New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-26
CADETS ARE REFUSED.
SEVENTH HOLDS FORI.
Likely Day at Camp Emmons Ct0rh
-Gorernor OdeU a Tasit0r.

-Gorernor OdeU a Visitor.
Camp Emncns Clark. Peekskill June = CSpeoiaI''
r,o.-ernor oaefrs visit a hattie mannuVre Win
the West Point Cadets. review and an e'ei'iiis
parade With an incidental fire d7il' nave iiaue ."
fun day For the eth Regiment
The Governor arrived by train from Ne~ours
at 40 He was accompanied by Mrs odeii anu MS
son F2-Ssnt Miss Manning. his military secretary
Major Harrison *. Bird; Lieutenant Coninanoer
FRYE Major John J. Byrne, Major hiciaiu -,
Iainheer First Lieutenant Augustus . Nha,ieiu
side-de-camp upon his staff, and Captain Nlliialh
Kelly 9th United States Cavalry. OF West POINT
and Mrs Kelly They were taken at once TO Gen
.ral Roe's headquarters where they We're ihe' ~
Mrs Nelson II. Henry, who had joined hei nus
nd Ad7utant General Henry. here about noon
The Governors arrival was contem?oraneons WIN
the departure Of the West Point Cadets ana at
time when nearly :he entire regiment and the
many visitors were at the picket line watching 'e
hitching and saddng Of army horses prepara'orS
10 the march back 10 the Point A houIlsh ny 'iie
musicians at the. guard tent as the Governor
-t.,-. raesad caused eyes 10 be turned momen-
..sr IN that direction. but they we're soon turned
49,, she fine looking body of cadets. Besides. the
carriages were too far away for faces to ne ois-
tlnguishabe. .a,..
A bugle cali ana the cadets were in the saooie'
.t- ,-6 tr,e cavalry breaking into column
,ode ,,r, The field The mountain batteries fell IN De
hind and fling past the mess hail. the steps %
which were packed with visitors. they rooe UP i'
road between anplaudng crowds, turned into me 1he
Mccoy Road. and were soon lost 10 view A"'
crowd Immediately melted away
From the parade ground the Governor mad seen
the codets' departure Upon his return TO General
Roes Headquarters he inspected the bridge bulit
bv Conranv b of the ed Regiment. After visiting
rSsr.aier General George NJ Smiths headquarters
he received Colonel Appleton and the field and
staff Of the 9TH.
A review by the Governor and evening parade
brought the ceremonies OF the day TO close the
11yr1Ta Of
on the r. p. Flower for Newburg, whence the Gov
ernor goes 10 the university races at Poughkeepsie
tomorrow.
The hattie Of Annsvle Creek this morning was
one Of the long anticipated features OF the an
.o,,r in caup They had planned for II long pefore
,be,, came 70 Peekskin and drills had been con-
Quoted SO as 10 lead up it To guard against sur
urise under Major Fisk's directions Lieutenant >.
Augustus Barnard. Of Company *. AND sergeant
Of his company left camp at $40 O'CLOCK 1nls nloIh
snr and riding nine miles up the river. olVouacked
on Sugar Loaf Mountain. little after CLOCK ne
reported 10 Major Fisk in the field the NUMBER OF
West Point cadets how they were organized ana
the proba BILE time of their arrival Meafl"hlle d
screen of ouposts. with reserves and Supports was
stretched from Roa Hook. the left to the PeeKs-
kin Hollow Brook on the right, distance OF almost
three miles Major Fisk. with the I'd Battalion heid
the left Of the line
A body of the cadets with Calling gun in COM
rnsnd Of CAPTAIN T r. Roberts. 10th United States
Cavalry; a wicker Maxim drawn by shafts and a
IFotchliss hacked upon mules. in command OF Cap
tain F ". Sladin 14th United States Infantry.
came down the Albany Post Road. and were the hrst
10 be engaged. At the time a small force In
command Of Captain G. II. Macdonald, 10Th United
States Cavalry. and captain Harold Hammond 18TH
Tinted States Infantry moved along the screen OF
The ms outposts occasionally getting near enough
10 exchange shots. The batteries opened heaVg
fire and rushed down the road the purpose being 10
lead the eth into belief that attack IN force
De would the 9TH to draw
in its detachments from hanking roads and centre
them upon the point assaulted This the 9Th did not
do. the companies maintaining thir positions
After waiting half an hour Colonel Treat VINO
WAS in command Of the cadets ordered Captain
George H. Sands 9Th United States Cavalry. 10
make a dash from cover. This they did, only TO
come under the fire OF Company d. portion OF
Company F and later Company G. Orders had
been issued to the cadets. however. that the en-
"a iIaS ffe rode along the creek road dashed
past the outpost at the ferry and then halted al
lowing some Of the cadets 70 dlsnount ana stdle
the bank back OF General Roes quarters. with a
view 10 testing the weakness Of that end OF camp
There was not strong force IN camp Al of 'I The
hand. the company clerks and cooks. ana gra obls
what guns and ammunition were aNdliaDle.. r.
pulsed the enemy. The cadets then rode quietly
The outlined plan of the cadets had been to sacri
fee their mountain battery. If necessary tand II
was agreed Il had been wiped out). and then by
cavalry dash take camp The loss of the cadet
cavalry was estimated at 80 per cent $50. ~,
With but hundred and twenty-five cadets, the
attack splenddly made. and in a manner IN
which only West Point cadets coTnnandeo Dy west
Point graduates could make it. and their gallantry
and skill were fully appreciated by the 1th On the
other hand, the disposition OF the eth won praise
from the officers accompanying the cadets Coio-
mel Applaton was vastly pleased with the results
Of the naanCeuvres Colonel Treat said il had been
Of great benefit the cadets.
Picketing their horses after entering camp, the
cadets marched into the park of tents, where they
among the various company meSses ana
were cheered TO the echo by each company
Lieutenant Colonel c. @. Treat. commandant Of
cadets. in command and Captain +. St. John
Cre0bel. Of the artillery corps accompanied the
detachment which consisted only of the first Glass
The number OF visitors in camp was large and
there many eX-nernberS Of the regiment and
officers among them. Former Adjutant General
p A McAlDin ranked the highest. Others were
Major s Ellis Briggs. Commissary ". L Jacques
Quartermaster James J. Higgins and Commissary
Sergeant George E. Connely. Of the Old Guard
Major Bridgeman. Of Squadron A. and ex-Commis-
sary {. H Corell. OF the It'll.
A twenty-five years service medal with da-
1nond studded a. together with diamond studded
hutton was presented 1 Brevet Captain William H
Folsom battalion quartermaster. by the field and
staff this evening.