New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-25
At THE STATE CAMP.
Eighth Regiment and First Battery
Go A7uaY To-day.

roao,,~,ru c+ate C,arnp June "a (SpeciaI).-Oniy
few more hours of camp service remain Tor the
sth Regiment and 1st Battery. Both organizations
leave here for their home stations tomorrow ana
the weekly alienation OF camp sites and regi-
ents will find the 69th and 9th regiments IN camps
pitched on the gravel plain. The Sth Regiment Is 10
depart at 1880 o'clock. but IN the battery camp tho
general call is 20 be sounded at a. m. and the
homegard march begun near O'Clock as prac-
ticable. Weather permitting. Captain Wendell eX-
poets 10 cover most of the distance by night. To
accomplish this he will make his first halt at Us
shining, which he hopes TO reach about noon There
he viii remain until about p. m. the camp being
named in honor Of Captain Henry s. SternbergeF'
22d Regiment Engineers. VINO accompanies the
battery on the march. Striking camp at Ossining.
the battery will proceed to Ycnkers, where lunch
will be served: thence to Van Cortlandt Park.
where another halt will be made, the camp this
time being named in honor OF Lieutenant Charles
Griffith Noses. of the ed Regiment, who also
marches back with the battery after a week In
camp with them The battery will reach the ar
5nory about Il o'clock Sunday morning. The men
and horses Of the battery in fine condition. and
Captain Wendel thinks both will stand cool night
march better than through the heat OF the day.
The week has been very profitable for both the
battery and regiment The weather has been clear
nothing has interferred with clans work and the
men entered into every military duty that has
fallen 10 their lot with interest and enthusiasm
The regiment has confined Itself wholly to those
movements which IL is impossible TO execute In the
arrnory and the weeks tour has accordingly been
Of inestimable value to the officers Of the COM
mand as well as full of practical instructive de
tails TO the men It has been very much the same
with the battery. which has not only had the
valuable experience OF several days on the march.
but more profitable stl three days Of target prac-
tice. It's shrapnel shooting to-day was especially
good and received the communication not only OF
Colonel Thurston. who had general supervision o.
it. but also OF General Roe and other headquarters
officers Sixty shrapnel shells fired altogether
not one going astray. and some dong tremendous
damage [ the target.
The last drills OF The Sth Regiment this morning
were GeTnonStT2tlVe in character The iiF6t was or
tactical attack from the formation or the battle
line TO the final assault. and the second or fore
noon drill, field demonstration OF the lecture
OF Major Jones, OF the United States Army. deliv-
cred 10 the officers and commissioned officers in
the mess hall yesterday afternoon.
A detail OF Company d. or the Sth Regiment, went
TO Hillside Cemetery, Just beyond Peeksklu,
this afternoon. TO place wreath of flowers on the
grave Of their former couraGe. QuarteTmaSter Ser
geaut Storm. no died at Cnckameuga in 1898.
The officers OF the Sth Regiment who received in
struction from General Roe in hCrscmanShip this
week, show their appreciation Of the attention
bestowed upon them. presented d gold match safe
10 General Roe this evening. The presentation
speech made by Colonel Jarvis OF the regiment.
Captain Arthur r jarrett assistant surgeon of
afternoon. The conmissary department OF the Sth
Regiment has received special communication for its
paper work during the week, which has been per
feet. while the regiment itself has received much
praise for its marked attention 10 duty and the
progress made IN the work laid cut FOR It