought into camp at
the request Of Quartermaster Schuyler.
The storm cleared away in the middle OF the
afternoon and the shone down upon the camp
ground as it has done in two or three weeks
Visitors began to camp shortly after. ana
white duck trousers appeared here and there among
the men. At 8 O'Clock il looked as II the storm
was over for gooG. and church call summoned the
Tla T1pn
nsvilion in front Of the old restaurant. Those ar
irving first sat upon the old soda water counter
and on the available boxes Of conmissaTy sup
plies but most OF the companies were without
seating accommodations. Noting this. Chaplain
William E. McCord. rector Of st. Georges Church
Flushing. stated that he would detain them only
short time He then gave short talk from the
text. "A shall De as the shallow or grest
by the regimental band. under the leadership Of
Win pTospects promising as the ] later after. de
noon had afforded. the order for evening parade
When adiutant's call sounded for the first forna-
tion the sky had again clouded over. and the regi-
ment was no sooner drawn Up IN Ine thah ahother
shower swept across the parade ground
which will of necessity. determine what the work
Of the week viii be Tomorrow II will be in ex-
factorilv in the armory. and Tuesday. if clear,
Major Charles f. Lydecker viii move up the norta IN
valley and bvouac somewhere in the woods at
night In the morning following he VIII return
and attempt to take camp which % vii ID pc RsfPao8
on Wednesday. rain or shine. Governor Odell will
visit camp and on Thursday the West Point cadets
expected.
the weather The men were in excellent spirits.
In the evening it observed that white nag
bearing the figures ''2% in req was noa1hS
from the State hagpole. where il had been rln up
by the engineers and fastened at the peak Ihere
was only one way to get il down. and that was 10
climb the pole It a long pole. but Private
Thomas b. Taylor. Of Company q, accomplished H.
and the flag is in his trunk.
Conrnissarv J. Weston Myers is feeding the TeRl-
rnent well and is keeping within the as cents man
allowed by the State
Chaplain McCord is having his none too aclous
tent up with tables where the men may nave
writing accomrnoda tons. which the houng Men r
Christian Associations tent afforded in other years
The associations is much missed by the ith
There have been more visitors here this after
noon than there altogether asst week Among
them George and Edward Clark. sons OF Cen
eral ErnIons Clark and LLOYD Coils. son or the
late General Coils. all eX-7th men ana 1eneIai
William = Worth.
The regiment tonight. from the consolidated re-
port. shows strength Of 914 men. exclusive OF the
hand.
The officer Of the day tomorrow Is captain John
NcDougan Of Company c: officer OF the guarq
First Lieutenant Thomas c. Wiswan. of Company +.